[Best '80s Williams Score: Round Eight]

wow, last i checked on round seven EOS and WOE were tied, now BOTFJ is gone. I'll vote for EOS

[Far and away]

Actually some of the quieter cues are the reason this score isn't a TRUE classic.

I have to agree, i usually only listen to the louder tracks such as the cheiftains sections, land race, settling with steven, and end credits, but i usually skip over the quiter tracks, i.e burning the mansion.

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

That i can think of right now, it would have to be Journey to the Island, but i know there are more

[Why Brokenback Mountain?]

On the looping question, there are two themes and some minor motifs (more progressions I suppose) that are derived from those themes. It is however a very minimal score - different style of scoring altogether from Williams, Marianelli and Iglesias (the latter having a different style yet again). The score was completed mostly prior to shooting, which was an interesting facet of its production that derived from the small ensemble character, and probably elevated it in the eyes of many composers who would kill for a chance like that. (E.g. David Shire, The Conversation; Anton Karas, The Third Man.)

Anyone who wants the whole score btw:

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$255?!?!?  8O  

Wow!!, that is shocking and hysterical LOL

[WIlliams will never win another Oscar]

Well it depends on Lincoln. If its made, and spielberg takes a radical new approach to the man, then there might be a chance there

[Do they desecrate your CDs?]

i don't have anything on my CD's but i do get the FBI warning on the back of most newer releases

[John Williams no Preservationist?]

your right Williams has said he doesn't like to look back on his older scores

[Best '80s Williams Score: Round Six]

Woops, i mistakenly voted for ROTLA, oh well, it shouldn't get voted off

[WIlliams will never win another Oscar]

I agree with K.M.

It's a conspiracy!

No, seriously, it is.

It really is, but i don't think its against John Williams per se, but agains Spielberg and anyone associated with him.

[John Williams no Preservationist?]

if he isn't a preservationist, then thats really a shame becuase there are so many of his albums that could use a re-release.

[Far and away]

if you can enjoy the Irish music, then this is definitely a must have album. IMO, its almost, if not as good, as Hook.

[What is the last score you listened to?]

I've been listening to songs from the Fury and Jaws 2 alot recently, but i usually just put my iPod on shuffle and don't listen to any particular album.

[Williams at the Oscar party]

http://www.soundtrack.net/features/article/?id=186

There are a few nice Williams pictures... but my favourite got to be this one...

Santaolalla: You . . . you are John Williams!!! The one and only! My biggest idol and inspiration! May the force be with you!

Johnny: Who the hell are you?

It truly does look like thats John Williams thoughts, look at his expression. LOL

[The DEFINITIVE Tracks from Every JW Score]

Munich- Prayer for Peace

Memoirs of a Geisha-Confluence

War of the Worlds-Reaching the Country

Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: A new Hope and End Credits

Terminal: Destiny...Calennoli...And the tale of Victor Navorski reprise

Prisoner of Azkaban: Finale

Chamber of Secrets: Dueling with the Basilisk

Minority Report: Sean’s theme

Attack of the Clones: Confrontation with Dooku/ End Credits

Harry Potter Sorcerer’s stone : Hedwig’s theme

Patriot: Colonial Cause

Phantom Menace: Duel of the Fates

Saving Private Ryan: Hymn to the Fallen

Amistad: Liberation of Lomboko

Seven Years in Tibet: leaving Ingrid

Lost World: Finale and Jurassic Park Theme

Schindler’s List: I could have done more

Jurassic Park: Welcome to Jurassic Park

Far and Away: Joseph and Shannon

Hook: Remembering Childhood

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: End Credits

Empire of the Sun: seeing the Bomb

Return of the Jedi: Battle of Endor II

ET: Escape/Chase/saying good bye

Raider’s of the Lost Ark: Desert Chase

Empire Strikes Back: Rebel Fleet/end title

The Fury: Death on the Carousel/end title

Superman: End Title

Jaws 2: The Big Jolt!

Close Encounters of the Third Kind: end title suite

Star Wars: Throne Room/end title

Midway: Men of the Yorktown March

Jaws: The Great Chase

[John Williams in New York]

do you mean the other guy on the program Bernard Herrmann??, becuause if you do he has been dead for many years. He was the composer of most of Hitchcock's films.

[My John Williams 2005 - Greatest Hits]

Star Wars:

1. Anikan Vs Obi Wan

2. Star Wars and the Revenge of the Sith

3. Anikans Dark Deeds

4. A new Hope and End Credits

WOTW

5. Confrontation with Ogilvy

6. Epilouge

7. Reunion

8. Refugee Status

MOAG

9. Becoming a Geisha

10. Confluence

11. Sayuri's theme and End Credits

12. The Garden Meeting

Munich

13. A prayer for peace

14. letter bombs

15. end credits

16. Raid in Tarifia

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

Best Original Score of 2005: Memoirs of a Geisha

nominations: Star Wars III, WOTW, MOAG, and Munich

Best Album Release of 2005: Memoirs of a Geisha

ditoo

Best Cue of 2005: "seeing the bodies" (don't know the exact title) from WOTW

"seeing the bodies", Anikan's entrance, Prayer for Peace, and Sayuri's theme and end credits

Best Unreleased Cue of 2005:

Best Action Cue of 2005: Anikan Vs. Obi Wan

nominations: Anikan vs. Obi Wan, Letter Bombs, Confrontation with Ogilvy, and Anikan's dark deeds

Best Dramatic Cue of 2005: A Prayer for Peace

nominations: A prayer for Peace, Avner and Daphna, Confluence, and Refugee status

Best Theme of 2005: Sayuri's theme

nominations: Sayuri's theme, Avner's theme, General Grievous' and Battle of the Heroes

Best Performance Of Above Theme of 2005: Becoming a Geisha

[The Official ESB was voted off Investigation Thread.]

Well I for one enjoyed your coming through and explaining what you did. Hopefully your explanation will influence those who decided to boycott the polls, because they thought people were trying to ruin them, will come back now that they realize you were only trying to enhance them.

[The OFFICIAL Oscar reaction thread]

fom what i've seen the Filmtracks scoreboard is in complete uproar, and most of the newer posts on the IMDB's John Williams board are very upset, so mostly similar reactions to here

[WIlliams will never win another Oscar]

well Munich was an oscar favorite up until it was selectively released when it was bashed by alot of critics for its political perspective. Since then its oscar-likeliness went down.

[WIlliams will never win another Oscar]

Williams just has to be lucky enough to score the most oscar-hyped movie of the year like Schindlers' list. Or an oscar-hyped film that has a theme voters will remember like all his other films, but he always has to avoid the split vote.

[Why Brokenback Mountain?]

This just proves the oscars can't be trusted again for what seems to be the hundreth time. Right now the BAFTA's seem like a more honorable award system.

[Piano pieces by Mr. Williams?]

oh yeah, "is it a bird" that was another funny track title

[Piano pieces by Mr. Williams?]

i've noticed hook has two different song title versions, i've seen one version on the album with track 3 titled banning back home, but then there is for the same song sheet music entitled "yuppie sounds", now where did they get that title, it sounds almost as if it should be on barney.

[What Williams Soundtrack should I buy Part II]

You cannot not have JW CDs.

Lol , i think you missed a couple of words