Which JW tracks send chills down your spine?

[Josh500 1,615]

There are very many, but right now, for me:

"The Conspirators" from JFK

"The Water Kite Sequence" from Jaws 2

"Journey to the Island" from Jurassic Park

"Indy's Very First Adventure" from Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade

"I Could Have Done More" from Schindler's List

[Charlie Brigden 7]

Not much different from the usual suspects:

'Carbon Freeze'

'Princess Leia's Theme'

'Prelude and Main Title March'

'Love Theme From Superman'

'The Rebel Fleet/End Title'

'Adventures On Earth'

'The Map Room: Dawn'

[Maxxie 1]

I'm on a Silvestri binge at the moment, but off the top of my head it would have to be the Indy fanfare from Temple Of Doom when he lands in the mine car.

[MissPadmé 17]

the first movement of the Violin Concerto - brilliant

[Josh500 1,615]

When I listen to these pieces with great concentration, I actually DO feel pleasurable chills every time...

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

The Dark Side Beckons.

The cue were Anakins mother dies.

[Josh500 1,615]

The Dark Side Beckons.

The cue were Anakins mother dies.

Yes. Haven't listened to that for some time now... I will do so this afternoon.

And out of the more recent works?

[Marian Schedenig 8,240]

The Dark Side Beckons.

And Death on the Carousel.

[publicist 4,643]

And out of the more recent works?

'Seven Years in Tibet', whenever that 'Love Story'-like theme comes up...

And to give a rather childish affair it's due: when Robin Williams flies up to Hook's ship and they prepare to duel in the second part of 'Ultimate War'. The Korngoldian splendor of this lone minute still reaffirms my faith in filmmusic now and then.

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

Haven't had an eargasm for a long time. My hearing must be impotent.

[Neimoidian 14]

Let me think:

Ben Gardner's Boat, Blown to Bits - Jaws;

the Army motif - I don't remember the cues' titles - from CEo3K;

Imperial March, Battle of Hoth, Yoda and the Force, Carbon Freeze, Clash of Lighsabres, Rescue from Cloud City/Hyperspace (ESB);

Map Room - The Dawn, Miracle of the Ark (RotLA);

ET Alone/Far From Home, Invading Elliot's House, Escape/Chase/Saying Goodbye - ET;

You are the Pan (Hook);

Star of Betlehem (HA);

Immolation, Auschwitz-Birkenau (Schindler's List);

Seven Years in Tibet (SYiT);

Raptor's Attack, Visitor in San Diego (TLW)

Crossing the Atlantic (Amistad);

Racer Roars to Life, Anakin is Free, Qui-Gon and Darth Maul Meet (TPM)

Buckbeack's Flight, Window to the Past (HP POA);

Anakin's Betrayal, Immolation Scene (RotS);

Confluence (MoaG);

also The Soundings and some portions of Cello Concerto;

[aj_vader 535]

'Final Duel' (RotJ)

'Funeral Pyre for a Jedi' (RotJ)

'The Imperial March' (ESB)

'The Duel' (ESB)

'Yoda and The Force' (ESB - The Stament of Darth Vader's Theme at the end of the track)

'The Princess Appears' (ANH - The Force Theme Statment)

'Battle Of The Heroes' (ROTS - The Climax at the end)

'Anakin's Betrayl' (ROTS)

'Finale' (PoA - The ending statment of the 'A Window to the Past')

'Saying Goodbye' (E.T.)

'The Map Room' (RotLA)

[Koray Savas 2,251]

I don't think I've ever experienced chills from John Williams. I have with other composers though.

[Taikomochi 1,143]

The part in Visitor in San Diego, at 5:54 where he has that loud fanfare-ish thing that transitions to drums. I love it so much!

[Henry B 50]

I don't think anything would do it for me at the moment.

[JoeinAR 1,949]

we've done this before in the Johnnygasm threads.

[Neimoidian 14]

I don't think I've ever experienced chills from John Williams. I have with other composers though.

Bach, Mozart and Beethoven?

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

I don't think I've ever experienced chills from John Williams. I have with other composers though.

Then leave!

[Koray Savas 2,251]

I don't think I've ever experienced chills from John Williams. I have with other composers though.

Bach, Mozart and Beethoven?

Beethoven definitely. Morricone, JNH, Giacchino, Zimmer, Beltrami's 3:10 To Yuma... There are probably a bunch more I can't remember at the moment. Oh wait, I have had it with JW. Schindler's List and Munich. Don't know how those slipped by.

[Nick Parker 3,040]

Hm, it happens quite often to me... from the "top of my head" (in quasi-chronological order):

Jaws - Ben Gardner's Boat (that one actually brings me to tears by the end of it), Man Against Beast, Three Barrels Under, The Shark Approaches, Blown to Bits, Out to Sea

Star Wars - Imperial Attack, Attack of the Sand People, Tales of a Jedi Knight/Learn About the Force, Burning Homestead, Princess Leia's Theme, The Milennium Falcon/Imperial Cruiser Pursuit, Destruction of Alderaan, Battle of Yavin, Throne Room/End Title

Jaws 2 - Finding the Orca (Main Titles), Brody Misunderstood

Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back - The Ice Planet Hoth, Wampa's Lair, Battle of Hoth, Asteroid Field, Mynock Cave, Magic Tree, Yoda's Theme, Yoda and the Force, Imperial Starfleet Deployed/ City in the Clouds, Deal with the Dark Lord, Carbon Freeze/ Darth Vader's Trap/Departure of Boba Fett, Clash of Lightsabers, Rescue from Cloud City/Hyperspace, Rebel Fleet/End Titles

Man oh man, is this going to be a long list.

Raid- how about I stop for now?

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,493]

Too many, but some highlights:

"Chasm Crossfire"

"The Battle of Yavin"

"The Catamaran Race"

"Carbon Freeze" (when Lando argues with Vader over the fate of Princess Leia and Chewbacca)

"Luke Pursues the Captives"

"Approaching the Stones"

"Short Round Helps"

"Indy's Very First Adventure"

"You Are The Pan"

[Red 75]

"Remembrances" from Schindler's List. Never fails.

"Remembering Childhood" from Hook. Also never fails.

The 'Use the force, Luke' bit from "The Battle of Yavin".

Among many more.

[Ollie 1,069]

Well if we are talking actual chills, as being frightened, then "Barry's Abduction" is the one.

[indy4 155]

I don't get chills, but rather little spouts of adrenaline.

Some of the ones I can remember:

"Anakin's Betrayal"

"General Grievous"

"Search for the Blue Fairy"

"Call of the Champions"

"Dry Your Tears, Afrika"

"The Float"

"Cowboys Overture"

"Searching for ET"

"Adventures on Earth"

"Far From Home/ET"

"The Land Race"

"Quidditch, Third Year"

"Chess Game"

"Arrival of Baby Harry"

"Setting the Trap"

"Prolouge"

"Remembering Childhood"

"Ants!"

"Whirl Through Academe"

"Adventures of Mutt"

"Indy's First Adventure"

"Approaching the Stones"

"Alarm!"

"Desert Chase"

"The Big Jolt!"

"Rescuing Sarah"

"Raptors Appear"

"Going to School"

"Hymn to the Fallen"

"Anakin Takes Off In Spaceship"

"Duel of the Fates"

"Battle of the Heroes"

"Love Pledge/Arena"

"Swing, Swing, Swing"

"The Invasion"

[Andy 4,234]

No chills for me. Adrenaline rush here.... The Helicopter Sequence from Superman, and the Nazi Sub from Raiders.

[Datameister 2,086]

Lots of 'em, although not as many these days, unfortunately. I really do wonder exactly how that physical sensation of chills happens when listening to really great music...it's pretty weird...

Really what this comes down to is I need to spend more of my listening time without doing other activities. I've gotten so bad over the last few years about doing other stuff while I listen, and it dilutes my attention and appreciation for the music. I blame part of this on my use of the computer for most of my listening - it's easier to just sit next to a CD player and not do anything else than to avoid the temptations of the Internet and so forth while listening in iTunes - but honestly, I just need to fix it. I'll enjoy the music more. Maybe even try Joey's dark listening test for a few albums, if I ever get a chance when my roommates are gone and I'm not busy.

[Naïve Old Fart 9,695]

Well if we are talking actual chills, as being frightened, then "Barry's Abduction" is the one.

I quite agree, this is scary stuff, indeed, and not to be listened to on your own, and in the dark (although that is probably the best time to listen to it...). "Turning back The World" always does it for me, oh, and I never fail to get chils, when, on the extras dvd for "THP" Rick McCallum says "this is awesome", then the credits, and then the ENORMOUS cheer from the audience. Wonderful. Funnily enough, "Superman Returns" main title gets me going simply because I'd never thought that I would hear THAT music at the cinema again.

P.s., when Chris Eccleston first looked up from the Tardis console and said "d'you wanna come with me?", I melted...

[Melange 446]

Which JW tracks send chills down your spine?, And I mean it literally!

That part near the end of Raiders just 'before' and 'as' the spirit raises its face to turn nasty.

It's one of those examples where only a few seconds of music can give you that chill.

Edit : You can hear it on this video. Starts at 2:46 and ends at 2:57.

[Jeshopk 8]

The finale of Close Encounters

The finale of ET

The helicopter/New York sequence from AI

The Adventures of Mutt

to name a few that recently caused this sensation

[publicist 4,643]

'Miles on Wheels'!

[JoeinAR 1,949]

am I the only one that has a johnnygasm to Cadillac of the Skies.

[Hitch 58]

As I don't have a spine, I wouldn't know but "Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas" from HOME ALONE II makes the hairs stand on my chins.

[Jacob 0]

Binary Sunset

[Neimoidian 14]

Binary Sunset

Oh, yes!

[MSM 126]

1) How Can I Remember? from Sabrina

2) Opening bars of Prologue from JFK

3) Opening bars of Superman March

4) Waves cruching upon the shore in Journey to the Island from Jurassic Park

5) Jim's New Life from Empire of the Sun (BPO 1996 version)

6) Opening bars of Flight to Neverland (BPO 1996 version)

7) Full statement with choir of Harry's Theme in Journey to Hogwarts

8) Theme from the Color Purple (JW arrangement for Cinema Serenade)

9) Shakuhachi sequence in Dennis Steals the Embryos from Jurassic Park

10) The Dark Side Beckons from Return of the Jedi

[Naïve Old Fart 9,695]

Binary Sunset

Which one? For me, the alternate cue is a far better pice of music, but the film version is the more effective.

[A24 4,364]

Literally? Okay, the final blow of the Flute Concerto.

[Hitch 58]