Josh500 1,615 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Is it better than The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and/or Revenge of the Sith? As much as I love the score to The Force Awakens (and yes, it's a grower), I don't think it's better than any of the 3 prequel scores. At most, it's on the same level as ROTS (the weakest of the prequel scores, IMO). The 3 prequel scores, though not necessarily the movies, are instant classics. Not sure yet that TFA actually has that sort of longevity and impact. TFA, in my opinion, lacks strong set pieces like "Duel of the Fates," "Across the Stars," and "Battle of the Heroes" as well as standout action pieces, like "Star Wars and the Revenge of the Sith," "Zam the Assassin and the Chase Through Coruscant," and "The Droid Invasion." What do you think? My ranking (at this time): 1. The Phantom Menace 2. Attack of the Clones 3. Revenge of the Sith 4. The Force Awakens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,281 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 1. Phantom 2. Clones 3. TFA 4. Sith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 Actually I hardly ever listen to the RotS soundtrack... except, that is, for one track: "Star Wars and the Revenge of the Sith." That title is one of my most-listened JW pieces ever, and it still blows me away. The version found on the OS album as well as the film version. I think this is one of the finest action pieces ever, on the same level as "Belly of the Steel Beast," "The Desert Chase," "The Quidditch Match," etc. The Force Theme heard at the very beginning of this track, right after the Main Title, is my all-time favorite version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,281 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I have no problem with that track, its great. A lot of other parts of the OST have always bored me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. A. Ron 1,738 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 This is a rather tough one for me. Unsurprisingly, I think that The Force Awakens has a lot in common with A New Hope and The Phantom Menace in terms of style and tone. I firmly believe that it is going to stand the test of time very well, certainly as well as TPM. As Josh pointed out, each of the prequels has a strong concert suite or set piece, possibly stronger than anything in TFA, though IMO, The Force Awakens has a more consistent and cohesive score than any of the prequels did. For now, I'm ranking these four scores like this: 1. ROTS 2. TFA 3. TPM 4. AOTC Sith wins for me, largely due to its many highlights, which are all among my favorite film music moments. crumbs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 5 minutes ago, amh1219 said: Sith wins for me, largely due to its many highlights, which are all among my favorite film music moments. What are the top 3 RotS highlights for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilal 569 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 1. TFA 2. ROTS 3. TPM 4. AOTC Nothing related, but I'd love to hear quality assemblies of the prequel scores. Flawed fan edits are getting quite annoying to listen to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 01. TPM & TFA 02. ROTS ... ... 2047. AOTC _deleted_ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,281 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Will never understand why people don't think AOTC is a good score. fuhrsy31 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lockdown 238 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 1. AotC 2. TFA 3. RotS 4. TPM fuhrsy31 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandor 796 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 2 minutes ago, Jay said: Will never understand why people don't think AOTC is a good score. Because they cannot seperate it from their opinion of the film. BuzzLightyear 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,281 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 That's probably a part of it, yea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandor 796 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 8 minutes ago, Jay said: That's probably a part of it, yea. It's mainly that. AOTC is a great score, with an incredibly strong love theme and the single greatest cue from the entire PT: Confrontation with Count Dooku and Finale. fuhrsy31 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 "The Conveyor Belt" is one of my all-time favorites. As well as "Jango's Escape," "Chase Through Coruscant," and "The Arena." Not to mention "Across the Stars"! Man, AotC is really JW at its best. The movie, however... well, personally I don't think it was that bad, but yeah, it's probably the weakest SW movie to date. fuhrsy31 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lockdown 238 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I absolutely love everything about Attack of the Clones. The music couldn't have been better. fuhrsy31 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. A. Ron 1,738 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 17 minutes ago, Jay said: Will never understand why people don't think AOTC is a good score. For the record, I think it's a lovely score. I just like all of the others more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 21 minutes ago, Sandor said: Because they cannot seperate it from their opinion of the film. No. Because it's not a good score. Please don't assume the reason why I don't like the score. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 TFA ROTS AOTC TPM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,643 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Hard to gauge after one viewing of the film and one listen of the album. At this point, best to worst, I'd place TPM, AOTC, TFA, and ROTS. TFA may well rise above AOTC, much less likely TPM but I wouldn't count it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,463 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 1. PHANTOM 2. REVENGE 3. ATTACK 4. AWAKENS Phantom revenge attack awakens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 My rankings as of right now TFA ROTS TPM ATOC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,206 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 1. TFA 2. TPM 3. CLONES/SITH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilal 569 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Yay! More TFA enthusiasts. BuzzLightyear 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giftheck 916 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Here's how I rank them: 1-TPM 2-Joint ROTS/TFA 3-AOTC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,206 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 3 minutes ago, Alexander said: Yay! More TFA enthusiasts. Yes. Top ten JW scores for me. As is it closest sister, The Book Thief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilal 569 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 We share good taste, dear Mr. Hornist! Joni Wiljami 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikomochi 1,136 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 1) TPM/TFA 2) AOTC 3) ROTS Jilal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 Hmmm, I'm glad TFA gets so much love... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demondm810 398 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Force Awakens Phantom Menace Revenge of SIth Attack of Clones Awakens and Phantom Menace are REALLY close for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewya 360 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 1. The Phantom Menace 2. Revenge of the Sith 3. The Force Awakens 4. Attack of the Clones For now at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 RotS TPM TFA AotC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,625 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 1-TPM 2-RotS 3Clones 4-TFA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 TPM TFA AOTC ROTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,242 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 AOTC in its expanded/complete form is an extremely enjoyable score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 I even like the OST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balahkay 627 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 1. TPM 2. TFA 3. ROTS 4. AOTC I adore all the scores, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Right now it's just a matter of how much time until it unseats TPM. The problem with lists is that it gives the false appearance of the lower ranked scores as being "bad". I don't hate any of the prequel scores. ROTS just sounds like a bunch of concert suites because the film is all over the place, but it's still great musically. AOTC suffers from some thematic inconsistency with development. TFA is just a flat out awesome score that has wonderfully-crafted themes that are used incredibly well and makes a great listening experience overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McAwesome 1 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 2 hours ago, Taikomochi said: 1) TPM/TFA 2) AOTC 3) ROTS My exact ranking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzLightyear 143 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 1. TPM 2. TFA 3. ROTS 4. AOTC Maybe I need complete Scores for ROTS and AOTC to enjoy them more. But all of them are great scores, anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,625 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 I like TFA more now but it won't unseat the Prequels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Give it time.....give it time.....it's tenacious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Patience Viceroy, patience…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artguy360 1,843 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 It's hard to judge at this point because I have listened to so much of the unreleased music for the prequels compared to what we've heard for TFA. Having said that, I still think Phantom Menace is the most complete of the prequel scores, with the least obvious edits or tracked music. Right now I have that as number one, probably with TFA right behind it. AOTC is an interesting but not very satisfying score while ROTS has major problems but also major highlights that payoff all the build up of the characters and events throughout the prequel trilogy. So...hard to say right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 1. TFA 2. TPM I don't really listen to the others anymore. So I don't care to rank them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balahkay 627 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 We've had the PT for 10-16 years now and TFA for what... a week now? I imagine there were quite a lot of people disappointed with the TPM score when it first came out but they changed their tune over time. I remember people complaining about the lack of the Force theme. People have already changed their minds about TFA after a few repeated listens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 TFA The rest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 It makes me happy that you like this score so much. We only want for your happiness. E.T. and Elliot, you've had so little of that. crumbs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 My brain is falling out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlytoot 97 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 1. TFA 2. ROTS 3. TPM 4. AOTC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 1) ROTS 2) AOTC 3) TPM 4) TFA but TFA could rise over time...I'm still warming up to TFA for the hell of it: 1) ESB 2) ROTS 3) AOTC 4) SW 5) TPM 6) ROTJ 7) TFA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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