Coming soon the 2023 John Williams Top 10 Best/Favorite Score thread.

[JoeinAR 1,949]

I will conduct/tabulate a 3rd Top 10 John Williams score this August. 2023. I did this in 2003 and 2013. I want to wait until August 2023 for one important reason . I want to give John his due for the upcoming Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 

The maestro has put significant time and effort into this score. and we as fans need time to absorb and process his latest score.  

In my mind its the right thing to do.

 

In august we can begin the discussion. 

The rules will.be simple. Each member will post his top 10 scores

As to the scores I will only accept a single score not a series

 

i expect weird results this time around. 

 

 

 

[Jay 37,352]

8 minutes ago, JoeinAR said:

i expect weird results this time around. 

 

Why?

[Bespin 8,480]

I can assure you the Dial of destiny will not be in my top 10, so I can do it now, why wait for August!

 

- "Please insert another coin"

- What?

[JoeinAR 1,949]

I will conduct/tabulate a 3rd Top 10 John Williams score this August. 2023. I did this in 2003 and 2013. I want to wait until August 2023 for one important reason . I want to give John his due for the upcoming Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 

The maestro has put significant time and effort into this score. and we as fans need time to absorb and process his latest score.  

In my mind its the right thing to do.

 

In august we can begin the discussion. 

The rules will.be simple. Each member will post his top 10 scores

As to the scores I will only accept a single score not a series

 

i expect weird results this time around. 

 

 

 

[Jay 37,352]

1 minute ago, JoeinAR said:

i expect weird results this time around. 

 

Why?

[JoeinAR 1,949]

Jay for some.reason this posted twice. 

 

As to why i think results will be weird. The younger crowd does not have the obsession to the 74 to the 84 films that the plus 40 crowd does

 

 

[Jay 37,352]

1 minute ago, JoeinAR said:

The younger crowd does not have the obsession to the 74 to the 84 films that the plus 40 crowd does

 

Oh I dunno about that

[JoeinAR 1,949]

I.do expect similar nresults from the older crowd, Ricard, Richard, KM, and myself. We have the luxury of being very intimate withe the older stuff.

[Jay 37,352]

Just now, JoeinAR said:

I.do expect similar nresults from the older crowd, R8card, R8chard, KM, and myself. We have the luxurybof being intimate withe the older stuff.

 

Holy crap is this your first time using a smartphone?

[Bellosh 3,418]

I highly doubt DoD is making my top 10.

 

You'll have mine sooner than later Joe

[JoeinAR 1,949]

Had one for years but I am typing, editing and trying to pay attention to a teams class. I multi task poorly

4 minutes ago, Bellosh said:

I highly doubt DoD is making my top 10.

 

You'll have mine sooner than later Joe

Not yet. Please i have vacation and summer mowing 

I will create a separate thread with rules and my method of calculation. 

[Bellosh 3,418]

Aye aye captain!

[Bespin 8,480]

My top 10, dated August 2023.

 

Star Wars A New Hope

Empire Strikes Back

E.T.

A.I.

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Jurassic Park

Harry Potta - The Sowrcerer's Steywne

Close Encounters of the third Kind

Jaws

The Reivers

[Sandor 797]

My personal Top 10 John Williams' scores has remained unchanged for about 20 years now. Although I have high hopes for The Dial Of Destiny score, I doubt it will shake things up at the very top. 

 

1. Star Wars (1977)

2. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

3. Schindler's List (1993)

4. Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981)

5. Superman The Movie (1978)

6. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

7. Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977)

8. Jaws (1975)

9. Jurassic Park (1993)

10. Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

[Tom 4,654]

July 1st ranking:

1. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 

 

August 1st ranking:

....

82. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 

[filmmusic 1,826]

Yeah, I also doubt the new Indy score will be in my top 10, or even top 20-30 Williams scores.

I think the material has been exhausted, there's nothing really new to add to this.

And I was not fond at all of Helena's theme.

[Edmilson 7,436]

A trailer for an upcoming thread! Cool!

 

I'll give a spoiler of my list: if by August a complete and chronological The Patriot is already released, it'll be in my top 5 

[JoeinAR 1,949]

Look back in 1982 I conducted a similar poll. I said I would wait for the release of E.T. the Extraterrestrial. Folks said and I quote " I seriously doubt this score for E.T. will rival ESB or Raiders of the Lost Ark." John has proven the skeptics wrong before.

[Naïve Old Fart 9,516]

My two pennyworth:

 

1/ CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND 

2/ SUPERMAN 

3/ THE TOWERING INFERNO 

4/ 1941 

5/ THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK 

6/ EMPIRE OF THE SUN 

7/ THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST 

8/ J.F.K. 

9/ CINDERELLA LIBERTY 

10/ RETURN OF THE JEDI 

 

 

I can promise JWfan that the release of IJ+TDOD will not change this list.

 

 

 

[Tom Guernsey 2,284]

1. Heartbeeps

2. I'll fill in the rest in August...

[filmmusic 1,826]

1 hour ago, Naïve Old Fart said:

9/ CINDERELLA LIBERTY 

I wonder if you're the only one who has this in his top 10 Williams scores.

Not an obvious choice.

[Bespin 8,480]

I'll probably will be the only one to include The Reivers!

Remember that it's the score Spielberg mention that made him wanting to work with John Williams... Just saying that.

[JoeinAR 1,949]

[Naïve Old Fart 9,516]

1 hour ago, filmmusic said:

I wonder if you're the only one who has this in his top 10 Williams scores.

Not an obvious choice.

 

Thanks, @filmmusic.

CINDERELLA LIBERTY was only the third JW soundtrack that I bought. I love it's bright and breezy sound, the light pop arrangements, and it's upbeat tone. For me, it's a special piece of work.