JWfangirl1992 18 Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 Which decade showed Williams at his best? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 70s, though Raiders, E.T. and Empire are all 80s....hmmmm, but then again, Jaws, Star Wars, Superman...Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 Well because Empire is the tie-breaker in respect to what nightscape said...and it falls in the 80's...80's it is.Though I think the 80's was a great year for everyone in film music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 I'd say about 1974 - 1984 if it can only be 10 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg1138 3 Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 Man - that's a tough one.......I'm torn between 70's and 80's............but 80's pips it to the post, but only just...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie 45 Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 Who are we talking about? William Ross? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredo 0 Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 Empire, Indiana Jones, ET, its got to be 80's. Although, I grew up with his 90's movies and themes so I hold that decade as a very very very close 2nd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 I'd say about 1974 - 1984 if it can only be 10 years.film music at its peak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diskobolus 3 Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 I'd say about 1974 - 1984 if it can only be 10 years.film music at its peakHardly... try 1939 through 1945. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 No, that's film music at it's infancy. To say that Williams' output between '74 and '84 is part of a decline in quality is outrageous.Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orrakul 0 Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 I'd say about 1974 - 1984 if it can only be 10 years.This is the correct answer! (IMO). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 50 Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 No, that's film music at it's infancy. To say that Williams' output between '74 and '84 is part of a decline in quality is outrageous.TimI agree. How could anybody in his or her right mind not believe emphatically that 1974-1984 was the one and only apex of film music?Outrageous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurgaFlippinMan 7 Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 like a few members here, i think the best decade is not in the poll option, which was between the 70s and 80s. that was the Williams Slam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 1980s1970s2000s1990sI havent heard enough of the 50s or 60s to judge them fairly.And I agree on the '74-'84 10-year Williams peak. But he ain't been too bad since then either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,346 Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 The Seventies. However, his "peak period" starts somewhere in the 70s and ends with Jurassic Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 The 1970s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Barnsbury 8 Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 Eighties!Ray Barnsbury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damo 0 Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 This is tough then I thought....But I reckon he improving ever since he started his film composer career debut till these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmanand 0 Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 JW's best output has been '74-'84, and '89-'93. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie_twinkle 48 Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 The disco era should be winning this by a landslide, but it isn't! Williams fans must be getting younger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 1993-2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitch 57 Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 His best period was from 1932 to 1937 when he was still able to churn out fairly shitty and stinky tunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurgaFlippinMan 7 Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 The disco era should be winning this by a landslide, but it isn't! Williams fans must be getting younger!My opinion is of the Jaws to Empire Strikes Back/ET/Raiders (cant remember which came first). So I havent voted yet as I cant decide between 70s or 80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 1974 to 1984. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futuremartymcfly 0 Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 The Jaws to TOD miracle, but since the majority of those ten years falls into the 70s thats my answer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 I'd say about 1974 - 1984 if it can only be 10 years.film music at its peakHardly... try 1939 through 1945.I completely disagree. I said what I said because I mean what I said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futuremartymcfly 0 Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 I'm still trying to figure out whats so good about the 39-45 era, most of what I've heard is really quite tedious to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 50 Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 This CD made me fall in love with the era, and it's only the tip of the iceberg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figo 2 Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 This CD made me fall in love with the era, and it's only the tip of the iceberg.Then you should scroll it back a year, since The Adventures of Robin Hood was released in 1938. Wonderful album, Cerrabore. I agree, this was the greatest era for film music. The late '70s/early '80s run it a close second, but there were simply too many great composers in the '30s and '40s operating at the peak of their ability. That's not to say Williams and Goldsmith weren't (aren't?) titans. Just felt the need to stink up this thread with unnecessary fuddy-duddyisms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendal_Ozzel 36 Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 80s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futuremartymcfly 0 Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 This CD made me fall in love with the era, and it's only the tip of the iceberg.Then you should scroll it back a year, since The Adventures of Robin Hood was released in 1938. Wonderful album, Cerrabore. I agree, this was the greatest era for film music. The late '70s/early '80s run it a close second, but there were simply too many great composers in the '30s and '40s operating at the peak of their ability. That's not to say Williams and Goldsmith weren't (aren't?) titans. Just felt the need to stink up this thread with unnecessary fuddy-duddyisms.So Korngold seemes to be the REALLY really big one of that era though, so I'll probably look into him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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