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It's probably from the scene where

It's probably from the scene where

It's probably from the scene where

War Horse may have given him the opportunity to write "Rounds," but it was "Rounds" that directly jumpstarted his career.

Hunchback is one of my favorite film scores/musicals, and definitely Menken's best.

The one at the end of Yoda and the Force

Actually he brings up some pretty persuasive/awesome points. I'll outline some of the main ones:



After watching this I saw the film again and as impressive as some of these observations are, I didn't feel they quite explained the entire film. I think there might be some genuine mistakes that Nolan made, along with many moments of genius plot.

I've noticed that on this MB there can sometimes be a condescension aimed at those that appreciate all or most of JW's scores very enthusiastically. The general feeling that certain members are creating is that these people are blind fanboys who will enjoy anything that JW creates.
The thing is, John Williams is good. He's been musically trained for 70+ years, and has studied at some of the best schools in the world and with some of the best teachers in the world. He's had tons of experience performing, arranging and conducting, and all of these skills have contributed towards his composing abilities. He's very selective about selecting projects that he feels will give him artistic freedom and/or inspiration. And the projects he accepts are big deals--he knows a lot of people are going to be listening to his works, often times hundreds of millions. Even his concert works are performed by some of the greatest orchestras/conductors in the world and at some of the greatest venues in the world. He's going to be putting in a good deal of effort into his scores. So it makes sense that a vast majority of his works--maybe even all past a certain point--would be good, even great.
I'm not trying to say that everybody who doesn't appreciate most of JW's works is a fool--you are absolutely entitled to your own opinion, and free to vehemently hate whatever JW work you do. But could we tone down the pressure to not be incredibly enthusiastic about JW's entire discography? There's no reason necessarily why all his works shouldn't be great, just as there's no reason necessarily why they should.

I've noticed that on this MB there can sometimes be a condescension aimed at those that appreciate all or most of JW's scores very enthusiastically. The general feeling that certain members are creating is that these people are blind fanboys who will enjoy anything that JW creates.
The thing is, John Williams is good. He's been musically trained for 70+ years, and has studied at some of the best schools in the world and with some of the best teachers in the world. He's had tons of experience performing, arranging and conducting, and all of these skills have contributed towards his composing abilities. He's very selective about selecting projects that he feels will give him artistic freedom and/or inspiration. And the projects he accepts are big deals--he knows a lot of people are going to be listening to his works, often times hundreds of millions. Even his concert works are performed by some of the greatest orchestras/conductors in the world and at some of the greatest venues in the world. He's going to be putting in a good deal of effort into his scores. So it makes sense that a vast majority of his works--maybe even all past a certain point--would be good, even great.
I'm not trying to say that everybody who doesn't appreciate most of JW's works is a fool--you are absolutely entitled to your own opinion, and free to vehemently hate whatever JW work you do. But could we tone down the pressure to not be incredibly enthusiastic about JW's entire discography? There's no reason necessarily why all his works shouldn't be great, just as there's no reason necessarily why they should.

Unbreakable has some good trumpet solos too, although they aren't anywhere close to the way they're used in more traditional superhero films.

He looks like a rapist, until he starts speaking.

He looks like a rapist, until he starts speaking.

definatly a guy with a shag carpeted windowless
van....

Williams' connection with Wagner has only strengthened since Star Wars, as far as the use of the leitmotif goes. The thematic connections are only getting more complex as JW gets older, so I'm not sure what you mean when you say he would never "throw himself in the middle of Wagner music."