Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Well, the idea for this topic is preety simple... What films would have like Williams to make the score? I mean, it can be past films or future films. For example, I'll start:PAST- The Godfather- Gladiator- The Da Vinci Code- Back to the Future films- Jurassic Park III- Pirates of the Caribbean filmsFUTURE- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Parts 1 and 2)- Angels and Demons- Star Trek- Tintin (although it's preety obvious he will)What about you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikomochi 1,136 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 PAST- The Godfather- Gladiator- The Da Vinci Code- Back to the Future films- Jurassic Park III- Pirates of the Caribbean filmsThat pretty much sums up my list with perhaps the addition of the first two Alien films. And The Color Purple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 4,983 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Superman II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Superman II and The Color Purple are the two I really would have loved for Williams to have scored.Although I wonder what would have happned had James Cameron gotten Williams for Titanic like he originally wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 4,123 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 I may get flamed, but here goes...Lord of the Rings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 50 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 the first two Alien films.Hmmmmmmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 too bad he didn't do Stargate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_73 0 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 "Rosemary`s Baby" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxxie 1 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 PAST- Back to the Future films- Jurassic Park III- Pirates of the Caribbean filmsPersonally, I think these films are great the way they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Brausam 214 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 I would prefer that he HADN'T scored The Godfather...the score is perfect as is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 I think the BTTF movies, The Godfather, and Stargate are all perfect the way they are. JP3 is good, but it could have benefited from Isla Sorna music established by Williams for JP2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego 21 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Superman II, a sequel to one of his greatest scores and it would have been written in my favorite Williams' period (I won't say his prime cause not everyone agrees). Of course I would like it even more if Donner had been able to make the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 but just think how much better Stargate would sound as an actual John Williams score as opposed to someone trying to do a score that just imitates John Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 I think the score to Stargate works perfectly fine in the film, and as standalone listening material. I don't have a problem with its imitative qualities. Case in point: I like Arnold's score to Devlin/Emmerich's Stargate better than Williams' score to Devlin/Emmerich's The Patriot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg1138 3 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 I've always wondered what he would have come up with for "Airplane!"....other than that, pretty much every film has ben mentioned that I would have listed (although I wouldn't have put Alien or Stargate on my list)......would possibly add "Dune", "The Fly" (though Howard Shore's score is a belter) and - if I may be allowed an anachronism, "Gone With The Wind". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neimoidian 14 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 I think the score to Stargate works perfectly fine in the film, and as standalone listening material. I don't have a problem with its imitative qualities. Case in point: I like Arnold's score to Devlin/Emmerich's Stargate better than Williams' score to Devlin/Emmerich's The Patriot.I concur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Dune is one that would have benefitted from a more conventional Williams-esque score. Same with Ladyhawke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 I don't know what the hell Donner was thinking on Ladyhawke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 lets be honest, Williams wouldn't/couldn't have done a better job on Titanic, Braveheart, the Godfather. He could have easily done a better job on Gladiator, Crimson Tide, DaVinci Code, and even POTC (#1 which I guiltily admit I like). He would have done so much better on the LOTR trilogy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Williamsfan301 11 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 All of the Harry Potter filmsI may get flamed, but here goes...Lord of the Rings.I agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Braveheart is fine as is and I would have settled for Silvestri on POTC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 As good as Far and Away is, if you want the patented Celtic sound on a soundtrack, go with Horner, which worked great for Braveheart.I totally love the Shore scores to LOTR. It would have been interesting to hear Williams' take on the leitmotif and choral-line rich tapestry of Tolkien's world, especially for the dramatic portions. But what's done is done, and I feel fortunate to have spent over $100 to listen to ten CDs' worth of Shore's LOTR whenever I fee like it.Fortunate, gipped, whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted February 10, 2009 Author Share Posted February 10, 2009 I would have settled for Silvestri on POTC.Silvestri was a far better choice for POTC than any of the Media Ventures family.It's a shame we can't listen to any of the demos he composed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 John could have done so much better than all those Godawful James Bond scores in the last 10 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Harry Potter and the Goblet Of FireHarry Potter and the Order Of The PhoenixHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikomochi 1,136 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 the first two Alien films.Hmmmmmmm...That's not Jerry Hating, just I prefer Williams' style vastly to Horner's and for consistency, I would prefer he do the first as well considering he never does sequel scores to movies he didn't do the first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Williamsfan301 11 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 the first two Alien films.Hmmmmmmm...That's not Jerry Hating, just I prefer Williams' style vastly to Horner's and for consistency, I would prefer he do the first as well considering he never does sequel scores to movies he didn't do the first.And considering that Scott used like 2 minutes of the music Goldsmith wrote for Alien in the first place... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleo 63 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Dune is one that would have benefitted from a more conventional Williams-esque score. Same with Ladyhawke.Although I would have liked to hear Williams' approach to Dune (maybe for the upcoming (?) Peter Berg version ;-)), I absolutely love Toto's work. It's in fact pretty much the only (mostly) electronical score I deeply enjoy (unlike such atrocities as Tangerine Dream's "Legend" or Moroder's "Neverending Story" (how good there were decent alternatives...).Otherwise, there was a rumor once that Spielberg/Lucas were trying to get the rights for LOTR when the widely unknown Jackson announced his plans. Back then I was really hopeful to hear a Williams score, but I guess we received quite a satisfactory Shore score instead. But an interesting thought it is, no doubt...As for Ladyhawke, yeah, you're right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSM 126 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 There are already several threads with this exact topic.Anyway.1) Independence Day2) Count of Monte Cristo3) Harry Potter 4, 5 and 64) Timeline5) Lord of the Rings 1-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleo 63 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 There are already several threads with this exact topic.Anyway.1) Independence Day2) Count of Monte Cristo3) Harry Potter 4, 5 and 64) Timeline5) Lord of the Rings 1-2Oh yeah, Timeline; I'd like that. But please in connection with a better movie that actually captures the spirit of the novel (where did all the money go to in Donner's film?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker 5 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 I've always wondered what he would have come up with for "Airplane!"....Didn't he write the opening of the film? Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSM 126 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 There are already several threads with this exact topic.Anyway.1) Independence Day2) Count of Monte Cristo3) Harry Potter 4, 5 and 64) Timeline5) Lord of the Rings 1-2Oh yeah, Timeline; I'd like that. But please in connection with a better movie that actually captures the spirit of the novel (where did all the money go to in Donner's film?)It's actually one of my fav movies. What are the ugly things in your avatar btw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleo 63 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 It's actually one of my fav movies. What are the ugly things in your avatar btw?Well, while I enjoyed the movie to some extent, I was waiting for all these great castles, monasteries, chapels, underground caverns, the fortified mill, medieval towns, ... that never made it. In comparison with the book it just is somewhat disappointing. And the subplot with the translator... awful (graduate students in European history and archeology that have no clue of Latin and don't even marginally understand French? Please!). The book has an interesting approach to the language problem (and doesn't just out of convenience pretend that English and French sounded exactly like today in 1337...). Anyway, you get the picture.These "ugly" things are armadillos, which I personally find quite cute... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 5) Lord of the Rings 1-2But not the third? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConnieR. 0 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 I wish he had done the music for Pirates of the Carribean. Although I do like the music, I would like John Williams' take on it even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 I've always wondered what he would have come up with for "Airplane!"....Didn't he write the opening of the film? NeilBloody tracked music!The usual: Superman II and all post-PoA Potters. I've always wanted to hear what Williams' take on Star Trek would be, but there's no previous Trek score I'd really want to give up for that. And I'm sorry, I wouldn't give Giacchino's upcoming Trek score away for anything.Now how about a weird one that just popped into my head: Labryinth. Minus the Bowie songs, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,686 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 lets be honest, Williams wouldn't/couldn't have done a better job on Titanic, Braveheart, the Godfather. He could have easily done a better job on Gladiator, Crimson Tide, DaVinci Code, and even POTC (#1 which I guiltily admit I like). He would have done so much better on the LOTR trilogy.ahem...I agree with all except LotR and parts of Gladiator. Zimmer got some emotional points in the latter spot on IMO, and while yes, some parts of LotR do have a simplistic and drawn out construction, doesn't mean it's not effective emotionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker 5 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 I've always wondered what he would have come up with for "Airplane!"....Didn't he write the opening of the film? NeilBloody tracked music!it's not tracked. It's an original recording.But yeah, Superman II is the biggie. I love Thorne's score (and had an opportunity to meet him!) but a fresh Williams score in the style of that first film could have been glorious.Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 I've always wondered what he would have come up with for "Airplane!"....Didn't he write the opening of the film? NeilBloody tracked music!it's not tracked. It's an original recording.It's also not a serious comment. How about Serenity? I think Williams would have had a lot of fun with that, and Joss has a good sense for music and usually works well with composers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 The Princess and the FrogI'd prefer Menken did it, but I'd take Williams over Randy Newman anyday. All the HPs, of course, and a Mission: Impossible. Any/all of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker 5 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 I've always wondered what he would have come up with for "Airplane!"....Didn't he write the opening of the film? NeilBloody tracked music!it's not tracked. It's an original recording.It's also not a serious comment. I thought you were confusing your Jaws parodies. 1941 is tracked!Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delorean90 42 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 No joke here, I think Williams could've done a fine job with Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. I think those that say he would've been wrong for it underestimate his ability to adapt to each film. I mean, I think of the sequence of the first killings in TDK, and I think he just could've totally nailed it. I think he could've found the right tone and made a much more interesting set of scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Well the producers of the first Burton Batman were interested in Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Only film I wanted JW to score was The Color Purple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Lewis 6 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Or Secrets of the Heart. Would've gotten a fine pastoral midwestern sound out of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 I would have been happy if JW scored any of the Batman films, I'm not a big fan of any of those scores (though TDK has grown on me a lot since first hearing it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 I wish he would have scored Cutthroat Island. That score sucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 It's actually one of the very few Debney scores that are acceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Independence Day also needed a proper Williams score. So did Robin Hood, Blade Runner, The English Patient, and The Brady Kids Get Married. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Blade Runner is perfect as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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