John Williams TOP 10 themes

[Romão 2,274]

I sugested this a while back. In the same vein of what we did a few years ago concerning the top 10 JW scores, we could try to sum up an "oficial" JWfan.net top 10 of JW's themes or tracks...dunno..establishing criteria of what is indeed considered a theme.

I just think it could be fun.

[Morlock 11]

I think it would be impossible to pick 10. We should start at the best 100 themes, and see where to go from there.

[John Crichton 4]

100 might be a but much. I think 25 would be good.

John- who knows what his #1 theme is, but would have to think a long time about the rest of the list.

[Romão 2,274]

#1 The Force theme

Really guys, let's give it a try.

[John Crichton 4]

#1 The Force theme

[Romão 2,274]

That would be number one if I was voting for the best theme ever in any medium by any composer. It simply is my favorite all time melody.

[King Mark 3,631]

This is a hard question:

In no perticular order.These don't mean to be read as specefic cues,but include the variations in the score.

1-The Force Theme

2-Indiana Jones Theme( Raider's March)

3-Superman theme(Superman March)

4-Love Theme form Empire Strikes Back(Han Solo and the Princess)

5-Theme From Jurassic Park

6-Anakin's Theme

7-Harry 's Theme(Harry's Wondrous World)

8-Peter's Theme from Hook

9-Hedwig's Theme

10-Olympic Fanfare and Theme

K.M.

[hoby12 0]

Sure Whatever I will give it a try:

1. ET - Flying Theme/Into Theme (Lydian)

2. Imperial Theme

3. Jaws

4. Jurassic Park Second Theme (Journey to the Island)

5. Raiders March

6. Hook Main Theme (Prologue)

7. Duel of the Fates Motif and Theme

8. Schindler's List Theme

9. Theme from the Asteriod Chase

10. Fawkes the Pheonix

thats mine in order - i am sure yours will differ.

[Henry B 50]

1. The Force Theme

2. The Raiders March

3. Star Wars Main Theme (Eek - nobody else has this one?)

4. Hedwig's Theme

5. Somewhere in My Memory (Home Alone Theme...Themes?)

6. Jurassic Park (Heroic Theme)

7. Hook Main Theme (Prologue)

8. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Henry's Theme (Is this the name? I'm not sure...)

9. Philosopher's Stone Motif (Three-note Motif)

10. The Patriot (Here we go... )

[Romão 2,274]

1 - The Force Theme

2 - Ingrid's Theme (Seven Years in Tibet)

3 - Remembrances

4 - Ark Theme

5 - Imperial March

6 - Duel of the Fates

7 - Grail Theme

8 - Hedwig's Theme

9 - Dry Your Tears Afrika

10 - The Days Between

I guess that's it.

[John Crichton 4]

1. The Force Theme

in no particular order (and trying not to take too many from one score or series)...

- Imperial March

- Luke's Theme

- Flying Theme from Harry Potter

- Hedwig's Theme

- Raiders March

- Ark of the Covenant Theme

- Peter's Theme from Hook

- Superman Main Theme

- Love Theme from Superman

That's 10, but I said I'd do 25 earlier.

- Han Solo and the Princess

- The Emperor's Theme

- Duel of the Fates

- Anakin's Theme

- Love Theme from Episode II

- Harry's Theme from Harry Potter

- Capt. Hook's Main Theme

- Slave Children's Theme

- Love Theme from Temple of Doom

- Holy Grail Theme

- "Alien Motif" from ET

- Elliott's Theme from ET

- Journey to the Island fanfare

- The Patriot Main Theme

- Smallville/Kent Theme

[Lurker 5]

Any list that leaves off Jaws is extremely suspect.

Neil

[King Mark 3,631]

As a compliment to the screen visuals and the instant evocation of a shark attack this theme conjures,it may warrent a place in the top 10,but I find that as a standalone musical piece it does not.

K.M.

[Adam 1]

This is kind of fun to think about. I think Jaws would be an obvious choice for a top theme if we're thinking in terms of impact or noteriety (and maybe we are). But I'm going to go the imprecise route of thinking about personal favorites.

1. Han and Leia?s Theme

2. Born on the Fourth of July main theme

3. Far and Away Love Theme

4. JFK - Main Theme

5. Jurassic Park, non-fanfare main theme

6. AI - theme heard in Blue Fairy encounter and later in the film

7. The Force Theme

8. Theme for American Journey, Civil Rights and Women?s Movement

9. Jane Eyre main theme

10. Nixon Turbulent Years Theme

This little list has helped me to conclude that JW needs to score more Oliver Stone films (preferably good ones).

- Adam

[scissorhands 16]

My list (i made a 25-themes list, but it got erased when the system asked for my password again...):

1. Cadillac of the Skies (aka Home, Hearth and Toy Planes)

2. Hymn to the Fallen

3. Dry Your Tears, Afrika

4. Anakin's Theme

5. Theme from Always

6. Hell's Kitchen from Sleepers

7. The Lost World

8. Born on the Fourth of July

9. Yoda's Theme

10. Seven Years in Tibet Main Theme

[Ray Barnsbury 8]

These are my personal favorites. After the first couple, it's not set in stone at all. So many great ones had to be left off *sigh*

1.) Fawkes the Phoenix

2.) Far and Away Love Theme

3.) Somewhere in My Memory

4.) E.T. Flying Theme

5.) Star of Bethlehem

6.) Double Trouble

7.) Love Theme from Superman

8.) Jurassic Park Island Theme

9.) A Window to the Past

10.) Hedwig?s Theme

Ray Barnsbury

[King Mark 3,631]

Why has sissorhands been resurected?

K.M.

[scissorhands 16]

Problems with my other account, as i explained in another thread.

Scissorhands, been reborn from his ashes, ala Fawkes (which is among my Top 25 list)

[Molaram 0]

All time number one: E.T. Flying Theme

Others in no order:

-Superman

-Raiders March

-Imperial March

-Jaws

-Schindler's List

-The Lost World

-Hedwig's Theme

-The Force Theme

-Parade of the Slave Children Theme

[Josh500 1,615]

The 25 best for me (in no particular order, it's impossible for me to rank them, they're all so good):

Star Wars Main Theme

Force Theme

Imperial March

Duel of the Fates

Across the Stars

Hedwig's Theme

Harry's Wondrous World

Fawkes the Phoenix

Double Trouble

Raiders March

AI: Abandoned in the Woods

Monica's Theme

E.T. (Flying Theme)

Over the Moon

Jurassic Park (Main Theme)

Schindler's List (Theme)

Jaws (Main Title)

Somewhere in my Memory

Superman (Theme)

Far and Away (Love Theme)

Hymn to the Fallen

Angela's Prayer

Born on the Fourth of July (Theme)

Hook (Peter's Theme)

Dry Your Tears Afrika

Boy, and that's just the best of the best!!!!

P.S. Try to play each one in your mind as you go through the list!!!

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

1. Call of the Champions - 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Fanfare

2. Summon The Heros - 1996 Atlanta Olympic Fanfare

3. Treesong

4. Violin Concerto

5. End Titles from Jaws

6. Seven Nightly News

7. American Journey: Popular Entertainment

8. Theme from The Patriot

9. American Journey: The Country at War

10. Love Theme from Superman

[Morlock 11]

With great hardship, I managed to bring it down to 25:

Main theme from Jaws

The Force Theme

Luke's Theme

Main theme from Superman

Main theme from The Fury

The Imperial March

The Raiders March

The Ark Theme

Marion's theme

The Witches of Eastwick

Scherzo for Motorcycle and orchestra

Presumed Innocent

Home Alone Main Theme

Presenting The Hook

Jurassic Park Main Theme

Journey to The Island

Rememberances from Schindler's List

The Turbulent Years

Dry your tears, Africa

Hymn To The Fallen

Angela's Ashes

Duel of the Fates

Hedwig's Theme Harry Potter

Fawkes The Phoenix

Victor Navorski's Theme

[Elmo Lewis 6]

You can never give this enough thought, so this is something I'll surely regret later:

1. Monica's Theme from AI

2. "Smallville" theme from Superman

3. "The Raiders March" (never works as well in a concert version as it does as underscore)

4. "Cadillac of the Skies" from Empire of the Sun

5. March from 1941

6. Main theme from Always

7. Main theme from Jurassic Park

8. "Duel of the Fates"

9. Main theme from Jaws

10. "A Window to the Past" theme from Prisoner of Azkaban.

-Ross, wondering where should the Grail theme go.

[Olivier 5]

E.T. - Flying

Superman - Love Theme

Superman - March

Schindler's List - Theme

A.I. - Where Dreams Are Born (Monica's Theme)

Jurassic Park - Welcome to Jurassic Park

Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back - Yoda's Theme

[JoeinAR 1,949]

any lists that leaves off Princess Leia's theme or the Love Theme from Superman are totally suspect.

Joe, who wants no part of doing the Official JW Top 10 Theme list. The other was too much work, too many pms and just too many damned themes to try to narrow down.

[Romão 2,274]

Don't worry, I'll do it.

[SturgisPodmore 0]

This is really hard! I tried my best.

1. Far and Away main theme

2. Hedwig's Theme

3. Fawkes the Phoenix

4. Jurassic Park island theme

5. Somewhere In My Memory

6. Harry's Wondrous World

7. A Window to the Past

8. E.T. flying theme

9. Dance of the Witches

10. Across the Stars

~Sturgis

[King Mark 3,631]

Any list that has Across the Stars in it is highly suspect

K.M.

[SturgisPodmore 0]

Any list that has Across the Stars in it is highly suspect

Well, I like it a lot; it carries a distinct aura of "forbidden love."

~Sturgis, being rather dramatic

[Trumpeteer 302]

1. Darth Vader's theme

2. Star Wars main theme

3. Jaws

4. Superman main theme

5. Harry Potter's flying theme

6. E.T. main theme

7. Han and Leia's love theme

8. Schindler's List -- Rememberances

9. Minority Report -- Spyders

10. Close Encounters of the Third Kind -- five-note communication theme

That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.

Jeff

[MSM 126]

Any list that leaves off Jaws is extremely suspect.

Neil

Jaws? Does it have a theme?

[MSM 126]

1) Theme from Jurassic Park

2) Theme from Sabrina

3) How Can I Remember? from Sabrina

4) Flight to Neverland from Hook

5) Basket Chase Theme from Raiders of the Lost Ark

6) Escape from Venice from 0:54 from Last Crusade

7) Majestic theme from Pops on the March

8) Schindler's List Main Theme

9) Theme from A Change of Season (aka Harry Potter's Theme B) from HP:SS

10)Superman March

and also:

- We're Looking Good!

- Flying Theme (aka Hedwig's Theme B) from HP:SS

- Luke and Leia

- Call of the Chmapions

- Smee's Plan

- Imperial March

- Angela's Ashes

- The Olympic Spirit

- Jurassic Park Remembering Pettcoat Lane

- Dark Side Beckons

- The Little People

- The Force Theme

- Dracula

- Jaws 2 End Titles

- and many more

[A24 4,333]

#1 The Force theme

I think I agree with you there, Merkel.

[A24 4,333]

Any list that leaves off Jaws is extremely suspect.

Neil

Jaws? Does it have a theme?

True. It's not really a theme. Although I think it's one of his best scores.

[Trumpeteer 302]

The repetition of the four-note chord for cello from "Jaws" is a theme, simply repeated over and over.

[JoeinAR 1,949]

Any list that leaves off Jaws is extremely suspect.

Neil

Jaws? Does it have a theme?

of course it has a theme, :roll:

good God people its the

most recognise theme in movie history bar none.

[filmmusic 1,829]

-Schindler's List theme

-E.T (Adventures on Earth [the whole thing])

-Across the stars (Attack of the clones)

-Seven years in Thibet (reprise)

-Star Wars Main Theme

-The Imperial March

-Hook (prologue)

-Indiana jones and the temple of the doom (temple of doom theme)

-Duel of fates (Phantom menace)

-Home alone (theme)

[Docteur Qui 1,544]

What really constitutes a theme though? It could be considered a motif more than a theme. Themes develop and variate, something you really can't do with two notes. Then again, "theme" and "leitmotif" have become interchangeable, and as the shark does have its own leitmotif I guess it could be called a theme... Whatever...

[Mr. Breathmask 555]

Yes, but just listen to the Main Titles. It may be those two notes, but it just builds and builds and builds into this great crescendo. That's really the greatest part about those two notes, they way it devolops, and the way it makes you feel like there's really coming something at you.

[Henry B 50]

Jaws? Does it have a theme?

JW sure can't lay claim to the two-note motif, but his arrangement of it has some real thematic material. There's the horn motif, (VII-bIII-VI), and the, uh, good guy theme? Sorry, I haven't seen the film. But, you know, it's the one that play midway through the main theme on the glockenspiel.

[Romão 2,274]

I'd aprecciate if you could order your lists with numbers, so I can tell your order of prerence.

Thank you.

[diskobolus 3]

1. Monica's theme

2. Darth Vader's theme

3. The Force theme

4. Fawkes's theme

5. Harry's 'main' theme

6. E.T. Flying Theme

7. Indiana Jones main theme

8. Schindler's List main theme

9. Sabrina main theme

10. Harry's 'family' theme

[King Mark 3,631]

Majestic theme from Pops on the March

That would have made my "Top 10 Worst Williams Composition" list.

K.M.

[MSM 126]

Majestic theme from Pops on the March

That would have made my "Top 10 Worst Williams Composition" list.

K.M.

Like most SW crap would fill in mine.

MSM - wondering if KM ever heard Pops on the March anyway.

[Sandor 797]

1. Star Wars Main Title Theme (Luke Skywalker's Theme)

2. The Force Theme (Star Wars)

3. The Imperial March (The Empire Strikes Back)

4. Flying (E.T.)

5. The Raiders' March (Raiders Of The Lost Ark)

6. Theme from Schindler's List

7. Superman Theme

8. Jurassic Park Theme

9. Seven Years In Tibet

10. Love Theme (Attack Of The Clones)

Roald

[stewdog1 50]

10 is way too hard to do, but I'm going to give it a shot:

In no particular order, except for #1

1. The Force Theme

2. Krypton Theme

3. Smallville Theme

4. The Raiders' March

5. Han and Leia

6. Luke and Leia

7. Monica's Theme

8. Jurassic Park Secondary Theme (forget the name of it)

9. The Patriot - sorry

10. JFK main theme

[SturgisPodmore 0]

10. Love Theme (Attack Of The Clones)

I see someone else like it! Yay!

~Sturgis

[HPFAN_2 0]

1. Fawkes the Phoenix

2. Hedwig's Theme

3. Angela's Ashes

4. Monica's Theme

5. Indiana Jones

6. Jurassic Park

7. Darth Vader's Theme

8. Star Wars theme.

9. Schindler's List

10. Patriot.

[Ray Barnsbury 8]

1. Fawkes the Phoenix

Ray Barnsbury