[Best '70s Williams Score: Round One (VERSION #2)]

Let the "grassroots" spoiler tactics begin...

[It´s a very difficult choice!?]

Mr. Breathmask speaks the truth.

[Complete score for Prisoner of Azkaban?]

Some Noteworthy missing Harry Potter cues:

HPPS:

A bunch of Hedwig's theme variations for the Dursley part of the film

Also, that beautiful, utterly unique rendition of the Family Theme when Harry is celebrating his birthday in the random shed-on-an-island at the beginning of the film. One of the most poignant bits of music in the whole film, IMO.

[The most horrible CGI in a mainstream film...]

Hedwig flying off Harry's arm in HP:PS is poor. Also, the unrealistically loud wing beating SFX ruins one of the best bits of music in the whole film!

[Best '80s Williams Score: Round Ten]

Last Crusade, but it is the worst of an extraordinary buunch of scores.

[The Best of 2005 -- THE RESULTS ARE IN!]

I'll go with Anakin's Dark Deeds then.

[Other Composers...]

I have said it before, and I will say it again.

Zimmer has written three good scores in his life: The Lion King, Gladiator and Hannibal. It is just a shame about the rest of them.

Arnold is one of my favourite composers at the moment. Stargate has levels of thematic richness and glorious "wow!" moments that I thought only JW could come up with.

[The Best of 2005 -- THE RESULTS ARE IN!]

Best Original Score of 2005: Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

Best Album Release of 2005: Memoirs of a Geisha

Best Cue of 2005: Anakin's Dark Deeds edges it for me

Best Unreleased Cue of 2005: Goodbye Old Friend (by a whisker from Padme's Destiny/the Death Star)

Best Action Cue of 2005: Anakin v Obi Wan

Best Dramatic Cue of 2005: Either Anakin's Dark Deeds or Remembering Munich

Best Theme of 2005: The Remembering Munich Theme

Best Performance Of Above Theme of 2005: Remembering Munich

[Best '80s Williams Score: Round Eight]

Empire has Exutate Justi (or however it is spelt). An outstanding piece of music. Witches does not have that.

But I agree with Stefan. After those two, that is when the real tough decisions have to be made.

[new Harry potter 1-3 recording?]

As far as I know, the Concert Version of Nimbus 2000 is officially unreleased except for this CD.

[The OFFICIAL Oscar reaction thread]

Also, if it was "just" Munich that denied Memoirs its moment of glory, what about last year?

I think that Brokeback won fair and square.

And that reflects VERY badly upon the Academy.

[Duel of the Fates in AOTC]

The piano crashes signalled to me that it was not tracked.

[Those tracks that never fail to give you goose bumps]

Immolation (With our lives we give life) from SL. When the choir comes in, I defy anyone not to feel something.

[WIlliams will never win another Oscar]

And don't forget to have a cheesy pop song somewhere on the album...

[Williams at the Oscar party]

Woman in middle: "John, this is Gustavo Santaolalla"

Williams: "Nice shirt. Shame about the style and colour, though..."

[The Official ESB was voted off Investigation Thread.]

I think your reasoning sucks; just because there is favourite in a race doesn't mean we should vote it off to create a "more interesting" contest.

Maybe it is the favourite cos it is the best? In which case why deny it its moment of glory? And before you say "oh well it was guarenteed to win, we might as well not have run the poll" that is silly. ESB won a "which is the best JW" score which is a totally different question to "ESB or ET?".

What is the point in polls if people do not contribute to them in good faith?

[The OFFICIAL Oscar reaction thread]

Does this now mean that Brokeback has lost Best Picture (hence picking up this as a "consolation")?

[The OFFICIAL Oscar reaction thread]

Worst score decision ever?

I am thinking at least one of the worst.

[The OFFICIAL Oscar reaction thread]

Crap.

[The Oscar for Best Picture 2005 goes to...]

Brokeback thoroughly deserves to win. By far the best film of the year; probably the decade.

[Largest Orchestra/Most Complex Score]

The Battle of Hoth, according to the linear notes, had a fairly formindable orchestral set-up.

[Aren't you glad Williams scored Geisha instead of Potter?]

Assuming he couldn't do both, it would have taken a very, very special score to make me happy he didn't do HP.

Fortunately, he produced it.

Unfortunately, Doyle has ruined the HP scoring franchise.

[Suppose these were the nominees . . .]

Sorry double post...

[Suppose these were the nominees . . .]

I would vote for ROTS, both for the score and to say congratulations to JW for the single greatest journey in film scoring history; and which, shamefully, only received 3 nominations and 1 win.

Although I could deal with a Memoirs win.

[What do you like about Episode I UE???]

If Sony hadn't billed it as that "every note" BS, it would have been an excellent resource. As it is, it is a disappointment; but that doesn't mean it is worthless.