Jost1 105 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 We all know John Williams got as big he has by writing fantastic scores for franchise blockbusters, but we ALSO know that he can do so much more - so which score is your favorite of his that was written for a film that's not part of a franchise or series? Schindler's List is probably up there for me, but I'm also very fond of JFK and Born on the Fourth of July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,206 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 The Book Thief Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 War Horse! You might be interested in reading these old threads: http://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?/topic/17540-your-favorite-non-franchiseblockbuster-john-williams-score-of-the-70s http://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?/topic/17541-your-favorite-non-franchiseblockbuster-john-williams-score-of-the-80s/ http://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?/topic/17542-your-favorite-non-franchiseblockbuster-john-williams-score-of-the-90s/ http://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?/topic/17543-your-favorite-non-franchiseblockbuster-john-williams-score-of-the-00s/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jost1 105 Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 Nice, will do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,206 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Warhorse also of course. But basicly everyting from 10' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Images! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,511 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 A.I. obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Hook, War Horse, CE3K, AI, Lincoln, Minority Report, Empire of Sun, Tintin, 1941, and The Terminal would be my top 10 Williams non-franchise scores I think. James and Jost1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryant Burnette 654 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Close Encounters of the Third Kind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewya 360 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jost1 105 Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 I excluded CE3K myself since it's a big blockbuster, kinda. But if it counts, then absolutely that's my favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUlyssesian 2,477 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 E.T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatehbaz 6 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Well: Hook, of course. The subdued cameo of the actual Pan theme that makes its first ethereal statement at the climax of "The Never-Feast" (in the film: as Pan holds the sword confidently for the first time) is one of my single favorite individual moments in JW's repertoire. When "Remembering Childhood" and the first half of "You Are the Pan" are treated as a single musical sequence... well, that's one of the most cathartic and satisfying musical sequences I've heard in my life. Despite not being in the same league as the aforementioned, I have a soft spot for The Witches of Eastwick, Angela's Ashes, and The Fury. Cerebral Cortex and Jost1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Eiger Sanction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Mulder 153 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Far and Away!!! It's so adventurous. DolceMecha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 E.T. easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,492 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 JANE EYRE, without question (the first two are JURASSIC PARK and RETURN OF THE JEDI, so franchise scores). Jost1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryant Burnette 654 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 11 hours ago, RadJ said: I excluded CE3K myself since it's a big blockbuster, kinda. But if it counts, then absolutely that's my favorite. CE3K is not a franchise. A blockbuster, sure. But not a franchise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy 2,388 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 War Horse, War of the Worlds, Minority Report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjamerson 0 Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 1941, Space Camp, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,651 Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 There are too many. I think Jason is right that the better approach is favorite by decade. For me, ET, CETK, Lincoln, and Memoirs of a Geisha. We will see if The Post ends up on the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikomochi 1,136 Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Memoirs of a Geisha, hands down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominicCobb 194 Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 E.T., without contest. Many others not too far behind, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Schindler's List Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,492 Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 3 hours ago, Not Mr. Big said: Schindler's List You mean you're not aware of all the spin-off films and tv shows, coffee mugs, t-shirts and action figures? Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James 119 Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 The empire of sun, Hook, Catch me if you can and E.T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idril 86 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Memoirs of a Geisha! It was the first JW album that I listened to besides Harry Potter! Its beauty still astonishes me. Taikomochi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,191 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 CE3K and The Fury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,513 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 On 14/12/2017 at 9:57 PM, Bryant Burnette said: Close Encounters of the Third Kind On 14/12/2017 at 10:03 PM, Lewya said: Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Close Encounters of the Third Kind. It's not only my #1 JW score (and the best damned thing he's ever written) it's my #1 score. Period. On 14/12/2017 at 10:11 PM, TheUlyssesian said: E.T. On 18/12/2017 at 5:43 AM, DominicCobb said: E.T., without contest. Many others not too far behind, though. On 15/12/2017 at 3:10 AM, JohnSolo said: E.T. easily. Hmm. Since E.T. has a ride (with original music by JW) and a sequel novel, could it be regarded as a franchise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 6 minutes ago, Richard said: Hmm. Since E.T. has a ride (with original music by JW) and a sequel novel, could it be regarded as a franchise? Casablanca was featured in a segment of 'The Great Movie Ride' at Hollywood Studios in Disneyworld, and also had a novelization. Does that mean it's a franchise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRIGA01 32 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Top 5 in no particular order - Hook ET WarHorse Saving Private Ryan Schindlers List Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,513 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 1 hour ago, JohnSolo said: Casablanca was featured in a segment of 'The Great Movie Ride' at Hollywood Studios in Disneyworld, and also had a novelization. Does that mean it's a franchise? Of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,054 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 My favorite non-franchise score is Jurassic Park before it became a franchise. Bespin and Luka 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,513 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 What a classy argument. How old are you, ten? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,054 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 There's no argument in that sentence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p0llux 398 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Hook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 CE3K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeltington 1,438 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Hook, Lincoln, and A.I. For me, all three contain some of the most emotional music Williams has written, so that seems to be the common thread. I've only heard CE3K a few times so far, but I'm interested to see if that will join the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Close Encounters is FAR better than those three! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeltington 1,438 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 We'll see!!! I certainly wouldn't mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,516 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 It's slowly but surely climbing up the ranks in my nonexistent favourite scores list with every listen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luka 242 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 I would say Schindler’s List as of now, but I yet have to listen to a lot of scores of his. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artguy360 1,843 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Schindler's List and ET are both perfect scores. Memoirs is amazing. The intensity and oppressive weight of Nixon is nearly unmatched in the rest of JW's output. AI is a monumental work. Basically, I can't choose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Does E.T. and Ce3K count in this thread? Anyways Hook and Spacecamp (everyone forgot about that one) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 E.T. and Hook. I also love his score for Schindler's. Sometimes it's so hard to choose a specific favorite though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,342 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Hook and Far and Away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeallen01 2,135 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 The Terminal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Hilary Bray 235 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I'll veer left and say, JFK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smaug The Iron 512 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Hook and ET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 There's hardly one of the blockbusters in my Top 10, so i'd list BOTFJ, Dracula and A. I. as my Top 3 (with Close Encounters, Angela's Ashes, Jane Eyre, The River, Cinderella Liberty, Images and The Long Goodbye trailing them). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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