BloodBoal 7,540 Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ren 77 Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Oh he will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewdog1 50 Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Is that Jack Bauer in your avatar? Oh my god! I hope he doesn't see that post (the guy in Ren's avatar, that is).First thing I thought of when I saw that. Definitely not Steef and too much facial hair for Ren. Is it Quint? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Lewis 6 Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Who are you?Nobody that you would remember.That hurts Tom. Or was it Ross?Oh, you were pulling a Stefan. Is that the way things go around here these days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ren 77 Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Is that Jack Bauer in your avatar? Oh my god! I hope he doesn't see that post (the guy in Ren's avatar, that is).First thing I thought of when I saw that. Definitely not Steef and too much facial hair for Ren. Is it Quint? It is Sir Quint, indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,360 Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Stop staring at me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Who are you?Nobody that you would remember.That hurts Tom. Or was it Ross?Oh, you were pulling a Stefan. Is that the way things go around here these days?No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWfangirl1992 18 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 When Luke defeats Vader in RotJ.Padme's Funeral cue in RotS (Funeral theme seques into the Force Theme which seques into the Imperial March)I completely agree two both very powerful moments. Also watching the Anakin's Betrayal scene in RotS always gets to me. In addition, the opening sequence to Sabrina and hearing Escape/Chase/Saying Goodbye live from ET is also some of my favorites. But my favorite John Williams' piece is Hedwig's Theme, especially the big crescendo from about 2:30 and on always makes me stop what I am doing and appreciate how brilliant the music is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,207 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 I find magic in every note that proceeds from the pen of John Williams. There is beauty in his work, wonder-working beauty, effulgent beauty, that fires the imagination and kindles the heart.Williams is bad.Apparently your opinion of John Williams is as mysterious as my own. Finally they found each other.Topic: The second half of Returnees from CE3K also nicely used in this video...[media=] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Takis 224 Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Just off the top of my head...The duel portion of "The Dark Side Beckons" from ROTJThe alternate "Funeral Pyre for a Jedi" from ROTJ"Exit Music" from HOOK"Buckbeak's Flight" from POA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,666 Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 There's also this short moment in PoA that's pretty amazing. When Harry casts the first patronus against the dementor that comes out of the chest. The choir bursts out with the Window to the Past in fanfare form. Well it's unreleased of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dutton 7,166 Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 I've wondered if that part would be less powerful outside the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Okay, I've got a good one: 1:22 of "Growing Up in Paris" from Sabrina. There's something about the timbre of a muted trumpet, combined with the melody and the wonderful buildup to that point that makes those few seconds so satisfying. When I first heard it I remember thinking "that hits the spot in such a fulfilling way." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,666 Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 I've wondered if that part would be less powerful outside the movie.it's hard to tell in some place what's part of the music and what's part of the dementor sound effect, like the bass effect underlying the choir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,953 Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Horner's for me is in Stealing The Enterprise at the 3:11 mark til 4:22, what I call Hymm to Captain Kirk. Powerful beautiful stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewdog1 50 Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Horner's for me is in Stealing The Enterprise at the 3:11 mark til 4:22, what I call Hymm to Captain Kirk. Powerful beautiful stuff.One of the all-time best moments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtwfan 1 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Wrong notes and all[media=] Beautiful! I'd love to hear the rest of it if you ever get a chance. It may be a bit but I will do it.Nice job, Ren. It's always nice to meet a fellow pianist in the forums. I agree that "Leaving Hogwarts" is certainly one of the top magical moments from the whole Harry Potter series: But...for me, my most personally magical JW moment is when we first see the dinosaurs on Isla Nublar and the great Richard Attenborough says "Welcome, to Jurassic Park!": I was 10 years old when I first experienced that moment in the theaters and right away became a lifelong JW fan. I went back to see it 5 times that summer and still get goosebumps every time I hear it or play it on the piano. Pure magic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,666 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 There's this moment in Jaws that's just out of this world. When we first see the shark passing by the Orca with the bridge theme and the harps .It's a 20 footer, no 25... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ren 77 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Aaaahhhhh now I'm going to dig out jaws and watch it today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleo 68 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Strange, as far as I can tell, nobody ever mentions my two all-time favorites when it comes to "magical", the tracks "father's study" and the latter half of "wrong choice, right choice" from Last Crusade. Absolutely unrivaled for me, although there are plenty of great moments elsewhere, many of which have been listed here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,207 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 "Wrong choice, right choice" is from heaven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleo 68 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Thank you! And it doesn't even use a choir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dutton 7,166 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 On the subject of LC, The Penitent Man Will Pass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeekUYoda 0 Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 I know it's been said before, but... Binary. Sunset.Two that might not have had a lot of attention -Episode III, when it cuts to Anakin on Mustafar after he's killed all the Trade Federation people... unreleased I believe. "Anakin's Dark Deeds" conveniently has about a 5-10 second cut in it, right at 3:31, that skips the best part!The last few minutes of War Horse did it for me too.And dang, I forgot about this one too!Oy, so many great moments mentioned in this thread. One I'd like to add is the transition into the end credits of Star Wars. With this one, the performance and recording make such an incredible difference. Something about the fast tempo and aggressive brass sound in the original recording makes that moment purely magical. It brings the film to an absolutely perfect close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 10,194 Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 I know it's been said before, but... Binary. Sunset.Two that might not have had a lot of attention -Episode III, when it cuts to Anakin on Mustafar after he's killed all the Trade Federation people... unreleased I believe. "Anakin's Dark Deeds" conveniently has about a 5-10 second cut in it, right at 3:31, that skips the best part!The last few minutes of War Horse did it for me too.And dang, I forgot about this one too!Oy, so many great moments mentioned in this thread. One I'd like to add is the transition into the end credits of Star Wars. With this one, the performance and recording make such an incredible difference. Something about the fast tempo and aggressive brass sound in the original recording makes that moment purely magical. It brings the film to an absolutely perfect close.Which "Binary Sunset"? The alternate is by far the better piece."Let There Be Light" takes some beating. "Waking Up" isn't too shabby, either. "Turning Back The World" is simply astounding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,407 Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 Hey Richard, back from another hiatus? What's the story? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,943 Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 1. Superman leaves home (the americana sequence at 1:30) - what else encapsulates poignant nostalgia as well???2. Binary sunset/Luke Races Home3. Empire Strikes Back - All of it is just perfect...seriously too many moments4. "ET and me"/ET Finale5. Close Encounters "The Mountain" and end sequence6. Saving Private Ryan Hymn to the Fallen (after the reprise)7. Raiders - Throne Room8. Jaws: "Out to Sea"[media=] 9. Empire of the Sun: Cadillac of the SkiesThis sequence really moves me to tears and elevates JW above any other film composer today the way he really gets to the poignant heart of the scene and its complex subtext:[media=] 10. Close Encounters: The Mountain mahler3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 10,194 Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Hey Richard, back from another hiatus? What's the story?Work, work, and...oh, a bit more work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,666 Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Two that might not have had a lot of attention -Episode III, when it cuts to Anakin on Mustafar after he's killed all the Trade Federation people... unreleased I believe. "Anakin's Dark Deeds" conveniently has about a 5-10 second cut in it, right at 3:31, that skips the best part!We have all of that music now from the games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,192 Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 There's this moment in Jaws that's just out of this world. When we first see the shark passing by the Orca with the bridge theme and the harps .It's a 20 footer, no 25...Definitely magical, albeit not in the traditional sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShowUStheHOOK 8 Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 deleted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dutton 7,166 Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 This thread's about John Williams. But yes, The Rocketeer is better than anything Williams could ever hope to compose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShowUStheHOOK 8 Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 This thread's about John Williams. But yes, The Rocketeer is better than anything Williams could ever hope to compose.yeeeeeah, thats why i deleted it. OOPS. But my choice regarding Williams moments is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,192 Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 The Rocketeer is better than anything Williams could ever hope to compose. ...it is a difficult concept? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Gonzales 5,977 Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 The Blimp Turns Around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 10,194 Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 "Seeing The Bomb" is brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,985 Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Listening to the end credits track from Last Crusade (whatever name people have for it), and I'm loving where the B part of the march starts around 2:15 and we get probably the greatest build-up to the main 'A' part I've ever heard. The icing on the cake is 2:38 ish... it's like Williams knows it's the end of the film and the march has to appear for its final grand statement, but is teasing us.Then even better at 9:30, it's the absolute end, and the brass just belts out, and a key change!I don't normally gush over JW like this, but I really think he had a ball with this final cue of the franchise and it shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Is that the part where the woodwinds have that wonderful flourish right before the A theme? If so excellent contribution, I absolutely love that part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Gonzales 5,977 Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 I really think he had a ball with this final cue of the franchise and it shows.hehhehhehHas anybody noticed that Raiders is the only one of the films that does not have the raiders march start before the end credits appear? (KOTCS is close.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 10,194 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 "Gloria". Enough said... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,784 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 "Gloria". Enough said...Glorious. I just listened to it yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 What role exactly did Williams play in crafting that cue? Did he arrange it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantus Venti 13 Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 I've listened to a lot of John Williams and for me it would have to be the build up to E.T. and Elliot soaring across the forest. I don't know of many composers who can write such a good melody, and this is John Williams's best one. The trick is to listen to how simple and fundamental the harmony is, then relisten to how much a brilliant melody can enhance it.[media=] The other quite honorable orchestration of pure sound I think would be the main title of Star Wars, and similarly for astounding notable effect is the trumpet theme to Jurassic Park. But for pure awe and unparalleled sentimentality it's E.T. It even has magic in the title. Though I personally favor so much of John Williams's little touches to everything in specific places, that I'm sure there are some second-long winning instrumentations in orchestration that I wouldn't mention because in their quantity they are hard to compare.I wonder why so many people are mentioning the music at the end of E.T. If not talking about the piano/end credits, I assume you mean the last bit when E.T. says goodbye and takes off, which puzzles me because there wasn't anything all that special about the music. I think John Williams could have made that part so much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,943 Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 I wonder why so many people are mentioning the music at the end of E.T. If not talking about the piano/end credits, I assume you mean the last bit when E.T. says goodbye and takes off, which puzzles me because there wasn't anything all that special about the music. I think John Williams could have made that part so much better.To me, what makes the end sequence of ET so special (this is the final chase through to the good bye sequence) is how it ties up all the elements of the score so perfectly and so thoroughly – there is no missed opportunity remaining with the thematic ideas. The themes are now interwoven in their fully transformed versions where the sum of the parts exceeds the whole. This is why Close Encounters's ending is also so satisfying. The musical journey in these scores is fully realized and completed at the end in a way demonstrating spectacular musical facilities, craftsmanship, creativity, and most importantly, dramatic underscoring. Imagine seeing the end of Close Encounters or ET without music. The dialog is non-existent and all we have is pretty much minutes of either effects shots or reaction shots. Dialog is something like “stay”…”go”…etc. The music is 100% the voice of the characters here and perfectly captures the essense of what they are feeling. These characters have come through to their own transformed/completed versions of themselves as they journeyed through their arch. Very sophisticated stuff here at the culmination of these scores and who else comes close to doing this as well as JW did in these films? The composer was firing on all cylinders during these climactic sequences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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