AniNate Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I don't think the score is anything special either, but the Williams sound is absolutely integral to the Star Wars experience. He should be scoring the films until he stops breathing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Yeah, but I'm still excited to see what Desplat does in Rogue One. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misafeco Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 18 hours ago, ddddeeee said: I appreciate that you didn't like it but the idea that anyone else could have wrote it is nonsense. The intricacies of Williams' writing and the orchestrations are so far beyond anyone else working today. Yeah, i was maybe exaggerating, but i really missed the new iconic themes. I didn't like Rey's theme that much, the March of the Resistance was very good though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 Anyone would dare to rank the SW themes? Quickly listing them. Sure I'm missing a few SW main theme - Luke's theme Rebels theme Leia's theme Force theme Cantina band Throne room theme Imperial March (Vader's theme) Han & Leia theme Yoda's theme Asteroid field theme Lando's theme Jabba's theme Emperor's theme Luke and Leia's theme Ewok's theme Duel of the fates Anakin's theme Droid's invasion theme Flag parade Qui gon's theme Jar Jar's theme Funeral's theme Across the stars The arena theme Battle of the Heroes Grievous' theme Immolation/Betrayal's theme Rey's theme March of the resistance Kylo ren's theme There are other minor themes/recognizable motifs I didn't include. Forest battle and Victory celebration from ROTJ Hoth battle, Bobba Fett or Bespin in ESB First imperial motif, Jawa sandcrawler, Trash compactor in ANH Escape from Naboo or the Tide turns in TPM The chase through Coruscant in AOTC Mustafar theme in ROTS Starkiller/torn apart motif or Jedi Steps in TFA 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 I couldn't begin to rank them all but my favorites are 1. Force theme 2. Han/Leia's theme (Williams recently called this Han's theme but I can't buy that) 3. Anakin/Padme's theme 4. Rey's theme 5. Emperor's theme TFA is comfortably my favorite score of the year now. I just can't stop listening to it. I keep imaging 'The Jedi Steps' becoming a major theme in the next movie. Bless you John Williams, please never leave us. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 Bless John Williams!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misafeco Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 1. Duel of the Fates 2. Throne Room/Force theme 3. Imperial March 4. Cantina Band 5. Droid Invasion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalo Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 4 hours ago, ddddeeee said: I couldn't begin to rank them all but my favorites are 1. Force theme 2. Han/Leia's theme (Williams recently called this Han's theme but I can't buy that) 3. Anakin/Padme's theme 4. Rey's theme 5. Emperor's theme TFA is comfortably my favorite score of the year now. I just can't stop listening to it. I keep imaging 'The Jedi Steps' becoming a major theme in the next movie. Bless you John Williams, please never leave us. Jedi Steps was by far the best theme in the new movie, but it was too short. really hope it is expanded into an iconic theme like, Duel of the Fates or Battle of the Heroes for EP VIII. I got to be honest I was a little disapointed with The Force Awakens score. it took too much from previous themes. even some of the "new" stuff sounded like themes from EP II and III being spliced together at parts. that being said it has grown on me a lot now. and I really like Rey's Theme and "Torn apart" I just hope there is more full themes made for EP VIII. I mean in ESB. we got, the Imperial March, Yoda's theme, Han Solo and the Princess, Clash of the Lightsaber and "The Asteroid field" all ionic themes. most of the themes for Force Awakens just felt like accompaniments to the film and not themes of their own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 (edited) 10 hours ago, stripe said: Anyone would dare to rank the SW themes? Quickly listing them. Sure I'm missing a few Throne room theme (This is the same as the Force Theme, remixed as a March) Asteroid field theme (The track is basically the Imperial March for most of the way. The final cue in the track is Han Solo and the Princess worked in) The arena theme (This is called the Confederate March) Edited December 23, 2015 by Dr 3va2an Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 But on the actual question (not including TFA since it needs more time to sink in): 1. The Force Theme 2. The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme) 3. Han Solo & The Princess 4. Duel of the Fates 5. Across The Stars 6. SW Fanfare/Luke's theme 7. The Emperor's Theme/Sith Theme 8. Jedi Tragedy Theme 9. The Confederate March 10. Luke and Leia 11. Anakin’s Betrayal 12. The Flag Parade 13. Trade Federation March 14. Princess Leia’s Theme 15. Imperial Attack 16. Battle of the Heroes 17. The Forest Battle 18. Anakin's Theme 19. Yoda's Theme 20. Parade of the Ewoks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stingray Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Force theme, main theme and the imperial march are in a league of their own. Can't remember a single memorable track from Awakens. Is Williams slipping or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goffe Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 without properly listening to any of the scores, The Force Theme is my favorite theme by a big margin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan9 Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 (edited) Ooh tomorrow going to have a day of listening to pretty much every SW score and making my own rank of themes. I do understand why TFA score might be met with disappointment but I'm really liking it so far. Haven't even had the time to listen through clean from start to finish, just bits every now and then, but Rey's Theme man... fucking hell. This is Williams through and through. Jedi Steps as well is one that stands out initially. There's still so much magic here. Edited December 24, 2015 by Dan9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Hunt Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Cinderella! Cinderella! Cinderella! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAJK Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Wait, is the song that plays during the bigger part of TFA's credits original or just a slightly different version of something we've heard. When I'm cleaning theatres I feel like I recognize it... but not at the same time. Oh, and my favourite SW themes are Force Theme, Across the Stars, (idk what it's called but during Luke and vader's final fight) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 1. The Force Awakens 2. Cinderella 3. Crimson Peak 4. Wolf Totem 5. Victor Frankenstein 6. Jupiter Ascending 7. Carol 8. The Danish Girl 9. Far From the Maddening Crowd 10. Fifty Shades of Grey Despite prolific years from all my favorites (Elfman, Desplat and Thomas Newman) my composer of the year is Craig Armstrong. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted December 28, 2015 Author Share Posted December 28, 2015 Best scores of the year (from what I have listened) 1. TFA (Williams) 2. Inside Out (Giacchino) 3. Wolf Totem (Horner) 4. Bridge of Spies (Newman) 5. Jupiter Ascending (Giacchino) 6. Carol (Burwell) 7. Crimson Peak (Velazquez) 8. Cinderella (Doyle) 9. Ant-Man (Beck) 10. Steve Jobs (Pemberton) Composer of the year: Michael Giacchino Track of the year: Rey's theme 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 (edited) On 12/12/2015 at 0:48 PM, tribefan695 said: Yes, like everything else about the movie it lived up to my hype. Lots of highlights; the main fiddle-driven themes, the Hisaishi-esque "Mountain Top" and "Lost in the Woods", "Orphans" and "Run with the Herd" Homestead is such a wonderful track. Puts me in a great mood. Edited February 15, 2016 by Daniel Dylan Davis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Would love to see more Pixar/Danna collaborations. That was some terrific stuff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
