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Giacchino just posted this. Maybe we get a glimpse of his actual theme. It sounds heroic enough, though I'd obviously like to hear it in full. 

LA population devastated as Steven Spielberg kidnaps half of Hollywood's respected character actors
 
 
Speaking my language!  They're both in my top 10 Spielberg films ever!

Brother!

Awesome! I'm really looking forward to this. I'm a fan of Spielberg's current "dramatic phase" anyway, and Williams should deliver a good score like he always does. 

He does have an Oscar at least, so it's not like the industry hates him or anything. He's also scored a lot of a hit films. He's sadly neglected these days. I think it's because people see him as a lounge jazz kind of guy where there's more to him then that. 

Yeah I've listened to some of his solo records too. Good stuff, especially Migration. Dig those synths!
 
My favorite Grusin scores are On Golden Pond, The Goonies, Mulholland Falls, Heaven Can Wait, The Champ, Three Days of The Condor, Havana, and so on. His collaborations with Sydney Pollack produced some great work.
 
One score of his I'd love to see a release of (even though the tapes are lost), that I listened to some exerts some of taken from the DVD is, Murder By Death. Like The Goonies it sounds like its a bit more of an orchestral affair as opposed to be "jazzy", and based off what I've listened to as well, a lot of fun. Again shame the tapes are lost though. Great composer though. 

Dave Grusin has always been criminally underrated. Do you like his solo stuff, especially his recordings for GRP?
ONE OF A KIND is fantastic.

The Champ - Dave Grusin - Good stuff. Sentimental themes mixed in with 70's funk, but it works. 

Presented by John Williams too.