End Credits

[ChuckM 1]

What type of end credits do you prefer?

[Nick Parker 3,017]

I believe I like the first option the best. I cannot say why (reasoning escapes my mind). Perhaps because of John Williams' end credit suites.

[John Crichton 4]

I'm not picky, I don't really care as long as it's not other recordings (cues, concert pieces) slopped together and there's been some thought put behind it. I think Indy 4, for example, has an excellent end credits piece.

[Richard Penna 2,082]

Definitely option 3. It's cool to revisit all the familiar themes, but hearing them in a new way keeps things fresh.

JNH does this a lot. Several of his End Title pieces contain either completely new material sandwiched in between stuff from the movie, or rerecordings/ alternate /film takes of existing themes. Many others are clearly specifically recorded pieces. He also seems to be releasing more of them on CD (I know I'm gushing, but I've made no secret of how well made I think most JNH albums are).

[Henry B 49]

Everything. It depends on the movie. I don't think end credits "suites" are always the right option; sometimes movies end with a sense of closure that negates the score's early themes, particularly villain themes (in this regard, I don't like the credits music for The Final Conflict, the film version of The Phantom of the Opera or Kingdom of the Crystal Skull).

[Ollie 859]

Choice "A"

[indy4 152]

Already-heard themes, but arranged with different orchestrations.

[King Mark 2,924]

3rd option

[Koray Savas 2,095]

I don't care. I care more about how the actual credits are presented after the movie finishes. The amount of pause before the first title appears is extremely important, it varies depending on the type of ending you have, but something like the ending to X-Men: The Last Stand is terrible. I also don't like when it starts to scroll immediately. I think you should always have the main credits up in slideshow first, then roll after the main people are shown. That style also allows for a better scoring style; think Ratatouille, The Incredibles, Lemony Snicket, etc.

[indy4 152]

I loved the end credits to Wall E--they told a whole new story just through images and different types of art.

[BurgaFlippinMan 7]

Techno duh.

[King Mark 2,924]

anything but a re-hash a la Prisoner of Azcaban

[BLUMENKOHL 1,064]

I agree with King Mark.

[indy4 152]

anything but a re-hash a la Prisoner of Azcaban

The first couple minutes of "Mischief Managed!" are some of JW's finest, however.

[King Mark 2,924]

well except those 2 minutes .And those 13 seconds edited out of the OST are actually the best part of the entire score

[Unlucky Bastard 7,765]

Yeah, he edited those few great seconds out just to piss people off.

[King Mark 2,924]

I don't think Williams did it. It was that album editor guy .At least it's rippable from the DVD

[Unlucky Bastard 7,765]

Ah well, the editor likes to play mind games then. And I hate ripping off the DVD since mine are all in PAL.