The JWFAN MB Consensus Top 10 JW scores

[Steven Awalt 0]

Argh, Joe! I thank you for inviting me to add to the list, but it was painful--and I'm sure I'd change from day to day! Not like I needed to be reminded, but man Williams has written so many great scores that I had a hard time picking. I kept staring at my CDs thinking--if I could only save ten of these valued possessions, which would they be? :cry:

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

Raiders of the Lost Ark

The Empire Strikes Back

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Star Wars (that's what we called this movie before all that New Hope stuff you young bucks call it...)

Superman: The Movie

Return of the Jedi

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Jaws

The Fury

[Chris ChrusherComix 46]

I hadn't noticed this thread until Joe asked me to make out my list... I didn't see it before.

Okay... I've done these top 10's before... they can be exceedingly difficult because I LOVE SO MUCH Of John's music... and I have a VERY hard time picking one over the other. It's like picking a favorite relative or best friend something... very difficult...

I am compiling my list as we speak... but I can't finish it now... ASAP though

[Yoda Longbottom 0]

1st -- Schindler's List

2nd -- Star Wars: A New Hope

3rd -- E.T. The Extra Terrestrial

4th -- Angela's Ashes

5th -- Close Encounters Of The Third Kind

6th -- Seven Years In Tibet

7th -- Superman

8th -- Far And Away

9th -- Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom

10th -- The Towering Inferno

[Chris ChrusherComix 46]

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[Chris ChrusherComix 46]

OK, here it is!

This list does NOT REPRESENT what I think is the best to least best score.

This list represents my scores on "Love" to "like alot" to "like" to "I don't like too much", to "I am extremely annoyed by"...

Here is my INITIAL list, which will annoy Joe, because he is looking for best single film score. However, it's my preference to rate them in this manner, although Joe can't use it.

1. Star Wars Saga (The combined body of 5 scores)

2. Indiana Jones Trilogy (The combined body of 3 scores)

3. The Fury

4. Superman (and his contribution to Superman 4)

5. The two Jurassic Park scores

6. Hook

7. Jane Eyre

8. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

9. A.I. Artificial Intelligence

10. The two Jaws scores

Now, Joe CAN use this rating system, because it divides the "sagas" into single scores, slightly skewing the order a bit, and gives an overall favorite, which Joe can use on his scoring system.

1. The Empire Strikes Back {Tie}

1. The Fury {Tie}

3. Star Wars (A.K.A. A New Hope)

4. Raiders Of The Lost Ark

5. Superman: The Movie

6. Hook

7. Jane Eyre

8. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

9. The Lost World: JP

10. A.I. Artificial Intelligence

---JUST missed the cut---

11. Jaws 2

12. The Phantom Menace

13. The Return Of The Jedi

14. Attack Of The Clones

15. Jurassic Park

16. Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade

17. Indiana Jones & The Temple Of Doom

18. 1941

19. Images

20. Schindler's List

---Damn good too---

21. The Eiger Sanction

22. Far & Away

23. Amazing Stories: The Mission

24. Jaws

25. The Witches Of Eastwick

26. Empire Of The Sun

26. Home Alone 2

27. Home Alone

28. Black Sunday

29. Dracula

30. Cinderella Liberty

---The rest---

31. Close Encounters Of The Third Kind

32. Always

33. The Towering Inferno

34. Fitzwilly

35. The Rare Breed

36. The Patriot

37. Nixon

38. Minority Report

39. The Missouri Breaks

40. Earthquake

41. The Reivers

42. Harry Potter & The Chamber Of Secrets

43. Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone

44. SpaceCamp

45. The Cowboys

46. Saying Private Ryan

47. Born On The Fourth Of July

48. Monsignor

49. Yes Giorgio (The 2 tracks from)

50. Heartbeeps

51. A Guide For The Married Man

52. Midway

53. Rosewood

54. How To Steal A Million

55. JFK

56. Catch Me If You Can

57. Amistad

58. Seven Years In Tibet

59. Not With My Wife You Don't

60. Sabrina

61. Presumed Innocent

62. Sleepers

63. The Poseidon Adventure

64. Heidi

65. The River

66. Penelope

67. Stanely & Iris

68. John Goldfarb, Please Come Home

69. The Paper Chase

70. The Sugarland Express

71. Diamond Head

72. Angela's Ashes

73. Stepmom

74. The Accidental Tourist

75. The Man Who Loved Catdancing

I didn't count any of the Irwin Allen TV scores, the Olympic themes, the concert works, scores that I don't have at least fair portions on either LP or CD, and all the rest, although some I love and could put them up HIGH on the list, some I don't care for and they would go fairly low on the list.

Now this list is my "favored" list, not what I feel are "better" than others. For example, Schindler's List would likely have to be considered in Williams top 5, as probably Close Encounters, but they aren't personal favorites of mine, although I like them quite a bit.

PS- This list could virtually change slightly daily depending on my mood. In fact, I did edit it already flip-flopping a few scores here and there, but my top 10 stays relatively the same, and my top 2 seems to be a forever deadlock between TESB & The Fury.

[Trumpeteer 302]

This is a very good idea, Joe:

1. The Empire Strikes Back

2. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

3. Star Wars

4. Jaws

5. Schindler's List

6. Home Alone

7. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

8. A.I. Artificial Intelligence

9. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

10. Superman

[Romão 2,274]

We should do the same, but for themes or motifs.

[Fett32 0]

Here's mine:

1. Raiders Of The Lost Ark

2. The Empire Strikes Back

3. Superman The Movie

4. E.T.

5. The Witches Of Eastwick

6. Jaws

7. Close Encounters of the Third Kind

8. Jurassic Park

9. Episode I: The Phantom Menace

10. Episode II: Attack Of The Clones

Whew....that was difficult. banghead

[JoeinAR 1,949]

I am posting Harry Potter's list for him.

FAVORITE JOHN WILLIAMS SCORE(S): #1: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, #2: The Empire Strikes Back, #3: Raiders of the Lost Ark, #4: Jurassic Park, #5: A New Hope, #6: Superman: The Movie, #7: Jaws, #8: Hook, #9: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, #10: Schindler's List

took this from his membership post.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Joe, thats hardly valid, since it's outdated.

I think Harry more then most would include CoS.

Besides, he did not post it himself.

What's next, digging through the old EZboard archives to find out the top 10 favs of Hitch, Darth Furter and Ricard?

Stefancos- who thinks Joe is cheating.

[JoeinAR 1,949]

Stefan, I pm'd Harry, and told him I was going to use his old list, and that I needed an updated list from him asap.

Remember I won't be tallying any of this until I get enough, though I have started gather the data to make a spreadsheet when the time comes.

[Miguel Andrade 1,264]

1. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

2. Schindler's List

3. Angela's Ashes

4. The Empire Strikes Back

5. Jurassic Park

6. Close Encounters of the Third Kind

7. Nixon

8. Jane Eyre

9. Sabrina

10. The Accidental Tourist

----

Now for some personal notes... This is something very hard to do for me. There are many scores I would love to have included, and I'm regreting the way I ordered this already... It all depends a lot of my mood. Nevertheless, E.T. has always been my number one favorite. For some reason I keep coming back to it.

And just for curiosity, if I could, I would include as my second favourite Williams work, his marvelous Cello Concerto -- but I supose we are only talking about movie scores.

[Hlao-roo 389]

I'll post my favorites -- somewhat easier to compile than my ever shifting list of (subjectively determined) objective bests...

10. Catch Me If You Can (2002)

9. JFK (1991)

8. Saving Private Ryan (1998)

7. Empire of the Sun (1987)

6. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

5. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

4. Star Wars (1977)

3. Return of the Jedi (1983)

2. Stepmom (1998)

1. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

And I decided to count down...because, well, I personally feel it's the best way to arrange a Top 10 list... (I think Scott Fields would agree with me.)

And, yes, I've obviously had a dramatic change of heart with regard to Catch Me If You Can. It did take countless listens, but what was most instrumental was -- perhaps unsurprising to most of you -- watching the film (which I did love as well).

[Aghem 0]

That's really very hard to choose that ten! But I'll try! My favourites

(but only for this short moment) are:

1. Saving Private Ryan

2. E.T.

3. Hook

4. Amistad

5. The Lost World

6. Return of the Jedi

7. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

8. Close Encounters of the Third Kind

9. Schindler's List

10. Images

[BigKenLittle 6]

Man, this is sort of like deciding which organ to donate... I need them all!!! However, I guess the passage of time and number of listens have kind of decided for me... So here goes... in descending order, just to be different

10. Heartbeeps

9. The Accidental Tourist

8. Stanley and Iris

7. Return of the Jedi

6. The Fury

5. E.T. the extraterrestrial

4. Raiders of the Lost Ark

3. The Empire Strikes Back

2. Star Wars

1. Superman the Movie

---- a couple of close runners up ----

15. Midway

14. The Towering Inferno

13. Attack of the Clones

12. Jaws

11. Jurassic Park

[IrishCal24 0]

1. The Empire Strikes Back

2. Star Wars

3. E. T. The Extra Terrestrial

4. Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone

5. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

6. Raiders of the Lost Ark

7. Superman: The Movie

8. Schindler's List

9. Jaws

10. Jurassic Park

Coming up with the list wasn't as hard as I thought it would be, but ranking them was tough and still it seems so cliche.

[ocelot 508]

I just have to say that this was particularly hard for me as my choices and ranks change depending on day and mood but this is it for now

1 - Phantom Menace

2 - Hook

3 - Raiders of the Lost Ark

4 - Empire Strikes Back

5 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

6 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

7 - ET

8 - Star Wars

9 - Schindler's List

10 - Angela's Ashes

followed closely by (15)

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Return of the Jedi

Attack of the Clones

Superman

Close Encounters

Witches of Eastwick

Home Alone 2

Jurrasic Park

Lost World

Minority Report

AI

Jaws

Stepmom

Always

[ocelot 508]

I also have to add that I was forced to do this!!!

[Guest]

1. Jurassic Park

2. Hook

3. Star Wars (ANH)

4. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

5. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

6. Phantom Menace

7. Empire strikes back

8. ET

9. Superman

10. Indiana Jones Raiders of the Lost Ark

[chs058 0]

oops sorry for not login.

[Yoda Longbottom 0]

We should do the same, but for themes or motifs.

Yes, Joe, do this one if you get permission and others agree. Whereas here we are voting for a score as a whole, a stand-alone themes I believe will bring different results (having in mind "Hymn to the Fallen" that is my top-ten vote, while SPR as a whole is not so much a top-ten score, though I LOVE it; and also Harry Potter themes, and so on...)

I'm beginning to work on the list in case you ask us to in days to come...

[Lurker 5]

I also have to add that I was forced to do this!!!

Who would do such a thing?

Neil

[Morn 8]

1. TESB

2. ROTJ

3. Schindler's List

4. ET

5. AI

6. Star Wars

7. Close Encounters of the Third Kind

8. Hook

9. The Lost World

10. Raiders of the Lost Ark

[Harry Potter 0]

I am posting Harry Potter's list for him.

FAVORITE JOHN WILLIAMS SCORE(S): #1: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, #2: The Empire Strikes Back, #3: Raiders of the Lost Ark, #4: Jurassic Park, #5: A New Hope, #6: Superman: The Movie, #7: Jaws, #8: Hook, #9: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, #10: Schindler's List  

took this from his membership post.

Hello everyone.

Here's my list:

01. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

02. Raiders Of The Lost Ark

03. The Empire Strikes Back

04. Superman: The Movie

05. A New Hope

06. Jurassic Park

07. Jaws

08. Hook

09. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets

10. Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone

Just one addition and a slight rearrangement from my previous list.

~Harry

P.S. -- Great idea, Joe!

[Morn 8]

Wow! Should I be angry that you're not here more often or excited that you are here now?

[Harry Potter 0]

Perhaps a little of both.

~Harry

[Trumpeteer 302]

Yea! Welcome back Harry!

Also, I'm going to break a rule (no editorializing) to point out another rule that is being broken:

Please, just list your top 10, as Joe said. No honorable mentions, no should-beens, no tie-for-11th.

Thanks and have a great day.

[Guest]

Here are JWs 10 best scores (in order):

1. Return of The Jedi

2. Empire Strikes Back

3. Jurassic Park

4. Hook

5. Star Wars

6. Jaws

7. The Phantom Menace

8. Raiders of The Lost Ark

9. Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets

10. Attack of The Clones

[scissorhands 16]

Ross has commissioned me to write his Top 10:

1. The Empire Strikes Back

2. E.T.

3. A.I.

4. Jurassic Park

5. Schindler's List

6. Jaws

7. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

8. The Phantom Menace

9. Home Alone

10. JFK

[JoeinAR 1,949]

Here are JWs 10 best scores (in order):

1. Return of The Jedi

2. Empire Strikes Back

3. Jurassic Park

4. Hook

5. Star Wars

6. Jaws

7. The Phantom Menace

8. Raiders of The Lost Ark

9. Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets

10. Attack of The Clones

sorry, no guests, please log in or register

[JoeinAR 1,949]

10.  Catch Me If You Can (2002)

And, yes, I've obviously had a dramatic change of heart with regard to Catch Me If You Can.  It did take countless listens, but what was most instrumental was -- perhaps unsurprising to most of you -- watching the film (which I did love as well).

Alan, I am shocked and so pleased that you finally found anothe 21 century score by John Williams you really like.

[Ren 75]

Please do log in, or register and keep it to the 10 maximum.

It's hard scrolling continually through 30+ scores in list form

HIYA HARRY

and i've edited my post Joe.

[Guest]

This is Melange's vote, because i AM Melange (with a new board name now).

1 : E.T The Bonus Terrestrial

2 : Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind

3 : Empire Strikes Back (Gerhardt version)

4 : Raiders of the Lost Ark (expanded)

5 : Jaws

6 : Jurassic Park

7 : Star Wars (none of that 'New Hope' nonsense thank you)

8 : Home Alone (First movie)

9 : Indiana Jones and the Temple of Dooooooom.

10 : Harry Potter and the Paedophile's Stone.

Melange - Who is finding it tough to put in order. Hence 3 edits.

Melange - But who is now finished. And this edit is my final word.

[King Mark 3,631]

This is Melange's vote, because i AM Melange (with a new board name now).

.

You can kiss your aspirations of beeing in the MB council goodbye.

K.M.Wondering why Melange changed names.

K.M.2,noticiing Alan has the most unusual list...as usual.

[scissorhands 16]

Damn, Melange.

I thought we had, at last, a japanese member.

[King Mark 3,631]

They have a Williams MB in Japan,and the Japanese Website even has a special theme written by Williams himself,so why would any Japanese want to post here.

K.M.

[scissorhands 16]

But it's only a fan club, isn't it? I dunno if they have a MB.

And why would a portuguese write here, if he can enter a portuguese MB?http://www.forumnow.com.br/vip/topicos.asp?grupodiscussao=79592

Or why would a spanish guy write here, having this excellent (ahem) forum? http://boards2.melodysoft.com/app?ID=JohnWilliams

Or this one: http://members.boardhost.com/johnwilliamswww/

[Ren 75]

Melange,

you have a LOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNG way to go to be king. . . .

I had no idea Japan had a JW MB.

[Ray Barnsbury 8]

Hey Harry! Nice to see you here again.

Ray Barnsbury

[Guest]

10. Jurassic Park

9. Close encounters of the third kind

8. Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone

7. Empire of the Sun

6. Far and Away

5. Hook

4. A.I.

3. Born on the fourth of July

2. E.T

1. Angela's Ashes

[Justin 2]

This is Melange's vote, because i AM Melange (with a new board name now).

So now we have to stop calling you Melange and start calling you.....that, strange name??

Baaaaahhhh!

Justin -Sensing something fishy.

[Uni 306]

And I decided to count down...because, well, I personally feel it's the best way to arrange a Top 10 list... (I think Scott Fields would agree with me.

Depends on the situation, I suppose....but I do favor the more dramatic effect. And since you made it a point to pay me so personal a respect:

10) Return of the Jedi

9) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

8) Empire of the Sun

7) Far and Away

6) Jurassic Park

5) Raiders of the Lost Ark

4) Close Encounters

3) Hook

2) E.T.

1) Superman

My ninth choice really surprised me....first time Harry's made one of my lists.

It's been said before--and I know there's not supposed to be any "judgement" attached to this--but I feel compelled to say once again that this is an ordered list of my favorites, not necessarily paralleled those I consider his best. (But why not do another consensus on that account? It would be interesting to see how the two lists differ, and that one might serve as more of a "JWFan Awards" list. Hmmm....)

Thanks for the effort, Joe. I'm intensely curious to see the outcome....:wow:

- Uni....who'd like to know what the heck happened to his signatures....

[Guest]

You can kiss your aspirations of being in the MB council goodbye.

Never had such an aspiration. Surely we're all equal?

K.M.Wondering why Melange changed names.

Why not?

Justin -Sensing something fishy.

[Guest]

You can kiss your aspirations of being in the MB council goodbye.

Never had such an aspiration. Surely we're all equal?

K.M.Wondering why Melange changed names.

Why not?

Justin -Sensing something fishy.

[Guest]

1. Far and Away

2. Schindlers List

3. Patriot

4. Empire Strikes Back

5. Angelas Ashes

6. E.T.

7. Saving Private Ryan

8. Hook

9. Home Alone

10. American Journey

[JoeinAR 1,949]

I appreciate your top 10, but, because you are a guest, I will not be counting your list in the totals. Please register as a member or please login if you are already a member.

thanks

Joe.

[scissorhands 16]

Wow, Joe, what an incredible evolution you have had, like a Pokemon.

There is a huge difference between this (very rude):

sorry, no guests, please log in or register

and this (more polite):

I appreciate your top 10, but, because you are a guest, I will not be counting your list in the totals. Please register as a member or please login if you are already a member.  

thanks  

[Ren 75]

lol

i guess some guests don't read the thread after all....

[Hlao-roo 389]

I appreciate your top 10, but, because you are a guest, I will not be counting your list in the totals. Please register as a member or please login if you are already a member.

thanks

Joe.

Translation: Get out, Guest. You do not belong here, and you will never be one of us. We all hate you. Never, ever come back.

j/k

[Romão 2,274]