Ray Barnsbury

Me three. Happy Birthday E.T.!!!! Ray Barnsbury

She needs to sort out her priorities! Ray Barnsbury-Regular Poster! (mini-wave in celebration to me)

My thoughts exactly. :roll: Ray Barnsbury

It was hard for me to choose between Superman and AOTC--both are so beautiful, but in strikingly different ways. I went with Superman, just because I have known it longer ( and you gotta love that finale! ). Ray Barnsbury

That was the funniest thing I have read in a long time! Thanks for posting it! Ray Barnsbury

Those comments by your students are priceless, Ren! I really enjoyed reading them, thanks so much for sharing them with us! Ray Barnsbury

AAUUUUUGHHHHH!!!!!!!! I need the original trilogy scores!!! Ray Barnsbury-who has many ideas for his birthday list :twisted:

Great idea Ren! Can you by any chance come to Michigan and teach 12th grade? Ray Barnsbury

Sadly, Jason, I feel that this is futile. No one's really listening to us, so I guess we should leave them to their own devices. And by posting on this thread continually, we're giving satisfaction to the insecure attention-craving people who started it. I'm done on here, much to the delight of everyone else, and I would encourage you to do the same. That is, if you want to of course. Ray Barnsbury

Dear God, you think I don't understand what dfferent words mean? The fact that off topics are discouraged would imply to me that people shouldn't post them. And don't bitch about being offended and preach that sexuality should be discussed openly. Fine. But it has no place on a John Williams message board. That's like getting mad because someone doesn't want sex talked about at a family birthday party. There's nothing wrong with it in general, it just doesn't belong here. The hypocrisy on this board is incredible. "Your posts MUST be on topic and contribute SIGNIFICANTLY to the discussion, unless they're posted by an "elder" and about sexual habits. " VERY sad indeed. Ray Barnsbury-pissed off

I agree with everything that's been said here (if it's Williams, it's must-have), but I would like to add Home Alone. It is a wonderful, wonderful score, ecpecially for the Christmas season. Somewhere in my Memory and Star of Bethlehem are priceless holiday themes, and the rest of the score is just as good. Also, no one has mentioned The Patriot. I would consider this a must-have, but many would disagree. It all comes down to personal opinion of course. Another very nice compilation album is Williams on Williams: The Classic Spielberg scores. Ray Barnsbury

Thanks buddy! I forgot to mention that I would also tell him he should check us out sometime here at JWFAN.net. I bet he would be quite interested, especially in some of the more, er, "unique" topics. Ray Barnsbury

Not that anyone cares, but: 03 - STAY ON TOPIC as much as possible. Discussions concerning music, movies, technology, the internet and other related topics are allowed within reason. Topics completely unrelated to the aforementioned are discouraged Ray Barnsbury

Seriously, I agree. I mean, I don't have a problem with topics like these in general, but there are young people here, and I don't think masturbation is an appropriate topic, especially for a John Williams mesage board. Ray Barnsbury-surprised and disappointed

Some of my favorite cues: Flight to Neverland/Prologue, Hook The very beginning of these two pieces are fantastic, whether played by strings or winds, they really have a mystical feel. March from 1941 The peppy trumpet part that is first heard at 0:40, and appears many more times throughout the piece. Summon the Heroes The driving part heard at 4:35. Gives me goosebumps! E.T. Any time the Flying Theme bursts into full glory. Harry Potter 3:36 into Harry's Wondrous World, when the Hogwarts theme is so majestically played. Attack of the Clones When the trumpet picks up the main Arena theme. Ray Barnsbury

I would ask him for a picture and to sign a couple things, and just tell him how much I appreciate him and his music and how it has so positively affected my life. Rather than begging him for things he probably has no control over an gets pestered about all the time. Ray Barnsbury-who would actually probably end up stammering something unintelligible :oops:

Oops! I was using our other computer and wasn't logged in. :oops: Ray Barnsbury

Speaking of blasting JW music, I like to drive with my windows down in the summer and play John Williams for everyone to hear at red lights. Ray Barnsbury

You might be a redneck Jedi if . . . You share a long kiss with your sister . . . Wait a minute! :wow: Ray Barnsbury

I got Howard Shore's Mrs. Doubtfire score. It's very nice. Basically a light, fun score with a few slighty more moving parts. Not quite the same as LOTR though. Ray Barnsbury

Good news, thanks! Ray Barnsbury

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**Spoilers** I don't see how Spider-Man's characters are more one-dimensional than AOTC's. For me, there was great chemistry between Peter and Mary Jane, as well as the other characters. I really felt that they acted suberbly, and that their characters were well developed. AOTC was really lacking in this sense. Anakin and Padme's dialogue was mostly forced sounding and dripping with melodrama. They had no chemistry that I could see. The only part about their love that is tolerable is the wedding, where there is no speech. About the Green Goblin, I agree, he was laughable, but that's at least partly the way it's supposed to be. I mean the guy's insane, he's gonna sound stupid. I'd rather have a corny comic book type villain than a laughable love story that's meant to be dead serious. Seriously though, I understand where you're coming from - like you said, that's just me. Ray Barnsbury

That's cool! We played Olympic Fanfare and Theme last week at our band concert, and at graduation we'll be playing a John Williams arrangement including E.T., The Mission Theme, Imperial March, Star Wars Main Title, Cantina Band, Olympic Spirit, and Jaws. Good times! Ray Barnsbury