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Let's make a prediction. I may be naive, but I still hope he'll get one for HP3. Let's keep this going until February . . . maybe we can even make a difference with our collective praying.

Well, after the monster hits of Jaws, E.T., CE3K, the Indiana Jones-Trilogy, Jurassic Park, The Lost World, and Saving Private Ryan, Minority Report WAS only a mediocre success -- at least by Spielberg's standards. (For any other director except for a few, it would have been a hit, but IMO Spielberg is very much playing in a league of his own.) I believe that WotW WILL be a big hit, actually, if only because a movie like that by Spielberg (as opposed to The Terminal) is going to have a HUGE ad campaign. That's part of the reason why Jurassic Park was such a monster hit (no pun intended), after all. Who knows, maybe it'll even create a mass panic at the theaters among the earthlings and surpass Titanic at the box office. Josh, who sincerely hopes that JW will be a part of this project.

I haven't seen the trailer yet and I don't know WHAT I think, but in Spielberg's case all bets are off. But considering the budget (200 mill.?) I think it would have to be a success of Jurassic Park-like proportions in order to even break even, let alone make some money. While Minority Report was a decent enough movie, it wasn't the all-out success everyone was shooting for. I certainly hope that people are gonna want to watch alien invasions in the summer 2005. What do you think?

I think this WAS intentional, particuarly because JW seemed especially miffed at losing at the Oscars in 1998 (his score to Amistad lost to Titanic). Part of the reason for that may be because he WAS offered to score Titanic by James Cameron (he had to refuse because he was busy working on The Lost World), but mostly because his score to Amistad WAS better than the Titanic score (popular success notwithstanding). But I have to admit I have never noticed that before, now I'll have to go back watching the tape again. Go Williams!!!

There's also a (very) brief snippet of JW conducting the orchestra on the Seven Years In Tibet DVD. He seems to be slightly irritated with the way the "violins" played and you can see Yo-Yo Ma with his Cello. JW also talks briefly about how "he can musically understand the sensitivity of Jean-Jacques" (or something like that). Very brief, but I was really pleasantly surprised to find it. This might be only on the International DVD, though.

My family doesn't care, some friends support me (not all of them, though). Some think me weird, but that's a given. P.S. I love Across the Stars (Love Theme from Attack of the Clones).

All of the themes mentioned above are great, but what about the Theme from Sabrina? The movie wasn't all that great, but I think the theme deserves mention here. I think it's John Williams in an unabashedly romantic mood. For me, the best is also Across the Stars, followed by the Love Theme from Superman and Marion's Theme.

Well, that makes me feel a bit silly. Well, then, I have no clue about the music. It'll be good, that's all I know... or hope. ~Conor I wouldn't feel too silly since the production has curiously cast Chinese women in the lead roles of Japanese women. I really wonder how this film will play in Asia, since most Asians clearly know the difference between Chinese and Japanese persons, unlike we Americans. Then again, if a person's good for a role, they ought to play it, but I couldn't help but be miffed if I were a talented Japanese actress who lost the role to a Chinese woman who will portray a Japanese. So? Liam Neeson, who is, I think, originally Irish, played a German in Schindler's List, didn't he? Same thing here. A Chinese actress portrays a Japanese. That's why they're called ACTORS, I guess. :roll:

Yeah, well, I was only half-kidding.

Goldsmith was a master, granted, but to my mind he can't be a match for John Williams. How many Oscar nominations did Jerry Goldsmith get in his lifetime? 10? 15? John Williams has 42 nominations and he received only 5. He received as many Oscars as John Barry did, and that is, to my mind, a travesty. I've come around to believe that JW probably will NOT receive an honorary Oscar, but he certainly deserves one for the Harry Potter series (I still can't fathom that he didn't get one for the Indiana Jones-trilogy). How many did Alfred Newman and Max Steiner get throughout their careers? 10? 12? And JW, the absolute greatest film composer ever, has only 5. Now, if that's not what you'd call a bit OFF, I don't know what is.

Great! Thanks, HornPlayer! Now, could you do the same for Sleepers, Seven Years in Tibet, and Sabrina?

Actually I don't think Williams will use YoYoMa again in Memois of a Geisha. That would be too much like Seven Years in Tibet. But maybe he'll use another famous soloist . . . perhaps Vanessa Mae. Isn't she Chinese? Then again, she might be too wild for such a quiet, introspective movie.

According to IMDB, it's Memoirs of a Geisha.

Because of Spielberg, JW has won 4 Oscars . . . for his own films Jaws, E.T., and Schindler's list, and also for Star Wars, because Spielberg introduced JW to George Lucas in the seventies. Happy 58th birthday!!!

Then let's hope that day never comes. On the other hand, if Spielberg is an exception, then Williams should be too.

Are you sure? Steven Spielberg got an Honorary Oscar in 1987.

After 42 Oscar nominations and 5 wins, I think it's high time. But then again, has any film composer EVER received an Honorary Oscar? If not JW should be the first ever. Maybe next year, when he wraps up the new Star Wars-trilogy, War of the Worlds, and Memoirs of a Geisha (which should be, to my mind, the perfect candidate for Best Picture as well as Best Score).

In one year yes. Virtually at the same time; I doubt it. Both films require a huge, detailed scoring job and since Williams, unlike other composers who compose 5 or 6 scores over a 10 month period, has always avoided conflicting schedules. Roald Not necessarily. The scoring sessions for RotS are in February, so by that time JW has already completed the entire 2 hour score. That gives him at least two months to write the score for WotW, which will open in June 29. It's a really right schedule, admitted, but if anyone can pull it off, it's JW. I just can't believe that Spielberg will not go to his long-time collaborator and friend JW for his big-budget sci-fi movie, after doing E.T. and CE3K with him. Let's hope for the best.

Could it be that JW hasn't officially agreed to score WotW yet? Or maybe -- because of the tight schedule -- he's only planning to co-write the score . . . like he writes the major themes and someone else (i.e James Newton Howard or Alan Silvestri) the underscore. Just a thought. But on the other hand, I really DO believe JW will write the entire score. Maybe he's already sketching out the themes for WotW while working on RotS . . . If anyone's capable of scoring two of the biggest sci-fi movies ever in one year, then it's JW.

:roll: Based on what, exactly? Williams' lack of involvement? No, that's not narrow-minded at ALL. No, I think there's some truth to that, though. Williams's participation usually enhances the overall quality of a movie (because of his status as well as his musical ingenuity) and his absence from the GoF project will be greatly felt, I think. I look forward to the movie, of course, but not as much as I would if it had been scored by JW.

Some great song writers off the top of my head: Diane Warren Babyface Andrew Lloyd Webber John Williams John Lennon All great musicians of the century, all great songwriters.

Like I said, they're all brilliant, but after much thought I decided to cast my vote for "Harry's Wondrous World." For me, right now, the Quidditch Fanfare -- and the following Hogwart's Theme -- is so triumphant and uplifting and ingenious, it's beyond description. It's the joy of the game and pride of Gryffindor expressed with music. Absolutely magnificent. (I think this is also part of the reason SS got nominated for an Oscar. When the nominations for Best Score were announced at the Academy Awards, they showed a brief clip of Harry and his team flying out on their broomsticks to start the game . . . the precise moment the Quidditch Fanfare sets in.)

Oh yeah. The guy who wrote the music for Alias and The Incredibles. Is he that good?

Never heard of him. Who the heck is that? An Italian composer?

Just wondering . . . Although they're all good, I think I would like for Steven Spielberg to not collaborate with one specific composer, but to choose a different one every time depending on the movie. I think none of the above is as versatile as JW, nor will they ever be. I think James Horner comes closest, but then again, for every hit, he produces three stinkers.