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I'm absolutely in shock. What a terrible loss of a great talent. :cry: My condolences to Ms. Walker's family.
Anthony
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I like to brood.
The best composer to brood to is Mahler. Especially the fifth and sixth Symphonies. Or Kindertodtenlieder.
Anthony
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The accents in Jaws are very symmetrical and repetitious: da-da-DUM-da, da-da-DUM-da; they fall on the beat. In The Rite, however, the accents are intentionally off-kilter; sometimes they fall on the beat, at other times, off. The opening eight measures of the ostinato go like this: da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da, da-DUM-da-DUM, da-da-da-da, da-DUM-da-da, DUM-da-da-da, DUM-da-da-da, da-DUM-da-da. Stravinsky's rhythmic variations are numerous throughout.
Anthony
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LOL
I wish my alarm clock would play The Cowboys Overture every morning.
Anthony
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"The Light", PoltergeistAnthony
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Didn't Giacchino write the new music for Space Mountain in Euro Disney?
Not sure about Euro Disney, but his music definitely plays at Disneland in Anaheim. I bought the "Official Album of the Disneyland Resort" last year when I was there, and it has Giacchino's music. Also, it has Williams's music from Star Tours and the Indiana Jones Ride.
Anthony
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Answering this question can't be done by long pondering. The more you think about the question, the greater number of times you'll find yourself thinking "Oh, but what about . . ." Each movement so perfectly fulfills its role and uses its unique orchestral pallet to do so. From the opening bass figues of "Mars" to the final chorus of "Neptune" fading away into the icy depths of space, each planet becomes my favorite while I'm listening to it. In order to answer the poll, I went with immediate gut reaction: "Mercury, the Winged Messenger". I see I'm only the second to vote that way (
Ross)Anthony, wondering who else has an orchestral score for this that they follow along with while listening.
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Since Joe's idea for the Top Ten list a few years ago is what actually got me to register here, I'll be more than happy to participate in this list as well.
#1 - The Cowboys Overture (By Request)
#2 - Journey to the Island (Jurassic Park)
#3 - The 'Float' (Catch Me If You Can)
#4 - Fawkes the Phoenix (The Chamber of Secrets)
#5 - The Battle of Hoth (The Empire Strikes Back Disc 1 [1997])
Anthony - who can think of about a dozen more tracks that deserve to be in the list.
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How do you know there's a singer at your door?
They can't find the key, and don't know when to come in.
Anthony
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In order of purchase, I have
The Cowboys Overture
Escapades for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra
The Sorcerer's Stone - Children's Suite
The Chamber of Secrets
The Prisoner of Azkaban
Call Of The Champions
Battle Of The Heroes
Across The Stars
My next purchase will probably be either Summon the Heroes or the Close Encounters Excerpts.
Anthony
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Just off the top of my head,
2002 =
The Float, Across The Stars, Anderton's Great Escape, Fawkes's Theme, The Chamber of Secrets, The Spiders, The Spyders, Catch Me If You Can, The Flying Car, The Chase Through Coruscant =
Some of Williams's best.
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Wow! How much did I love this? I've been toying around with the idea of putting together something similar to this myself, but I never seem to have the time. Good stuff.
Anthony
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I watched South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me back to back, and was actually in pain from laughing so hard.
Monty Python and The Holy Grail is a great comedy, but I'd say my favorite is It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. An absolute classic, from the moment Jimmy Durante kicks the bucket right up to Ethel Merman falling flat on her ass, the laughs just don't stop.
Anthony
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I voted for Potter, although I enjoy both, and don't consider Harry Potter to be any better than Star Trek. But, I'm am definitely more versed in the Potterverse than I am with the Federation, so that was the deciding factor.
Anthony
"The Arrival Of Baby Harry" -- no joke, that's what just came on my music player. -
I usually buy my stuff from sheetmusicplus.com. Always had great service, and very prompt delivey.
Anthony
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Dumbledore is a Power Ranger.
Dumbledore was once the Transfiguration teacher, and most people agree that he is likely an Animagus, a form of self-transfiguration, less formally known as "morphin". None doubt Dumbledore's "power", he is indeed a "mighty" wizard.
Q. E. D.
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JK Rowling is currently in talks with Stephen Sondheim to turn The Sorcerer's Stone into a big Broadway musical, starring Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp and Idina Menzel as the trio.
Anthony
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Put me down for flute, piccolo, oboe, clarinet and saxophone.
Anthony,
I Am - Andrew Boysen, Jr. -
Wow, that was really weird. Every so often, I am yet again reminded why I continually come back to this place. LOL
Anthony,
"Arrival on Dagobah" -
Superman - The Movie
Was there even a chance that anything else would be in the number one slot?
Anthony, still rather partial to "Jane and Logan" from The Missouri Breaks,
"Art & The Minister" - Patrick Doyle, Needful Things -
This is an actual conversation I had with a friend who is on the fringes of the film score fan community.
Me: Oh, you bought a new CD. What is it?
Her: The Van Helsing soundtrack. I saw the movie last night and loved the music.
Me: Oh, that's Alan Silvestri. He's the guy who wrote the music for Back to the Future and Forrest Gump.
Her: Really? I'm a little surprised that I liked the music then. I didn't like the music for those movies at all. I don't think the music went well with the movie.
Me:
Anthony,
"The Asteroid Field" - John Williams -
Its OK, Williams has no idea what the hell is going on in those movies. I love it. At one concert he said he was going to play the music for the 2 headed dog, and all the kids in the audience yelled "3 headed!" and williams blushed and said, "3 headed"
I remember the fourth of July Pops concert in the summer of '93 . . . . Williams said the orchestra would be performing the "Brontosaurus Rex Theme" from Jurassic Park.
I just received my copies of the three Harry Potter orchestral suites this afternoon. Great, great music . . . I especially am happy about having the Knight Bus and Fawkes's Theme.
Anthony
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Thanks for the suggestions, everyone. I ended up using most of them. As well, I added the following:
Wizard of Oz: The Cyclone
Amazing Stories: The Landing
It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World: The Great Pursuit, The Living End
Superman: Trip to Earth
Anyway, I fly tomorrow. Should be fun.
Anthony, wondering how he'll survive without his "Daily Dose of John Williams".
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Hey everyone,
I'm going to be flying to Oklahoma City in a couple of days for a business trip and thought that I would put together a travel/airport/flying CD to pass the time both in the air and during my two-hour layover in Dallas/Ft. Worth. Any suggestions for material to include? I'm not wanting a Williams-only CD, so anything from film scores, classical, pop/rock or Broadway would be appropriate. Thus far I have
Catch Me If You Can: The Float, Come Fly With Me
ET: Adventures on Earth
The Terminal: The Tale of Victor Navorsky
Harry Potter: Hedwig's Theme, Fawkes the Phoenix, Buckbeak's Flight, The Knight Bus
Wicked: Defying Gravity
Rent: Santa Fe
Home Alone 2: The Arrival in New York
Hook: Banning Back Home, The Arrival of Tink and the Flight to Neverland
Like I said, not strictly Williams, but definitely Williams-centered.
Anthony, excited about travelling again!
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Dry Your Tears, Afrika. You just can't get much more out of a chorus.
So true. I'd agree that this is the best of the group, but my favorite choral work is probably "Freedom Train" from Rosewood. It grabbed me from the moment I first heard it, and actually made me look back at other scores and realize what great choral writing John can do.
BTW, Ross, I love your new signature.
Anthony.
What's The Last Book You Read?
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Just finished - The End, The Beatrice Letters - Lemony Snicket
Currently reading - Lisey's Story - Stephen King
Up next - Equus - Peter Shafer
Farenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury