Fun thread: What JW piece would you choose to put on a new NASA golden record

[Bellosh 3,419]

Hypothetical situation:

 

NASA decides to do another Golden Record and wants John Williams on it.

 

You've been contracted by NASA as a JWFan consultant who's in charge of choosing only 1 cue/track/piece.

 

What are you choosing?

 

 

[Loert 2,515]

It would have to be the finale of CE3K for me (and that's not because of the subject matter).

 

EDIT: But if you want something shorter, I would go with "Welcome to Jurassic Park".

[Matt S. 493]

Adventure on Earth

[Bellosh 3,419]

I had a feeling there might a lot of E.T. and Close Encounters on this (and NOT for the alien aspect of it)

 

I'm still struggling to choose my piece.

 

I feel like it's limited in the sense of this concept but also so many pieces of his are just amazing.

[Tom 4,669]

"This piece really speaks to me."--Alien listening to CE3K.  

[Loert 2,515]

Maybe JW is an alien? All his best music seems to be written with aliens in mind...

[Bellosh 3,419]

I'm actually, as of right now, leaning towards choosing Olympic Fanfare.

 

As it's a theme for the world's greatest athletes.

 

But I kinda want something from his films to be on this.

 

3 minutes ago, Loert said:

Maybe JW is an alien? All his best music seems to be written with aliens in mind...

 

Well already I think the top contenders will be star wars, superman, e.t. and close encounters. And all involve aliens.

[mrbellamy 6,288]

It's a boring answer in the fun thread but I would have a hard time not just picking "Main Title" from Star Wars.

 

Olympic Fanfare is a pretty good call, I like that. 

[Bellosh 3,419]

I thought about Remembrances from Schindler's List.  As it is has both a sadness and hopefulness sound to it.

[mrbellamy 6,288]

18 minutes ago, Tom said:

"This piece really speaks to me."--Alien listening to CE3K.  

 

Actually for a more outside the box pick, "The Conversation" would be worthy. 

[Bellosh 3,419]

1 minute ago, mrbellamy said:

 

Actually for a more outside the box pick, "The Conversation" would be worthy. 

 

Unless it actually meant something in alien and we offend them and then boom there goes our planet.

 

These are things we must consider as an official consultant with NASA.

[mrbellamy 6,288]

Well in that case, any piece of music could be misinterpreted by our intergalactic neighbors! 

 

What if "Yoda's Theme" is alien hate speech?!

[Bellosh 3,419]

[Smeltington 1,441]

The Trip to Earth! Not only do I like it, but it would also help promote tourism.

[Tom 4,669]

24 minutes ago, Bellosh said:

 

Unless it actually meant something in alien and we offend them and then boom there goes our planet.

"Why is this strange being saying that about my mother?"  

[Andy 4,141]

Desert Chase from the Raiders OST. 
 

With a message at the end : “If you want the missing edited portion, give us all your advanced medical technology to cure all earth diseases.”

[Bellosh 3,419]

my short list so far, no order.

 

Olympic Fanfare

Remembrances - Schindler's List

Throne Room/End Title - Star Wars

Adventures on Earth - E.T.

Journey to the Island - Jurassic Park

Theme from Superman

The Raiders March (2:50 version off the DCC release)

 

[Not Mr. Big 4,639]

I Could Have Done More

[Datameister 2,044]

The original AOTC finale, before the Imperial March insert. If we can't listen to it on Earth, at least let the aliens enjoy it.

[Trope 527]

 

[mrbellamy 6,288]

 

[Not Mr. Big 4,639]

1 hour ago, Datameister said:

The original AOTC finale, before the Imperial March insert. If we can't listen to it on Earth, at least let the aliens enjoy it.

They should bury it INSIDE the earth (because it sucks)

[Faleel 5,359]

2 hours ago, Not Mr. Big said:

They should bury it INSIDE the earth (because it sucks)

no u

[JTN 2,037]

7 hours ago, mrbellamy said:

 

Actually for a more outside the box pick, "The Conversation" would be worthy. 

What if they don’t speak synth? 

[GerateWohl 4,371]

The Flute Concerto.

[Thor 7,518]

Isn't this essentially a veiled way of asking what one's favourite John Williams track is?

 

But for me, it kinda works. It's the JURASSIC PARK theme, which has the nobility and humanity required to present us to aliens in a sympathetic manner. Unless, our conceptions of nobility and humanity are the opposite of theirs.

[Richard Penna 3,694]

Either Journey to the Island or Welcome to Jurassic Park.

 

The former has my preferred version of the island theme and the magnificent choir at the end, whereas the latter has the wonderful piano work. I can never decide which of these is my favourite.

 

Honourable second place: Hedwig's Theme

[GerateWohl 4,371]

Your golden record, your party.

 

 

[Bellosh 3,419]

4 hours ago, Thor said:

Isn't this essentially a veiled way of asking what one's favourite John Williams track is?

 

Absolutely not.  None of the pieces I've mentioned are close to being my favorite track.  One must consider the importance of the piece over their personal preference.

 

The raiders march might be my favorite theme but I doubt it's worthy of the golden record. and the one on my list is far from my favorite track.  That would prob be ToD end credits....but again, worthy of the golden record to space? I'm not sure.

[Fabulin 3,514]

Across the Stars

[Pieter Boelen 740]

Suite from SpaceCamp would be my first thought.

[Bellosh 3,419]

34 minutes ago, Pieter Boelen said:

Suite from SpaceCamp would be my first thought.

 

good pick.

 

also, my goodness, i literally had no idea so many pieces that could legitimately qualify for this would be space themed.

 

pretty cool.

[Pieter Boelen 740]

6 hours ago, Richard Penna said:

Honourable second place: Hedwig's Theme

To my pleasant surprise, that one was used as the finale piece of this event with Dutch astronaut André Kuipers:

It was an interpretation I had never heard before or since.

I made a phone recording of it, but it's not very good...

 

https://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?/topic/30378-new-arrangement-of-hedwigs-theme-video-recording-included/&do=findComment&comment=1643967

 

[Bellosh 3,419]

now i've got to thinking that maybe it has to be something from Jurassic Park.

 

i looked up what images are on the original golden record, and there doesn't seem to be anything truly dinosaur related (i think)

 

so we could include the theme from Jurassic Park along with some pictures of dinosaurs and bones.  I mean they did used to rule the world, right?

[Jurassic Shark 12,082]

The Shawm cue.

[Bellosh 3,419]

37 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said:

The Shawm cue.

 

What's this?

[mrbellamy 6,288]

Classic JWFan in-joke, it's the only thing that was missing from the Prisoner of Azkaban expansion, somebody playing a shawm in the background of a scene 

 

 

[Bellosh 3,419]

i should have known since it was JS.

[rough cut 1,714]

Jurassic Shawm 

[Jay 37,372]

22 minutes ago, Bellosh said:

 

What's this?

 

It plays from 0:00-1:06 in this video

 

 

[Holko 9,529]

59 minutes ago, mrbellamy said:

it's the only thing that was missing from the Prisoner of Azkaban expansion

weeeeeeeeellllllllll

[BB-8 3,481]

Lost in Space

 

 

 

[Pieter Boelen 740]

21 hours ago, Jay said:

 

It plays from 0:00-1:06 in this video

 

 

Barely audible, really.

[Bellosh 3,419]

Oh you know what could be a good one?

 

The Asteroid Field

 

Probably would go through one on its way too.

 

Also from empire I feel like Yoda's Theme and the Imperial March could contenders.  Although Imperial March might sound too intimidating for our alien friends.

 

Nah fuck it, if I had to choose something from empire it would be Rebel Fleet/End Title and those fucking aliens can figure out the suite themselves.  Too much good on those end credits.