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Definitely the worst Star Wars score, and, until Minority Report, JW's weakest film score in several years...but "horrible"?

Rather, there's now a madness to his method. Marc, you want really melodic action music, then go for Goldsmith's latest.

How does this explain how often he used the hyperspace cue in the 80's and early 90's? Now this is oversimplification. I'm not referring simply to Williams's melodic tendencies...

jump1 yipee beerchug That's the best thing I've heard all month -- OK, we're only four days into the month, but......"Rosewood" will unfortunately never get the appreciation it deserved. I actually fell in love with this score quicker than I did for "Amistad," which I still enjoy. Jeff -- who is out to convert all the "Rosewood" haters Rosewood is Williams worst score in 20 years. No, but Minority Report and Attack of the Clones are Williams's worst since Always. ALWAYS: The best use of piano in a Williams score. ALWAYS: The best subdued Williams music. ALWAYS: The most underrated Williams work. I'm sorry. Hope you get better soon.

I dunno...Figo's posts tend to be wordier.

jump1 yipee beerchug That's the best thing I've heard all month -- OK, we're only four days into the month, but......"Rosewood" will unfortunately never get the appreciation it deserved. I actually fell in love with this score quicker than I did for "Amistad," which I still enjoy. Jeff -- who is out to convert all the "Rosewood" haters Rosewood is Williams worst score in 20 years. No, but Minority Report and Attack of the Clones are Williams's worst since Always.

"Anderson's Great Escape" is hardly "new [and] mature." It's patchwork, complete with unappreciably differentiated highlights from The Lost World (not simply "Ludlow's Demise" or "Visitor in San Diego"), from Jurassic Park/The Phantom Menace, and from The Patriot. It exemplifies Williams's increasingly frequent failure to imbue his new works with a keen sense of filmic identity.

For me, 1995-1999 represents Williams at the zenith of his career.

OK, now I have to disagree with you...the only thing that wasn't "GREAT" about '97 was his song cycle, "Seven for Luck."

No, that's today's FSM Daily.

Marc's point was that 1997 was not a year of absolute masterpieces (yes, only in his opinion); I agree with him entirely. Having said that, I don't believe Williams has ever had a more successful year than 1997. As I've said before, he began this year auspiciously with "Call of the Champions" and the debut of a fine collection of cello works with Yo-Yo Ma, but he hasn't come through with his film works.

Sadly, Morn betrays his ignorance...

This kind of thing makes sense only after having seen the movie, save Track 2 (ahem, Tracksounds...) Track One: 9 Track Two: 5 Track Three: 6 Track Four: 8 Track Five: 5 Track Six: 6 Track Seven: 3 Track Eight: 6 Track Nine: 5 Track Ten: 4 Track Eleven: 5 Track Twelve: 5 Track Thirteen: 8 Track Fourteen: 7 "Jango's Escape," undeniably, sucks. Approx. 5.86 is the average.

Best wishes to Roald from me as well.

Hopefully that's sarcasm. (I know with me that it's hard to tell, but I wasn't being sarcastic about Mancini in the least.)

Hear, hear.

Guys, just check their web page! I'm sure they have plenty of information about it.

Search for it on Google or something; it'll turn up.

Some sort of reprise of "Ludlow's Demise," undoubtedly.

I hate everyone equally.

Definitely, Hans Zimmer is The Future of Film Music. And Jerry Goldsmith is dizzyingly inventive. John Williams needs to go home and rethink his life.

Although I considered Shore's score worthy of its Oscar win (yes, over A.I. and Harry Potter), I still find it emotionally barren, save "The Breaking of the Fellowship" and "May It Be." Many mainstream film critics lauded the score's cinematic transparency, but the absence of ostentation has no bearing on its profundity -- or originality (which is not overrated as a point of criticism).

What does your heart tell you?

Marc, your poll was one of the more meaningful ones around here of late. I'm sorry you felt pressured to close it.

Rolling on the floor laughing.