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Prequel scores much better imo. The majority of John Williams melodies and orchestration I feel I could never come up with on my own, prequels that would be Across the Stars: a melody and ethereal orchestration I could never imagine in my mind, absolutely brilliant. But The Force Awakens was much more replicable and forgettable, the melodies more simplistic and I have written lots of stuff like that before. That's how I have to personally judge on a subjective level.

Quite possibly my favorite classical piece.

I dont understand the comparison between film music and classical  music. I have only had the smallest interst in classical music. I am much more interested in John Williams than in classical or even films scores as a whole. 
 
 

Only a tiny minority of people would call John Williams the greatest. I'm considered in that minority.
 
By contrast, there's many more people who consider Beethoven good, but certainly not one of the greatest writers of music anymore. Not actually as rare as the first statement. I prefer thousands of more composers, I think Beethoven is very dated and traditional.
 
 
You are smart.

Relatively speaking to other composers, it was much harder for the classical composers to be diverse because all they had were those concepts and traditions, but I don't think it matters: I don't listen to much Beethoven not because he is not original, but because I think composers after Beethoven have simply written way better music than he has. Yes, that period called the 20th century, when orchestration was improved a-hundred-fold, melodies became catcher through Jazz and other influences, diversity and imagination were off the wall, I love the Russians. Not everyone was great, but many were. I'm glad some people are deciding to remember this amazing time.
 
On the other hand, some people just really like certain composers and can't find later writers to top them. That's how I am with Williams and Borodin. Other people into heavy classical, just develop an ear or taste for that era.
 
 
More on a serious note, the Star Wars score is often beneath me, what's the deal? I have it stored on my phone. I should hope it's beneath everyone ! Unless they're too important or something to not have it on their phone! 

Wait, that was just the Mexican food from earlier.
 
False alarm!

Relatively speaking to other composers, it was much harder for the classical composers to be diverse because all they had were those concepts and traditions, but I don't think it matters: I don't listen to much Beethoven not because he is not original, but because I think composers after Beethoven have simply written way better music than he has. Yes, that period called the 20th century, when orchestration was improved a-hundred-fold, melodies became catcher through Jazz and other influences, diversity and imagination were off the wall, I love the Russians. Not everyone was great, but many were. I'm glad some people are deciding to remember this amazing time.
 
On the other hand, some people just really like certain composers and can't find later writers to top them. That's how I am with Williams and Borodin. Other people into heavy classical, just develop an ear or taste for that era.
 
 
More on a serious note, the Star Wars score is often beneath me, what's the deal? I have it stored on my phone. I should hope it's beneath everyone ! Unless they're too important or something to not have it on their phone! 

Relatively speaking to other composers, it was much harder for the classical composers to be diverse because all they had were those concepts and traditions, but I don't think it matters: I don't listen to much Beethoven not because he is not original, but because I think composers after Beethoven have simply written way better music than he has. Yes, that period called the 20th century, when orchestration was improved a-hundred-fold, melodies became catcher through Jazz and other influences, diversity and imagination were off the wall, I love the Russians. Not everyone was great, but many were. I'm glad some people are deciding to remember this amazing time.
 
On the other hand, some people just really like certain composers and can't find later writers to top them. That's how I am with Williams and Borodin. Other people into heavy classical, just develop an ear or taste for that era.
 
 
More on a serious note, the Star Wars score is often beneath me, what's the deal? I have it stored on my phone. I should hope it's beneath everyone ! Unless they're too important or something to not have it on their phone! 

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Actually yes, all the time actually. You have very basic rhythm and triads that carry a meter similar to ballads if you take that simple motif and overlay relative harmonies, you will discover it's like a lot of music out there. John Williams uses a strategy of randomization. I composed something just like Rey's Theme 12 years ago. It's absolutely nothing like any of his master melodies, ET Flight, Jedi Theme, The Banquet, Raiders, the majority of the original Star Wars motifs. Those are incredibly more advanced and iconic, my level isn't that high. I'm just opinionated on this matter.

Korngold. Without Williams, it would have taken me a lot longer to get into Korngold's film scores, but Williams provides a bridge to the past, as it were.
Korngold tends to have many more rapid-fire notes in his themes and use more plain triads whereas Williams uses more longer notes, and relies on triads in addition to seventh chords and sus chords in his themes as a result of his early jazz years, no doubt.
Both, however, are brilliant in their film scores.

You're not supposed to remember film scores anyway.

Relatively speaking to other composers, it was much harder for the classical composers to be diverse because all they had were those concepts and traditions, but I don't think it matters: I don't listen to much Beethoven not because he is not original, but because I think composers after Beethoven have simply written way better music than he has. Yes, that period called the 20th century, when orchestration was improved a-hundred-fold, melodies became catcher through Jazz and other influences, diversity and imagination were off the wall, I love the Russians. Not everyone was great, but many were. I'm glad some people are deciding to remember this amazing time.
 
On the other hand, some people just really like certain composers and can't find later writers to top them. That's how I am with Williams and Borodin. Other people into heavy classical, just develop an ear or taste for that era.
 
 
More on a serious note, the Star Wars score is often beneath me, what's the deal? I have it stored on my phone. I should hope it's beneath everyone ! Unless they're too important or something to not have it on their phone! 

You have written melodies like Rey's Theme?
 
Sure...

Rey's Theme was considered to be an extraordinary composition 3 years ago, but clearly we were wrong because Borodin doesn't think so 
 
Lol!

WELCOME, TO JURASSIC PARK!
 

Oh, my photoshopping days are numbered...

I wonder why not as many people post in this thread as they do soundtrack thread. Are people high? 
 
Like, every cue and scene has its own intrinsic personality. I love this song. Especially parts 1:55 and 2:39
 
 

WELCOME, TO JURASSIC PARK!
 

Oh, my photoshopping days are numbered...

And hmm.. who's going with the free speech option?
 

I wish that camera hit his face, like this.
 

If I were to make the list "Top Cues of All Time", this would probably dominate it
 
 

My opinion is essentially this:
Those who think the Harry Potter movies are bad, essentially don't know much about film-making.

My opinion is essentially this:
Those who think the Harry Potter movies are bad, essentially don't know much about film-making.

My opinion is essentially this:
Those who think the Harry Potter movies are bad, essentially don't know much about film-making.