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Although John Williams' entire career is pure gold to me, if I would take out a period which stands out, it would be 1975 to 1982. During this 8 year stretch, he wrote truly classic themes and scores on almost a yearly basis. 1975 Jaws 1977 Star Wars 1977 Close Encounters Of The Third Kind 1978 Superman 1980 The Empire Strikes Back 1981 Raiders Of The Lost Ark 1982 E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

Wow, never heard this before and didn't know it existed. Thanks for sharing.

Ok, Seven Years In Tibet was programmed and hardly anyone’s mentioning that..? Such a fantastic theme.

All arrived yesterday, perfect timing!

Yeah, mine too..!

Yes, today I got several messages, including a tracking link for the DHL page which doesn't seem to work (yet)....

For the record: the score for the first film is a genuine classic. The music -not just Hedwig's Theme- is as famous as the music from Star Wars, Indiana Jones, etc. It is the #1 John Williams score for an entire generation and the music is generally held in very high regard. Concerts dedicated to the music from either the first film or the series are highly successful and the music lives on. CoS and PoA are wonderful scores as well, especially PoA, but nothing can or will ever come close to the cultural weight of the original score.

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Did anyone who ordered at Music Box Records already got a shipping notification?

It might not be among the most popular opinions on this board, but I think the main theme from The Fabelmans is one of the most beautiful, endearing and straightforward melodies of Williams' career. The secondary theme -the one prominently heard in Mitzi's Dance- is very atmospheric and even in its most stripped down version -the piano solo piece Reverie- it's highly effective. Though I love everything Williams has written -including The Sugarland Express- The Fabelmans is much closer to my heart.

A somewhat choppy video compilation of Williams' music performed at the Hollywood Bowl. I'm puzzled by the piece heard from 26:46 to 28:53 though. I even doubt it's Williams, sounds a lot like Herrman. Can anyone identify this particular piece?

It was actually up on MBR and ordered it!

Will this be available on Music Box? Anyone know?

It's funny that people now seem to know with absolute certainty whether a score for a film that John Williams didn't write would have been better or worse than the actual score that was written by another composer.

The OCD completist in me wants to order the box. Please talk me out of it.