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See, that's why he's winning the poll...

Hey, I own an MR CD...by John Williams...

You seem to know all this... yet you still choose to exhibit retardation. All righty, diskobolus, I think we're going a bit too far here...reserve the personal attacks for private messages or e-mail. As for Joe, his posts are starting to look like circuses with the all the smiley animations all over the place...

MrStatistics, you might want to view a previous thread on the coming Tanglewood concerts.

No, that's called incompetence.

I'm just shaking my head at the measly 2 votes Stepmom's received. Very sad...no one has any taste.

Hey, what about Darkman (Danny Elfman) and The Meteor Man (Cliff Eidelman)? Biased little creeps...

It's called maturity It's called senility.

Actually, it's "Evening at Pops," and, unfortunately, in Houston I've no idea when it's airing.

Second favorite, I believe, after Close Encounters.

But it seemed to me that Williams skirted the development process for the most part...from the very beginning, we get a full statement of the theme. From that point on, it's variously rendered instrumentationally, but little else is done with it. Simple reprises.

I didn't quite like the way he did it with the Love Theme from Clones, though.

While we're at it, why don't we hire James Cameron to come in and put the finishing touches on the dialogue, eh?

Sadly, no. PBS usually isn't into that sort of thing...

"Christmas Star" may be Williams's best song (I certainly agree), but it certainly does owe melodically to the theme from The Accidental Tourist.

No, it's not; it's refreshing.

Interestingly enough, Minority Report has, overall, received greater critical acclaim than has Road to Perdition, and, for once, I'm with the critics!

The thing is, neither Neal Hefti's theme nor the show itself really captured the "essence" of the character.

:roll: Don't be silly, that is one of the biggest exaggerations I have heard and don't forget it's a sequal score for god's sake! Now, just what is that supposed to mean? You have a problem with my tastes? what problem? Agreed. Truly said, Return of the Jedi has much to owe to Raiders of the Lost Ark, perhaps in some ways more to it than to Empire.

...hence his reticence in proceeding with that opera project for Domingo's company.

Not true. The score is meant to function in a kind of low key, not too blatant way (except the action sequences I guess). Like Williams stated in an interview, it isn't one of his scores that he expects people to hum as they walk out of the theater. Of course this is unlike most of his scores which contain great, unforgettable themes that immediately get everyone's attention. But this "low key, not too blatant" approach originated with Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones -- rather curious, wouldn't you say? Minority Report is hardly a major departure in Williams's oeuvre, despite Mr Spielberg's promotional blather.

Dan Hobgood is the greatest film music scholar who has ever lived, and we should worship his name and read his holy word. http://filmscoremonthly.com/articles/2002/..._Film_Music.asp

Naturally, Kael missed the point.

Come on, guys, Jude Law can act. And Farrell has proved he's not so shabby, either.