scissorhands 16 Posted August 22, 2002 Share Posted August 22, 2002 This question may have done before, but I want to know your opinions.Which is the best score composed by Williams for a Chris Columbus film? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross 1 Posted August 22, 2002 Share Posted August 22, 2002 Of course it must be . . . .STEPMOM!! Aaaahh, I crack myself up.-ROSS LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,263 Posted August 22, 2002 Share Posted August 22, 2002 Very hard one... Stepmom is very week, with only the beautiful "The Days Between" sounding like something worthwile.Home Alone 2 is like a pastiche of the first movie, with a couple of new themes. So for me is Home Alone Versus Harry Potter. I had to go for Home Alone, just because of the beutiful christmas music, what was, bythe way, the reaso why Williams wanted to do this. In fact Williams was a second choice for the movie. The original composer on the project was Bruce Broughton, but he had to leave hit due schedule problems. He later regreted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpeteer 302 Posted August 22, 2002 Share Posted August 22, 2002 "Home Alone" is the best. Though, like "Harry Potter," is takes about four themes and reworks them, "Home Alone" ... well, is a better experience from beginning to end, more in the film than on the CD because of all the traditional songs thrown in the middle."Man of the House" is the best cue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted August 22, 2002 Share Posted August 22, 2002 Harry PotterHarry PotterHarry Potter, then Home Alone.But I like all 4 scores and all 4 films.Joe, who thinks it would be fun to tie Chrusher down and fix his eyes open and force him to watch Stepmom, over and over and over. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamecube 0 Posted August 22, 2002 Share Posted August 22, 2002 I have to disagree about what Trumpeteer said. I think that Home Alone uses too much of the themes over and over, and has some weak action themes. Harry Potter is more entertaining because it has more variety and nice use of the themes, and great action cues. Home Alone gets the traditionalism medal though, and has much good stuff as well. Both great scores, but I voted for Harry Potter. I need to watch Stepmom sometime too..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figo 2 Posted August 22, 2002 Share Posted August 22, 2002 Columbus made films, too? Wasn't it enough to discover America?Figo, with apologies to Leif Ericsson.http://www.iceland.org/leifur.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted August 22, 2002 Share Posted August 22, 2002 Has everyone noticed that Chris Columbus' production company is named 1492. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figo 2 Posted August 22, 2002 Share Posted August 22, 2002 I guess he's as witty as I am. :roll: Figo, who cannot imagine the insufferable hell of being named Chris Columbus and going through elementary school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter 0 Posted August 22, 2002 Share Posted August 22, 2002 Harry Potter, of course!As much as I like the score for Home Alone, Harry Potter wins because of the ties it has to the "old" John Williams. ~Harry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,191 Posted August 22, 2002 Share Posted August 22, 2002 Well, both Home Alone scores are wonderful, and I don't see how they could have been done better. Too hard to chose one over the other, too. I confess I still haven't heard Stepmom, but from what I've read about it I doubt it would make the top of my list.But Potter...at first, I found it somewhat disappointing, but then it "clicked". I now consider it one of the best scores of Williams' career. There are so many facettes to it. It has Home Alone-type Christmas music, a fun magical main theme, and tons more. The Face of Voldemort is simply stunning.Has everyone noticed that Chris Columbus' production company is named 1492.I did, last time I watched the Potter DVD. I thought it was very funny. Marian - who is STILL worried about the Ross situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanticStrings 10 Posted August 22, 2002 Share Posted August 22, 2002 I voted Harry Potter.~Conor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mari 279 Posted August 22, 2002 Share Posted August 22, 2002 Harry Potter, of course!I voted for Harry Potter as well!Marip.s. Welcome back Harry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Barnsbury 8 Posted August 23, 2002 Share Posted August 23, 2002 I voted for Harry Potter, although I love Home Alone dearly. And let me be the second to welcome our own Harry Potter back to the board! Ray Barnsbury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figo 2 Posted August 23, 2002 Share Posted August 23, 2002 Harry is more complex, yet Home Alone is practically classic by now. What to vote for? :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter 0 Posted August 23, 2002 Share Posted August 23, 2002 Perhaps wait, and Harry Potter will become classic as well?Thanks, Mari and Ray!~Harry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morn 8 Posted August 23, 2002 Share Posted August 23, 2002 Home Alone. Has some very pretty music... but then you have pretty music like Hogwarts Forever (Horns are great!) and Fluffys Harp... hmmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross 1 Posted August 23, 2002 Share Posted August 23, 2002 Marian - who is STILL worried about the Ross situation.I know you all will forget in a couple of posts, but could you please refer to William Ross as W.Ross, not plain Ross? It confuses me, as I think you mean me. Thanks! -ROSS, who actually spent five minutes thinking what could possibly be his situation :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpeteer 302 Posted August 23, 2002 Share Posted August 23, 2002 Yeah, Marian had me worried, too.I'm not that worried about the William Ross situation. I'm sure it'll all come out in the wash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,191 Posted August 23, 2002 Share Posted August 23, 2002 ROSS, who actually spent five minutes thinking what could possibly be his situation :roll:Heh, sorry, didn't think of that. I'll try to be clearer in the future. beerchug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 23, 2002 Share Posted August 23, 2002 I'm more worried about the Ross situation then the William Ross situation.Stefancos- who has heard MY DOG SKIP, and beliefs William Ross could do a great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin 2 Posted August 23, 2002 Share Posted August 23, 2002 Justin -Curious if anyone is wondering what he voted for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter 0 Posted August 23, 2002 Share Posted August 23, 2002 Speaking of the official poster, I hope Drew Struzan is asked again to do it. He does a marvelous job with all his posters!~Harry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Barnsbury 8 Posted August 24, 2002 Share Posted August 24, 2002 Yes, his drawings are excellent. He did a lot of the SW novel covers as well. Speaking of the poster art, has anyone ever noticed that the art on the Harry Potter soundtrack cover is slightly different from that on the poster? Ron in particular looks much better on the actual poster; on the CD cover, he looks nothing like Rupert Grint.Ray Barnsbury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_Leader 2 Posted August 24, 2002 Share Posted August 24, 2002 I say Home Alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,191 Posted August 24, 2002 Share Posted August 24, 2002 Speaking of the poster art, has anyone ever noticed that the art on the Harry Potter soundtrack cover is slightly different from that on the poster?I suppose the one on the RC1 DVD is the original poster, then. Ron may look more like Rupert Grint there, but at least he doesn't look like a clown on the CD cover version. On the DVD cover, he looks horribly stupid. Fluffy is completely missing from the DVD cover.Looking closely, I think the CD cover version is the original image, which was then changed - on the DVD cover, there's some strange background pattern between Ron and Harry which I can't see anywhere else on the whole thing, and it doesn't quite fit I think. On the CD cover, they're a bit closer together, and the space between them is black, Marian - who also doesn't like how they cropped the poster on the DVD (they don't even have the letter on it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scissorhands 16 Posted August 24, 2002 Author Share Posted August 24, 2002 The best X-mas music in a film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 24, 2002 Share Posted August 24, 2002 Until Harry Potter, I would have said Home Alone. That score is GREAT. Truly it is. Much better than the film itself. But I really have to take my hat off to Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone. What a phenomonal score. Simply magnificent. One of his best in a long long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,630 Posted August 25, 2002 Share Posted August 25, 2002 That reminds me to set up my petition for a complete Stepmom score! K.M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross 1 Posted August 26, 2002 Share Posted August 26, 2002 I'm more worried about the Ross situation then the William Ross situation.Well, you should be. -ROSS, wondering how Stefancos knows about his evil plan to take over the w-- oops, did I say too much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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