The Best of 2004

[Justin 2]

Hey all. You may or may not remember the best of 2002 thread that I posted awhile back. You can see the results of that poll here.

http://www.jwfan.net/index.php?name=PNphpB...&highlight=2002

Anyway, for 2004 we've had a good year for Williams. Two very fine scores have been produced, not to mention several re-releases and re-issues. I've added in a few categories that don't have to do with Williams by all means fill those out too but remember to keep JW and Non-JW categories seperate. Every vote could count. I figure I'll tally up the results in about one week.

And now the categories...

Best Score of 2004:

Best Cue of 2004:

Best Action Cue of 2004:

Best Theme of 2004:

Best Album Release of 2004:

Best Re-Release of 2004:

Best Non-JW Score of 2004:

Best Non-JW Composer of 2004:

And my personal votes...

Best Score of 2004

Nominations: Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban, The Terminal

Best Cue of 2004

Nominations: Buckbeak?s Flight, Aunt Marge?s Waltz, Dinner With Amelia, Forward To Time Past

Best Action Cue of 2004: The Dementor's Converge

Nominations: The Whomping Willow and the Snowball Fight, Quidditch, Third Year, The Werewolf Scene, The Dementor's Converge

Best Theme of 2004

Nominations: Double Trouble, A Window To The Past, The Tale of Viktor Navorski, A Happy Navorski Ending!

Best Album Release of 2004

Nominations: Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban, The Terminal

Best Re-Release of 2004

Nominations: The Missouri Breaks (1976), Tom Sawyer (1973), The Star Wars Trilogy (1977-1983)

Best Non-JW Score of 2004

Nominations:

The Passion of The Christ (John Debney)

Van Helsing (Alan Silvestri)

Troy (Gabriel Yared)

The Incredibles (Michael Giacchino)

Best Non-JW Composer of 2004

Nominations:

James Newton-Howard

Alan Silvestri

Harald Kloser

Michael Giacchino

By all means make your own nominations, but you don't have to if you don't want to.

Justin

[John Crichton 4]

Best Score of 2004

Best Cue of 2004

Best Action Cue of 2004, closely followed by both versions of Lupin's Transformation/The Werewolf Attack and The Dementors Converge.

Best Theme of 2004

Best Album Release of 2004

Best Re-Release of 2004: NV (no vote)

Best Non-JW Score of 2004

Best Non-JW Composer of 2004: NV

[Justin 2]

The first two minutes of Mischief Managed will be accepted.

Justin

[HPFAN_2 0]

Best Score of 2004

Best Cue of 2004

Best Action Cue of 2004: The Whomping Willow

Best Theme of 2004

Best Album Release of 2004

Best Re-Release of 2004

Best Non-JW Score of 2004

Best Non-JW Composer of 2004

[Romão 2,274]

Best Score of 2004

Best Cue of 2004

Best Action Cue of 2004: The Dementors Converge

Best Theme of 2004

Best Album Release of 2004

Best Re-Release of 2004

Best Non-JW Score of 2004

Best Non-JW Composer of 2004

[Ray Barnsbury 8]

Kudos to Justin for again setting up these fun awards.

Best Score of 2004: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Nominations: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Terminal

Best Cue of 2004: Buckbeak's Flight

Nominations: Aunt Marge's Waltz, Buckbeak's Flight, A Window to the Past, The Tale of Viktor Navorski, The Wedding of Officer Torres

Best Action Cue of 2004: The Whomping Willow

Nominations: The Whomping Willow, Quidditch Third Year, The Werewolf Scene

Best Theme of 2004: Double Trouble

Nominations: Double Trouble, A Window to the Past, The Tale of Viktor Navorski, Amelia's Theme

Best Album Release of 2004: The Terminal

Nominations: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Terminal

Best Re-Release of 2004: N/A

Best Non-JW Score of 2004: The Village (James Newton Howard)

Nominations: Hidalgo (JNH), The Village (JNH), Finding Neverland (Kaczmarek), Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (Shearmur)

Best Non-JW Composer of 2004: James Newton Howard

Ray Barnsbury

[fommes 153]

Best Score of 2004: Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban, as heard in the film;

The Terminal as heard on the album (argh, this comes later I see now, oh well...)

Nominations: Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban, The Terminal

Best Cue of 2004: The Dementor's Converge or Mischief Managed (original writing)

Nominations: Secrets of the Castle, Double Trouble, Dinner With Amelia, Forward To Time Past (I won't mention the winners any more)

Best Action Cue of 2004: Quidditch, Third Year

Nominations: The Werewolf Scene, The Dementor's Converge, Finale

Best Theme of 2004: The Tale of Viktor Navorski and Double Trouble

Nominations: Buckbeak's Flight

Best Album Release of 2004: The Terminal

Nominations: Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban, The Terminal

Best Re-Release of 2004: Fitzwilly/The Long Goodbye (I'll put this here so The Terminal can win Best Album )

Nominations: The Missouri Breaks (1976), Tom Sawyer (1973)

Best Non-JW Score of 2004: Troy (Gabriel Yared)

Nominations:

The Passion of The Christ (John Debney)

I Robot (Marco Beltrami)

The Incredibles (Michael Giacchino)

Best Non-JW Composer of 2004: David Arnold (Stepford Wives)

Nominations:

James Newton-Howard

Alan Silvestri

Gabriel Yared

Michael Giacchino

[Justin 2]

Best Cue of 2004: The Dementor's Converge or Mischief Managed

Best Theme of 2004: The Tale of Viktor Navorski and Double Trouble

Come on Lotman, be decisive. Pick one! I know you can do it!

Justin

[Docteur Qui 1,544]

Best Score of 2004: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Nominations: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Terminal

Best Cue of 2004: Aunt Marge's Waltz

Nominations: Aunt Marge's Waltz, Buckbeak's Flight, A Window to the Past, The Tale of Viktor Navorski, The Wedding of Officer Torres

Best Action Cue of 2004: The Dementors Converge

Nominations: The Whomping Willow, Quidditch Third Year, The Werewolf Scene, The Dementors Converge, The Dementors Converge Again (aka Finale)

Best Theme of 2004: A Window to the Past

Nominations: Double Trouble, A Window to the Past, The Tale of Viktor Navorski, Amelia's Theme

Best Album Release of 2004: Harry Potter and the Prisoner fo Azkaban

Nominations: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Terminal

Best Re-Release of 2004: N/A

Best Non-JW Score of 2004: The Passion of the Christ (John Debney)

Nominations: The Incredibles (MG), The Village (JNH), The Passion of the Christ (JD), Troy (rejected) (GY)

Best Non-JW Composer of 2004: John Shmwilliams. Closely followed by John Debney

[SturgisPodmore 0]

Best Score of 2004: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Nominations: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Terminal, The Village, Hidalgo Finding Neverland

Best Cue of 2004: Buckbeak's Flight

Nominations: Buckbeak's Flight, A Window to the Past, Aunt Marge's Waltz, Double Trouble, The Tale of Viktor Navorski, The Village's Those We Don't Speak Of, The Village's The Gravel Road, Finding Neverland's Impossible Opening

Best Action Cue of 2004: The Whomping Willow

Nominations: The Whomping Willow, Quidditch Third Year, The Dementors Converge, The Werewolf Scene, Hidalgo's The Race Begins

Best Theme of 2004: A Window to The Past

Nominations: A Window to The Past, Double Trouble, Viktor's Theme, The Village main theme, Hidalgo main theme, Hidalgo desert theme, Finding Neverland main theme, Finding Neverland's The Park

Best Album Release of 2004: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Nominations: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Terminal, The Village, Finding Neverland

Best Re-Release of 2004: N / A

Best Non-JW Score of 2004: The Village

Nominations: The Village, Hidalgo, Finding Neverland

Best Non-JW Composer of 2004: James Newton Howard

Nominations: James Newton Howard, Jan A. P. Kaczmarek

~Sturgis

[Trumpeteer 302]

Best Score of 2004: The Terminal

Best Cue of 2004: Forward To Time Past

Best Action Cue of 2004: The Dementor's Converge

Best Theme of 2004: The Tale of Viktor Navorski

Best Album Release of 2004: The Terminal

Best Re-Release of 2004: (abstain)

Best Non-JW Score of 2004: The Passion of The Christ (John Debney)

Best Non-JW Composer of 2004: Michael Giacchino

[Dole 17]

Best Score of 2004: The Terminal

Best Cue of 2004: Jazz Autographs

Best Action Cue of 2004: Quidditch, Third Year

Best Theme of 2004: The Tale of Viktor Navorski

Best Album Release of 2004: The Terminal

Best Re-Release of 2004: Mary Poppins (not JW I know, but better than any JW re-release)

Best Non-JW Score of 2004: The Incredibles (Giacchino)

Best Non-JW Composer of 2004: Michael Giacchino (The Incredibles)

Dole

[Bowie 45]

WELCOME to the 2004 30th Annual Society of John Williams Film Music (SJWFM) Awards Dinner! This year John Williams has composed two fantastic and nearly polar-opposite scores, and seen a number of his own historic accomplishments re-released for his modern audience.

The winners are:

(1) Best Original Score of 2004

1. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2. The Terminal

(2) Best Cue of 2004

1. "Jazz Autographs," The Terminal

2. "Buckbeak's Flight," Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

3. "Aunt Marge's Waltz," Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

4. "(The first two minutes of) Mischief Managed!" Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

5. "Dinner with Amelia," The Terminal

(3.a) Best Cue in an Action Style of 2004

1. "Quidditch, Third Year," Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2. "Saving Buckbeak," Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

3. "The Werewolf Scene," Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

4. "The Dementors Converge," Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

5. "Finale," Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

(3.B) Best Cue in a Comedic Style of 2004

1. "Aunt Marge's Waltz," Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2. "The Tale of Viktor Navorski," The Terminal

3. "The Knight Bus," Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

4. "Hagrid the Professor," Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

5. "The Wedding of Officer Torres," The Terminal

(4) Best Musical Language Theme of 2004

1. Love Theme from The Terminal ("Jazz Autographs"), The Terminal

2. Double Trouble ("Double Trouble"), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

3. Dinner with Amelia ("Dinner with Amelia"), The Terminal

4. Buckbeak's Theme ("Buckbeak's Flight"), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

5. Viktor's Theme ("The Tale of Viktor Navorski"), The Terminal

(5) Best Album Release of an Original Score of 2004

1. The Terminal

2. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

(6) Best Album Release of a Score from a Previous Year or Decade of 2004

1. The Missouri Breaks (1976)

2. Tom Sawyer (1973)

3. Fitzwilly & The Long Goodbye (1967 & 1973)

4. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

5. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

6. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

(7) Best Non-John Williams Composer of 2004

1. Michael Giacchino, Alias (tv series), Call of Duty: Finest Hour (game), The Incredibles (film), The Incredibles (game), Lost (tv series, pilot)

2. Jon Brion, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (film), I Heart Huckabees (film)

3. John Debney, Christmas with the Kranks (film), Duma (film), The Passion of the Christ (film), The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (film), The Whole Ten Yards (film)

4. Thomas Newman, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (film)

5. Alexandre Desplat, A Boire (film), Birth (film), Le Pays des Enfants Perdus (film)

(8) Best Non-John Williams Score of 2004

1. Thomas Newman,

2. John Debney, The Passion of the Christ

3. Jon Brion, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

4. Edward Shearmur, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

5. Alberto Inglesias, Bad Education

Congratulations to all our winners, and we hope you enjoyed the presentation of the 30th Annual SJWFM Awards.

Au revoir!

[Justin 2]

These scores ain't agonna vote for themselves, people.

Justin - Who does not understand the resistance to something as simple as expressing your opinion.

[John Crichton 4]

Justin - Who does not understand the resistance to something as simple as expressing your opinion.

Indeed. Vote, people, vote!!

[Bowie 45]

You'll have my votes on the 14th as my post says (just ignore the Comedic Cue category).

Bowie - who hopes people got that I was poking fun at the Oscars/Grammys.

[Elmo Lewis 6]

Best Score of 2004

Best Cue of 2004: "Aunt Marge's Waltz"

Best Action Cue of 2004: "Quidditch Year Three"

Best Theme of 2004: "A Window to the Past"

Best Album Release of 2004: The Terminal

Best Re-Release of 2004: Er --

Best Non-JW Score of 2004: The Village

Best Non-JW Composer of 2004: James Newton-Howard

[Ray Barnsbury 8]

Bowie - who hopes people got that I was poking fun at the Oscars/Grammys.

I got it!

Ray Barnsbury - who likes Ender's choices

[fommes 153]

Best Cue of 2004: The Dementor's Converge or Mischief Managed

Best Theme of 2004: The Tale of Viktor Navorski and Double Trouble

Come on Lotman, be decisive. Pick one! I know you can do it!

Justin

Mischief Managed (the instrumental version of Double Trouble),

and The Tale of Viktor Navorski.

[scissorhands 16]

Best Score of 2004: The Terminal

Best Cue of 2004: Aunt Marge's Waltz

Best Action Cue of 2004: Aunt Marge's Waltz

Best Theme of 2004: Love theme from The Terminal

Best Album Release of 2004: The Terminal

Best Re-Release of 2004: Fitzwilly (and the Long Goodbye)

Best Non-JW Score of 2004: Howl's Moving Castle (Joe Hisaishi)

Best Non-JW Composer of 2004: Joe Hisaishi

[Justin 2]

Last 24 hours to vote. I don't expect anyone that didn't vote to whine about the results.

Justin - Hoping there will be a last minute rush at the polls. (13 voters so far. 19 for '02, I'm hoping to at least match the voter turn out from last time.)

[Richard Penna 3,695]

Best Score of 2004: Prisoner of Azkaban

Best Cue of 2004: Aunt Marge's Waltz

Best Action Cue of 2004: Quidditch, Third Year

Best Theme of 2004: The Terminal Love Theme

Best Album Release of 2004: The Terminal

Best Re-Release of 2004: -

Best Non-JW Score of 2004: Lemony Snicket

Best Non-JW Composer of 2004: James Newton Howard

[SeekUYoda 0]

Best Original Score of 2004

Best Cue of 2004

Best Cue in an Action Style of 2004

(This one gets my vote for the awesome fugato!)

Best Cue in a Comedic Style of 2004

Best Musical Language Theme of 2004

Best Album Release of an Original Score of 2004

Best Album Release of a Score from a Previous Year or Decade of 2004 (is this a re-release?

Best Non-John Williams Composer of 2004

Best Non-John Williams Score of 2004

[Bowie 45]

Over the next few minutes, the winners of the SJWFM awards will be posted alongside their categories in the above post, 2/3 way down the page.

Keep refreshing this page to read each winner as they're announced!

Bowie.

[Bowie 45]

Done.

[Justin 2]

I'm suprised at how much attention Aunt Marge's Waltz is getting. From previous discussion on the board I wouldn't have figured it would get this many votes.

That's why I like to wait several monthes after his scores. It lets the cues really sink in, seperates the wheat from the chaff if you will.

Justin

[John Crichton 4]

A lot of people here have mentioned how good they think it is, but yeah it's getting a ton of support. Personally I prefer The Knight Bus in the comedy category, but that's just me. I thought Buckbeak's Flight would win best cue, but that's why we actually do the voting.

[Justin 2]

Strange that I never included a comedic category. But fine if people just want to make up their own categories...

Justin - Who doesn't think there's enough comedic cues written every year by Williams to warrant it's own category. (This year I'd say is an exception)

[David Coscina 3]

Although I am a devout Williams fan, I think the best score of the year was Giacchino's Incredibles. Regardless if its stylistic sources, it works amazing with the film. Better than anything else I've seen/heard...although my favorite score of the year is Yared's Troy. Followed by Shore's The Aviator and Williams' Terminal. I like parts of Harry Potter but honestly, much of it needs to be heard in the film as opposed to on its own.

[diskobolus 3]

I like parts of Harry Potter but honestly, much of it needs to be heard in the film as opposed to on its own.

There is some truth to this. Chasing Scabbers, Secrets of the Castle, or Lupin's Transformation are just a few examples of cues that could work better standalone. That is not to say it's true for the entire score.

[Justin 2]

I've tallied the votes and found that there are ties in 3 diffrent categories. Rather than have some sort of tie breaker round I'm going to extend the voting time by one additional week and plea with those that haven't voted to vote. Literally a single vote can count at this point.

Justin - Who will not divulge any winners at this point.

[Morlock 11]

Best Score of 2004: Yared's Troy

Runner ups: POA, The Terminal, The Village, The Stepford Wives

Best Cue of 2004:

What Are You Asking Me? from The Village

The Gravel Road from The Village

First two minutes of Mischief Managed from POA

Best Action Cue of 2004: 'D-Day Landing' from Troy

Runner Ups:

The other Troy action cues

'Burn it Down!' & 'Useless Crucifix' from Van Helsing

Best Theme of 2004: Victor Navorski's Theme from The Terminal

Runner Ups:

Double Trouble from POA

Main Theme from Arnold's The Stepford Wives

Best Album Release of 2004: Goldsmith at 20th Century Fox

Best Re-Release of 2004: The Great Escape

Best Non-JW Score of 2004: Yared's Troy

Best Non-JW Composer of 2004: Gabriel Yared, for the his amazing achievment with Troy. No composer did more than one noteworthy score this year, save JW.

[Morlock 11]

It has been pointed out to me that this is an all JW poll unless specified other wise, so I've made adjustments (and simplified it, to make Justin's job a bit easier )

Best Score of 2004: POA

Best Cue of 2004: 'Buckbeak's Flight'

Best Action Cue of 2004: 'The Whomping Willow'

Best Theme of 2004: Viktor Navorski's Theme

Best Album Release of 2004: POA

Best Re-Release of 2004: The Long Goodbye

Best Non-JW Score of 2004: Yared's Troy

Best Non-JW Composer of 2004: Gabriel Yared

[David Coscina 3]

Actually Morlock, I like your results from the first post better. Yared's TROY had the best music of the year. Hands down. It's the most solid score I've heard in ages and dwarfs the competition. I've tracked "Achilles' Destiny" under the film and it's unbelievably moving. And functional. Hollywood focus groups and Warner Bros. really f****d us and the filmgoing public out of a truly outstanding score.

I like Williams Terminal score more than Potter which I find well written as usual but not terribly inspiring. "Jazz Autographs" on the other hand is one of Williams' best themes ever. Beautiful composition.

Giacchino's Incredibles is still my fave score of the year. I hope he wins the Oscar for it.

[King Mark 3,631]

Best Score of 2004: POA

Best Cue of 2004:Mischief Managed

Best Action Cue of 2004:"Quiddistch Third Year

Best Theme of 2004:Double Trouble

Best Album Release of 2004:The Terminal

Best Re-Release of 2004:?

Best Non-JW Score of 2004: Sky Captain

Best Non-JW Composer of 2004:Edward Shearmur

K.M.

[Justin 2]

Results are finally in!

Best Score of 2004

Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban (14 Votes)

The Terminal (3 Votes)

Best Cue of 2004

Buckbeak?s Flight (5 Votes)

Aunt Marge's Waltz (4 Votes)

Mischief Managed (4 Votes)

Jazz Autographs (2 Votes)

The Whomping Willow (1 Vote)

Forward To Time Past (1 Vote)

Best Action Cue of 2004

Quidditch, Third Year (8 Votes)

The Dementor's Converge (4 Votes)

The Whomping Willow (4 Votes)

Aunt Marge's Waltz (1 Vote)

Best Theme of 2004

Double Trouble (6 Votes)

The Tale of Viktor Navorski (4 Votes)

A Window to the Past (4 Votes)

Jazz Autographs (3 Votes)

Best Album Release of 2004

The Terminal (12 Votes)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (5 Votes)

Best Re-Release of 2004

Fitzwilly/The Long Goodbye (3 Votes)

The Missouri Breaks (1 Vote)

Best Non-JW Score of 2004

Troy (Gabriel Yared) (4 Votes)

The Incredibles (Michael Giacchino) (3 Votes)

The Passion of the Christ (John Debney) (3 Votes)

The Village (James Newton Howard) (3 Votes)

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (T. Newman) (2 Votes)

Sky Captain and The World of Tommorow (Edward Shearmur) (1 Vote)

Howl's Moving Castle (Joe Hisaishi) (1 Vote)

Best Non-JW Composer of 2004

Michael Giacchino (6 Votes)

James Newton-Howard (5 Votes)

Gabriel Yared (1 Vote)

Edward Shearmur (1 Vote)

David Arnold (1 Vote)

John Debney (1 Vote)

Joe Hisaishi (1 Vote)

PoA almost swept the board winning more than CoS in '02. If only they had made a better release it could have gotten best album. (Maybe it'll win Re-Release in a few years. )

Thanks for voting all! Hope to see you back in '05.

Justin

[Ray Barnsbury 8]

Good work, Justin.

Ray Barnsbury