Davide Leo 0 Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 Here’s my ranking of John Williams’ children scores. What’s yours? 1. Hook 2. E.T. The Extraterrestrial 3. Harry Potter and the Philosopher Stone 4. Home Alone 5. Empire of the Sun 6. The Adventures of Tintin 7. A.I. Artificial Intelligence 8. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 9. Home Alone 2 10. Angela’s Ashes 11. The BFG 12. The Book Thief Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,384 Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 You mean movies starred by children or movies made for children? Because A New Hope was made for kids but doesn't feature a single kid in it; meanwhile Empire of the Sun has a kid as the protagonist but it's an adult movie. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davide Leo 0 Posted May 16, 2021 Author Share Posted May 16, 2021 Films in which the theme of childhood plays a significant role. But I’d like to see what other lists can be created with other definitions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deacon Blues 65 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 When I read the title at first, I thought you meant ranking scores made by Williams' children. It would be a very short list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,314 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 I'm not familiar with the work of his offspring, except for bits of A.I. Does he have more than one composer among his children. 😎 There is not a child in the world who didn't fall asleep during the first thirty minutes of BFG. So, that one must be excluded. 😅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oomoog the Ecstatic 314 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 I don't find E.T. to be a childhood film as much as HP or Home Alone, because with the latter there's such a powerful connection from the entire film and its music, to Harry and Kevin, even when they aren't in the scenes. With E.T I feel the narrative and music connect a lot more with E.T. rather than focus much on Elliott. So the highest-quality scores in this category for me are. 1. Home Alone 2. Harry Potter 1-3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,326 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 I still don't get it. What is the theme of childhood in "The Adventures of Tinitin"??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,499 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 Looking at the list elements, the assumption seems to be "features a kid==for kids". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 1. Empire Of The Sun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,326 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 But Tintin doesn't feature a kid. Or is it because Snowy is still a puppy dog? Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,499 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 Hmm. "features a kid || is animated == for kids" then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,024 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 6 hours ago, Harry Irene said: When I read the title at first, I thought you meant ranking scores made by Williams' children. It would be a very short list. Joseph Williams has 42 composer entries on IMDB. https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0930990/filmotype/composer?ref_=m_nmfm_1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,314 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 I'm more interested in scores composed by Shark's' children. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,429 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 44 minutes ago, bruce marshall said: I'm more interested in scores composed by Shark's' children. here you go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,463 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 8 hours ago, Harry Irene said: When I read the title at first, I thought you meant ranking scores made by Williams' children. It would be a very short list. Yes, that was my interpretation too. Mark and Jennifer haven't done much in terms of film music, but Joseph has done quite a bit, as JS mentions earlier. In terms of his own compositions, the ROSWELL series is probably his greatest claim to fame, but I like his moody music for the TV series SLEEPWALKERS: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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