Alejandro

For me, "Taking Pictures" from Stepmom makes up for the entire rest of the score, though the end credit reprise is very, very nice. 

For me, "Letters" from Stanley and Iris standouts, though I tend to listen to the entire score once every couple of months.  Very relaxing.

I just listened to Accidental and Stanley this weekend!

 

 

There is a tendency to pat JW on the back just because a given score is not sounding like STAR WARS, but apart from their beautiful main themes, is there really that much of musical interest in ACCIDENTAL TOURIST, STANLEY AND IRIS or STEPMOM? I at least don't see Williams as shining force in this area (compared with, say, North, Herrmann or even indeed Tom Newman).

 
 
 I know some people dismiss the more intimate side of Williams as something too saccharine, shamelessly sentimental or dramatically mishandled, but I think they're very balanced, delicate and dramatically pitch-perfect. Especially The Accidental Tourist is a masterful example of drama scoring
 
I admit I have a very deep personal attachment for this kind of wistful, quiet lyricism of JW. I find it very sincere and close to my own sensibility.

 

 
Me too, Maurizio, me too. But I don't think people discriminate Williams' intimate and authumnal scores for the reasons that you have provided here. I think it's because they lack the crucial 'excite and brass' factor that Williams is synonymous with. Most fans love him for the symphonic approach of Star Wars, E.T., Indiana Jones and Potter. It's the reason why they want Williams for the new Star Trek movies too, for that franchise would mean that Williams is obliged to write another exciting, symphonic and heraldic score. Go ask around, most fans want Williams' music to embody the uplifting, I-can-conquer-the-world spirit of the eighties. Nobody is waiting for a gloomy The Accidental Tourist Part Deux or Stanley And Iris: The Elderly Years.
 
 
Alex

 

Super 8 and Star Trek.

With Legend, two different studios released it when it came to domestic and international release. One kept Goldsmith and the other demanded a replacement score. Both wanted cuts in various places, one extreme and one not so extreme.

I used to get quite excited about these announcements, but I think I have a pretty good idea of what it MIGHT sound like, but I hope it's something like his marches from the 80s-90s