Your top 5

[Romão 2,276]

Just out curiosity, I would love to see everybody's top 5:

- film

- score

- theme

[Romão 2,276]

My choices

Top 5

films:

1 - Schindler's List

2 - Raiders of the Lost Ark

3 - E.T

4 - The Empire Strikes Back

5 - The Elephant Man

scores:

1 - Schindler's List

2 - The Empire Strikes Back

3 - E.T

4 - Batman

5 - Raiders of the Lost Ark

themes:

1 - The Force Theme

2 - The Batman Theme

3 - The Ark Theme

4 - Imperial March

5 - Main Theme from Cutthroat Island

[JoeinAR 1,949]

films

1. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

2. Jaws

3. Raiders of the Lost Ark

4. Superman

5. Star Wars.(you know the real one, the original)

Score.

1. E.T.

2. Jaws

3. Raiders of the Lost Ark

4. Superman

5. Star Wars(you know the real one, the original)

Theme's/tracks

1. Enterprise, from Star Trek the Motion Picture

2. Love theme from Superman

3. Parade of the Slave Children

4. Overture from Twilight Zone the Movie

5. Cadillac of the Skies, Empire of the Sun

[Beowulf 4]

Top 5 films:

1. Schindler's List

2. The Godfather

3. Shawshank Redemption

4. Raiders of the Lost Ark

5. Signs

Top 5 scores:

1. E.T.

2. Hook

3. Close Encounters of the Third Kind

4. Star Trek: The Motion Picture

5. Edward Scissorhands

Top 5 themes:

1. Indiana Jones' theme ("Raider's Theme)

2. Force theme from Star Wars series

3. The Neverland Theme from "Hook"

4. Parade of the Slave Children from Indiana Jones and the TOD

5. The Ice Dance from "Edward Scissorhands"

[AHerrera83 0]

Films:

1. Star Wars

2. Raiders of the Lost Ark

3. Goldfinger

4. The Terminator

5. The Maltese Falcon

Scores:

1. The Empire Strikes Back

2. Star Wars

3. Raiders of the Lost Ark

4. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

5. Hoosiers

Themes:

1. Star Wars

2. Raiders of the Lost Ark

3. The Witches of Eastwick

4. The Orgy, from Conan, The Barbarian

5. Nightmare at 20,000 Feet, from Twilight Zone: The Movie

Man, that was tough! :wow:

[Ren 75]

you didn't say it had to be JW so here I go:

(subject to change without notice

film

harry potter

moulin rouge

trainspotting

schindler's list

a beautiful mind

scores

harry potter

moulin rouge

trainspotting

schindler's list

star wars ESB

themes

schindler's list

family portrait theme

sw main theme

imperial march

superman main theme

just thought i'd spice it up a little LOL

[Ray Barnsbury 8]

Matthew Perry voiceover: Could this BE any more difficult?

All right, here goes (subject to chage):

Films

1.) E.T. The Extra Terrestrial

2.) Mrs. Doubtfire

3.) Jurassic Park

4.) What Lies Beneath

5.) Spider-Man

Scores:

1.) E.T. The Extra Terrestrial

2.) Far and Away

3.) Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone

4.) Jurassic Park

5.) Hook

Themes:

1.) E.T. Flying Theme

2.) Far and Away Main Theme

3.) Monica's Theme (A.I.)

4.) Jurassic Park Main Theme

5.) Love Theme from AOTC

Ray Barnsbury

[Rogue_Leader 2]

OH GOD THIS IS GONNA BE TOUGH!

OK here goes:

Film:

1)SW: ESB

2)SW: ANH

3)Raiders of the Lost Ark

4)Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

5)Aliens

Score:

1)SW: ESB

2)SW: ANH

3)Raiders of the Lost Ark

4)Superman

5)Conan the Barbarian

Theme:

1)Main SW Theme

2)Raiders March

3)Superman Theme

4)Love theme from Empire Strikes Back

5)Anvil of Crom from Conan the Barbarian

[UCFKevin 0]

Films:

1. Superman the Movie

2. Indiana Jones flicks (they all count as one to me)

3. Star Wars flicks (see above)

4. Goonies

5. BTTF movies (again, see above)

Scores

1. Superman

2. Indy

3. Star Wars

4. Rocketeer

5. Glory

Themes

1. The Force

2. Superman's theme

3. Indy's theme

4. Emperor's theme

5. Batman's theme

[Trumpeteer 302]

Well, this list is pretty definitive for me...hasn't changed in years:

Films:

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

The Lion King

Aladdin

The Hunchback of Notre dame (Disney)

The Empire Strikes Back

Scores:

The Empire Strikes Back

The Lion King

Interview With the Vampire

Schindler's List

Star Wars

Themes:

Imperial March

Luke's Theme

Emperor's Theme

Jaws Theme

Superman

[Gamecube 0]

Scores (Not including SW)

1. Harry Potter

2. Edward Scissorhands

3. Last Crucade

4. Hook

5. Home Alone

Themes

1. Imperial March

2. Ice Dance

3. Home Alone bad guy theme

4. Quiditch theme

5. Force Theme

Movies

It would take me forever to decide on my favorite movies so forget it.

[Justin 2]

Hmmmm.....

Films:

Raiders of the Lost Ark

The Empire Strikes Back

The Fugitive

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Scores:

1. Raiders of the Lost Ark

2. The Empire Strikes Back

3. Schindler's List

4. Superman

5. The Prince of Egypt

Themes:

Raiders March

Star Wars Main Theme

Remembrances Theme (Schindler's List)

Jurassic Park Theme (Strings and chorus)

Harry Potter Theme

Justin - "Go go Gryfindor!"

[The Five Tones 302]

Films:

CE3K

2001

E.T.

LOTR: FOTR

The Matrix

Scores:

CE3K

SW:TESB

SW:ANH

E.T.

Superman

Themes:

Superman March

"Devil's Tower" theme from CE3K

Flying Theme from E.T.

Imperial March from TESB

Princess Leia's Theme

[mahler3 478]

Well here goes, but changes every fortnight approx.:

Films:

ET

Empire Of The Sun

Apocalypse Now

Magnolia

Superman

Scores:

Superman

ET

TESB

Young Sherlock Holmes (one of the best scores Williams didn't write, as one reviewer put it)

Indy 3

Themes:

Superman March (with the Love Theme interpolated, bit of a cheat there!)

Raiders March

Throne Room theme (ANH)

Schindler's List

Vader's Theme

[mahler3 478]

Darn it! forgot the Force theme!, JFK also! There's just too many for 5!

[Rogue_Leader 2]

Damn! I forgot about the force theme. Ahhh I like it the way it is.

[Ricard 2,245]

"Devil's Tower" theme from CE3K

I'm not sure which one you're referring to. Could you post the tracks and times where it can be found?

[Morn 8]

I think I know what he means, the theme in the track The Mountain.

[Ricard 2,245]

There are two themes in that track.

[Morn 8]

Hmm, I'd say there was a theme and a motif.

[Ricard 2,245]

Hmm, I'd say there was a theme and a motif.

I knew you'd say that

[The Five Tones 302]

"Devil's Tower" theme from CE3K

I'm not sure which one you're referring to. Could you post the tracks and times where it can be found?

Morn wrote:

"I think I know what he means, the theme in the track The Mountain."

Thanks for clearing that up, Morn. Ricard, I login from my job where I don't have access to my JW collection, sorry. Basically, it is the short, slow theme whose first three notes are heard at the opening of "The Mountain."

It is heard in extended form just before the more famous five-note fanfare arrives at the end credits and just after that in a bewitching, Rachmaninov-like arrangement that is really the dynamic climax of the score.

Sometimes this theme is only suggested by using just the "mysterious" chordal motif which accompanies/is linked to it, at moments dealing with Roy Neary's obsession. It also works well in combination with that "Beethoven's 5th"-type motif. Again, it's a theme which demonstrates the influence of Herrmann on JW. All the themes in this score seem to have an organic connection and unity as if they are all part of some longer song unheard (not the disco version!).

[Pelzter 0]

Films:

Schindler's List

The Empire Strikes Back

Return of the Jedi

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doon

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Scores:

Schindler's List

E.T.

Return of the Jedi

The Empire Strikes Back

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Themes:

Schindler's List (Main Theme)

E.T. (Flying Theme)

The Force Theme

Schindler's List (Remembrances)

Star Wars (Main Theme)

[diskobolus 3]

Films:

1. A.I. Artificial Intelligence

2. Schindler's List

3. Empire of the Sun

4. The Godfather Part II

5. The Godfather

Scores:

1. A.I. Artificial Intelligence

2. Schindler's List

3. Star Wars - ESB

4. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

5. E.T.

(if there was a 6, it would be The Godfather)

Themes:

1. Monica's Theme from A.I.

2. Theme from Schindler's List

3. Flying Theme from E.T.

4. The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme)

5. Harry's Theme from Harry Potter

[Rogue_Leader 2]

Hmm, I'd say there was a theme and a motif.

Morn's gotta get all technical!

[Ricard 2,245]

Basically, it is the short, slow theme whose first three notes are heard at the opening of "The Mountain."

It is heard in extended form just before the more famous five-note fanfare arrives at the end credits and just after that in a bewitching, Rachmaninov-like arrangement that is really the dynamic climax of the score.

Thanks, that's what I thought. It's also been one of my favorite Williams themes for the last 25 years . Although I've always associated it more with the fascination the characters felt towards the unknown.

Sometimes this theme is only suggested by using just the "mysterious" chordal motif which accompanies/is linked to it, at moments dealing with Roy Neary's obsession. It also works well in combination with that "Beethoven's 5th"-type motif. Again, it's a theme which demonstrates the influence of Herrmann on JW. All the themes in this score seem to have an organic connection and unity as if they are all part of some longer song unheard (not the disco version!).

Excellebtly said, I agree

[CYPHER 1]

Favourite Films:

1. The Thin Red Line

2. The Silence of the Lambs

3. Dances With Wolves

4. The Empire Strikes Back

5. Psycho

Favourite movie scores:

1. The Empire Strikes Back - John Williams

2. Return of the Jedi - John Williams

3. Star Wars - John Williams

4. The Thin Red Line - Hans Zimmer

5. Kundun - Philip Glass

Favourite themes:

1. 'Luke and Leia' from Return of the Jedi - John Williams

2. 'The Lagoon' from The Thin Red Line - Hans Zimmer

3. 'Escape!/The Chase/Saying Goodbye' from E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial - John Williams

4. 'Han Solo and the Princess' from The Empire Strikes Back - John Williams

5. 'Escape to India' from Kundun - Philip Glass

NB: Just want to point out some level of uncertainty regarding the category of 'themes'. If this applies strictly to themes, rather than CD tracks, then two of my responses are invalid. However such a narrow restriction tends to discriminate against non-thematic music.

When this topic is finally done, I suggest someone with the patience and interest compile a record sheet or graph of everyone's responses and see if we can get a sense of what favourites we all have in common. That'd be neat.

CYPHER

[Ray Barnsbury 8]

When this topic is finally done, I suggest someone with the patience and interest compile a record sheet or graph of everyone's responses and see if we can get a sense of what favourites we all have in common. That'd be neat.

That's a cool idea!

Ray Barnsbury

[Rogue_Leader 2]

Hmmmmmm now who has the patience and the lack of social life to do all that? I see quite a few people who would fit this profile.

[Gamecube 0]

Sorry, but none of us have patience. Just look at the "The Fury" thread

:wow: 250th POST!!!!!!!!!

Long live Nintendo!!!!

[metaphor123 0]

Films (in no particular order)

Gone With the Wind

The Ten Commandments

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Superman

Don't Die Without Telling Me Where You Are Going

Scores

Edward Scissorhands

Superman

The Omen

The Ten Commandments

Gone With the Wind

Themes:

Superman march (in a class of its own)

Across the Stars (love theme from Attack of the Clones)

E.T. (end titles theme)

Ecstasy of Gold (from The Good, the Bad & the Ugly)

Suspiria theme

Very honourable mentions

Love theme (Joe Versus the Volcano)

Indiana Jones main theme

Wild Signals (motif from CE3K)

Candyman (music box theme)

[Rogue_Leader 2]

Long live Nintendo!!!!

LONG LIVE SONY!!!!

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

LONG LIVE SONY!!!!  

banghead censored

Stefancos- ...

[Rogue_Leader 2]

What? You got something against Playstation???

Or is this anger directed at Sony Classical? If thats the case I will gladly join in the hate fest.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Offcourse I have something against Sony Classical.

Stefancos-

[Rogue_Leader 2]

Offcourse I have something against Sony Classical.

Ahhh well in that case FLAME ON!!!!

[Morn 8]

Sony is obsessed with greed. Unlike say Varese or Rhino

[NickMahon 0]

Films:

1) The Shawshank Redemption

2) Raiders of the Lost Ark

3) The Empire Strikes Back

4) Forrest Gump

5) Saving Private Ryan

Scores:

1) Jurassic Park

2) Raiders of the Lost Ark

3) The Shawshank Redemption

4) Legends of the Fall

5) Hook

Themes:

1) "Adventure" theme from Jurassic Park

2) "Force" theme from Star Wars

3) "Hope" theme from The Shawshank Redemption

4) "First Contact" theme from Star Trek: First Contact

5) "Raiders" theme from The Indiana Jones Trilogy

Some unique choices for me, I think.

[Dr. Jones 0]

Film:

1. Raiders of the lost Ark

2. The Empire Strikes Back

3. Schindlers List

4. Moulin Rouge

5. The Last Crusade

Score:

1. The Empire Strikes Back

2. Jaws

3. Jurassic Park

4. Dinosaur (by James Howard Newton)

5. Seven Years in Tibet

Theme:

1. Across the Stars

2. The Raiders March

3. Jaws Theme

4. 1941 March

5. Imperial March

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Film:

1. Silence of the lambs

2. The Lord of the rings: Fellowship Of The ring

3. Airplane

4. A Fish Called wanda

5. Se7en

Score:

1. Conan The Barbarian (B. Poledouris)

2. Braveheart (James Horner)

3. Tomorrow Never Dies (David Arnold)

4. Star Trek: The Motion Picture

5. Rambo: First Blood Part II

Theme:

1. The Enterprise ( Star Trek: TMP)

2. The Funeral Pyre (Conan The Barvarian)

3. For The Love Of a Princess (Braveheart)

4. The Breaking Of The Fellowship (Fellowship Of The Ring)

5. The Slaves (Masada)

Stefancos- wondering why no John Williams films/scores/themes are included.

[Eplicon 53]

With too many to choose from, I'll just pick these at random...

Films

Ben-Hur

Double Indemnity

GoodFellas

Once Upon a Time in America

To Kill a Mockingbird

Scores

La Belle et la Bete

The Blue Max

Breakfast at Tiffany's

On the Waterfront

Rebel Without a Cause

Themes:

"Grovers Corner" from Our Town

"The Immigrant" from The Godfather Part II

"Prelude" from Vertigo

"Prelude and Main Title March" from Superman

"Rosebud and Finale" from Citizen Kane

Next time this question is asked, I'll probably have other favorites...

[RomanticStrings 10]

Film

1. Jurassic Park

2. Waking Ned Devine

3. The Shadow

4. The Sum of All Fears

5. Minority Report

Score

1. Jurassic Park

2. The Shadow

3. Waking Ned Devine

4. Saving Private Ryan

5. Braveheart

Theme

1. Theme from Jurassic Park

2. Theme from The Shadow

3. The Parting Glass (Waking Ned Devine)

4. The first theme in The Last Battle (Saving Private Ryan)

5. ST: TMP/ ST: TNG

[Guest]

Films (in no particular order)

Gone With the Wind

The Ten Commandments

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Superman

Don't Die Without Telling Me Where You Are Going

Scores

Edward Scissorhands

Superman

The Omen

The Ten Commandments

Gone With the Wind

Themes:

Superman march (in a class of its own)

Across the Stars (love theme from Attack of the Clones)

E.T. (end titles theme)

Ecstasy of Gold (from The Good, the Bad & the Ugly)

Suspiria theme

Very honourable mentions

Love theme (Joe Versus the Volcano)

Indiana Jones main theme

Wild Signals (motif from CE3K)

Candyman (music box theme)

Joe Vs. The Volcano! A beautiful score!

[Rogue_Leader 2]

Isn't Decca Records supposed to be the classiest group???

[Morn 8]

According to who?

[Rogue_Leader 2]

I dunno I just assumed so since their releases our usually good quality.

[Morn 8]

Varese's releases are made with love for the music. Sony is just after money.

[Rogue_Leader 2]

Varese's releases are made with love for the music. Sony is just after money.

Hmmm well for everyone its about the money. The difference is Sony gives the artist ZERO respect with its releases.

At least other companies maintain the dignity of the original score.

[Morn 8]

That's not true, Varese sometimes makes releases which they know will make no money, but because the guy who owns Varese loves the score

[Rogue_Leader 2]

Well OK that is true. Varese has some CD releases that have only sold like in the hundreds of copies. Which is too bad!