Sandor 797 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 1. 1977: Star Wars, Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, Black Sunday2. 1993: Jurassic Park, Schindler's List3. 2001: A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,363 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Well, yea. You already gave the correct answers. What else is left to say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandor 797 Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 Well, yea. You already gave the correct answers. What else is left to say?Really? There's going to be some sort of consensus about this on the board..? That would be a first..! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balahkay 627 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Good list. I think 1977 is definitely Williams best year, for obvious reasons.Are you just wanting to include years with more than one Williams score? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Depends how you define 'greatest'. His BUSIEST year was 1966:http://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=25179&hl=1966 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,245 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 1977, 1978. JoeinAR and Gruesome Son of a Bitch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balahkay 627 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 My top three most listened to years of Williams are 1977, 1980 and 1982. So original, I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,245 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I changed my third choice multiple times and finally left it blank.No doubt about the first two places. I'm surprised no one's mentioned 1978 yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 1977, 2001, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 1. 19932. 19773. 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Best year? November, 1977 - October, 1978.The releases of "CE3K", "The Fury", "Jaws 2", and completing "Superman". Pure genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerebral Cortex 3,357 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 1. 19772. 19933. 2002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,245 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Best year? November, 1977 - October, 1978.The releases of "CE3K", "The Fury", "Jaws 2", and completing "Superman". Pure genius.Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 1994, 2003 and 2006. Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 2006.I personally prefer 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,658 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 1999 deserves an honorable mention: TPM, Angela's Ashes, Tributes for Seiji, and Unfinished Journey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,245 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 2006. I personally prefer 2007 They were both great years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 1977 is the best, no need to even consider ranking the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. A. Ron 1,742 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 As much as I like 1977, I think I'd pick these.1980: The Empire Strikes Back1982: Conan the Barbarian, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial2001: A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 John Williams composed Conan the Barbarian and The Lord of the Rings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 The three greatest years in the life of John Williams included scores he didn't write better than anything he wrote those years? I'll buy that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 As much as I like 1977, I think I'd pick these.1980: The Empire Strikes Back1982: Conan the Barbarian, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial2001: A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingYou forgot The Legend of Zelda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I'm very fond of 1997. And 2005 had great variety Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I love 2002, although I realize a lot of people do not hold those scores in high regard. I was born into a world where most of JW's greatest scores already existed, so for me, it was probably the best year for JW music when I was alive. Such an exciting time, including the reissue of E.T. Yep, I'm going there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnome in Plaid 219 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 1. 2005 - Revenge of the Sith, Memoirs of a Geisha, Munich2. 1977 - Star Wars, Close Encounters, Black Sunday3. 1997 - Amistad, The Lost World, Seven Years in Tibet (although I can't stand Rosewood) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 It's tricky. I still want to hold out 1966, not only because it was his busiest year in terms out pure output, but also because it was one of the most 'mythic' and also I love the scores he did that year.But if I went REALLY personal instead, I'd probably rank them as follows:1) 19932) 19973) 1989Ha! That's right....nothing from the 70s!Runner-ups:4) 20055) 1966 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uni 306 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 The third year's the tough one. '77 and '93 are no-brainers, to the point where it's hard to find the trifectate to compare with them. (Although if we're going with amh's metric, then I might have to say 1939. Gone With the Wind, The Wizard of Oz, and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington are undeniably great works.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 1977 - BLACK SUNDAY, CLOSE ENCOUNTERS, STAR WARS1989 - ALWAYS, INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE, BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY1997 - THE LOST WORLD, AMISTAD, ROSEWOOD, SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 1. 1977: Star Wars, Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, Black Sunday2. 1993: Jurassic Park, Schindler's List3. 2001: A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's StoneThis is exactly what was in my head when I clicked the thread!Some of my other favorite scores (Saving Private Ryan, War Horse, Hook, Home Alone, Last Crusade, Temple of Doom, ET, ROTJ, Raiders, Empire) were released with weaker scores (or in the case of Empire and Jedi, by themselves), but the three above years were uniformly strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 PRESUMED INNOCENT and JFK are definitely not weaker than HOME ALONE and HOOK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandor 797 Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 PRESUMED INNOCENT and JFK are definitely not weaker than HOME ALONE and HOOK.You forgot to mention Stanley And Iris as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 PRESUMED INNOCENT and JFK are definitely not weaker than HOME ALONE and HOOK.Opinion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 PRESUMED INNOCENT and JFK are definitely not weaker than HOME ALONE and HOOK.Opinion!HOOK sucks donkey dick and HOME ALONE is warmed over Prokofiev! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 It's tricky. I still want to hold out 1966, not only because it was his busiest year in terms out pure output, but also because it was one of the most 'mythic' and also I love the scores he did that year.Emmm...what?? Sharkissimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 No, I seriously mean 1966 is among his greatest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 No it isn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 PRESUMED INNOCENT and JFK are definitely not weaker than HOME ALONE and HOOK.Opinion!No, darling: fact!PRESUMED INNOCENT and JFK are definitely not weaker than HOME ALONE and HOOK.You forgot to mention Stanley And Iris as well...I'd put "Stanley And Iris" in 1989, as it was composed then. Sharkissimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,245 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Yes, as Williams clearly states in the liner notes, it's one of the four scores he wrote that year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Well, that's probably his best year then. 1989 it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,363 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 By that logic The Empire Strikes Back is a 1979 score. You have to be consistent and either go by release date of the project or date of composition if it's even known. Can't mix and match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 "TESB" being a 1979 score has been discussed before, and probably would be considered a 1979 score, if it wasn't for the fact that it wasn't released until May, 1980. Since "Stanley And Iris" was released in January 1990, I class it as a 1989 score. It's horses for courses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 What does IMDB conceal? I see for 1966 only listed three so-so comedy scores (mostly Mancini lite) and two westerns i never heard of. Is it TIME TUNNEL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 In honor of my 1,989th post, I will give my opinion on the year 1989. Not too keen on it to be honest. BotFoJ and TLC were both good scores but the weakness of Always (and Stanley & Iris if you count it) really bring the whole year down for me. Not too keen on 1990 either, which has one of my favorite JW scores (Home Alone) and some of my least favorite (Presumed Innocent, Stanley & Iris if you count it). FilmManiac79 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 What does IMDB conceal? I see for 1966 only listed three so-so comedy scores (mostly Mancini lite) and two westerns i never heard of. Is it TIME TUNNEL?Check out this thread:http://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=25179&hl=1966 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 How does this qualify 66 as one of his greatest years though? Sharkissimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 How does this qualify 66 as one of his greatest years though?For me, it's in the sheer output, but also in the actual contents -- the mystery of the "lost" symphony, the weird but delightful TV assignments (including Williams' quirkiest composition ever -- the Tammy Grimes theme), the classy smoothness and entertainment value of the three comedy/jazz scores and the sheer Americana energy of the two western scores (esp. THE RARE BREED). It's simply a year that stands out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 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).I must confess that i find the whole thread kind of pointless so i just post to pad the post count... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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