Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,291 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Olympic Spirit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted June 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 22, 2019 Remembering Munich gets me so pumped up. justaguy, _deleted_, Not Mr. Big and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,519 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 5 hours ago, mrbellamy said: Olympic Spirit! Yes, that -- although technically a TV theme and not an 'event theme' like the others. Well, except for "Remembering Munich", obviously. But all are great. You might consider adding "We're Looking Good!" to the list, if Special Olympics count. Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Olympic Spirit. That one I liked naturally and immediately, whereas all of the others I had to brute force till I quite appreciated them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 I had no idea people preferred Olympic Spirit to the 1984 Theme. To celebrate the thus-far victory for the Seoul Olympics Theme, I took the liberty of inviting some special guests to JWFan to commemorate! SteveMc and Not Mr. Big 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,670 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Olympic Fanfare and Theme for me, but the last two minutes of Summon of the Heroes are superb. The Fanfare for the Common Man riff somehow diminishes the piece for me just a bit, so 1984 for the win. I heard Call of the Champions live once. It came off so much better than it does on the recording. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Olympic Fanfare & Theme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 For me John Williams didn't even make the best Olympic theme music anyway. Elbow and the BBC did in 2012. Joni Wiljami 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,044 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Oh, the first one for me, easily. I've never really been able to fully get into any of the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Olympic Fanfare and Theme But all are quite excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,215 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 All are awesome. The fanfare & theme just barely beats COTC for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 My holy grail is still to have the commercial bumpers to Olympic Fanfare and Theme in good quuality thx99 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,086 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 4 hours ago, Quintus said: For me John Williams didn't even make the best Olympic theme music anyway. Elbow and the BBC did in 2012. JW writes better themes than that with his elbow. _deleted_ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,044 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 1 hour ago, King Mark said: My holy grail is still to have the commercial bumpers to Olympic Fanfare and Theme in good quuality I don't know that those are quite grail status for me, but I still want 'em bad too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 The John Williams NBC Music Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sithsword 4 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Call of the Champions > Summon the Heroes >> Olympic Fanfare and Theme > The Olympic Spirit, but I love them all and listen to them quite regularly. I don't really think Remembering Munich belongs here though... Nick Parker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,086 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 I prefer Olympic Theme and Fanfare with the intro replaced by Arnaud's Bugler's Dream. That gives it a more flying start as opposed to the original which feels like it has a hard time getting off the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,519 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 44 minutes ago, sithsword said: Call of the Champions > Summon the Heroes >> Olympic Fanfare and Theme > The Olympic Spirit, but I love them all and listen to them quite regularly. I don't really think Remembering Munich belongs here though... It doesn't. "We're Looking Good" belongs more. Tydirium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 It's technically Olympic music. Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 2 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: JW writes better themes than that with his elbow. Historically, yes he does, but not on this occasion (The Olympics). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,206 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 6 hours ago, Quintus said: For me John Williams didn't even make the best Olympic theme music anyway. Elbow and the BBC did in 2012. For me this the most annoying generic percussion zimmer/powell noise. Light years from Williams' timeless Olympic music. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,670 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Thor said: It doesn't. "We're Looking Good" belongs more. As a reminder: Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 2 hours ago, hornist said: For me this the most annoying generic percussion zimmer/powell noise. Light years from Williams' timeless Olympic music. Sorry. No need to apologise! If I expected agreement on half of what I say here I wouldn't bother to say anything at all. I really loved this Olympic theme over the summer of 2012 though, and it still brings a great sense of nostalgia and patriotism in me now whenever I hear it. Full version: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 5 hours ago, Tom said: As a reminder: That's way better than what I remembered! One of the Olympic themes--maybe 1996--is one of the most bland, predictable things I've ever heard from Williams. 4 hours ago, Quintus said: it still brings a great sense of ...patriotism in me now whenever I hear it. I was tempted to bring up the p-word earlier, but it's considered a bit of a dirty word, especially when an American uses it in conversation with those who aren't. Since you brought it up, though, the 1984 Olympic Theme, by the end, makes my heart stir with patriotic pride in a way that none of his other Olympic themes can, and indeed, the only other piece of music that can evoke that for me is the climax to the Star Spangled Banner. I consider that a supreme achievement on Williams' part. SteveMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Only publicist hates patriotic stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,086 Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Patriotism is a forbidden feeling in Germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Olympic fanfare is from 1984. It was golden. Its from Williams age of impeccability and it shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,373 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Olympic Fanfare and Theme AINEC SteveMc and JoeinAR 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellosh 3,419 Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Olympic Fanfare and Theme for sure. Love when it all comes together at the 3:16 mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Olimpic spirit for me it has somethin, olimpic fanfare comes second but could be number one...I have it as my cellular ringtone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,206 Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Fanfare from - 84 is wonderful, mostly for some nostalgic reasons, good times. But - 96 Atlanta is so much better, the energy is amazing. Best Olympic music there is, and will be. Unless hansu will compose one... Jurassic Shark and SteveMc 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Quintus 5,399 Posted June 25, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2019 In '96 my devotion to Williams was at its peak, and I stayed up into the early hours of the night purely to see him perform Summon the Heroes in the opening ceremony. Those were the days. Joni Wiljami, _deleted_ and SteveMc 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 15 minutes ago, hornist said: Fanfare from - 84 is wonderful, mostly for some nostalgic reasons, good times. But - 96 Atlanta is so much better, the energy is amazing. Best Olympic music there is, and will be. Unless hansu will compose one... I love Summon The Heroes. I loved it even before I knew who JW was. But, the '84 fanfare has such a focus and an intensity, blew me away on first listen and never fails to stir me. Joni Wiljami 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 96 theme is a shadow of 84's greatness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,086 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 It's true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 On 6/25/2019 at 10:49 AM, Quintus said: In '96 my devotion to Williams was at its peak, and I stayed up into the early hours of the night purely to see him perform Summon the Heroes in the opening ceremony. Those were the days. Is that when Bob Costas blabbed over the performance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,670 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 1 hour ago, Dieter Stark said: Is that when Bob Costas blabbed over the performance? Nothing is worse than the two jackasses talking over the 1984 premiere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balahkay 627 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 What are the chances Williams has already been approached to write something for LA 2028? Bayesian and Will 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,519 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 On 6/25/2019 at 11:32 PM, JoeinAR said: 96 theme is a shadow of 84's greatness. All of them are great. This is just a ranking of various levels of greatness, really. While I'm not surprised to see the '84 be so dominant in the poll, it's actually my least favourite of them (well, second least if you count "We're Lookin' Good"). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 I disagree I find most of them hollow and uninteresting. They aren't even worthy of my February run through of his work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,519 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Really? They're pretty quintessential Williamsesque, with similarities to many of his scores and themes, so I'd be curious to know if you also dislike their film music 'brothers'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 14 hours ago, Balahkay said: What are the chances Williams has already been approached to write something for LA 2028? He is more likely to be decomposing rather than composing by then. Sorry Thor not exactly sure what you mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,519 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 I mean his 'fanfare'-style film music themes, be it STAR WARS or SUPERMAN or INDIANA JONES or whatever, aren't that far removed from his Olympic themes, so I'm curious if you think the same about those as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,086 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 I thought you were referring to Stepmom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,208 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 On 6/27/2019 at 3:02 AM, Balahkay said: What are the chances Williams has already been approached to write something for LA 2028? That could have been a great Goldsmith commission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJH132 48 Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 Wasn't "Summon the Heroes" composed with the knowledge it would be sliced and diced for all sorts of NBC packages and segments? It always seemed less cohesive than the others, but after a few listens, the complexities make it a stand-out. Still, the original Fanfare and Theme is the best! (Especially after hearing the new Dudamel recording with the thunderous percussion and organ. Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrScratch 294 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Summon The Heroes, easily, what a kick-ass piece of music Matt S. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,215 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 On 6/26/2019 at 8:02 PM, Balahkay said: What are the chances Williams has already been approached to write something for LA 2028? Fingers crossed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,086 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 He's written his first ever love theme! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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