#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 That's not a good selling point. The borg queen always dies. Her opinions are kinda defeated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uni 306 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 So, as has pretty much been made clear here, dust collectors are for each person the scores they care about the least. It's pretty uncommon for a JW fan completist to name a score like E.T. as one of these (much less unowned--but that's what makes you you, Wojo!), but as you can see, it's not unheard of. For me, I'd agree that his 60s rom-coms get a lot less attention from me. There are a few more recent ones (yes, Munich)--and even one or two from his Golden Age (Black Sunday, for instance)--that maintain back-burner status.More interesting to me has always been the dust-collectors in my Jerry stash. His earliest scores remain some of his best ones. The less-interesting ones (to me) are scattered throughout his career, from beginning to end. He was a master, but a hit-and-miss master. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 But since he doesn't own it it can't be collecting dust.GREY having only the original soundtrack to ET is wonderful. It's all you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,346 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 ... from his Golden Age ... Black Sunday ...Same here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,019 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 It's one of his most unique. A John Williams thriller action score. Now, how rare is that?Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,206 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 I'm hoovering and/or mopping three times a day, so no dust in my house or on my precious CD's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Clean Freak. ^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 HOOK, HOME ALONE 1 & 2, THE COWBOYS and SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 I almost never listen to the Star Wars OT scores, even though I still consider them all to be 5/5 scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,019 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 I never do, actually.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Also E.T, but mostly because I don't want to "spoil" it. CMIYC is a bit of a dreary experience when listened to on album. It's too downbeat for me. And I've listened to Sabrina once or twice.The Patriot is actually my most listened to JW score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Williams has the great advantage that he at least writes one or two keepers per score...the concert stuff. Minus these, scores like STEPMOM, CMIYC, AMISTAD and several others wouldn't make the cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 I'm surprised you like Indy 4 but not Harry Potter or Tintin. They are all cut from the same cloth, in a wayExcept that the Potter scores and Tintin are great scores.KotCS > TintinMy biggest dust collector is probably one of the early scores...None But the Brave is pretty boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Tintin> KOCS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien F 1,742 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 War of the Worlds (except for The Intersection Scene)I haven't listened to Minority Report in a long time although I remember liking some tracks but I think Everybody Runs is overrated.The Book Thief which is a finely crafted score but is far too close to Angela's Ashes for my liking. I would have enjoyed that score a lot more had Angela's Ashes not existed.I haven't listened to the Seven Years In Tibet OST for about 10 years but regularly listen to the concert suite.Until very recently, I would have included Munich in this list but I rediscovered the score last week and have listened to the full OST about 10 times since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Is it the other way around for others where they tend to reach for smaller, dramatic scores more than the franchisey blockbusters?Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Ultimate Dust Collectors:Saving Private RyanMinority reportMunichWar of the WorldsRosewoodPresumed Innocent(waits for KK and Grey Pilgrim to say that list is their favorite JW scores)So ,yeah, Im really thrilled Williams is scoring that cold war movie (pretty much an automatic dust collector)That being said EVERY Williams score has at least 2-3 tracks worth keeping to play more oftenI like to listen to Lincoln and Book Thief so they aren't on the list Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Not necessarily favorites, but Minority Report, War of the Worlds, and Rosewood are frequent listens for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Also War Horse has a lot of re-listen value and I prefer it to Far and Away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Not my favourites either. But I enjoy Minority Report, Munich, Presumed Innocent and to a lesser extent War of the Worlds, very much.The Book Thief has quickly become a dust collector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Ultimate Dust Collectors:Saving Private RyanMinority reportMunichWar of the WorldsRosewoodPresumed InnocentAh yes, Presumed Innocent. It's one of the few post-1975 JW scores that I have considered giving a rating less than 3/5 stars. Rosewood, Munich, War of the Worlds, and Minority Report are all good scores. SPR is well intentioned, but boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 24, 2015 Author Share Posted January 24, 2015 Filmtracks loved Presumed Innocent so much, CC gave it five stars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 He only gave it 5 stars because JW wrote it. If it had been some no-name composer, it would have gotten 2 or 3 stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 24, 2015 Author Share Posted January 24, 2015 He only gave it 5 stars because JW wrote it. If it had been some no-name composer, it would have gotten 2 or 3 stars.And all the other dull JW scores he gave a 2 or a 3? What sets Presumed Innocent above the rest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 He only gave it 5 stars because JW wrote it. If it had been some no-name composer, it would have gotten 2 or 3 stars.And all the other dull JW scores he gave a 2 or a 3? What sets Presumed Innocent above the rest?Barbara's Confession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 24, 2015 Author Share Posted January 24, 2015 Oh you mean Barbara's Noble End? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnome in Plaid 219 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Well, as Incanus mentioned upthread, all the CDs I own become "dust collectors" once they're ripped to my computer, but to more directly answer the question, I don't have many, probably because my Williams collection is smaller than I'd imagine most people's to be on this board. The key two I think of are War Horse and Rosewood - I think I've only listened to each once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 What I meant was, that he only gave Presumed Innocent 5 stars because it was so far removed from Williams' usual comfort zone. Other than that, the score isn't really anything special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Idiots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 I got rid of Munich on the advice of my therapist as I work through my issues.Ultimate Dust Collectors:Saving Private RyanMinority reportMunichWar of the WorldsRosewoodPresumed InnocentMinority Report and Private Ryan? The hell? What about Sleepers, The Book Thief, The River... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,373 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Actually, The River is probably the one I've listened to the least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,346 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 I loved The River at the time, drums and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 I got rid of Munich on the advice of my therapist as I work through my issuesAnd by contrast ET costs you a lot in tissues. Not for wiping away tears, by all accounts. Sharkissimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 I loved The River at the time, drums and all.Still love it (not that I was anything but a sperm and egg in '84). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 I've never heard it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,019 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Someone needs to re-release this. It's a really lovely score.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,842 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Someone needs to re-release this. It's a really lovely score.Karolor better.. expand this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,346 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Great track. Pure L.A. Noir (think Chinatown) and this for a farmers movie Sharkissimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 It may be the ultimate dust collector. I own two fucking copies of it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Many of us do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 We should create a new Atari E.T. landfill of Crystal Skull CDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 24, 2015 Author Share Posted January 24, 2015 We should create a new Atari E.T. landfill of Crystal Skull CDs.And demand that he review it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,519 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Difficult topic to answer.It depends on a lot of things.My main "dust collectors" are my bootlegs of unreleased Williams scores. It's rarely tempting to put on audio rips complete with sound effects, dialogue and shoddy sound.As far as commercial albums are concerned, I try to play all of them on a regular basis. But JOHN GOLDFARB is not very tempting (it could have been, had it been rearranged for listening or rerecorded at the time, like many of his other 60s comedy scores -- some of which I absolutely LOVE to listen to). Same goes for stuff like ALWAYS, THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE, SABRINA, HEARTBEEPS, FAMILY PLOT. Recent scores like TINTIN, LINCOLN, BOOK THIEF, INDY 4 haven't made much of an impact on me either, but I'm willing to give them more chances.These days, I veer more towards the calmer material than the big and bombastic, but that doesn't mean that I don't play the latter.Finally, ALL of my CD's are "dust collectors", in a way, because once I transferred them to iTunes some 4-5 years ago, I've hardly -- if ever -- taken one out to play it physically! Now they're basically a piece of furniture that's just for show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Lots of stuff. Star Wars, Jaws, Indiana Jones... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Jaws is another one that I never listen to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 WTF!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,695 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 The Empire Strikes Back.It just isn't for me.Most other stuff I don't listen to, I don't have on CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Lots of stuff. Star Wars, Jaws, Indiana Jones...For Williams, it was all downhill after Cinderella Liberty, with the occasional return to form, namely Nixon and Munich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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