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[Quint]

Don't you just love a good bridge? I'm talking about Brunel feats of transport engineering but of course of the strings, horns and winds variety!

One of my favourites is the trademark Williams shrill yet lush strings as heard in Jabba the Hutt's concert arrangement. It's an unexpectedly beautiful little melody stuck right smack in the middle of the tuba blubber and it's sadly a sound and approach we just don't hear from the maestro any more. That's a shame, because I think it's another nuance in his style and repertoire which makes him great.

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Quirky and rather lovely; almost lost forever amidst an otherwise overlooked cue.

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[gkgyver]

The Breaking Of The Fellowship, the bridge between the first statement of A Hobbits Understanding material and the second one, when Sam goes into the water, and there is this wonderfully tragic string/wind counterpoint melody, with the soft male chorus. One of the most beautiful little segments ever.

[mrbellamy]

I've always loved 2:16 of "Midway March", when the whole orchestra suddenly drops out except for the piccolos, with the snares and low woodwinds/brass driving the rhythm --



1:35 of "A Window to the Past" is pretty gorgeous, as well. Probably the most wistful part of what is already a nostalgic piece --



For non-Williams, it doesn't get much cooler than 4:39 of the second movement of Ravel's "String Quartet in F Major" --

[russds]

Good point. I've often thought that any composer can crank out a nice melody, but a really good one produces beautiful bridges as well. And JW has some of the best. One of my favorites is the strings in unison on crusade of the slave children. Keeps the tempo of the movie moving, yet provides a nice break from the main theme. Also goes great with the sound of the kids calling "keys!" when used in the film. Good stuff!

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[Alexander]

1:35 of "A Window to the Past" is pretty gorgeous, as well. Probably the most wistful part of what is already a nostalgic piece --

Did anyone ever notice that it has the same structure as War Horse's playful theme?

[indy4]

Yup. It also bears some similarity to a motif from Dance of the Witches.

[Wojo]

I like the bridge that links the last bit of the instrumental part of The Doors' "L.A. Woman" to its return to the main driving melody that precedes the final verse.