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I think Visual Effects will win for sure this year, although it may depend on how GoF and/or Batman looks. I think whether JW gets nominated for RotS may depend on how good WotW is. It's very likely that JW gets nominated for Memoirs plus another score this year -- either WotW or RotS. I don't think he'll get three nominations.

You really think a best score nomination is a possibility??? Why now? I thought the Star Wars movies are never gonna be nominated for Best Score again.

Well, that's the whole purpose of this thread, I guess. I posted it last night, when I was pretty much laid to the bone. And yeah . . . I was talking about myself.

Does anyone have an answer to that???

Ditto. Also, I Could Have Done More, Schindler's List.

Oh yeah, while we're at it. The Chamber of Secrets: 1:45 - 2:26 (especially that string solo at 2:06 - 2:26). I think I've listened to that passage like a hundred times already.

Harry's Wondrous World: 3:23 - 3:55. One of the very, very best -- which proves once again that JW is THE master.

No, I don't think he always looks that way (not even most of the time), because I've never seen him quite like that. But the fact that his eyes aren't quite visible because of the reflection on the glasses makes him look kinda cool, kinda dangerous.

I think you guys underestimate the STAR WARS prequel scores. Of course, they're being overshadowed by the original SW scores, but to my mind all three are top-notch Williams. Just because the movies themselves aren't what they should have been doesn't mean that the scores are all bad. Just think of the wealth of new great themes: Duel of the Fates, Across the Stars, Battle of the Heroes, Anakin's Theme, The Droid Invasion Theme, and so forth. Harry Potter seems great because they're original (there's nothing you can compare these scores to), but to my mind, SW and HP are about on the same level. My two cents.

yea, I think Spielberg kinda has this whole movie making thing down, don't worry. Yeah, go Spielberg!!!!

Somehow I love this picture. I think he looks really cool in it; I love the way George Lucas is leaning forward to tell him something and JW just sits there with a disdainful expression. What do you think of it (I've read on this site that it's a terrible picture, but I honestly don't think so).

Once again, I think it's a pretty tight schedule, all right. Like in the case of The Terminal, I think it might be possible that the opening be delayed because of the score. After all, the movie DOES open in about 6 weeks. Hope Spielberg knows what he's doing (cause JW certainly does).

Right? So is he recording it now or what??? Does anyone have ANY info on the music? How does it sound . . .? Will it be Oscar worthy??? (Duh . . . okay, forget I asked the last one.)

They're both equally good, imho.

What do you think??? I'd go for LSO just on general principles, but I'm thinking the SSO performance is pretty darn good, too.

Hey imagine this. Doyle writes the score to the latest Potter movie and the producers don't like it. So Williams has to come in and write the score for it, after all. Wouldn't that be the day??? (Of course I'm just kidding. That's never gonna happen, because Doyle is one composer to be reckoned with. But just wondering what if . . . ) LOL LOL

These are all post-Schindler's List scores, which were nominated for an Oscar!!! LOL I myself voted for HP & PoA. I was really, really crushed that JW didn't win this year. He deserved that Oscar, dammit!!!!

Guess it if you can!!! 8O

Which should have won?

I love this cue from CMIYC. I particularly like the way it starts kinda slow, kinda melancholic, and developes into this cheerful, adventurous piece of music. On the CD, there is a brief moment at 2:25 (when the flight attendants get out of the cab), which is missing from the movie. I dont know why Spielberg didnt want to include it in the picture, but it would have been perfect. What we hear instead is, IMO, half as exciting . . . Another highlight of the piece starts at 5:28 -- the saxophone solo by Dan Higgins is one of the most original and uplifting moments of the entire score (when Frank walks along the street in his pilot uniform). Also, I love the jingly melody played by a glockenspiel (?) which follows it, starting at 5:51 (and again at 8:09). I think "Learning the Ropes" this is one of the best (and most overlooked) pieces by JW. What do you think??? 8O

Does anyone know? Have anyone seen the DVD yet, btw???

I would like to add by John Williams My Friend, The Brachiosaurus, Aunt Marge's Waltz and Theme From Sabrina which have nice oboe sections.

The Star Wars Main Title has been recorded countless times (with or without John Williams), so it doesnt make a difference whether its recorded one or two more times. JW doesnt record the Main Title three times for the PT for the same reason he always uses the same recording when a major piece is featured on a soundtrack more than once (i.e. "Hymn to the Fallen," "The Patriot," or even "Theme From Jurassic Park.") My guess is JW wants to sound his themes the same, without the slight variations which would entail if the same piece is recorded twice. So he picks the perfect performance and thats it. He doesnt want people to say "I like the Star Wars Main Title from TPM better than that of the AotC" when in fact it is the same piece and arrangement.

Somehow I feel like crying whenever I hear "Over The Moon" . . . this is so beautiful and such a perfect end to a wonderful score, I'm near tears whenever I hear it (or perhaps that's because the end of E.T. is so moving). Also, by John Williams, "I Could Have Done More" from Schindler's List is pretty sad . . . I think that arrangement is more emotional than "Theme From Schindler's List" itself, actually. Also, "Omaha Beach" is pretty sad (I'm listening to it right now, actually; the brief clarinet solo at 5:25 is incomparable). Theme from Love Story makes me wanna cry, too, btw. :cry: :cry: :cry:

Some comments by CC irk me, that's all (i.e. "Where's the magic in the Harry Potter score?" or something to that effect). Of course, everyone is entitled to their opinions, but considering that filmtrack.com elevated only two JW scores to masterpieces (at least that I know of) -- The Terminal and Presumed Innocent -- I think something's lacking here. I'm not talking about the stars, either, but about his rather personal and blunt comments.