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alicebrallice reacted to Quintus in JOHN WILLIAMS' 81st BIRTHDAY - CELEBRATION POSTS
Happy Birthday to a legend! Your music was the soundtrack to my adolescence and no other artist (including Steven Spielberg) has been the cause of so many spinal shivers and goosebumps on my arms. Thank you.
This should be in GD as well.
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alicebrallice reacted to JoeinAR in The Official 2013 John Williams Top 10 Film Scores.
Ten years ago I post the official John Williams top 10 as voted by members 10 years ago. It was a fun endeavor and I thought in honor of John's 81st birthday tomorrow that we again determine this boards collective top 10 John Williams scores. Since last fall I've been asking members to post their lists and I was fortunate to get 82 lists this time around.
Since then the Maestro has composed 10 more film scores. I wanted to see how many of those scores would be included and how the list would change from a decade ago. I'm happy to say that all 10 of the news scores did receive votes, and while none made the top 10 one score from the last year did come close. It stood taller than all the other scores in the last decade.
So before I give the list let me once again explain how I drew my conclusions. I took each list of 10 scores and weighted the lists. The #1 score on each list received 10 points, #2 9 points, etc until the tenth score which received a single point. Some of you provided the list as you would say in no particular order but I took them in the order you provided.
Here is the Official John Williams Top 10 scores as voted by the members here.
1. The Empire Strikes Back, 485 points, 22 first place votes, 62 out of 82 votes.
2. E.T. The Extraterrestrial, 368 points, 10 first place votes, 58 out of 82 votes.
3. Star Wars, 330 points, 4 first place votes, 46 out of 82 votes
4. Raiders of the Lost Ark, 273 points, 1 first place vote, 52 out of 82 votes
5. Close Encounters of the Third Kind, 230 points, 4 first place votes, 37 out of 82 votes
6. Jurassic Park, 223 points, 4 first place votes, 41 out of 82 votes
7. Hook, 211 points, 4 first place votes, 38 out of 82 votes
8. Superman, 211 points, 4 first place votes, 37 out of 82 votes
9. Jaws, 211 points, 2 first place votes, 36 out of 82 votes
10. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, 195 points, 4 first place votes, 34 out of 82 votes.
Here is the next 10.
11. Return of the Jedi, 167 points,
12. Schindler's List, 144 points,
13. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, 142 points
14. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, 110 points
15. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone/Philosopher's Stone, 99 points
16. A.I., 69 points,
17. Home Alone, 68 points (17 out of 82)
18, Memoirs of a Geisha, 68 points (15 out of 82)
19. The Phantom Menace, 66 points,
20. War Horse, 55 points.
Of the 82 lists there were 22 films that received first place votes, and 67 films received votes overall. It's amazing that Munich received one vote, but it was for the #1 spot.
Of the 67 films to receive votes 8 films received votes in all 10 spots.
Those films were Jaws, Close Encounters, Superman, Raiders, E.T. Hook, Jurassic Park, and Prisoner of Azkaban.
If you notice every major score from the Golden Era from 1975 to 1984 made the top 11 scores.
The original trilogy and the original Indiana Jones trilogy all made the top 15 scores.
Only one prequel film made the top 20, The Phantom Menace. Revenge of the Sith would be #25.
I'm most pleased that of the 82 lists not one contained Attack of the Clones. It did not receive a single vote. While I don't hold that film score in high regard it's clear that even the board doesn't when it comes to making these lists.
Probably my biggest disappointment was that The Adventures of Tintin received only 6 votes over all and barely registered. It's a fine score in any John Williams era.
Now who got the most scores right on their list.
No one actually got the order right but there is one who did get all ten films correctly on his list.
All bow, yield, kneel before
WOJO
The next closest was our dear fozmo with 9.
Now whose list had the least, well Alan, Alice and Romao had just two,
then Koray, and Miguel each had one correct score but again
All bow, yield, kneel before
Scissorhand.
You are as unique as the come, huzza, huzza.
You two are our Regents for the moment. Bask in the aura of our great and powerful John Williams.
And for reference here is the list from a decade ago for comparison.
1. THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, 1980, 917PTS, 109 VOTES OUT OF 129
2. E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL, 1982, 754PTS, 108 VOTES
3. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, 1981, 520PTS, 85 VOTES
4. STAR WARS, 472PTS, 1977, 75 VOTES
5. SUPERMAN THE MOVIE, 458PTS, 1978 81 VOTES
6. SCHINDLERS LIST, 1993, 423PTS, 75 VOTES
7. JURASSIC PARK, 1993, 348PTS, 68 VOTES
8. HOOK, 1991, 339PTS, 66 VOTES
9. JAWS, 1975, 283PTS, 61 VOTES
10. RETURN OF THE JEDI, 1983, 281PTS, 46 VOTES
Thanks to all who participated and all those who love John's music.
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alicebrallice reacted to Jonesy in What Is The Last Score You Listened To? (older scores)
I think it's my favourite cue of the score.
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alicebrallice reacted to Saxbabe in Dec. 5 2013 - Williams Conducts The Houston Symphony! With Yo-Yo Ma!
I just came home and turned on my computer, checked my email, and saw a note that the Houston Symphony's announcement of their 13-14 season was being webcast.
Clicked on the link, and the second the video loaded, the first thing I saw was a big picture of John Williams and heard them saying that he is coming HIMSELF and conducting here and Yo-Yo Ma too (I think Cello Concerto) and they are also doing film scores and there will be a MEET & GREET afterward. O.M.G.
I thought I had fallen into an alternate universe and had to pinch myself.
Next year is the Symphony's 100th anniversary, so there are a lot of awesome things happening. Right after they announced the JW concert, was mention of a performance of Mahler 8 with Eschenbach, which they are building a special stage extension for. And apparently John Adams is coming as well to conduct his new piece CIty Noir. And also, they have just named a new conductor who looks a lot like Gustavo Dudamel of the LA Phil.
This is all the info I know now on the JW concert, they don't even have the season brochure or concert listings up yet.
Linkage:
http://www.houstonsymphony.org
The very second I hear you can buy tickets, I'm in!
Who else is!
I live here now (I work at the Museum of Natural Science), so I would also be up for organizing whatever get-together etc. we would like to do.
Oh also - hello my beloved JWFan, yes I have been away too long, but I do lurk still!
~g
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alicebrallice reacted to JoeinAR in JWFAN Members Top 10 John Williams scores lists
sneak peek
66 films made everybody's lists, talk about variety.
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alicebrallice reacted to Muad'Dib in What John Williams tune do you whistle daily?
When I'm drunk, I automatically start whistling Haddock's Theme.
But it's not a daily thing, so I don't know if it counts.
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alicebrallice got a reaction from Koray Savas in The First Great Elections of John Williams Fan
I'm gonna kidnap john williams, blume and inky. I'm making them worshippers in the new, hot, up-and-coming Great Church of Our Dear Lord and Savior Hans Florian Zimmer.
all jwfanners shall love us and despair!
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alicebrallice reacted to crocodile in What Is The Last Score You Listened To? (older scores)
I was listening to Thomas Newman's Meet Joe Black. I don't know if I like most of it, but the finale 10 minute track is quite lovely. At first glance it seems very traditional, but Newman is too intelligent of a composers to succumb to schmaltzorosis. It's both a grand Hollywood ending and a bitter drama one. Well done!
Oh and I also listened to his Little Women, which should silnce those who think he can't write purely orchestral music.
Karol - who agrees on The Omen trilogy being one of Goldsmith's finest (especially the first one)
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alicebrallice reacted to Incanus in Disney to produce new Star Wars film
This thread is equivalent of someone coming in enthused and happy to share some news and suddenly getting a million slaps on both cheeks with a half rotten haddock. No wonder indeed that new members might be a little intimidated to join the discussion.
Even though this is a bit old news when we already have the director annoucement for the project and it is well on the way, the way this thread turned into a joke is a bit much.
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alicebrallice reacted to Uni in Disney to produce new Star Wars film
It'll never happen. Word on the street says the world's going to end in 2012.
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alicebrallice reacted to Captain_Ken in Disney to produce new Star Wars film
I see Lucasfilm has announced that Disney will be producing a seventh Star Wars movie, Star Wars: Episode VII. No timeline has been given, but I hope John Williams is still around to write the music. Any new SW trilogy wouldn't be the same without him.
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alicebrallice reacted to Marian Schedenig in What Is The Last Score You Listened To? (older scores)
"Today's Music: The Doors - Riders On the Storm"... and that's a Botnick recording.
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alicebrallice reacted to gkgyver in The Official Legend of Zelda Series Music Thread
I don't understand that. I really don't.
What exactly would have to be redesigned? Ocarina of Time is perfect for a movie story. Ever heard of CGI?
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alicebrallice got a reaction from KK in JWFAN Members Top 10 John Williams scores lists
how so? because of the terminal?
jw's most underrated score, I tell ya!
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alicebrallice got a reaction from Marian Schedenig in The PERFECT actor to play John Williams in his biopic
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alicebrallice got a reaction from KK in The PERFECT actor to play John Williams in his biopic
let me guess.. it.. "PISSES YOU OFF"?
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alicebrallice got a reaction from Joni Wiljami in The PERFECT actor to play John Williams in his biopic
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alicebrallice got a reaction from Joni Wiljami in What Is The Last Score You Listened To? (older scores)
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alicebrallice got a reaction from Gnome in Plaid in I'm a composer - Here's my music
oh the mindfuck.
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alicebrallice got a reaction from Joe Brausam in Soundtracks, Compilations, or other recently purchased Music
no problem.
don't know how much it'll cost to send to the us... about 1,5€ to send to holland, so I can't imagine it'd be much more than that. but keep it in mind
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alicebrallice got a reaction from Marian Schedenig in Soundtracks, Compilations, or other recently purchased Music
why not.
so. you, inky, jason, karol, kk... anyone else?
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alicebrallice reacted to Joe Brausam in Soundtracks, Compilations, or other recently purchased Music
I'm interested if you're really willing!
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alicebrallice reacted to Marian Schedenig in Soundtracks, Compilations, or other recently purchased Music
I'd leave the freaking out (if there is to be one) and its degree to Doug.