Hlao-roo

Harry Potter obviously has some of the worst tastes ever. : )

OVERALL FAVORITE SCORE E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial OVERALL FAVORITE PIECE "The Days Between" (Stepmom) OVERALL FAVORITE CD RELEASE Close Encounters of the Third Kind Collector's Edition OVERALL LEAST FAVORITE SCORE Always OVERALL LEAST FAVORITE PIECE "Anderton's Great Escape" (Minority Report) OVERALL LEAST FAVORITE CD RELEASE Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Ultimate Edition FAVORITE STAR WARS SCORE Return of the Jedi FAVORITE INDIANA JONES SCORE Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade FAVORITE SCORE FOR A STEVEN SPIELBERG FILM E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial FAVORITE ACTION/ADVENTURE SCORE Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade FAVORITE SAD SCORE Angela's Ashes FAVORITE EMOTIONAL SCORE E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial FAVORITE SOFT/SUBDUED SCORE Stepmom FAVORITE FANTASY SCORE E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (sort of fantasy) MOST EFFECTIVE SCORE Empire of the Sun FAVORITE SCORE FROM 1960-1969 The Reivers FAVORITE SCORE FROM 1970-1979 Star Wars FAVORITE SCORE FROM 1980-1989 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial FAVORITE SCORE FROM 1990-1999 Stepmom FAVORITE SCORE FROM 2000-PRESENT The Patriot MY CURRENT MOST-LISTENED-TO SCORE The Lost World: Jurassic Park MY CURRENT LEAST-LISTENED-TO SCORE The Poseidon Adventure THE SCORE I WISH I COULD APPRECIATE MORE Close Encounters of the Third Kind FAVORITE NON-MOTION PICTURE WORK "Heartwood" FAVORITE VOCAL PIECE "Where Dreams Are Born" Vocalise (A.I. Artificial Intelligence) FAVORITE LOVE THEME "Monica's Theme" (which represents the love of David for Monica) FAVORITE HERO THEME "Luke's Theme" / Star Wars Main Title FAVORITE VILLAIN THEME OR MOTIF "The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme)" (The Empire Strikes Back) FAVORITE VICTORY THEME OR MOTIF "Victory Celebration" / Shmi's Theme (Return of the Jedi and Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace) FAVORITE NON-VILLAIN EVIL THEME OR MOTIF The theme first heard in "The 1960's: The Turbulent Years" that everyone compares to "The Imperial March" (Nixon) FAVORITE CHARACTER THEME Captain Hook's theme in "Presenting the Hook" (Hook) FAVORITE CHARACTER MOTIF Whispered Sanskrit chant for Darth Maul in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace MOST EFFECTIVE CHARACTER THEME The theme for the burglars in Home Alone FAVORITE OLYMPIC THEME "Call of the Champions" FAVORITE SAD PIECE "Somewhere in My Memory" (Track 15 of Home Alone -- is sad in context of the movie) FAVORITE EMOTIONAL PIECE "The Days Between" (Stepmom) FAVORITE ACTION PIECE "Belly of the Steel Beast" (Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade) FAVORITE ADVENTURE PIECE "Adventures on Earth" (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial) FAVORITE CREEPY PIECE "The Temple of Doom" (Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom) FAVORITE SOURCE CUE "We Don't Wanna Grow Up" (Hook) FAVORITE MUSICAL REFERENCE TO A PREVIOUS WORK "Yoda's Theme" in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial MOST CREATIVE TRACK TITLE "Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra" (Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade) THE TRACK TITLE THAT DOES NOT FIT "Cybertronics" (A.I.), just the first one that came to mind THE SCORE I WOULD LIKE TO SEE COMPLETE Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade THE SCORE I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME KIND OF RELEASE FOR Black Sunday THE MOVIE JOHN WILLIAMS SHOULD HAVE SCORED Poltergeist THE MOVIE JOHN WILLIAMS SHOULD NOT HAVE SCORED Stanley and Iris THE MOVIE IN WHICH THE MUSIC IS TOO GOOD FOR THE MOVIE The Lost World: Jurassic Park MY FIRST JOHN WILLIAMS RECORD/TAPE/CD Star Wars (Polydor 2CD)

Yeah, what a brilliant rip rendition of "Ludlow's Demise" -- beats the Harry Potter one!

Among the younger generation of composers, Mr Williams has noted Thomas Newman in particular.

You think JW'll consider bringing back some of that "fun" (i.e., quality) for the next Star Wars installment?

All right, Ebenezer, that's enough.

Personally, I've always regarded Always as a "ZZZ" effort in my book, if you get my drift...

Keep thinking that.

Wowie, Mornie's got grammar skillz!

"The Football Game" of Sleepers kinda reminds me of "Lapti Nek" (ROTJ).

Wow, what a great thread, guys! Keep up the good work!

or Rabin or Edelman.

Some silly restrictions on the multi-composer scores.

Minority Report, critically, has been one of the best received films of the year, along side Insomnia. If Newton Howard can get a nomination for (the also acclaimed) The Fugitive, so can Academy darling Williams for Minority Report.

Whatever you say, Morn.

I wonder how Joe thinks I look...

Yeah, I hate those people who yell.

OH MY GAWD, JOE!!! You don't like A.I.??? HOW COULD ANYONE NOT? I mean, I, like totally, CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DON'T THINK IT'S A MASTERPIECE.

I tend to find "Over the Moon" invigorating rather than calming.

LOL, I had to go all the way to New Zealand to pick up the Goblet of Fire PB release...it takes forever for things to get out into paperback here in the States.

Arbitrary ratings without thoughtful justifications? I can do that! Mr. Williams's Deteriorating Powers, 1998 - 2002 1998 Saving Private Ryan: 9 Stepmom: 9 1999 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace: 8 (would've been 10 had Williams's score consistently fit the film...and I'm referring to even the parts that weren't hacked up) Angela's Ashes: 8 2000 The Patriot: 7.5 2001 A.I. Artificial Intelligence: 7 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: 6 2002 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones: 4.5 Minority Report: 4.5

I thought that seen was a little cliched in some respects and ineffective manipulation I thought the hologram scene was great. I love the complex plot the movie has, you have no idea what will happen next. Well, it was effective enough for me, even though Cruise looked a little strange trying to carry off the silent crying effect... I, too, found the plot twists and turns mostly unexpected, although many others I talked to had solved the 'whodunit' in the relatively early moments of the film...