John 2,032 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Which classic 70s thriller do you prefer; Spielberg/Williams' Jaws or Scott/Goldsmith's Alien? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,343 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Pino Donaggio’s Piranha. Unlucky Bastard and Ollie 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Sorry ALIEN and Goldsmith fans, JAWS was one of my first Spielberg films and first Williams score, and it will always remain one of my all-time favourites in either category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,499 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Impossible to answer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Just now, Holko said: Impossible to answer! No it isn’t. It’s Jaws for both. A. A. Ron and mstrox 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 4 minutes ago, John said: Which classic 70s thriller do you prefer; Spielberg/Williams' Jaws or Scott/Goldsmith's Alien? That is an appropriate description for Jaws, but by no means is it suitable for the cinematic milestone that Alien is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,499 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 2 minutes ago, Brundlefly said: the cinematic milestone that both are. Fixed! The Illustrious Jerry and John 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted March 30, 2019 Author Share Posted March 30, 2019 Jaws basically ushered in the era of the modern blockbuster, and Alien's influence on the sci-fi and horror genres is still felt today. Both are very important films. A. A. Ron and Chen G. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 2 minutes ago, Holko said: Fixed! Jaws a cinematic milestone? No. A milestone for the industry maybe. If Spielberg has ever done such a thing, it's Duel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,343 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 I never found Goldsmith’s Alien to be particularly engaging listening. But I own it anyway, out of obligation I guess. Maybe it’ll grow on me someday. Either way, Horner and Goldenthal are more for me. shockwave and Brundlefly 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Brundlefly 2,385 Posted March 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 30, 2019 The result of the poll so far: This is a John Williams forum. A. A. Ron, Evanus, Chen G. and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 It'd make a hell of a movie. SteveMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 JAWS is a heck of a lot of fun, score and film. Fabulin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Both are brilliant, but Jaws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabulin 3,510 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 . John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 11:1 for John Williams' Jaws? Come on guys! A little diversity, please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabulin 3,510 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 . A. A. Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 1 minute ago, Fabulin said: only truth matters That's why I'm complaining. SteveMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Film: Jaws Score: Alien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 People have spoken. They will not change their answers to encourage diversity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Just now, publicist said: Film: Jaws Score: Alien You are dead to me! A. A. Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Just now, Stefancos said: You are dead to me! Because he voted Jaws for film? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Pffft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 1 minute ago, publicist said: Film: Jaws Score: Alien I knew I could rely on you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabulin 3,510 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Moonman language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 i dunno they're both ok i guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 The voice of reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,343 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Score 770 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Alien for both, considering the original score as Goldsmith wrote it (and not the heavily edited and tracked version that ended up in the movie). Alien really has one of the greatest sci-fi/horror scores of all times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Judas! Score 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 I need to rewatch Alien on a modern TV screen. I remember it's a very dark movie. I think I never really "saw" it, as some parts are soooo dark. An excerpt from Alien: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted March 30, 2019 Author Share Posted March 30, 2019 Enhance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 The 90's VHS releases looked dark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 1 minute ago, Stefancos said: The 90's VHS releases looked dark That's it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,507 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 11 minutes ago, Stefancos said: Judas! I don't believe you. You're a liar. 6 minutes ago, John said: Enhance! Centre, and pull back. Track 45 right. Gimme a hard copy, right there. 8 minutes ago, Bespin said: I think I never really "saw" it, as some parts are soooo dark. Try watching it at a cinema, in 70mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 The Turks and Caicos Islands do not have a 70mm projector, Richard. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Score 770 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 I am quite surprised that only 3 people prefer the movie Alien... and that I am on the same side as Chen G. on this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,944 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 I'm actually entirely unsure about the choice of movie: Williams score was an easy pick, but since I had to pick a movie, I chose Alien for its superior craft more than anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Just now, Chen G. said: I'm actually entirely unsure about the choice of movie: Williams score was an easy pick, but since I had to pick a movie, I chose Alien for its superior craft more than anything else. Judas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Easy pick, Jaws all the way. Alien hasn’t aged well for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,343 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 I still wonder why the xenomorph wasn’t interested in eating Jonesy. Grateful it didn’t, but still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Stefancos said: Judas! But why? The Williams works wonders in the movie but as pure music, it ain't that exciting or original. Alien is certainly a more ambitious work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 2 hours ago, Holko said: Impossible to answer! Very possible. JAWS on both accounts. Hell Aliens is a better score. Evanus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 For me it's Jaws by a long long way. Then Aliens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 What a surprise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,343 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 This is one of only two circumstances I would ever pick Williams over Goldsmith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,944 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 22 minutes ago, publicist said: Williams works wonders in the movie but as pure music But its not pure music, its a film score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 3 minutes ago, Kasey Kockroach said: This is one of only two circumstances I would ever pick Williams over Goldsmith. And it's one of few circumstances where you should not do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 First it's not pure, second it's not written by a German! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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