pixie_twinkle 48 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 I mean which track by John Williams would put the most chills up your spine if it suddenly played out of nowhere in the middle of the night with the lights out.For me it's the opening of The Death Of David Ferrie from JFK. It just gives me goosebumps every time I hear it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthehand 3 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 "Death on the Carousel" from the original release of The Fury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 Two that immediately spring to mind are The Miracle of the Ark and Apparition on the Train from PoA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 50 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 "Lifting Susan," especially at 3:13-3:39. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 A bunch of cues from The Fury.Although it doesn't give me any trouble listening to it in the dark as The Omen does... - Marc, who'd also have the sh*t scared out of him if PotC's Walk the Plank would suddenly start blaring out of his headphones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 - Marc, who'd also have the sh*t scared out of him if PotC's Walk the Plank would suddenly start blaring out of his headphones. Is that because the music is scary or because it sucks so bad?The one Williams piece that used to scare the hell out of me when I was younger was "Barry's Abduction" from CE3K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpigeon 3 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 The Intersection Scene from War of the Worlds. Terrifying music, terrifying scene.Ted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie_twinkle 48 Posted August 17, 2006 Author Share Posted August 17, 2006 The one Williams piece that used to scare the hell out of me when I was younger was "Barry's Abduction" from CE3K.When I was 8 that was my favourite film of all time. I was terrified of vacuum cleaners for a few years though thanks to that scene. The big blattery tubas in Williams' score are the perfect accompaniment to the menacing vacuum cleaner!The unused Death on the Carousel is also a good answer! The creepy carnival music speeding up at the end is very chilling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 Off the top of my head I'd say Barry's Kidnapping from Close Encounters. And maybe the Jaws theme statement as heard when "Charlie" swims for it.Though I'm not sure if any of them scared me as much as Goldsmith's Poltergeist. The long brooding build up before the clown attacks. Not in the least expecting it, I literally jumped out of my bed with fright. Never a good idea to listen to that score on headphones in bed at the dead of night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 Barry's abductionk.M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 - Marc, who'd also have the sh*t scared out of him if PotC's Walk the Plank would suddenly start blaring out of his headphones. Is that because the music is scary or because it sucks so bad?What do you think?- Marc, who wants to tear off his headphones and throw them out the window when he hears that track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 Barry's Abduction is good, and while The Fury has some great stuff as well, I believe that "The Appearance of Darth Maul" (from the original Phantom Menace album) is easily the most eerie/scary piece of music, that John Williams has ever written.It ranks up there with stuff from The Omen and Poltergeist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 The Auschwitz and Immolition cues from Schindler's List come to mind. But also big chunks of The Fury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Brausam 214 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 Mm, definately the Auschwitz cue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 Mm, definately the Auschwitz cue.The somber :cry: violin kills the scaryness in that one. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ymenard 54 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 Banning back home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Brausam 214 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 It may, but when the strings and percussion come in...everytime I hear it I get chills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neimoidian 14 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 I think that even CEO3K 5-note motif would scare me if it was played out of nowhere with the lights off but seriously there are some cues that give me chills every time - "Auschwitz-Birkenau" form "SL" is one of those, because of its opressive character and this feel of certain death about to come. The very beginning of "Invading Elliot's House" always gives me goosebumps (so does the beginning of "Far From Home/ET alone" track when we see the spaceship for the 1st time. Generally I find 'The Keys' motif' one of the scariest JW has ever written).The eerie opening music from "Jurassic Park" has also this fine unsettling quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeNewGuy 0 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 I can imagine "The Map Room" being absolutely terrifying if it accompanied different visuals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie_twinkle 48 Posted August 17, 2006 Author Share Posted August 17, 2006 True, but I find the images onscreen at that point to be spectacular and deeply unsettling at the same time, all thanks to Johnny!!! Raiders has to rank as one of cinema's greatest marriages of visuals and music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indiana_Fett 0 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 "Peter Pettigrew" or the ending of "Confrontation with Ogilvy". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 barry's abduction, nothing else comes as close, certainly not anything from SL, or the Fury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpeteer 302 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 And maybe the Jaws theme statement as heard when "Charlie" swims for it."DON'T LOOK BACK!"The key change as the pier turns around and heads back to shore is the key to that scene.No other musical cue scares me as much. Second place would go to the Imperial March theme played as Han Solo is lowered to be tortured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisAfonso 186 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 The Intersection Scene from War of the Worlds. Terrifying music, terrifying scene.TedI can't add anything to that, so I'll just second that. For me this possibly was the most intense scene I've ever seen in the theater.Edit: "Auschwitz" is a genial track, though it's not so much scary as truly chilling to the bone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmanand 0 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 Auschwitz always makes me feel cold and unhappy, although perhaps not scared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 Something from Images, no doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alejandro 26 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 I was walking and listening to Dracula, and Dracula's Death scared the crap out of me ... for a moment.MySpace Film Music Group:http://groups.myspace.com/filmmusiccentral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWfangirl1992 18 Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 I'm not sure but the beginning of Invading Elliots House and some parts of Schindler's List do give me the goosebumps. Also its not really a scary cue but it is very...suspensful I'm not sure the name of the cue but where Luke fires the proton torpedoes into the first Death Star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 "The Appearance of Darth Maul" from TPM and "The Stories are True" from Hook would be enough to scare me in the right circumstance. Oddly enough, both feature a male choir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendal_Ozzel 36 Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Definitely some cues from The Fury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Barry's AbductionThe Intersection SceneMain title from ImagesI'm talking about music that is scary or disturbing by itself, not music that scores potentially scary scenes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neimoidian 14 Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 How could I forget about this one? -> "July 4, 1839" from "Amistad"!!! When this male choir is introduced, you'd better not be 'alone in the dark'. Extraordinary cue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurgaFlippinMan 7 Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 The one Williams piece that used to scare the hell out of me when I was younger was "Barry's Abduction" from CE3K.Its still scary. I'd also like to add Shark Attack from the Jaws CE. Btw I've been wanting to ask tihs for a while, what scene is this cue suppoesd to underscore? Is it Quint's death scene? It does seem to match up pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finalscore 10 Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 For me It's always been:Ben Gardner's BoatFollowed by:Barry's Abduction - CE3KDeath Of Robert - Black SundayThe Night Visitor - DraculaGrace Poole And Mason's Arrival - Jane EyreThe Face Of Voldemort - H. P. & The Sorceror's StoneThe Temple Of Doom (Original Polydor Release)Gillian's Power - The FuryTrapped Lovers - Towering InfernoThe Moon Rising - A.I.The Microfilm Killing - Eiger SanctionThe Magic Tree - Empire Strikes Back (Original RSO Release)The Killing Of Marcel - ImagesMaleficio - Witches Of EastwickSpyders - Minority ReportThe Dementors Converge - H.P. & The Prisoner Of AzkabanThe Galley - Poseidon Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpigeon 3 Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 The one Williams piece that used to scare the hell out of me when I was younger was "Barry's Abduction" from CE3K.Its still scary. I'd also like to add Shark Attack from the Jaws CE. Btw I've been wanting to ask tihs for a while, what scene is this cue suppoesd to underscore? Is it Quint's death scene? It does seem to match up pretty well.I'd rather like to think that Williams had the intuition not to score that scene. Music would have greatly diminished the impact of that very raw death scene. Jaws remains Williams' finest score not because of how he scored certain scenes and moments, but because he knew when not to use music. Jaws is a great example of the score being absolutely perfect in complementing the images as well as when to show up and when not.Ted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris ChrusherComix 46 Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Don't have time to post much, but I'd nominate several from the Fury, Images, JP2, and Jaws 2... which is why they are some of of my favorite scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurgaFlippinMan 7 Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 I'd rather like to think that Williams had the intuition not to score that scene. Music would have greatly diminished the impact of that very raw death scene. Jaws remains Williams' finest score not because of how he scored certain scenes and moments, but because he knew when not to use music. Jaws is a great example of the score being absolutely perfect in complementing the images as well as when to show up and when not.TedI dunno, I tried matching them up last night and the music matched cuts pretty much perfectly. The cue is even of the right length starting from where Quint turns around to see Bruce leap out to where he is dragged into the water by Bruce.Burga - whose fav Jaws theme statement is probably Shark Attack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 I'd rather like to think that Williams had the intuition not to score that scene. Music would have greatly diminished the impact of that very raw death scene.Well you would be thinking wrong, he scored Quints Death, it just wasn't used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurgaFlippinMan 7 Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 A pity, because I don't think it diminished the scene at all. In fact, it may have helped the scene age even better. And it is the climactic statement of Bruce's theme. Assuming it is Quint's Death is Shark Attack... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 It was determined a few years back that it was indeed ment for Quints Death.It matches the scene in the film. Also the Varese re-recording of Jaws has that cue in it's proper cronological place under the title of Quint Meets His End. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthehand 3 Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 The score cue is good, but I think they made the right decision to cut it. Maybe they should have had the first part, up until the shark attacks the boat, but the death scene itself is very noisy - I don't see how the music could do anything but get in the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie_twinkle 48 Posted August 19, 2006 Author Share Posted August 19, 2006 I agree with Rob here. Often the greatest shock moments in movies are emphasized by a lack of music. Especially if it comes immediately after a section where music has been playing. The appearance of the Mother ship in CEOT3K, the transformation scene in An American Werewolf in London, and of course the very "raw" (nice word tpigeon) Quint's Death. That scene really affected me as a child, and I'm sure the lack of music somehow made it more "real" and less cinematically fantastic. That's why the use of music in Alien and Texas Chainsaw Massacre is kept to a minimum, relying more on sound-effect music rather than big themes. The film-makers wanted to take away the cinematic "frame" (the music) and make the audience feel that much more immediately close to the panic onscreen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthehand 3 Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 Many scenes work better without the music - not just fright or shock scenes - I'm thinking of the car chase from Bullitt. Also the fight in Marion's bar from Raiders - the music builds up and up until the first shot is fired, then it's all done in the sound effects, and it works perfectly.Incidentally, I'd argue that Quint's death scene from Jaws is the ultimate demonstation of how the original sound track is better than the 5.1 remix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelzter 0 Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 In terms of raw power, I can find of few Williams statements scarier than the "chase" from Jurassic Park's Eye to Eye track(5:28 to 5:47). Pure heartstopping orchestral power.--Pelzter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 Williams action scoring it's some of the most complext writing he has ever done. It's not mentioned often enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurgaFlippinMan 7 Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 Incidentally, I'd argue that Quint's death scene from Jaws is the ultimate demonstation of how the original sound track is better than the 5.1 remix. How is that so?Burga - not familiar with the original mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthehand 3 Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 You'll have to ask Neil if you want a proper description, but the remix sounds a bit thin to me, with the sounds all over the place - there's none of the intensity of the original mix. The original just sounds a lot more natural. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 I disliked the fact that they replaced the sound effects of Brody's bullit shots during the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthehand 3 Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 They did? I never noticed that. There's nothing as extreme as in Superman though, is there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 That bothered me a lot more then anything in Superman.Ofcourse i'm not as anal about it as Neil is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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