Frank Cannon
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Thu Apr-13-06 04:32 PM
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Poll question: Best John Williams Movie Score |
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I wanted to include some of his TV work in this poll (e.g., Lost in Space), but I decided to just restrict it to movies. It's not like he hasn't done more than a few films.
It was kind of hard to pick the best of the best, but here are my choices. What do you think?
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Thu Apr-13-06 04:34 PM
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1. i love john williams's music and it's hard to choose, but have |
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you heard the soundtrack for Munich? amazing, beautiful, and beyond words! some of the music is so sad you want to cry. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000CEV8Z0/104-0102451-6732703?v=glance&n=5174
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Thu Apr-13-06 05:09 PM
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Thu Apr-13-06 05:16 PM
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3. I have the 'Raiders' theme as my ringtone!! |
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John Williams is great.
But Danny Elfman is the best.
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Thu Apr-13-06 05:21 PM
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Thu Apr-13-06 05:26 PM
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5. Williams' score with Itzhak Perlman on violin for Schindler's List |
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is by far one of the best pieces of music ever written for a film.
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Thu Apr-13-06 07:00 PM
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Schindler's List, it is almost like that violiin in the opening scene is crying out for justice of the 6 million plus Jews and others that were murdered by the Nazis. I like Saving Private Ryan too but Schindler's List tops it for me.
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Thu Apr-13-06 07:06 PM
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7. Nobody's ever heard of it-- |
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--But he did a lovely score for *Jane Eyre* in 1971, with Geroge C Scott and Sisannah York...and I have to admit, that's still my favorite, after all these years...
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Thu Apr-13-06 07:12 PM
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HE did a superb job. Duckie
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Thu Apr-13-06 07:16 PM
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9. How could you ever pick just one... |
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Thu Apr-13-06 09:04 PM
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10. The one that got him nominated for a Woody Award. |
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Thu Apr-13-06 09:50 PM
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11. I have to go with the first love. |
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A New Hope. Sitting in that dark theater at 5 years old, seeing the yellow letters and hearing those two high C's, then the scrolling text just blew me away. I have loved his music ever since. Some lesser known ones by him have been Empire of the Sun and Witches of Eastwick. Schindler's List was wonderful.
But, I must go with where it all began, a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away. And, when we had a Dem President.
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Thu Apr-13-06 09:54 PM
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12. gotta go with A New Hope |
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Edited on Thu Apr-13-06 09:55 PM by Neo
because every composition in the soundtrack is very rememberable and can be spotted instantly after a few bars. The Medal Ceremony is one of my all time favorites. If I were to ever get married it would be to that.
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Thu Apr-13-06 10:02 PM
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With Jane Eyre a close second.
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Thu Apr-13-06 10:37 PM
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14. I hate John Williams normally but he did a great job on 'My Geisha'. |
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Completely devoid of his usual bombast. Pleasantly surprised.
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Thu Apr-13-06 10:38 PM
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Such a classic, I love Leia's theme and Luke's theme...daddada da dadadada da, da da dada dadadada
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