#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 I do that too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 We know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 That was a joke. I don't even know my postcount Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Of course you don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,508 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 RARE BREED was this old Universal western, i faintly remember seeing it (it was called RANCHO RIVER on german telly) but the score didn't leave much of an impression (the also often-run THE COWBOYS much more so, together with Jerry's WILD ROVERS my earliest western score exposure apart from the Morricones).THE COWBOYS is a superior score, no question there, and it remains Williams' best in the genre (even if I have some ethical issues with the film itself), but RARE BREED isn't far behind. Some gorgeous writing, especially for the 'rare breed' itself, the Vindicator. PLAINSMAN is a bit more dated -- even has a pop chorus -- but also highly enjoyable. I've only ever seen the film with Spanish dubbing and no subtitles. The score is much better than the film anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 That was a joke. I don't even know my postcount77901. You're close to 100K, just about 5000 more sighs and indeeds will go a long way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 THE COWBOYS is a superior score, no question there, and it remains Williams' best in the genre (even if I have some ethical issues with the film itself)The boys becoming men by slaughtering the posse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,508 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 THE COWBOYS is a superior score, no question there, and it remains Williams' best in the genre (even if I have some ethical issues with the film itself)The boys becoming men by slaughtering the posse?Yes, and a few other things (like the portrayal of black people). It's a very 'right-wing' film, but that's not very surprising given John Wayne's involvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Political discussion is not allowed on JWFan. Let's keep it serious, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Bull! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 197719972005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnome in Plaid 219 Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 197719972005I like the way you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandor 797 Posted April 3, 2015 Author Share Posted April 3, 2015 Yes, as Williams clearly states in the liner notes, it's one of the four scores he wrote that year.Are you referring to the liner notes in the Varese CD release..? Because those are written by Robert Townson, not Williams.The soundtrack and film were released in 1990, not 1989.It's a no-brainer to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,245 Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Yes, as Williams clearly states in the liner notes, it's one of the four scores he wrote that year.Are you referring to the liner notes in the Varese CD release..? Because those are written by Robert Townson, not Williams.I remember reading them in the LP, but yes, they're the same liner notes and they were written by Robert Townson, I stand corrected.But he does say that S&I is one of the four scores that Williams wrote in 1989:"1989 marks John Williams' most prolific year of film composition since assuming conductorship of the Boston Pops Orchestra in 1980. In addition to scoring Steven Spielberg's two films, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and Always, plus Oliver Stone's Born on the Fourth of July, he has composed one of the most subtle and compassionate scores of his career for MGM's new film Stanley & Iris." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandor 797 Posted April 7, 2015 Author Share Posted April 7, 2015 Yes, as Williams clearly states in the liner notes, it's one of the four scores he wrote that year.Are you referring to the liner notes in the Varese CD release..? Because those are written by Robert Townson, not Williams.I remember reading them in the LP, but yes, they're the same liner notes and they were written by Robert Townson, I stand corrected.But he does say that S&I is one of the four scores that Williams wrote in 1989:"1989 marks John Williams' most prolific year of film composition since assuming conductorship of the Boston Pops Orchestra in 1980. In addition to scoring Steven Spielberg's two films, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and Always, plus Oliver Stone's Born on the Fourth of July, he has composed one of the most subtle and compassionate scores of his career for MGM's new film Stanley & Iris."I acknowledge the score was written and recorded in 1989.However; it's going to alter the logic by which we categorize Williams' scores by year. If we regard Stanley And Iris a 1989-score than The Empire Strikes Back should be viewed as a 1979-score and Rosewood a 1996-score. And so on. We would have to delve into the recording and writing process of each score to adhere to a completely new system.I think it's more sensible to simply look at the release date of a film.Stanley And Iris was released in 1990 and therefore a 1990-score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 I agree with Sandor.Its the same with films. Jaws is a 1975 film even though a lot of it was shot in 1974 etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,508 Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 I agree with Sandor too. Film's release date is what you go after! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 1977, 1978.The Fury, Jaws 2 and Superman. Thumbs up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uni 306 Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 I agree with Sandor.Its the same with films. Jaws is a 1975 film even though a lot of it was shot in 1974 etc...Agreed. Gets too complicated the other way (especially since most people don't know the details about the exact year a score was written if different than the release). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 197719972005This.Though I might replace 1997 with 1999, and 1993 is a personal fav too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 No one listed 1982. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Two people did. Go back to the start of the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardHall 30 Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 1977 - Star Wars, Close Encounters of the Third Kind1993 - Jurassic Park, Schindler's List2002 - Minority Report, Catch Me If you Can (I don't care as much for the other two that year)Wait, I change my mind. Erase 2002 and replace it with 1974, for "The Towering Inferno" and "Earthquake." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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