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Started rewatching Frasier this afternoon. One of the funniest shows in recent memory.

It was cool! John Nettle was great in that.

Still hoping to see Admiral Daala or Mara Jade on screen. Redheads don't you know.

Someone please make this a gif.

"The Life and Inebriated Times of Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Peter O'Toole and Oliver Reed" Entertaining and informative. Man, could those guys hold their liquor.

The BotH concert piece to me is a much tighter and less bloated piece than the overly faux-dramatic DotF (a line BotH only oversteps fleetingly). DotF in context of the innocous first movie just doesn't seem a good fit.

Read it again. I'm starting from the beginning. Perhaps we'll overlap at some point. Tonight I watched Fear And Desire and The Seafarers. Dated storytelling but some fantastic lighting and framing from Kubrick. Great use of shadows, close ups, and depth of field. Wonderful restoration by the Library Of Congress too.

I mean he does use it in that way a bit in the first film - it's not only about the duel. The theme (or, as Incanus puts it, "themes") has this mythical but ambiguous tone - it's both about rage and nobility. Perfect device to illustrate the fulfilling double-edged prophecy. I also regret Williams didn't expand on that boy soprano solo from Attack of the Clones. One of the most chilling musical moments and probably speaks better to the subsequent tragedy than the lament itself. Having said the, the rehash of funeral music from The Phantom Menace in Revenge of the Sith I find really cool. I know Williams didn't have time to re-orchestrate Padme's death, but the subsequent burial and Star Destroyer scene (with Vader's theme) is nothing short of sublime. I wish there was a bit more Shore about Williams when it comes to prequels, in terms of planning. But then again, for Howard it was a certain breakthrough. Williams had many decades of success already behind his belt at that point. Karol

Sadly it was never used in a way that it would have had some kind of dramatic arc or purpose throughout the new trilogy. The piece itself would have lent itself very well for such a treatment as it had three very separate musical ideas that could have been varied through the story. E.g. the ostinato would have made fine connecting material that is recognizable and could have been used for the dramatic "larger things at work" idea for these films and not just for the duels. Ah an missed opporturnity.

It's actually quite remarkable. The theme plays during the whole thing as Williams comments on it. It takes the necessary time and the master is his usual humble and affable self. He's really something! I'll never forget the opening ceremony of the 1984 Games. His playing his theme was definitely the high point of the evening (middle of the night here actually). Thirty years... My God, has it been that long?

Thanks, Maurizio! Guess who received my vote? Also, congratulations to John Williams on the Saturn Awards nomination for The Book Thief! Best Music: Danny Elfman – “Oz The Great and Powerful” Frank Ilfman – “Big Bad Wolves” Howard Shore – “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” Brian Tyler – “Iron Man 3″ Brian Tyler – “Now You See Me” John Williams – “The Book Thief” The Book Thief also received nominations in the following categories: Best Action/Adventure Film: “The Book Thief” “Fast & Furious 6″ “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit” “The Lone Ranger” “Lone Survivor” “Rush” Best Supporting Actress: Scarlett Johansson – “Her” Nicole Kidman – “Stoker” Melissa Leo – “Prisoners Evangeline Lily – “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” Jena Malone – “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” Emily Watson – ‘The Book Thief” Best Performance by a Younger Actor: Asa Butterfield – “Ender’s Game” Chloe Grace Moretz – “Carrie” Sophie Nelisse – “The Book Thief” Saoirse Ronan – “How I Live Now” Ty Simpkins – “Iron Man 3″ Dylan Sprayberry – “Man of Steel” source