What do you think of the Catch Me If You Can soundtrack?

[diskobolus 3]

I didnt see a poll for just this, so forgive me if there has already been one.

I just got the soundtrack as a Christmas gift, and I love it! What do you think?

[Miguel Andrade 1,260]

As far as I'm concerned, this is the very best Williams film score of the year! And teh second best album, right after the gorgeus Cello Concerto cd.

[E-Wan 65]

I must agree with Miguel. Catch Me If You Can is gorgeous!!!

I like it much more than The Two Towers or Star Trek: Nemesis

I especially love "The Float". It is wonderful piece of music full of energy, joy, happiness,... It makes me already very happy LOL

E-Wan

[Miguel Andrade 1,260]

Yes, great score. And I agree with you, "The Float" is an highlight of the disc.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

What's the deal here, why isn't this topic about The Two Towers?

Stefancos-

[diskobolus 3]

What's the deal here, why isn't this topic about The Two Towers?

Stefancos-  

eh...?

yeah the float is one of my favorite cues already, it strongly reminds of the mecha world. the 'catch me if you can' is also quite nice, there's a little hint of a.i. there too... i haven't seen the film yet so i dont know what glorious music composed by williams remains unreleased...

[JoeinAR 1,949]

What's the deal here, why isn't this topic about The Two Towers?

Stefancos-  

that isn't John Williams, and it is old and boring news.

Two Towers equals

Joe, who thinks Catch Me is just wonderful, and who noticed that 3 of the 4 new film scores John released this year are in the car, while one is collecting dust somewhere.

[Luke Skywalker 1,792]

I think: "I want that score. Darn is not going to be released here until February!.SHIT"

[Justin 2]

It's a great score to listen to. Very fun.

Justin -Who thinks some of the songs are ify.

[Ollie 1,059]

As far the songs go, Sinatra's song is ok. Isn't it used in the scene at the airport? You can't go wrong with Nat King Cole and The Christmas Song. I've always thought The Girl From Ipanema was a terrible cheesy song that irritates the hell out of me. The other two I could care less about as well. That's what the skip button on a CD player is for.

[Trumpeteer 302]

As I've said before, the score works better in the film than on CD, though the concert arrangements ("The Float" and "Reflections") are quite nice.

[CharlieSherry 0]

It sounds great

Why we have to wait to buy it?

[MAG-SI 10]

Here we usualy get CDs released at the same time as in Germany or Italy, so I was worried. February?!?! But this time....

Well I just bought it today! And I love it. The score more, ofcourse, also the songs are fine as well!

Let me put it this way: I didn't fall into depression like I did listening to The Two Towers. I don't like jazz, but this score is wonderful!

[Romão 2,274]

It's a wonderful score. I haven't seen the movie, but I might have to change my vote in a previous poll and vote CMIYC as the best score in 2002.

[ST-321 4]

I haven't seen the movie, but just picked up the score and I can't say as I care for it. I'll give it another listen or two, but it does not seem memorable to me at all.

I much prefer COS, MR, AOTC and yes TTT.

[Romão 2,274]

TTT

Sorry, I had to say it.

[UCFKevin 0]

It's a hell of a fun score, seems like Williams had so much fun doing it. Very atypical for him, which ain't a bad thing, and it's perfect for the movie.

[Jurassic Shark 12,008]

 

[Edmilson 7,367]

It's wild that we can see results on a poll made over two decades ago. Some of the people that voted on it might not even be alive anymore!

 

On 26/12/2002 at 1:54 PM, Justin said:

Justin -Who thinks some of the songs are ify.

 

On 26/12/2002 at 1:38 AM, JoeinAR said:

Joe, who thinks Catch Me is just wonderful, and who noticed that 3 of the 4 new film scores John released this year are in the car, while one is collecting dust somewhere.

 

On 25/12/2002 at 7:44 PM, #SnowyVernalSpringsEternal said:

Stefancos-

For someone who started using internet regularly on the mid to late 2000s, it's so funny that back in the day you had to say on your post that it was you who was writing it 

[Jurassic Shark 12,008]

They're all dead.

[mrbellamy 6,270]

I feel like that's such a quirk of JWFan I have never seen anywhere else, even when reading other older forums from the 2000s. That little postscript with your name and a final thought.

[Thor 7,451]

A colleague of mine at the film magazine I occasionally work for, thinks CMIYC is one of the top 5 scores JW has ever written. I think it's even his number 1 or 2. I can't relate to that. It's a brilliant score (and film), don't get me wrong, but it's nowhere near my top 10. I'd rather return to his old 60s jazz roots instead. But the suave combination of jazz and melodrama is to die for, no doubt about it.

[Not Mr. Big 4,639]

4 minutes ago, mrbellamy said:

I feel like that's such a quirk of JWFan I have never seen anywhere else, even when reading other older forums from the 2000s. That little postscript with your name and a final thought.

We should bring it back

Not Mr. Big - who thinks we should bring it back

[GerateWohl 4,320]

2 minutes ago, Thor said:

A colleague of mine at the film magazine I occasionally work for, thinks CMIYC is one of the top 5 scores JW has ever written. I think it's even his number 1 or 2. I can't relate to that. It's a brilliant score (and film), don't get me wrong, but it's nowhere near my top 10. I'd rather return to his old 60s jazz roots instead. But the suave combination of jazz and melodrama is to die for, no doubt about it.

Again a guy with another personal list. Who cares?

I personally consider CMIYC in my personal top 3 of Spielberg movies. The score is good and needs an album edition without songs. 

[Edmilson 7,367]

30 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said:

They're all dead.

"We need better JW Fans!"

 

"I know, but they're all dead!"

[Thor 7,451]

1 minute ago, GerateWohl said:

Again a guy with another personal list. Who cares?

 

It's always interesting to hear people's lists.

[GerateWohl 4,320]

1 minute ago, Thor said:

It's always interesting to hear people's lists.

I am usually rather interested in the explanation of the list in case it is actually interesting and comprehensible.

If it's just an 'I don't know, I just felt like it' explanation or an 'I know what I am talking about, you can trust me' explanation the I don't care either. 

 

[Thor 7,451]

Sure, but I'd rather take a bare-bones list over speculations, C&C wishes, qualms about packaging, shipping and other meta issues, waveform comparisons and other nuts and bolts.

[Brónach 1,301]

I hope your book is C&C

[Jurassic Shark 12,008]

Don't get me started on lists...

 

[Edmilson 7,367]

14 minutes ago, Thor said:

qualms about packaging, shipping and other meta issues

That's an extremely boring subject matter.

 

14 minutes ago, Thor said:

waveform comparisons

That's also mind-numbingly boring. I tend to avoid a thread for a few days when I see people are back with those waveforms.

[Naïve Old Fart 9,488]

8 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said:

Don't get me started on lists...

 

 

No, JS, please start.

[Chewy 2,372]

This is a really good score and a good album. 

 

The cover also looks good in Poweramp, especially with that great waveform below it, beautiful.

 

[Holko 9,491]

Man, I'd love to look at the waveform of a C&C release of this going by down there!

[crumbs 14,287]

Beautiful waveform @Chewy !

 

Also, I've just made a fascinating discovery after analysing the spectograms! I always thought the recording of T1 Catch Me If You Can and the reprise in T16 Catch Me If You Can (Reprise and End Credits) were identical, but there's actually an alternate section in the end credits track!

 

Track 1  (1:27-1.47)

 

Track 16  (3:58-4:18)

 

 

This appears to be the only difference between the two tracks, the takes are otherwise identical. So it's unclear if this alternate section is an insert or just an alternate take Williams liked, and wanted both on the OST.

[iamleyeti 114]

The little "20 years later..." when I opened the thread just KILLED ME.

[crumbs 14,287]

Just wait until you see what the hundreds of speculation threads about Star Wars expansions say when those are finally released!

 

 

[JoeinAR 1,949]

Sadly there are no JW cds in my car these days. And AI hasn't been played in 20 years

Don't even know where the cd is.

 

 

[GerateWohl 4,320]

On 23/08/2023 at 9:21 AM, crumbs said:

Beautiful waveform @Chewy !

 

Also, I've just made a fascinating discovery after analysing the spectograms! I always thought the recording of T1 Catch Me If You Can and the reprise in T16 Catch Me If You Can (Reprise and End Credits) were identical, but there's actually an alternate section in the end credits track!

 

Track 1  (1:27-1.47)

 

Track 16  (3:58-4:18)

 

 

This appears to be the only difference between the two tracks, the takes are otherwise identical. So it's unclear if this alternate section is an insert or just an alternate take Williams liked, and wanted both on the OST.

Crazy idea. You could actually listen to the tracks and hear what the difference is.

[Holko 9,491]

2 hours ago, GerateWohl said:

Crazy idea. You could actually listen to the tracks and hear what the difference is.

Yeah, you can do that after you've already used this to confirm there's a difference there that you can listen to.

[crumbs 14,287]

7 hours ago, GerateWohl said:

Crazy idea. You could actually listen to the tracks and hear what the difference is.

 

 

[pete 902]

I remember reading somewhere that Williams recorded very different pieces for the opening credits and perhaps other pieces in the score. Does anyone remember reading that?

[Jurassic Shark 12,008]

On 24/08/2023 at 9:04 PM, GerateWohl said:

Crazy idea. You could actually listen to the tracks and hear what the difference is.

 

Unfortunately, he only has the spectrogram.