Eric_JWFAN 11 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 After dedicating the better part of the last couple weeks to John Williams in my 5th grade music class (that's what we do every year in early February) I can come to the conclusion that the most recognizeable themes in order are:1. Harry Potter2. Star Wars Overture3. Jaws4. Imperial Death March5. Raiders main theme6. Jurassic Park (Our school is 15 minutes from Universal's Islands of Adventure where JP is played in the park)7. NFL on NBC 8. Superman9. E.T.Not one kid in the classes recognized CE3K, the NBC News theme nor the '84 Olympic theme. But they will now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 50 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Two weeks for Williams? Uh-huh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Brausam 215 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Elementary schoolers don't usually have music everyday though, so two weeks isn't nearly as much as it may sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric_JWFAN 11 Posted February 17, 2008 Author Share Posted February 17, 2008 Two weeks for Williams? Uh-huh.2 weeks means 2 classes. Actually 2 half classes since I always split my lesson plans into 2 different things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikomochi 1,136 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 God, I wish we listened to John Williams in our 5th Grade music class... It makes me feel proud to tell others I listen to John Williams and then I list his accomplishments... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 1. Harry Potter2. Star Wars Overture3. Jaws4. Imperial Death March5. Raiders main theme6. Jurassic Park (Our school is 15 minutes from Universal's Islands of Adventure where JP is played in the park)7. NFL on NBC 8. Superman9. E.T.I'm suprised HP is number one, I would think more people would recognize Jaws or Star Wars. And I'm suprised that the football themes are more recognized than Superman and E.T., wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 The currend generaton is going to hell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 That's pretty much what I would have expected from young kids like that. Well, expect for the NFL theme. I don't even remember that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Harry Potter does not suprise me at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docteur Qui 1,544 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 1. Harry Potter2. Star Wars Overture3. Jaws4. Imperial Death March5. Raiders main theme6. Jurassic Park (Our school is 15 minutes from Universal's Islands of Adventure where JP is played in the park)7. NFL on NBC 8. Superman9. E.T.I'm suprised HP is number one, I would think more people would recognize Jaws or Star Wars. And I'm suprised that the football themes are more recognized than Superman and E.T., wow!5th graders. Think about how old most of those movies are. Think about who the main audiences and fans of those films are. Most of them are over the age of 25. Except for Potter fans. Also, think about exposure. The Potter, Star Wars and football themes are repeated all over the media. The kids will be lucky to watch any pre-90s Spielberg movies at any point in their childhood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 The currend generaton is going to hellIndeed!It makes sense HP is tops, since it's more popular with today's youth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 By Jurassic Park, do you mean the theme or the fanfare played in Journey to the Island? Because I would think the latter would be more recognizable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric_JWFAN 11 Posted February 17, 2008 Author Share Posted February 17, 2008 By Jurassic Park, do you mean the theme or the fanfare played in Journey to the Island? Because I would think the latter would be more recognizable.Yeah I meant the fanfare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 The currend generaton is going to hellIndeed!Exactly the kind of comment I'd expect from the Spanish Inquisition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 You're setting me up, I'm not gonna bite..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 It's been over a month and I haven't been able to fit in one Spanish Inquisition gag yet! My trigger finger got itchy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikomochi 1,136 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 The currend generaton is going to hellIndeed!Sadly, I agree, and I'm one of them. The current generation has no appreciation for the finer things like John Williams. For god's sake, they think Klaus Badelt is a master because of his work on 'Pirates'! Fools! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Sadly, I agree, and I'm one of them. The current generation has no appreciation for the finer things like John Williams. For god's sake, they think Klaus Badelt is a master because of his work on 'Pirates'! Fools!Know one knows who Klaus Badelt is, they give the credit to Hans Zimmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 50 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Actually, I find most fans of the Pirates soundtrack believe Badelt to be the composer, not two dozens monkeys with sequencers... I mean Zimmer. He is, after all, credited as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Henry's right. One example I remember: when it was announced that Williams would not be scoring GoF, the Mugglenet kids were almost beside themselves expressing how badly they wanted the Pirates composer, Badelt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 If they only knew the truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Henry's right. One example I remember: when it was announced that Williams would not be scoring GoF, the Mugglenet kids were almost beside themselves expressing how badly they wanted the Pirates composer, Badelt. I'm a big fan of CotBP, but a Zimmer clone....for Potter???? That's just too weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 I can't even comprehend what a Badelt Harry Potter would sound like, and I don't want to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 50 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Henry's right. One example I remember: when it was announced that Williams would not be scoring GoF, the Mugglenet kids were almost beside themselves expressing how badly they wanted the Pirates composer, Badelt. I'm a big fan of CotBP, but a Zimmer clone....for Potter???? That's just too weird.Not weird, just terrible.Terrible.TERRIBLE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrythomasgirl 0 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 After dedicating the better part of the last couple weeks to John Williams in my 5th grade music class (that's what we do every year in early February) I can come to the conclusion that the most recognizeable themes in order are:1. Harry Potter2. Star Wars Overture3. Jaws4. Imperial Death March5. Raiders main theme6. Jurassic Park (Our school is 15 minutes from Universal's Islands of Adventure where JP is played in the park)7. NFL on NBC 8. Superman9. E.T.Not one kid in the classes recognized CE3K, the NBC News theme nor the '84 Olympic theme. But they will now.My music teacher should try this. I'd kick @$$. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,211 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 My music teacher should try this. I'd kick @$$. ...then perhaps he shouldn't... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurgaFlippinMan 7 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 The currend generaton is going to hellIndeed!It makes sense HP is tops, since it's more popular with today's youth.Cut the kids some slack! How many 5th graders even consciously go out to obtain film music? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SturgisPodmore 0 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 I can't even comprehend what a Badelt Harry Potter would sound like, and I don't want to.Probably like the latter half of "Quidditch World Cup."~Sturgis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Henry's right. One example I remember: when it was announced that Williams would not be scoring GoF, the Mugglenet kids were almost beside themselves expressing how badly they wanted the Pirates composer, Badelt.I remember that dark chapter in film music history all too vividly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrythomasgirl 0 Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 My music teacher should try this. I'd kick @$$. ...then perhaps he shouldn't... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Boelen 740 Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Badelt's work on The Time Machine is pretty good. Somewhat based on Jerry Goldsmith, but good nonetheless. I had been looking forward to what else Badelt would come up with. But now, several years later, it seems I have an answer to that: Badelt came up with nothing else. Shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 907 Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 I had a bunch of Korean kids for a summer English camp a couple of years back.I used to put on some background music while they were writing in their diaries.I didn't play a whole lot of Williams. but they recognised some Harry Potter pieces immediately.For those kids, those movies were the biggest movie events in their lives.The recognised several of Joe Hisaishi's anime scores immediately as well, My Nieghbor Totoro in particular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 For those kids, those movies were the biggest movie events in their lives.They have my sympathies, I assure you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melange 446 Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Exactly the kind of comment I'd expect from the Spanish Inquisition.That's impossible. NOBODY expects the Spanish Inquisition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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