scarybunny

Great Interview! I only wish it had been longer, maybe Williams will do more things like that in the coming weeks. this has nothing to do with my comment, I just like it

Thank you so much! I'm not familiar with the Iron Will score, so I would have NEVER gotten it. You rule!

Hi All- At the Star Wars Celebration in Indy last week there was about 7 minutes of exclusive footage shown, but not with the Williams score. They used the Van Helsing score, but for a couple of miutes, about 30 seconds into the piece I think it goes to something else. Am I wrong? Is it all Van Helsing and Im just daft? If Im not, could anyone help me identify that bit? Heres a link to a really crappy audio recording of the music. http://www.solid-roc.com/C3.mp3 If this has been asked about already Im sorry, 'cause I haven't been on the board for a while. Thanks in any case!

So sad :cry: Although he?s gone, it?s still comforting to know that his work can forever be enjoyed by his fans and I?m sure gain new admirers as time goes on. He will be greatly missed.

Puuleese!! :roll: Star Wars!

Hi All- Over all I'd have to go with Batman Returns. But I am partial to many of the themes over the years. The MFADT collections are great, Nightbreed and Beetlejuice are also awesome. I find myself not totally digging the newer work, like Big Fish. It didn't have the same 'Elfman feeling' for me, for some reason.

I LOVE the Simpsons. I love it so much I even have one of them tattooed on me. That being said, I'm still open to the opinions of those who don't like it (even though you are wrong) I agree that most of the best eps, the real classics, have already been done in earlier seasons, but even this season has had some pretty good gags in it. Including the opening that I think Morn was refering to (from the couch to the universe to homers brain and back to the couch?) Even at it's lower points (those eps that maybe weren't quite up to pare) The Simpsons still is, was and always will be funnier, more topical and better written than most of what is on TV. Best - show - ever!! -Becky

I had to go with the 'Homer' vote. Everytime I've seen Williams music described that way in an article, it always struck me as a negative remark.

As lovely as Fawke's is, I had to go with Harry's Wondrous World.

Do they not have proof readers for this sort of thing? :? Weird and unprofessional.

Indeed.

Let me preface this by saying that I am a Spielberg Junkie, I'm fairly easy to please when it comes to his work. Although there are 1 or 2 flicks form the early days I haven't seen yet. 1. Schindler's List **** Excellent, not my favorite though. I have to be in a certian mood to watch it. 2. Raiders of the Lost Ark **** One of the best movies ever, I've seen it many, many times. 3. Jaws **** see comments on #2 4. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial **** How can you not love ET? 5. Jurassic Park **** 6. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade *** Awesome, but not Raiders 7. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom *** Again, really cool, but not Raiders 8. Minority Report *** Different I think, I liked it very much 9. Empire of the Sun *** I've always thought this was a bit underrated. 10. Saving Private Ryan *** Very good tension in the final scenes, I need to see it agian though (haven't since the theater) 11. Close Encounters of the Third Kind *** 12. Catch Me If You Can *** Liked the whole feel of it, and one of my favorite Williams scores of recent years. 13. Amistad *** 14. Lost World: Jurassic Park, The *** 15. The Color Purple *** 16. Hook **1/2 Are we allowed half ratings? 17. Artificial Intelligence: AI ** I'm still sort of undecided on this one. 18. Duel ** 19. Always ** 20. 1941 Haven't seen yet 21. The Sugarland Express - Haven't seen it yet, unfortunatly -Becky

Empire of the Sun has some of my favorite moments in it. I've always loved 'Imaginary Air Battle'.

Hi All- Just to add my two cents- I don't hate Shore. In fact, for me anyway, I was never too into his scores in the past and think that his work on the LOTR trilogy is exceptionally good. They made me like his work more than before. And while Williams, Goldsmith and others have lost in the past to whatever film was most popular that year, I really do think Shore deserved the awards. -Becky

One yes, but it's a big binder!

Reasons I know I'm a John Williams nerd... 1. There is not a time in my life I don't remember listening to and loving his music. 2. I keep all of my cds in binders... and there's one whole binder entirely devoted to Williams. 3. When discussing his work with my Uncle, another JW nerd, referring to him as 'Johnny' like he's our friend or something. 4. Wanting the Imperial March to play when I walk in a room. 5. More than half of the ringtones on my phone are Williams themes. 6. I'm posting on this board. 7. Trying to explain to people the whole 'he's not a guitar player' thing, and then yes - wanting to kick them for not even knowing who he is! 8. Sometimes I whistle JW themes without even realizing it (or so I'm told). 9. What JW nerd doesn't conduct along? Although I don't own a black turtleneck. 10. I think about all of the joy and satisfaction his music has brought to me and how it has at times even inspired me to write, paint and help further my imagination. Johnny Rules! And I'm a huge nerd.

Nice! LOL

Hello Everyone, How ya Doin? Just heard the news! I haven't had a chance to read all of the articles/comments yet but here are my thoughts- As much as I've been waiting for this set to come out, I had hoped Lucas would do something like what they did with the 'ET' DVD and have the original and doctored versions in one set, or at least give folks the choice as to which version they're gonna buy. I've read that Lucas wants them all to meld together but I'm afraid he's going to take it too far. I want to be able to watch the movies I grew up watching including every original effect, right down to every last Ewok. I'm all for cleaning up the print and sound, things like that but I'm a bit put off that if I want the version I know (and I'm sure will always love more) I'll have to watch my *sigh* panned and scanned trilogy Video tapes. I think holding back the original version, if in fact thats what they're doing, is unfair. Also, someone mentioned the IJ trilogy having changes? I don't think I noticed anything major, but I do think they changed Marion's scream just after Indy goes through the wall and she sees the snake coming out of the mummy. Am I crazy or is that different than it used to be? -Becky (scarybunny)

I've always thought the Dance of the Witches from the Witches of Eastwick had great percussion in it.

Oh yeh, I know I'm not saying he's bad (Marc Shaiman). The two scores I happen to have of his just don't appeal to me the way they used to. It's like I grew out of them or something.

If I haven't seen the movie yet, I might imagine something other than what actually takes place in the scene. But, some of the themes just make me want to do whatever takes place in the movie IE:when I listen to The Cowboys it makes me want to be riding on a horse or something. Weird, yes but thats just me. I'm weird.

Hi Everyone! I own a couple of Marc Shaiman scores that I got, who knows when. I haven't put them on in years. But I too fell victim to Back to Titanic.

Yes, Ive had the same problems. Ive had to login everytime I want to post, and even then sometimes I lose my message and have to do it again. PS it just happened again

I like to make things with that clay stuff you bake in the oven, its like modeling clay. I should make a little cartoony Johnny Williams figure!

not at all, we'll just have to try n chat later.