Best John Williams Release of the Year

[Ollie 1,069]

Yes of course...........

[scissorhands 16]

A 12 minute chamber work can have more music than an entire film score. And in this case, in my opinion, it does.

But it's so naive to expect people here to vote for something played by only a violin and a viola and not even hummable.

Of course, should the Beethoven String Quartet 14 or Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps be placed in the poll, the result would be exactly the same.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,270]

Admit it, it feels good that this release is not appreciated by the plebs!

[scissorhands 16]

Well, it has some Copland and Martinu that would certainly be better appreciated by melody seekers.

[Ollie 1,069]

A 12 minute chamber work can have more music than an entire film score. And in this case, in my opinion, it does.

But it's so naive to expect people here to vote for something played by only a violin and a viola and not even hummable.

Of course, should the Beethoven String Quartet 14 or Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps be placed in the poll, the result would be exactly the same.

It's also naive to assume everyone here doesn't apprciate Williams' concert pieces.

[scissorhands 16]

It's also naive to assume everyone here doesn't apprciate Williams' concert pieces.

I never said everyone. It's the mainstream that rejects that side of Williams.

[Henry B 51]

But tastes on this board have very little to do with quality.

Well, lucky for us then that you are here to inform us of the true quality of music. I wish I knew what quality was, but all I have is taste, which is unfortunately subjective. Can you develop quality receptors, or is it something you're born with?

[Nick Parker 3,040]

Ouch.

[scissorhands 16]

But tastes on this board have very little to do with quality.

Well, lucky for us then that you are here to inform us of the true quality of music. I wish I knew what quality was, but all I have is taste, which is unfortunately subjective. Can you develop quality receptors, or is it something you're born with?

I was replying to Mark's post, if you take a look at who's got the truth here.

[indy4 155]

[Nick Parker 3,040]

Put that popcorn away, indy4!

[MissPadmé 17]

this popcorn smiley should be erased totally, it is the most annoying thing on this board. scissorhand is of course right, i pity everyone who cant see that .. i am not as calm as him and not as mature as him i will scream it out loud for god sakes... STUPID PLEBS IS RULING THIS BOARD!

[Ollie 1,069]

Do you need a tranqulizer?

[John Crichton 4]

[Mr. Breathmask 555]

this popcorn smiley should be erased totally, it is the most annoying thing on this board. scissorhand is of course right, i pity everyone who cant see that .. i am not as calm as him and not as mature as him i will scream it out loud for god sakes... STUPID PLEBS IS RULING THIS BOARD!

[Lurker 5]

this popcorn smiley should be erased totally, it is the most annoying thing on this board. scissorhand is of course right, i pity everyone who cant see that .. i am not as calm as him and not as mature as him i will scream it out loud for god sakes... STUPID PLEBS IS RULING THIS BOARD!

Neil

[MissPadmé 17]

ahhhh you are so sweet boyzzzzz goodwill toward men! Jerry goldsmith will eat a pinapple

[Ollie 1,069]

Or have you already taken one?

[MissPadmé 17]

will you stop that danny elfman movieposter design !! It makes no sense !!! all is calm........

[Ollie 1,069]

Yes, of course............

[John Crichton 4]

It's almost as bad as one of Steef's keyboard malfunctions.

[Ollie 1,069]

Yes but you can at least understand most of Steef's post. Or at least get a general idea....

[Romão 2,276]

The recent poll about Williams' greatest themes had dull and totally predictable results. It's the kind of results you would expect if you asked anyone on the street a top 10 JW theme list by showing them just the famous ones. THis, of all places, should be the place where people would look beyond JW's more popular scores (which are great, don't get me wrong) and actually have eclectic tastes regarding his musical output. It's Star Wars/Indiana Jones/Superman/Harry Potter fan.net. It's not a matter of recognizing quality (which can be found no doubt in his more popular scores), but a matter of open mindeness regarding a composer we all love.

[indy4 155]

The recent poll about Williams' greatest themes had dull and totally predictable results. It's the kind of results you would expect if you asked anyone on the street a top 10 JW theme list by showing them just the famous ones. THis, of all places, should be the place where people would look beyond JW's more popular scores (which are great, don't get me wrong) and actually have eclectic tastes regarding his musical output. It's Star Wars/Indiana Jones/Superman/Harry Potter fan.net. It's not a matter of recognizing quality (which can be found no doubt in his more popular scores), but a matter of open mindeness regarding a composer we all love.

I know what you mean, but if you read back on the lists, most people had a list that consisted of half of the famous ones, half of the lesser known works. The only themes that JWFan as a whole agrees on are the popular ones, but almost everybody on this board has a lot of lesser known themes that they would call one of their favorites. We just can't agree on them. I may be wrong, but I would be willing to guess that half of the votes John counted were for lesser known themes, they were just more divided, and that's why none of the themes won.

[phbart 609]

TOD was the best JW release of this year; I didn't get to listen to "The Duo Concertante" and I'm almost 100% sure that I wouldn't like it more than TOD; I sometimes download music that I can still buy in a store (it usually costs more than twice the price due to currency differences between Brazil and USA or even the triple if we're talking about Europe).

Am I one of the plebs???

[John Crichton 4]

Yes, there's a whole pile of lesser known themes that only got one or two votes. And some major ones too.

Maybe they're the most popular and most famous because they're the best? Even so, I've got more ideas along those lines flying around in my head for when the current tournament's done. Notice how I said "current"? The end of this tournament might not be the end of it all...

[Ollie 1,069]

The recent poll about Williams' greatest themes had dull and totally predictable results. It's the kind of results you would expect if you asked anyone on the street a top 10 JW theme list by showing them just the famous ones. THis, of all places, should be the place where people would look beyond JW's more popular scores (which are great, don't get me wrong) and actually have eclectic tastes regarding his musical output. It's Star Wars/Indiana Jones/Superman/Harry Potter fan.net. It's not a matter of recognizing quality (which can be found no doubt in his more popular scores), but a matter of open mindeness regarding a composer we all love.

Yes like I mentioned in the thread, I could have predicted the final results in my sleep.