TheUlyssesian 2,478 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 For his film-music and not concert. While watching a film, you aren't really just listening to music so for Williams to still go ahead and attempt extremely complicated music is remarkable. List individual tracks. The Pursuit of the Falcon - Tintin (very vast tempo and various virtuoso figurines flowing up and down the track and complex interplay of melodies. And movie-wise, every minute occurrence on the screen is reflected in Williams music.) Hedwig's Theme - Harry Potter 1 (a simple enough melody enlivened by the orchestra going into a maelstrom of activity around it) Harry Wondrous's World (an elaborately orchestrated and busy suite with multiple lines of melodies going on many times and many orchestra accents adorning it) But that's just what it sounds to me ear. People with more musical knowledge would know more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Snowy's Theme. I find this little theme extremely creative, original, complex, and catchy. The whole theme seems to mimick the dog excitedly wagging his tail.... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 2,835 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 The Quidditch Match 8 minutes of pure orchestral hyperactivity. Probably my favourite ever JW action cue. The Whomping Willow and the Snowball Fight The first 15 seconds is some of the most precise music JW has ever written (in my opinion) To the Plaza Presto So much going on in this cue, similar to The Pursuit of the Falcon. The Ultimate War Another action cue. All the themes from Hook pop up somewhere. TheUlyssesian and bollemanneke 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUlyssesian 2,478 Posted April 29, 2017 Author Share Posted April 29, 2017 11 minutes ago, Alex said: The Quidditch Match 8 minutes of pure orchestral hyperactivity. Probably my favourite ever JW action cue. The Whomping Willow and the Snowball Fight The first 15 seconds is some of the most precise music JW has ever written (in my opinion) To the Plaza Presto So much going on in this cue, similar to The Pursuit of the Falcon. The Ultimate War Another action cue. All the themes from Hook pop up somewhere. I almost mentioned Whomping Willow and the Snowball Fight too but for the second part - the Snowball Fight which on the surface is this charming underscore but is actually a really fast tempo display with the orchestra pulling many hijinks going from section to section. Only Williams could score something so minor with something so complex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,534 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 THE KNIGHT BUS, anyone? Cerebral Cortex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,349 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 I've always been impressed with the uncountable little things that happen underneath the Childhood theme when Tinker Bell takes Pan to Neverland. Magic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Josh500 1,615 Posted April 29, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted April 29, 2017 High Wire Stunts is incredibly complex. Every little move and misstep is accompanied by the orchestra. This would actually be a quite boring scene (just climbing over the fence), but JW makes it seem like the adventure of a lifetime. crumbs, Henry Sítrónu and Not Mr. Big 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,508 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Depends what you mean with 'complex'. Are you talking the densest amount of notes or 'stuff' happening at once (sorry for my amateur musical lingo), or complex as in dissonant/atonal/less accesible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Loert 2,514 Posted April 29, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted April 29, 2017 Also, this is insanely complex with regards to harmony, orchestration, rhythm, meter and dynamics: crumbs, Gruesome Son of a Bitch, crocodile and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,215 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 I always think the chase through Coruscant. Karol Mitth'raw'nuorodo and Gruesome Son of a Bitch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,215 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Whoops, just saw this in the OP! Quote For his film-music and not concert. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 T-Rex Rescue and Finale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,534 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 PRINCESS LEILA'S THEME. Sometimes simplicity is very hard to achieve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,508 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Were all of you born in 1990? bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,829 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Hook- The Arrival of Tink and the Flight to Neverland bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,287 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 1 hour ago, Thor said: Were all of you born in 1990? We are all waiting for your example from Gidget Goes to Rome! Cerebral Cortex and Loert 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 1 hour ago, Thor said: Were all of you born in 1990? 1991, actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,660 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 2 hours ago, Thor said: Were all of you born in 1990? okay: Battle in the Snow, followed by the entirety of ESB. And, of course, TOD, again in its entirety. Ricard and karelm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post karelm 2,914 Posted April 30, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted April 30, 2017 If I had to pick one piece, it would probably be the original version of the Close Encounters suite. It covers so much musical territory so perfectly. I vividly remember as a young kid in the early 1980's being so mesmerized by this recording thinking it was the OST. I recall faux conducting to this very recording on cassette. Ricard, Marian Schedenig, Loert and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,534 Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 9 hours ago, Thor said: Were all of you born in 1990? 1995, actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 2,835 Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 12 hours ago, Thor said: Were all of you born in 1990? crumbs and Muad'Dib 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 That's how I feel these days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cumulonimbus 22 Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 19 hours ago, filmmusic said: Hook- The Arrival of Tink and the Flight to Neverland Yes excellent. Imo this one can certainly be considered one of the most complex in terms of orchestration. 23 hours ago, Thor said: Depends what you mean with 'complex'. Are you talking the densest amount of notes or 'stuff' happening at once (sorry for my amateur musical lingo), or complex as in dissonant/atonal/less accesible? Considering the title, I think the OP asks about the complexity of the orchestration. To me that seems to be about which instrument plays what and when, and how many instruments play at the same time etc, the colouring of the music. We can add this as well: Mine cart chase from ToD. Ricard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,514 Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 The Spiders! crumbs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,534 Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Either THE BATTLE OF HOTH, THE BATTLE OF ENDOR, or ADVENTURES ON EARTH. Ricard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 11 hours ago, Richard said: 1995, actually. You're younger than me? Huh. I always thought you were older, like Cremers or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,534 Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Creamers? Never heard of 'im. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 4,145 Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Chase Through Coruscant, The Jungle Chase, The Battle of Hoth come to mind. Quidditch,Third Year also sounds impressive... Will and crumbs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,368 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 On 4/30/2017 at 1:32 PM, Muad'Dib said: You're younger than me? Huh. I always thought you were older, like Cremers or so. He was joking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 The Chase Through Coruscant Indy's First Adventure The Forest Battle Escape From Naboo Jango's Escape T-Rex Rescue & Finale The Mine Cart Chase The Lost World: Jurassic Park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonTHX 21 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Blowing Off Steam from Far & Away is one. The Droid Invasion from TPM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Adventures on Earth! That surely was very complex, at least back in 1982! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 It isn't now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 8 minutes ago, Evil-Lyn said: It isn't now? It still is, but back then its complexity was more obvious. That's why I said at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,914 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 The Battle of Hoth (the entire sequence is one long stretch of awesomeness). Here is the music for those of you born after 1990. Mitth'raw'nuorodo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 One of the perks of being born prior to 1990 is that we had the Anthology version with the separate tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 2 hours ago, Josh500 said: It still is, but back then its complexity was more obvious. That's why I said at least. Wouldn't complexity be more obvious today since the majority of film scores are simplistic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom 4,660 Posted September 12, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted September 12, 2017 Jaws. He could have gone with just one note, but he went the extra mile with two. curlytoot, Not Mr. Big, crumbs and 4 others 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 7 hours ago, Jay said: He was joking. Or was he?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,368 Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 He was. Richard is in his 50s, not his 20s! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Are you sure? He always claims to be younger. Of course the Classic Who loves gives him away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,368 Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Yes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 I was just listening to "Tributes! For Seiji" again, which is basically Williams' concerto for orchestra, and it's incredibly complex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitth'raw'nuorodo 43 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Battle of Hoth is definitely up there! I would also include all his fugues (like the Shark Cage) and the entire Naboo battle in TPM. SteveMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artguy360 1,843 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Listening to orchestrators like Conrad Pope break down JW's action music, it's got to be a cue like the Quidditch Match or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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