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I got a bigger jolt from hearing Harvey Weinstein being thanked nearly in the same breath as WiIliams though. So 2016.

I'm 4 years late, but I just watched the video of Morricone's oscar win in 2016... He and Williams are sitting next to each other in the box with the other best score nominees, they embrace after the anouncement, and Morricone mentions Williams in his speech... Oh, I didn't realize Williams might make a real speech beyond the statement we've seen. If he does, yes, let's hope he makes it special.

Oh my It feels like some part of film music history has died with him. Though of course his music remains. The Mission is one of the very first soundtracks I heard, and still my favorite of his. I'll have a listen today.

Very interesting arrangement ! That half otherworldly / half human sound works well with this theme and its subtext I think.

Yeah, at this point it's more about the memories than about the music And maybe also, at least for me, not knowing when the next JW release will be.

What could replace it ? The BFG ? Nah, I'm not there yet

OK, I caved in too. And I don't even own a vinyl player. This Vienna thing is still getting more expansive even 6 months after the concert.

The "Potter = sub-Hook" sentiment was something I could get behind back when I discovered Hook in 2007, and I was overwhelmed by the abundance of themes, the great setpieces, the bright orchestrations. At some point it was ostensibly my favourite JW score, tied with Schindler's List. But it's like Karol described, I sort of grew out of it.

Cool ! I knew that JW's music made Superman and E.T. fly, and made the shark from Jaws scary, and brought magic to Harry Potter's world, but this one about bringing Indiana Jones to life is new to me !

I remember reading somewhere that the general thinking when Harry Potter came out was that it was a rehash of Hook without the magic. Funny how things shift. I tried to find a JWFAN "Hook vs. Potter" poll from 15 years ago, alas without success...

Well, I too am glad that your enjoyment of the existing OST won't be spoiled by any future expanded release you wouldn't listen to anyway ! Same here, one of the biggest title I'm missing.

Hard choice. Hook has such a wealth of great material and terrific orchestrations, but Harry Potter has the best main theme, and I prefer the intensity of the Quidditch match to the swashbuckling of the Ultimate War. Farewell Neverland is one of the most beautiful thing JW has ever written, but overall I have more emotionnal connection to Potter, which was the first soundtrack I consciously listened to, and my first contact with Williams (there must be a club of us!). So let's go with.Potter on this one. On a related note, I rewatched Harry Potter 8 last week, and while it left me cold 9 years ago, the nostalgia factor is working better now, and I was not immune to the use of Leaving Hogwarts during the epilogue...

I'm guessing she wanted to give the award to Morricone, but he insisted that his brother JW get it as well...

On the site it says: But at least the Princess didn't veto it !

Heh. I never noticed some of those examples had similarities beyond "fast low strings" (one of my favourite staples of JW's action writing !) Though this is certainly not at the level of Horner's danger motif.