The "Cool! I just heard John Williams on.." thread

[Sandor 459]

Channel: MTV (The Netherlands)

Program: Road Rally

Music used: Close Encounters of the Third Kind theme

When?: This band (Nailpin) walks through Las Vegas and while they're surrounded by lights and all you heard Close Encounters play. Nicely done.

[Mr. Breathmask 480]

The Simpsons season 6 features several JW references.

A Jaws-like melody in Bart of Darkness during the pool construction.

Star Wars being played at the Springfield Bowl in The Springfield Connection

The end credits of Who Shot Mr. Burns? (part One) are based on JFK

[John McClane 1]

The Simpsons season 6 features several JW references.

A Jaws-like melody in Bart of Darkness during the pool construction.

Star Wars being played at the Springfield Bowl in The Springfield Connection

The end credits of Who Shot Mr. Burns? (part One) are based on JFK

Also, in another season, as I said another time, there's an episode in which Homer talks with God, and God remove the Simpsons' house roof. There, an Ark Theme similar choir, which Marc called "heavenly choir". That's kinda true, but the melody is similar (and pretty appropriate).

[Sandor 459]

By the way Tommy; I love wrestling too.

[Mr. Breathmask 480]

Also in season six, the Imperial March plays when Burns is introduced in A Star is Burns.

[John McClane 1]

By the way Tommy; I love wrestling too.

Man, you know how I feel.

Sure I know you love wrestling too. I remembered one time you said so, and remember Stefan replying to you saying "I don't see the fun in see half-naked men". :roll:

Sorry for the off-topic, I opened a thread for Eddie if you're interested.

[nightscape94 965]

Roald, how many threads do you plan on starting today

Tim

[nightscape94 965]

Oh, and the Star Wars main title is now doing its rounds in a Burger King commercial because they're selling SW watches or some kind of crap.

Tim

[RomanticStrings 9]

Location: Pier 1 in Portland, Maine

Use: Seasonal Backgound Music

Music Used: "We Wish You A Merry Christmas - End Title"

When: While Christmas shopping with my sister last Friday

Needless to say, I was excited.

~Conor

[MrAsterisk 0]

My favorite television show of all time anywhere, TopGear on BBC2 and The Discovery Channel, used "Hymn to the Fallen" during a segment comparing the current and last generation of the Prosche 911, as well as the opening chorus of "Duel of the Fates" (just Korah Ratamah) in, if I remember correctly, the beginning of a track test of the Maserati Quattroporte.

[Indiana_Fett 0]

I was watching this documentary for finding Atlantis, and they played the ending credits for Last Crusade throught the show. It sounded like the Trilogy CD.

[Greg1138 2]

Channel: ITV1

Music used: Jurassic Park (journey to the island I think) and ET "Flying" theme

When: Pre-credit reminder of what's gone on so far in the latest series of "I'm A Celebrity - Get Me Out Of Here".....they must have bought a sci-fi themes CD, as this week they have also used Battlestar Galactica (Philips), a section from Star Trek: Generations and all sorts of others for the same sequence.....

[Henry B 49]

I'm listening to John Williams in Windows Media Player right now. What a coincidence!

[HPFAN_2 0]

Someone's cellphone at work was the Star Wars main theme.

[Kradia 1]

CHannel:?

Program: news variety about a fisherman's boat catching seafood.

Music Used: Hook

Program: House hunting

Music Used: Indiana jones

[Sandor 459]

I'm listening to John Williams in Windows Media Player right now. What a coincidence!

You, you got the point of this...

[Greg1138 2]

Someone's cellphone at work was the Star Wars main theme.

Mine plays "Superman"

[Elmo Lewis 6]

So does mine. Polyphonic?

[John McClane 1]

I used to have The Raiders March as monophonic in my old Nokia.

When I bought my actual Samsung cellular (in the end of 2003, without that useless stuff called photocamera) among the available ringtones there was one called "Indy". Of course I was thinking of The Raiders March, but it's not related to Indy.

It's funny anyways, and in Indy style somehow.

Mirko - who rarely use ringtones, and prefers the silent vibration mode instead.

[thx99 1,211]

Not "on" but rather "at"...

Location: A Mall in downtown Portland, Oregon

Music heard: "Reunion and Finale" from SLEEPERS

I forget the name of the mall, but it has a huge, 3- or 4-level rotunda where I heard the music.

It stopped me dead in my tracks, with a huge smile on my face. I'm sure I looked insane.

And I was pleasantly surprised at how loud it was playing.

On a related note, I heard music from E. Bernstein's TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD in the men's restroom of The Cheesecake Factory at Tyson's Galleria Mall in McLean, VA. I had a good laugh at that.

[thx99 1,211]

Someone's cellphone at work was the Star Wars main theme.

Mine plays "Into the Trap" from RotJ...

[Mr. Breathmask 480]

Mine plays the five note call from CE3K.

Sounds like crap, though. Darn ancient cell phone.

[SturgisPodmore 0]

Mirko - who rarely use ringtones, and prefers the silent vibration mode instead.

I'll bet you do, you sick bastard.

~Sturgis, who once heard the "Dry Your Tears, Afrika" theme in a school video

[Ray Barnsbury 8]

Earlier this semester, I heard the trumpets from my university's marching band blasting the Raiders March every week as I walked to class. They were practicing for a film music show. They sucked.

Ray Barnsbury

[John McClane 1]

I hate monophonic ringtones, so annoying. So since I used to have a monophonic cell phone I had the habit of turn the ringtone off when I was in public, and I still do it even if I have the more comfortable polyphonic tunes.

I'll probably keep this habit untill I'll buy a cell with real sound ringtones, so I'll be able to set the melody straight from the CD. Only problem is that when someone call, I don't answer because I wanna listen the whole theme. LOL

[MrAsterisk 0]

Only problem is that when someone call, I don't answer because I wanna listen the whole theme.

LOL That would be me...

[Lurker 5]

My phone has Senator Palpatine saying, "No! No!! No!!!". Funniest ringtone I could think of.

Neil

[MSM 85]

Location: home

Music used: Schindler's List

When: while watching Enemy at the Gates

[Morlock 9]

Location: home

Music used: Schindler's List

When: while watching Enemy at the Gates

Location: Air Force Base.

Music Used: Jaws.

When: In an instructional video, warning us of the danger of the danger of a jet engine, and the importance of not getting in it's way.

Beat that.

[nightscape94 965]

I didn't hear it, but "The Simpsons" episode that had the sign "John Williams Conducts the Music of Icthy and Scratchy" was just on.

Tim

[MrAsterisk 0]

"Imperial March" was featured in a Star Wars Battlefront II ad.

Also, last night, a TV news magazine was doing a segment on the three major evening news programs (CBS Evening News, NBC Nightly News, and ABC World News Tonight). Needless to say, the only program which had its music featured was NBC Nightly News, with Williams's "The Mission."

~Mr. Asterisk, who is keenly watching the nationally televised Victoria's Secret fashion show out of the corner of his left eye

[Oskar 70]

Max Factor uses Memoirs of a Geisha music for their new commercial.

I was listening to JW's score for Memoirs of a Geisha the other day while my roommate was watching TV.

Suddenly I heard a statement of Sayuri's theme which I knew could not be part of the track I was listening to at that moment. It was quite strange hearing two parts of the score at the same time.

A really weird moment. I thought I was going mad.

Can't wait to see and hear the commercial again.

[John McClane 1]

It was quite strange hearing two parts of the score at the same time.  

A really weird moment. I thought I was going mad.

LOL

[DarkLord89 0]

Where: at FilaForum Palace, near Milan

When: late May 2005

What: a bit of "The Raiders March" was played for a big youth club convention.

Where: at Gardaland Park, near Lake Garda

When: ...always playing

What: in some rooms of the King Valley attraction (about ancient Egypt), some bits from "The Swim to Otoh Gunga" and "Duel of the Fates" can be heard.

Where: don't know exactly where (it was a documentary which aired on TV)

When: don't know exactly when

What: I heard "Short Round's Theme" (although, IIRC, they were feeding some horses...)

[John McClane 1]

Where: at Gardaland Park, near Lake Garda

When: ...always playing

What: in some rooms of the King Valley attraction (about ancient Egypt), some bits from "The Swim to Otoh Gunga" and "Duel of the Fates" can be heard.

Also, being an Egypt-based attraction, there's something from Raiders of the Lost Ark. I'm 100% sure about it.

Not sure which theme, though.

Ciao!

Mirko - who didn't remember the Star Wars music in that Gardaland's attraction.

[thx99 1,211]

On: WJFK, 106.7 FM (in the Washington DC area)

When: Heard numerous times over the past few weeks

What: "Star of Bethlehem" used as background music for a Mervis Diamond Importers commercial.

Mervis consistently uses film music in its commercials (Goldsmith's THE MUMMY and something from Barry that I can't recall right now, maybe OUT OF AFRICA).

[MontyBurns 0]

I saw British comedy trio The League of Gentlemen on Saturday night live at the Apollo theatre in Hammersmith (they’re a quartet actually if I’m going to be pedantic about this, but the fourth, Jeremy Dyson, does not perform).

Anyway, during one sequence pen obsessive and self confessed hater of “dole scum” Pauline beckons out her arch nemesis Ross, who strode out to the Imperial March. It was a re-recording, but a decent one I have to say. They were filming it on Saturday for a DVD release, so re-recordings and cover versions made sense given the circumstances.

[pat_burke 0]

I was at a service at my local church last night and was delighted to hear the organist play the main theme from SL. I dunno if anyone else knew it but it brought a tear to my eye.

Okay, she played Westlife's new single too (which is actually a traditional tune) but she can be forgiven for that.

[Romão 1,931]

The rise and fall from grace.

[nicholas 1]

Continuing the theme of sublime to ridiculous - I used to sing bass in an Oxford College chapel choir. One day evensong coincided with Valentine's Day. The organist - who shall remain nameless - played variations on the theme from "Love Story".

[jamesie 1]

I just heard Home Alone playing over a mall's sound system in Des Moines... My mom heard it first and was like... "I love Home Alone music..." I was like hey. Cool.

[King Mark 2,924]

I heard 7 years in Tibet last week on a network news program(60 minutes,dateline?) in a segment on pregnancy(can't remember exactly what about)

K.M.

[John McClane 1]

One minute ago I heard a short Imperial March jingle in The Simpsons episode that begins with the Forrest Gump parody.

[deimos 0]

Mine plays the five note call from CE3K.

Mine plays Cantina band #1. Amazing how many people say: I have heard that before but don't have a clue of what it is.

[nightscape94 965]

Just saw the Seinfeld episode, I think it's called "The Race", in which Jerry has to race an old school mate because he was accused of getting a head start. They use the title Superman march.

Tim

[Mr. Breathmask 480]

That one's great.

[Trent B 317]

Sorry for this small bump for this old thread but I am watching the Captail One Bowl between Wisconsin and Auburn and I just heard one of the bands play a small statement of the Imperial March.

Edited: Sorry ment Captail One Bowl

[Lurker 5]

I heard Jubilee 350 this morning on Sirius Pops on Sirius satellite radio. Earlier in the day I heard the theme from Goldsmiths The Russia House.

Neil

[gkgyver 1,638]

Across The Stars played before a hockey game I visited last Friday (Krefeld vs. Düsseldorf ).

[robthehand 3]

At about 12:01 on New Year's Day on the radio they played Williams' E.T. theme (the flying theme) or as they put it:

"Jonathan Williams' E.T. Main Title Theme"

That was a nice surprise.