Williams cues that will make for great IN MEMORIAM cues at the Oscars

[TheUlyssesian 1578]

As you know, it is a yearly tradition at the Oscars where they show a 3 to 5 minute montage of important industry people that have died. Accompanying it is a live orchestra typically, playing a somber piece, typically from film music.

 

Earlier this year, they made an unexpected but brilliant choice - the Kent family theme!

 

It got me thinking what other pieces could be adapted to such a presentation.

 

Violin Solo of And Malice Towards None in Freedom's Call (expanded)

I actually think this is the standout rendition of this theme though people prefer the piano and the horn solos. I think the violin so expressive. And they could get a big star violinist and expand the piece and making it all amazing.

 

Finale Piano solo from Book Thief (expanded)

 

The Face of Pan 

 

And of course we always have Hymn to the Fallen from Saving Private Ryan and all 3 themes from Schindler's List.

 

What else can be adapted into a sombre piece?

[Marian Schedenig 3002]

Easy.

 

 

(The first part, obviously)

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 5985]

The End Titles from Jaws 2.

[Tom 1430]

I like ritual.  I think Leaving Home is perfect and should be the musical branding of that segment in perpetuity.  

[Edmilson 1563]

I was thinking maybe a new arrangement of Luke and Leia from ROTJ - maybe even with a cello solo. But, considering the recent and memorable appearance of that theme on The Last Jedi, they'll be taking the risk of people who are not film score buffs associating it too much with Star Wars.

 

There's also Remembering Emilie and Finale from War Horse. That Gloria Cheng piano solo would be very touching.

 

 

[Arpy 3667]

The Farewell Scene from Nixon

I think it has a nice movement from solemn and sombre to optimistic. It's a very intimate and reflective piece.

[TheUlyssesian 1578]

2 hours ago, Edmilson said:

I was thinking maybe a new arrangement of Luke and Leia from ROTJ - maybe even with a cello solo. But, considering the recent and memorable appearance of that theme on The Last Jedi, they'll be taking the risk of people who are not film score buffs associating it too much with Star Wars.

 

There's also Remembering Emilie and Finale from War Horse. That Gloria Cheng piano solo would be very touching.

 

 

 

Great pick! I think the strings are a tad overdramatic but I think if restructured as a piano piece it would work very well.

[Not Mr. Big 2794]

America, the Dream Goes On

[Will 1798]

Something from War Horse. 

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 5985]

Training Montage from Space Camp.

[cordax 32]

Banning Back Home from Hook

[Incanus 5250]

Elegy for Cello and Orchestra or Regaining a Son from Seven Years in Tibet.

 

A New Beginning from Minority Report

 

The Reunion from A.I. 

 

 

[Bespin 3986]

Finale from Book Thief, I want that track played at my own funerals.

[TheUlyssesian 1578]

Funerals! How many are you going to have?

[Arpy 3667]

One for his real body, and one for his JWFan profile.

[Thor 3563]

12 hours ago, TheUlyssesian said:

The Face of Pan 

 

I know for certain that this is high up on my list for music played at my own funeral, not only the "In Memoriam" section at the Oscars.

 

That track is part of what I've called John Williams' "religious sound", a pastoral sound he excels at and -- in fact -- is one of the main reasons why he's my favourite composer (far more than the action stuff). There are many other examples: "Restoration"  from JANE EYRE, "The Miracle"  from HEIDI, "Final Duel" bit from JEDI, "The Penitant Man Will Pass" from INDY 3, "Star of Bethlehem" from HOME ALONE, "The Meeting with Mao" from NIXON, "Look Down, Lord" from ROSEWOOD, "Angela's Prayer" from ANGELA'S ASHES, "Fawkes the Phoenix" from HP2, "Window to the Past" from HP3, "Hatikvah/The Hope" from MUNICH and so on.

 

But I also think the aforementioned "Elegy for Cello and Piano/Orchestra" is a great candidate, written for an actual funeral and one of my favourite concert pieces by JW.

[KingPin 171]

The Days Between from Stepmom

[King Mark 2616]

new version Han Solo and the Princess

[The Big Man 6944]

Desert Chase

Zam the Assassin and the Chase Through Carooscunt

1941 theme

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 5985]

The Conspirators

[crumbs 8167]

The Intersection Scene

Hungry Raptor

The Compys Dine

 

[Arpy 3667]

Stalling Around.

[Bespin 3986]

On 9/19/2019 at 5:39 AM, TheUlyssesian said:

Funerals! How many are you going to have?

 

At least two, the private one and the state one.

[KingPin 171]

The Long Road to Justice from Amistad.

[Will 1798]

 

[Will 1798]

oh also, Rialto Ripples 

[Score 477]

 

 

 

 

[Jurassic Shark 6021]

On 9/19/2019 at 12:26 PM, Thor said:

 

I know for certain that this is high up on my list for music played at my own funeral, not only the "In Memoriam" section at the Oscars.

 

That track is part of what I've called John Williams' "religious sound", a pastoral sound he excels at and -- in fact -- is one of the main reasons why he's my favourite composer (far more than the action stuff). There are many other examples: "Restoration"  from JANE EYRE, "The Miracle"  from HEIDI, "Final Duel" bit from JEDI, "The Penitant Man Will Pass" from INDY 3, "Star of Bethlehem" from HOME ALONE, "The Meeting with Mao" from NIXON, "Look Down, Lord" from ROSEWOOD, "Angela's Prayer" from ANGELA'S ASHES, "Fawkes the Phoenix" from HP2, "Window to the Past" from HP3, "Hatikvah/The Hope" from MUNICH and so on.

 

But I also think the aforementioned "Elegy for Cello and Piano/Orchestra" is a great candidate, written for an actual funeral and one of my favourite concert pieces by JW.

 

C'mon, we need a Spotify playlist!

[Thor 3563]

I'll leave that to the Bespins of this world. 

 

But I do have an iTunes playlist with these kinds of tracks.

[Jurassic Shark 6021]

1 minute ago, Thor said:

I'll leave that to the Bespins of this world. 

 

There's more than one?!?

[Alex 1761]

Cantina Band or March from 1941

[Thor 3563]

....here's the iTunes list in question:

 

 

[Jay 17637]

A Window To The Past has a religious sound?

[Thor 3563]

Not in what it concerns, but in the pastoral sound. 

[TheUlyssesian 1578]

I agree. There is something melancholy about it, or atleast deeply felt which makes it appropriate for a funeral - tastefully arranged of course.

[Omen II 884]

I think that An Architect's Dream from The Towering Inferno and The City Sleeps from Earthquake would both make ideal accompaniments to the montages of those late costume designers and cinematographers whom we cannot quite place.

 

 

 

[cordax 32]

On 9/23/2019 at 12:35 PM, Score said:

 

 

 

 

this is by far the funniest one yet

[geom_00 6]

Hymn to the Fallen from Saving Private Ryan

[That_Bloke 41]

I recall hearing part of "Back to America" from Angela's Ashes at one of the Oscars, but I can't remember if it was for "In Memoriam" or another sequence.

 

More knowledgeable minds please clarify. Thanks.

[Not Mr. Big 2794]

2 minutes ago, That_Bloke said:

I recall hearing part of "Back to America" from Angela's Ashes at one of the Oscars, but I can't remember if it was for "In Memoriam" or another sequence.

 

More knowledgeable minds please clarify. Thanks.

It was in the 2013 Seth McFarlane Oscars when Amour won best Foreign Feature

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJlw27Fx11E

[theMaestraX 91]

Saving Private Ryan theme if it's not done already!

[That_Bloke 41]

On 10/1/2019 at 1:07 PM, Not Mr. Big said:

It was in the 2013 Seth McFarlane Oscars when Amour won best Foreign Feature

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJlw27Fx11E

 

Thanks for that