Which SW score has the best action music?

[Dixon Hill 4,234]

5 hours ago, hornist said:

All the action cues in ESB are great show pieces, all of them concert house quality. But have not much to do with what is happening on the screen. Modern Johnny is much better FILM composer than those days.

 

Yes. 

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488]

Williams really only came into his own in the 2010s.

[Sharkissimo 1,973]

7 hours ago, hornist said:

All the action cues in ESB are great show pieces, all of them concert house quality. But have not much to do with what is happening on the screen. Modern Johnny is much better FILM composer than those days.

 

Modern Johnny tends to be more Mickey Mousey, while older Johnny would play through the action. I prefer the later approach.

[Joni Wiljami 1,206]

So the later here is the older approach?

 

 

But honestly, I just love The Battle in the Snow, it just doesn't have anything to do with the action going on there...

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488]

I would have preferred the modern approach of chaotic unthematic orchestrally dense xylophone-heavy action scoring.

 

Or the Hans Zimmer technique of repetitive cello ostinatos and synthesized drum rhythms with the occasional Inception noise.

[Dixon Hill 4,234]

3 hours ago, E.T. and Elliot said:

Williams really only came into his own in the 2010s.

 

I would say the mid 90s. 

[Sharkissimo 1,973]

2 hours ago, hornist said:

But honestly, I just love The Battle in the Snow, it just doesn't have anything to do with the action going on there...

 

How so? It doesn't accentuate the sync points as much as later action cues, but I wouldn't say it's got nothing to do with the action.

[Joni Wiljami 1,206]

But I would.

 

It is a show piece for its own good. There are many in Empire. And I love them all.

 

But yes, mickey mousing; they don't do it in this film.

[artguy360 1,843]

3 hours ago, hornist said:

So the later here is the older approach?

 

 

But honestly, I just love The Battle in the Snow, it just doesn't have anything to do with the action going on there...

 

I think it's just John Williams working in a different mode. For me the Hoth Battle music fits the scene in the way the declamatory piano and brass describe the AT-ATs and this slow march towards the Rebel Base. It's less frenetic than JW's modern action music but I prefer the clear musical identity of the piece. 

[Joni Wiljami 1,206]

Sorry, it do not change my opinion about the scoring of the ESB, most of it is brilliant with the film, and many show pieces(I love them all) but if you want see a more

perfect match with the music and the film you must watch CE3K. The best marriage of film and music. Ever.

 

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488]

I prefer Always.

[Joni Wiljami 1,206]

Well it hasn't the greatest action music but honestly some of the cues are incredible fine. The  horn solos ouh!!