Temple of Doom vs. ET

[John Crichton 4]

Empire is obviously still the champion. So how about ToD vs. the perennial #2?

I vote Indy.

[Ollie 859]

E.T.

[King Mark 2,924]

E.T. probably has the greatest Finale of any JW score

But overall ToD beats it hands down

[Red 73]

E.T. probably has the greatest Finale of any JW score

I prefer Close Encounters personally.

Probably E.T. for me. I wouldn't call it Williams' best score like some do, but it is fantastic.

[Joe Brausam 203]

E.T.

[FattyMcButterpants 1]

Neither.

[indy4 152]

E.T. probably has the greatest Finale of any JW score

This is true.

E.T. wins.

[Ray Barnsbury 8]

As amazing as Temple is, E.T. has a heart to it that Temple, just by the nature of the film, doesn't. For that reason I pick E.T., but both are probably on the same level objectively.

[Demondm810 349]

First I must preface stating neither would be my number two....however....Given the choice between the two there is only one possible answer. It is E.T. beyond a shadow of a doubt, no question asked, incontrovertibly and unequivocally. The only way someone could answer Temple of Doom is because they have such deep love for the score itself they are unable to be objective about it.

[indy4 152]

I'd easily pick Raiders or LC over E.T.

[Guest macrea]

An odd poll for me, because I'd put E.T. above TESB (as I would Star Wars and Superman and Close Encounters).

[Hlao-roo 388]

First I must preface stating neither would be my number two....however....Given the choice between the two there is only one possible answer. It is E.T. beyond a shadow of a doubt, no question asked, incontrovertibly and unequivocally. The only way someone could answer Temple of Doom is because they have such deep love for the score itself they are unable to be objective about it.

Sounds as though someone is unable to be objective about E.T..

As an orchestral showpiece, Temple of Doom would seem to have the edge. But E.T. is closer to my heart.

By the way, I think John means that Empire would likely win in a poll of top (John Williams) film scores of all time.

[John Crichton 4]

By the way, I think John means that Empire would likely win in a poll of top (John Williams) film scores of all time.

It's a scientifically proven fact that Empire wins every poll it's in, followed by ET. Henry started it, I just went to the next logical destination.

[Red 73]

By the way, I think John means that Empire would likely win in a poll of top (John Williams) film scores of all time.

It's a scientifically proven fact that Empire wins every poll it's in, followed by ET. Henry started it, I just went to the next logical destination.

Didn't it win the official JWfan top ten list?

[Hlao-roo 388]

By the way, I think John means that Empire would likely win in a poll of top (John Williams) film scores of all time.

It's a scientifically proven fact that Empire wins every poll it's in, followed by ET. Henry started it, I just went to the next logical destination.

Didn't it win the official JWfan top ten list?

True, but that poll predates Munich, so it's meaningless now.

[JoeinAR 1,759]

ET is the greatest work by John Williams.

[Koray Savas 2,095]

E.T.

[Charlie Brigden 5]

I'm not sure. All these years, EMPIRE was at the top, but now.... I'm not sure. TOD is certainly now a dark horse for the top spot.

I certainly prefer it over E.T., as great as that score is.

[Sergeant 1,093]

CE3K

[scallenger 374]

It's kind of unfair to compare these two scores since they are drastically different in tone. The ESB VS TOD poll made sense because they were both action/adventure scores. But I don't for a moment consider ET an action/adventure score (only in a couple cues). So, I for one can't choose between these two because they are too different in style, and too different in their source films.

Will TOD VS JURASSIC PARK be next?

[Unlucky Bastard 7,765]

TOD vs. Monsignor.

[fommes 126]

The Empire Strikes Back.

[Neimoidian 13]

E.T. , because it so great that it makes even such a good score like ToD look just decent.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251]

To dissimilar!

[Quintus 5,391]

The second option. The opening cues alone are superior to everything in ToD.

[crocodile 6,294]

E.T. probably has the greatest Finale of any JW score

I prefer Close Encounters personally.

I agree. But what would win a "CEOTTK finale vs. E.T. finale" poll? That is the question?

Karol

[nightscape94 965]

As E.T. is my favorite Williams score, and the one I personally believe to be his actual best, for the purposes of this poll I will thus say E.T.

[pixie_twinkle 44]

ET.

And before we continue, I think Raiders, Star Wars, Superman: The Movie, and Close Encounters are superior to Temple also. Don't get me wrong, Temple is a great great score, and it's wonderful to finally have this expanded CD of it, but I'm not sure it makes it into my top 10 Williams scores. It may come very close though...

[Quintus 5,391]

E.T. probably has the greatest Finale of any JW score

I prefer Close Encounters personally.

I agree. But what would win a "CEOTTK finale vs. E.T. finale" poll? That is the question?

Karol

E.T's finale absolutely destroys that of CEotTK, which is no mean feat.

[Nick Parker 3,017]

Has Neil posted "Superman: The Movie" yet?

[indy4 152]

E.T. probably has the greatest Finale of any JW score

I prefer Close Encounters personally.

I agree. But what would win a "CEOTTK finale vs. E.T. finale" poll? That is the question?

Karol

E.T's finale absolutely destroys that of CEotTK, which is no mean feat.

This is true.

[John Crichton 4]

Has Neil posted "Superman: The Movie" yet?

Superman- The Movie

Neil

Done.

[Richard Penna 2,082]

ET is the greatest work by John Williams.

I beg to differ.

[Ollie 859]

It may not be the greatest but it's one of his greats.

[Koray Savas 2,095]

Top five easily. Maybe I should bring back a certain cancelled thread series

[indy4 152]

Top ten easily. Top five...I don't think so.

[John Crichton 4]

It wouldn't be that high for me. And that's not really a knock against ET, there's just other scores I enjoy more.

[Koray Savas 2,095]

Oh ho. So you are saying if an old series were to be brought back, it should have a knew twist. I getcha

[Vaderbait1 1]

E.T. has absolutely fantastic music, but as a whole, there seems to be a lot of "dead space." Whereas ToD is pretty exciting all the way through, so my vote goes for ToD.

[RuBen_Kenobi 16]

E.T. has absolutely fantastic music, but as a whole, there seems to be a lot of "dead space." Whereas ToD is pretty exciting all the way through, so my vote goes for ToD.

This is porbably true, but the best parts in E.T. (like the last 15 minutes...) destroy almost every other soundtrack in the cinema story (inlcuding TOD best parts...).

So I go with E.T.

[MattyO 56]

Doom by a slim margin. Maybe its just the freshness of this newly released ToD music, but it all just sounds phenomenal to me, even the previously released stuff that now seems much better developed. However, ET was one of the first JW soundtracks I owned, along with Jurassic Park, so it holds a special place for me. Definitely both are in the top 5, but Doom just out-funs ET.

This means my top five looks like this:

1. Empire Strikes Back

2. Temple of Doom

3. ET

4. Raiders

5. Star Wars

Clearly, I'm an action/adventure Williams fan. Rounding out the top 10 would be Superman, Return of the Jedi, Last Crusade, Hook and Prisoner of Azkaban.

[Josh500 1,602]

The poll question is missing!

"Which do you like better?"

"Which is the better score?"

"Which is more popular?"

"Which do you enjoy listening more?"

"Which do you think should have won an Oscar?"

But I voted for E.T.