Josh500 1,615 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 We've had good years before, sure, but... I mean, come on!!! It's getting ridiculous. The Force Awakens A.I. Complete Jaws Complete Jaws 2 Complete Home Alone Complete Close Encounters OS Rereleased Tom Sawyer Complete Lost in Space 1941 Complete Reissue The Long Goodbye bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,300 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Interesting question. Guess it depends what people covet more: complete releases of his best scores or OST releases of brand new scores (in which case 2005 looks pretty damn unbeatable with Sith, WOTW, MOAG and Munich). I'm inclined to think most people here would prefer another year in which JW produced 4 brand new scores than, say, a complete Harry Potter set. But, in any event, those days are behind him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,215 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 You forgot the LLL 1941 reissue (and a couple other minor things) But yes, this has been a pretty incredible year for us Williams fans. The best, though? I really don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,287 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 You forgot Lost In Space! Also 1941 and The Long Goodbye expanded editions were re-issued this year. And since you mentioned the straight OST reissue if Close Encounters, well the original OSTs to Home Alone, ET, Jaws, and Jaws 2 were also reissued this year. So......... yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,215 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 6 minutes ago, crumbs said: Interesting question. Guess it depends what people covet more, complete releases of his best scores or OST releases of brand new scores (in which case 2005 looks pretty damn unbeatable with Sith, WOTW, MOAG and Munich). I prefer OSTs of brand new scores, for the most part. For me the experience of hearing brand new Williams themes usually trumps that of hearing previously unreleased versions of old Williams themes (themes that we've already heard many times). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,465 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 No, I don't think so. Maybe if you like expanded releases, but otherwise, the year has been pretty meager, Williams-wise. Really only one interesting thing for me, and that's TFA (and even that was a bit disappointing). But a couple of concert pieces, let's not forget those. TOM SAWYER was good, though. That deserved a release with more of Williams' original material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 I knew I forgot some... OP updated. Sure, I think I prefer 2005 and 2002 and possibly 1993 too, but a New Star Wars score AND A.I. Complete? These 2 alone make this year one of the very best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 It's certainly one of the best in terms of material release. The quality of TFA alone is enough to make it a stellar year, but you throw in Jaws in beautiful complete and remastered sound? The much coveted Jaws 2, and my personal favorite A.I. as a 3CD set? Goodness mercy. Taikomochi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Certainly up there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,300 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Did any expanded or complete releases come out in 2005? Think that would tip the scales IMHO. Four new scores all so varying and rich in nature, is pretty hard to top. Not disagreeing that this year has been incredible and AI expanded could be my favorite soundtrack release ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 We got a couple of his 60s scores, but no big expanded/complete that year I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 Can't wait to see what we'll get next year!! Hopefully Complete Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Jurassic Park! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,287 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 It's exciting. I have no idea what 2016 has in store for us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,300 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Don't you, Jason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,287 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Nope. No idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,300 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Oh. Well, fingers crossed for Lost World and Potter expanded! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,287 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Those are my most wanted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Well, has 2015 been beaten in your opinion? 2015: NEW The Force Awakens EXPANDED A.I. - Artificial Intelligence EXPANDED Home Alone EXPANDED Jaws EXPANDED Jaws 2 2016: NEW The BFG EXPANDED Jurassic Park EXPANDED The Lost World 2017: NEW The Last Jedi NEW The Post EXPANDED Stanley & Iris EXPANDED E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial EXPANDED Close Encounters of the Third Kind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,300 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 On 24/12/2015 at 12:08 AM, crumbs said: Oh. Well, fingers crossed for Lost World and Potter expanded! I was half correct! Should I make another prediction about future expansions? 5 minutes ago, Brundlefly said: 2017: NEW The Last Jedi NEW The Post EXPANDED Stanley & Iris EXPANDED E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial EXPANDED Close Encounters of the Third Kind Last year really was fantastic for us. Even 2018 is going well with a massive expansion of TLJ music and another new theme in the Star Wars universe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,497 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 2017 saw the complete CE3K. Everything else is a footnote. Holko and Corellian2019 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,465 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 I have to reiterate what I said in 2015. If you like expansions, it might be good, but otherwise it's a rather meager year. THE POST was great, and the premiere release of PETE'N'TILLE a delightful surprise. But otherwise, not that much interesting to me. I think if I were to pick a favourite year, it would be a year that saw the premiere of several great Williams titles (films and concert works). I haven't quite gone through his career for that particular purpose yet. His most busy year, 1966, certainly stands as a milestone, even if it was meager in terms of releases per se. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,300 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 I guess it depends on how you define it. If it's purely by the release of previously unreleased/unheard John Williams music, then I don't think 2002 or 2005 can be topped. Combined, I think the latter 4 scores would be longer in duration than the 4 scores in 2002? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,497 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Both 2002, and 2005 weren't holidays, either, with four scores in each year. @Thor, what made '66 so busy? crumbs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,465 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Just now, Richard said: Both 2002, and 2005 weren't holidays, either, with four scores in each year. @Thor, what made '66 so busy? FIVE feature films (even if he may have begun work on some of these in '65), premiere of his symphony and a couple of handfuls of TV episodes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,497 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Woah! That's a lot. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,465 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Of course, nothing compared to Morricone, who in the same period churned out up to 20 feature films a year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,497 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 How often can one person reuse the same twelve notes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Yeah. TfA and the mostly previously unreleased AI are two of JW's masterpieces. The rerelease of Jaws 2 was cool too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Richard said: Both 2002, and 2005 weren't holidays, either, with four scores in each year. Don't forget 1997! For me 2016 wins, because of TLW. Nothing else is relevant. The 2017 expansions are all cool, but they're all just closing chapters and didn't bring a ton of unreleased music. 2015 was awesome, because of AI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,173 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Richard said: How often can one person reuse the same twelve notes? Using each note only once, and without different values, 12! - 1 = 479,001,599 times. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,497 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Thanks, @Marian Schedenig! Had a brainstorm, eh? Milk 'n' cookies kept you awake, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,337 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Looking at this thread, I'm honestly curious about this year, given the 'books' quote. I'll still hope for Harry Potter... and Hook, which seems somehow slightly more plausible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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