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I'm upset that the Imperial March has so few votes. It's just as much a piece of "Star Wars" as the Force theme (which is a very fine piece of music). The fact that it is the ultimate piece of music to symbolize evil or villainy suggests its impact. I never tire of listening to it, or any of its renditions in the saga. He does so many manipulations with it that I never tire of it. Listen to it as Han Solo is being tortured in "Empire," then as Vader dies in "Jedi." Same notes, different emotion. The Force theme can be adventurous, but I never really liked those renditions. Jeff -- who has the Imperial March play when he logs off his laptop

Excellent. I've been waiting for a good edition of this on DVD. My husband now has three movies to buy me for Christmas. Jeff -- waiting to unwrap "The Little Mermaid" and "A Fish Called Wanda," too

Every composer who's working now has nothing but good things to say about Williams. This isn't news, though it's always nice to read. Jeff -- who is certain Zimmer thinks he's the coolest composer

I remember playing "Friend Like Me" sooooo many times on my cassette player that the tape snapped. That was the day I decided to break down and buy CDs.

JWfangirl, seeing your new arrival brought me back to 1995 and 1997, when I received my JW autographs. I could lose everything non-living thing I own in a fire or tornado or tsunami, but those index cards will be sorely missed.

Provided by Tom O'Neill of Gold Derby: "Titanic" composer James Horner started out this derby year with three shots at the Oscar: "The Good Shepherd," "All the King's Men" and "Apocalypto." His hope for "King's Men" probably got shot down along with Willie Stark when film critics took aim at the remake of the 1949 Oscar best-picture champ. Now he's down to just "Apocalypto." Horner and director Robert De Niro had creative differences over "Shepherd," so the film score is now being done (and that means right now, given the film's December release) by Marcelo Zarvos ("Hollywoodland") and Bruce Fowler (an orchestrator who composed "additional music" to Hans Zimmer's score of "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," which isn't eligible now because so much was pickup from "Curse of the Black Pearl"). Kris Tapley of InContention.com broke the news about Horner's departure, but didn't provide the names of the composers who took over. Here's how it probably went down: De Niro: Jimmy, I hired you because I liked what you did with "A Beautiful Mind" and "Enemy at the Gates." I did not hire you to give me an exact copy of those two scores. Horner: First, do not call me Jimmy. Call me James. We have the same number of Oscars between us. De Niro: Whatever. You didn't speak in Italian or gain weight to win either of yours. All you did was get Celine Dion away from her grandfather, I mean husband, long enough to record a song. Horner: Whatever. De Niro: Look, Jimmy, you're never going to work in this business again if you continue to repeat yourself. Actors try not to do it. We certainly don't expect composers to do it. Horner (sobbing): But ... this was going to be my "Schindler's List"! De Niro: too bad, so sad. Buh-bye.

"The Departed" is the only Scorcese movie I know I want to watch again. Outside of iconic, classic moments in many of his films, I find Scorcese's pictures to be tedious. I especially find "Raging Bull" overrated. Yes, De Niro is great in it, but it's still tedious. There. I've said it.

This from The Associated Press: Tommy Johnson, a tuba player whose ominous notes put teeth into the shark theme for the movie "Jaws," died October 16. He was 71. The veteran studio musician died from complications of cancer and kidney failure at UCLA Medical Center, said his wife, Patricia. Johnson played on thousands of movie scores over nearly 50 years, including "The Godfather," the "Star Trek" series and "Titanic." He also did television work, made recordings and worked with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Academy Awards Orchestra and other local musical groups. He taught music in Los Angeles schools and tutored advanced tuba players at the University of Southern California and the University of California, Los Angeles. ---------------------- Exactly how much influence did the tuba play in the "Jaws" theme? In the film at least, the theme is mostly cello and bass. Am I missing the major tuba rendition? In any case, sad news. It looks like he was famous among film scoring circles.

I love Images. I regret that I don't listen to it much because I couldn't listen to it in my car, which is where I listen to 90 percent of my music. I love the experimentation JW did. I wish he'd get a project that would allow for that these days. I think AI was the farthest he's been able to push the envelope since the 70s.

For the same reason he used it the second, third, fourth, fifth, etc....... times.

It's in "The Whomping Willow" in "Prisoner of Azkaban." Also, it's in the unused "Diagon Alley" that's on the "Sorcerer's Stone" CD. Seems like Hogwarts is the place for tamborines.

Especially the BOOM-TZZZZZ!

(sigh)

I fell in love with "The Quidditch Match" while I was watching the movie for the first time. Especially near the end, just before Harry catches the snitch. It took me a few listens on the CD to like "Quidditch: Year Three." Both cues, though, are great for driving on the highway.

I don't think so. The villains' theme is clearly the one that is heard at 2.05 of track 7 of home alone soundtrack and elsewhere. And I wouldn't say this celesta part is a theme but it's supportive to the melody that the strings hold: D-F-D-F-D This is the "House's Theme"!!! Yes, it is. It's the music that starts after the "Somewhere in My Memory" rendition.

I will never forget this thread.

For those of us who don't read music, can you post something aural? To me, it doesn't seem to follow with the first notes heard in the film.

Rosewood is his most underappreciated score.

Interview With the Vampire

Mozart came up with the "Dies Irae." Watch "Amadeus" to see how it was created. At least how Peter Shaffer and Milos Forman think it was created.

"West Side Story" "Dancer in the Dark"

"Heroes" could break out into a hit. The last three or four minutes of the show had me hooked. I won't give things a way for those who haven't seen it, but this is going to be one trippy show. The end of the world, reality mixed in with "fiction," a superhero whose dad is fighting to stop them, etc.

I'd listen to a John Williams track on any of his movies. Even "Always."

What's wrong with the Disney version? Wait, don't answer that.

You all missed something great. I was tingling all over to hear Bart and Skinner battling to a chorus yelling out Sanskrit. My husband didn't get the joke. And, of course, JW got paid $3 million to use that ... or did he, since Fox technically owns the rights to that music?