SF1_freeze 131 Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Which John Williams scores give you the feeling of each of the four yearly seasons with its corresponding weather, cultural and climate conditions? What scores make you feel the hot and exotic time of summer, the rainy and misty time of fall, the snow and spirituality of winter or the lush and flowery time of spring?I'm really curious what you will choose...My number one JW scores which make me feel each season:1) Fall: This has to be "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban".The music like the film perfectly describes the melancholy and the silent beauty of fall as well as the foggy rainy weather2) Winter: Ok, this is a no brainer... of course the JW Christmas masterpiece "Home Alone"3) Spring: This is a hard one, i would say "Always"4) Summer: It has to be JW's best exotic score in his career "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" (second choice for summer would be jaws2) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fommes 153 Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Harry Potter - A Change of Seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Brausam 214 Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Hm...Winter - One of the Home Alone scores, or even Seven Hears in Tibet. Tibet has those restless low string triplet lines and all that really remind me of winter storms and all.Spring - This ones tough...maybe Stanley and Iris? It's that flute solo.Summer - Born on the Fourth of July has a nice late summer sound, I think. Though, emotionally I equate it more with early/mid Autumn, just as the leaves are starting to turn, but there's still a lot of green around. Maybe The Patriot?Fall - Early/mid Fall, like I said, BOTFOJ. The Accidental Tourist has a rainy day in the fall sort of sound. The Magic of Halloween from ET definitely reminds me of mid/late fall. The River sort of reminds me of fall too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,988 Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Winter: A.I., Family Plot, Schindler's List, Black Sunday (for some reason)Spring: Far And Away, Seven Years In TibetSummer: Jaws, Jurassic Park, Star WarsAutumn: Angela's Ashes (easy), Jane Eyre, StepmomKarol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandor 796 Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Nice, original thread! Have to think about this though... Will comment later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Brausam 214 Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Stepmom and Schindler's List are good ones, can't believe I forgot about those!Fall is a very nostalgic season, I think. So scores like Born on the Fourth of July or Stepmom or Accidental Tourist, for me at least, are some of the best scores to represent the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,477 Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 STEPMOM definitely has an autumn feel, yes.It's not something I very often think about, but now that you mention it, there may be certain seasonal connotations tied to various scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 This is especially the time of year for the big H's. Hook, Home Alones and Harry Potters.But I'm a year-round guy. I listen to everything at any given time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 In my opinion the darker and warmer the texture of the score, the better it fits a colder season. The cooler and lighter the texture of a score the better it fits warmer seasons. Older recordings fit better with cooler seasons than new digital recordings for example.So something like Minority Report, despite being attached to a sci-fi movie and technology, has the dark rich strings all around that make it perfect for winter/Holiday listening. Something like the Summon the Heroes, with harsher/cold brass, lighter tone, is perfect for the summer. I'd actually say John Williams music as a whole fits better with the colder seasons than it does with warmer seasons.Off the top of my head, warning I will edit this as things come to me:Fall/Winter:Memoirs of a GeishaHome AloneMinority ReportSorcerer's StoneChamber of SecretsPrisoner of AzkabanMonsignorSeven Years in TibetThe Last CrusadeThe Empire Strikes BackSchindler's ListClose EncountersETAINixonJFKThe FurySpring/SummerStar WarsReturn of the JediThe Phantom MenaceAttack of the ClonesJaws (closer to Fall...just because of the warm old recording)Temple of DoomThe Lost WorldThe PatriotJurassic Park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Fall: IMAGESWinter: HOOKSpring: JANE EYRESummer: JAWS Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,801 Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Fall - Prisoner of Azkaban, Munich, Memoirs of a GeishaWinter - Schindler's List, Home Alone, The TerminalSpring - Far and Away, War Horse (so far)Summer - The Cowboys, Jurassic Park: The Lost World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF1_freeze 131 Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share Posted November 5, 2011 In my opinion the darker and warmer the texture of the score, the better it fits a colder season. The cooler and lighter the texture of a score the better it fits warmer seasons. Older recordings fit better with cooler seasons than new digital recordings for example.So something like Minority Report, despite being attached to a sci-fi movie and technology, has the dark rich strings all around that make it perfect for winter/Holiday listening. Something like the Summon the Heroes, with harsher/cold brass, lighter tone, is perfect for the summer. I'd actually say John Williams music as a whole fits better with the colder seasons than it does with warmer seasons.That's another way to see it but what i meant are the JW scores where you can "feel" a specific season in most parts of the music. That doesn't mean you have to listen to it in the same season.For example i don't listen to "PoA" in a specific season but still "feel" the fall/autumn atmosphere while listening to the music... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Which John Williams scores give you the feeling of each of the four yearly seasons with its corresponding weather, cultural and climate conditions? What scores make you feel the hot and exotic time of summer, the rainy and misty time of fall, the snow and spirituality of winter or the lush and flowery time of spring?I'm really curious what you will choose...Interesting!Winter: Home Alone, Prisoner of Azkaban, Schindler's ListSpring: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (dunno why, but maybe because of the establishing shot of the college or even Elsa), The PatriotSummer: Jurassic Park, Raiders, Jaws Autumn: Munich, E.T., Angela's Ashes, Born on the Fourth of July Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSM 126 Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 It has a lot to in my view do with the season when I heard the score or saw the movie for the first time, or with the atmosphere of the movie.Winter: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Call of the Champions, Seven Years in Tibet. I agree with ETandElliott about the 3 H's also.Spring: Sabrina!Summer: Jurassic Park, Far and Away, Always, A.I.Fall: Angela's Ashes, Stepmom. Again Sabrina Rest of JW scores don't fall in a specific season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,626 Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 WINTER: Home Alone,Hook, Seven Years in Tibet,Poseidon AdventureSPRING:Far and Away, The River,Stanley and IrisSUMMER: Jurassic Park, RaidersFALL: Accidental Tourist, Sleepers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieC 13 Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 This threat made me smile. I thought I was the only one who thought on these lines:)For me:Autumn: Amistad, Seven Years In Tibet, The Fury, Hook, Presumed Innocent, Fitzwilly, AI, HP, Stepmom, Cinderella Liberty, Sleepers, Horn Concerto, Schindler's ListWinter: Call of the Champions / American Journey, Spring: Always, The Reivers, Tom Sawyer, Superman: The Movie, The Rare Breed.Summer: JP, Indy (esp. Last Crusade), Star Wars (is that John Williams ? ), Far and Away, The Cowboys, The River, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,477 Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 This threat made me smile. I thought I was the only one who thought on these lines:)It's always dangerous when a threaT make you smile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieC 13 Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 good point. a thread is what I should have said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 John Williams's music transcends all seasonal boundaries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF1_freeze 131 Posted November 6, 2011 Author Share Posted November 6, 2011 John Williams's music transcends all seasonal boundaries.That's the easy way out . Just think it over, i'm sure you will also find JW scores where you predominantly feel one season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,504 Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Autum: "Stanley And Iris", and "The Accidental Tourist".I'm happy to listen to any J.W. any time, and anywhere, but I always play "Setting The Trap" on Christmas Eve, without fail. It gets me into that Christmassy vice...for about 3 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,033 Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 War Horse for all seasons. Joe Brausam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,504 Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Autumn: JANE EYRE Winter: SLEEPERS/IMAGES Spring: THE REIVERS Summer: CINDERELLA LIBERTY/1941 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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