Popular Post Thor 7,453 Posted December 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 18, 2021 Couldn't find another thread on this, but feel free to merge if there is one. Spielberg turns 75 today, a landmark. That deserves its own thread on a John Williams messageboard. As I said over on Facebook, he's always been my no. 1, although I sometimes wish I had a more obscure director top the list. But that would be fooling myself. Here's a picture of my 1995 special assignment, a 57-page long paper during my last year of high school (I graduated in 1996). Favourite Spielberg film and score? Fancyarcher, Marcus, Once and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post filmmusic 1,822 Posted December 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 18, 2021 47 minutes ago, Thor said: Favourite Spielberg film and score? E.T. Favourite film and score of all time. GerateWohl, Edmilson, Disco Stu and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 9 minutes ago, filmmusic said: E.T. Favourite film and score of all time. same on both counts JoeinAR and filmmusic 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,489 Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 Mazel tov. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND Not only my favourite Spielberg film, but my all-time favourite film and score. JoeinAR and Disco Stu 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,370 Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 It's crazy to think that Williams is almost 15 years older than Spielberg. Despite the huge age gap, they have been a phenomenal duo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kühni 485 Posted December 19, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 19, 2021 . Raiders of the SoundtrArk, Fabulin and crumbs 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,287 Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 It's cute that JW has a prop velociraptor in his office. Happy Birthday Mr. Spielberg, a truly genius storyteller. Bayesian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabulin 3,506 Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 This photo looks nearly like a baroque painting, from the colour palette of a dim-lit room, through the characters looking at something in the middle of the picture, down to more or less symbolic objects on the edges and in the background. It certainly would look well on a wall. Even just a basic filter shows which way this could go... Omen II 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,321 Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 As born at the start of the 1970s my experience with cinema was highly influenced by Spielberg. It started with Raiders of the Lost Ark, continued with E.T. and further on every new Spielberg film was a must. At the end of the 80s I lost track a little when there came movies like Hook and Always. I didn't like these"Kids" movies with these particularly cheesy parts and these steam hammer optimistic messages. With Schindler's List and Jurassic Park my interest was resurrected. Still I keep struggling with his style, but continue to find in each film something interesting and unique enough to find the movies worth watching. I didn't like his temporary focus on Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks as his main actors because I am particularly not a big fan of them. I am not sure if I did watch most of his movies, if his movies were not scored by Williams. I would say, Williams' scores are usually about 70 percent of the reason to watch a Spielberg movie for me. But in the meantime I understood, that I shouldn't take for granted how generous Spielberg treats music in his movies and how much room he gives to it. My biggest gratitude to Spielberg goes to Spielberg for providing such dedicated canvas for Williams' scores for almost 50 years. Favourite score: E.T. Favourite movie: Catch Me If You Can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,287 Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 4 minutes ago, GerateWohl said: My biggest gratitude to Spielberg goes to Spielberg for providing such dedicated canvas for Williams' scores for almost 50 years. Wouldn't it be amazing if they had their 30th film collaboration in 2024, exactly 50 years after their first (Sugarland Express)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,453 Posted December 20, 2021 Author Share Posted December 20, 2021 I should perhaps have added that JURASSIC PARK is my own favourite. Both film and score. But that should be fairly common knowledge around these parts by now. Once and Bayesian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,429 Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 A bit late to the party but I would say E.T. for best score and I can't choose one best picture because I can't really compare movies like Jurassic Park and Schindler's List or E.T. and Close Encounters. To me he's just the best and has a movie in my top 5 whatever the genres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 6 hours ago, Thor said: I should perhaps have added that JURASSIC PARK is my own favourite. Both film and score. My least favorites! (although, now that I think of it, War Horse has probably dethroned JP) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 4,983 Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 On 19/12/2021 at 5:50 AM, Fabulin said: This photo looks nearly like a baroque painting, from the colour palette of a dim-lit room, through the characters looking at something in the middle of the picture, down to more or less symbolic objects on the edges and in the background. It's really a wonderful pic by the great LA photographer Art Streiber. As for Spielberg being 75, it's impressive how he's making films professionally literally from the 2/3rds of his life. And it's even more impressive that he's now the same age of Williams when he was about to start writing Indiana Jones 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 It sucks being a December baby. Filmmusic said it best. Since May of 1982 E.T. has been and remained my Favorite film and score of these two great men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Happy birthday, Mr. Fabelman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,453 Posted December 20, 2021 Author Share Posted December 20, 2021 59 minutes ago, AC1 said: My least favorites! (although, now that I think of it, War Horse has probably dethroned JP) Well, it is neither the first, nor will it be the last time that you and I live on different planets, Alex! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,321 Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 On arte there is a short film about opening credits and end credits in Spielberg movies. https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/100210-082-A/blow-up-die-vor-und-abspanne-von-steven-spielberg/ But it is just available in German and French. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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