JoeinAR 1,949 Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Everyone is doing a poll so I thought I'd play. Mine is a battle of the first ever John Williams film and score to be nominated for Best Picture and Best original score against the last John Williams film to be nominated for Best Picture and Best original score.So the question is which is the better score. Actually this poll will only determine the favorite I know.Its not a battle of the two films themselves just the original Academy Award nominated scores.I thought I'd do something different than Indy for the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steb74 53 Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 It's got to be Towering Inferno for me.The track Trapped Lovers contains some of my all time fav JW music.I do love the film too, don't know why - but I do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 If I could I'd vote for 'I'm not familiar with either score'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Towering Inferno wins on the merit of the main titles alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted May 15, 2008 Author Share Posted May 15, 2008 If I could I'd vote for 'I'm not familiar with either score'.yeah I didn't want to do one of those I just figured those familiar would vote the rest wouldn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissPadmé 17 Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Munich! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted May 15, 2008 Author Share Posted May 15, 2008 are you familiar with both Miss? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissPadmé 17 Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 are you familiar with both Miss?Well otherwise I wouldn't have voted anyway ....although I love An Architects Dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Munich by far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted May 15, 2008 Author Share Posted May 15, 2008 are you familiar with both Miss?Well otherwise I wouldn't have voted anyway ....although I love An Architects Dream.I appreciate that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrScratch 294 Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Towering Inferno. I'm not crazy about either one, but at least Inferno as that great Main Title track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,796 Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 I dont revisit both much.Inferno has a good main title and munich has good themes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 I can't compare them. Not a huge fan of either, though I do appreciate both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurgaFlippinMan 7 Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Not a big fan of both too, but Munich by a slight advantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 You know,now that I think about it,a lot of the underscore in Williams 70's disaster scores is more unlistenable to than his recent action material .Towering Inferno is great for the Main titles and a few other cues (Trapped Lovers,Planting the Charges,End titles). I never listened much to the rest of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Towering Inferno wins on the merit of the main titles alone.I agree 100%I also don't buy all this bullgarbage about "cheesy" 70's music.There is a wealth of thematic material in TI including 2 of Williams' top love themes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Munich by far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxbabe 28 Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 I think Towering Inferno PWNS Munich...but that's just me.The Main Titles, you've got JW doing flying at his best, and the rest of the score is no slouch. Yes, it is obvious what time period the music comes from, but it is quality music and is full of hallmarks of JW writing of that period that I love. It is a very good score.Munich is also good. But Towering Inferno is classic JW and gets the vote for me.And I would love to hear those Main Titles live someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,346 Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Towering Inferno has the best main track and overall I enjoy it more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryant Burnette 654 Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Munich for me, but not by much. I like both a lot. (Although from that particular part of the '70s, my favorite is probably The Eiger Sanction.) Not exactly deep thoughts there, but shallow's all I got at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Hmmm, I don't have The Towering Inferno soundtrack. Never seen the movie, either.I probably should, huh? P.S. I can't imagine it being better than Munich, but based on the poll results so far who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orrakul 0 Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Towering Inferno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fommes 153 Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Munich wins on the strength and merit of A Prayer for Peace alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandor 797 Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Munich is much more emotionally involving than The Towering Inferno. It gets my vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Towering Inferno has the best main track and overall I enjoy it more.Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,796 Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Towering Inferno wins on the merit of the main titles alone.I agree 100%I also don't buy all this bullgarbage about "cheesy" 70's music.There is a wealth of thematic material in TI including 2 of Williams' top love themes.that earned Munich a vote, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuBen_Kenobi 19 Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 I´m only familiar wit the Towering Inferno main titles and a couple of tracks. On the other way, I really like Munich. It´s two themes are some of my favourites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 There are far better drama scores by John Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,235 Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Munich is also good. But Towering Inferno is classic JW and gets the vote for me.And I would love to hear those Main Titles live someday. Me too, Saxbabe. In fact I am very tempted to go to the upcoming concert in Manchester with the Halle orchestra conducted by the excellent John Wilson, a young conductor who really knows his onions when it comes to film music. One of the pieces will be the music from The Towering Inferno. You can see the rest of the programme by clicking here with your mouse. They're playing Alfred Newman's Airport too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted May 16, 2008 Author Share Posted May 16, 2008 Munich is also good. But Towering Inferno is classic JW and gets the vote for me.And I would love to hear those Main Titles live someday. Me too, Saxbabe. In fact I am very tempted to go to the upcoming concert in Manchester with the Halle orchestra conducted by the excellent John Wilson, a young conductor who really knows his onions when it comes to film music. One of the pieces will be the music from The Towering Inferno. You can see the rest of the programme by clicking here with your mouse. They're playing Alfred Newman's Airport too! that would be glorious to hear.I just listened to the main title from both soundtracks and there is no doubt the Towering Inferno kicks munichs a$$there is nothing in the munich soundtrack that is as alive as the main title to TI or as intense as Trapped Lovers, and Planting the Charges is one of the top 4 or 5 long pieces that John has ever done.its really sad when the posters at IMDB hold John's score for this film with higher regard than his own dedicated fans do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 Nothing around here suprises me anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,796 Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 I just listened to the main title from both soundtracks and there is no doubt the Towering Inferno kicks munichs a$$there is nothing in the munich soundtrack that is as alive as the main title to TI or as intense as Trapped Lovers, and Planting the Charges is one of the top 4 or 5 long pieces that John has ever done.its really sad when the posters at IMDB hold John's score for this film with higher regard than his own dedicated fans do.OK now compare a prayer for peace with the gentle theme Towering inferno has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Lewis 6 Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 its really sad when the posters at IMDB hold John's score for this film with higher regard than his own dedicated fans do.Yeah, if only we could be more like the IMDB posters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted May 18, 2008 Author Share Posted May 18, 2008 I just listened to the main title from both soundtracks and there is no doubt the Towering Inferno kicks munichs a$$there is nothing in the munich soundtrack that is as alive as the main title to TI or as intense as Trapped Lovers, and Planting the Charges is one of the top 4 or 5 long pieces that John has ever done.its really sad when the posters at IMDB hold John's score for this film with higher regard than his own dedicated fans do.OK now compare a prayer for peace with the gentle theme Towering inferno has.its another of those saccarhin pieces that John has made of late, from his declining years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuBen_Kenobi 19 Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 There are far better drama scores by John Williams.Pobably you are rigth. The score in Munich is used very little, probablye the less one in Spielberg career along with SPR. But I really like the two themes and its varations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 I just listened to the main title from both soundtracks and there is no doubt the Towering Inferno kicks munichs a$$there is nothing in the munich soundtrack that is as alive as the main title to TI or as intense as Trapped Lovers, and Planting the Charges is one of the top 4 or 5 long pieces that John has ever done.its really sad when the posters at IMDB hold John's score for this film with higher regard than his own dedicated fans do.OK now compare a prayer for peace with the gentle theme Towering inferno has.I'd take the two love themes he composed for TI over that cue from Munich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,796 Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 I just listened to the main title from both soundtracks and there is no doubt the Towering Inferno kicks munichs a$$there is nothing in the munich soundtrack that is as alive as the main title to TI or as intense as Trapped Lovers, and Planting the Charges is one of the top 4 or 5 long pieces that John has ever done.its really sad when the posters at IMDB hold John's score for this film with higher regard than his own dedicated fans do.OK now compare a prayer for peace with the gentle theme Towering inferno has.its another of those saccarhin pieces that John has made of late, from his declining yearsyeah how sad for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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