Fancyarcher Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 (edited) Now we're getting to the same-old, same-old. Honestly I actually prefer Batman Returns to Batman just for the better and more prominent use of character themes, but they're both good. BATB & HTTYD are of course fantastic. Also looks like I was the only person who voted for MOTP, although I admit I'm not surprised, and although it didn't make my list, Memoirs of a Geisha is one of Williams best underappreciated dramatic works. Edited April 15, 2017 by Fancyarcher 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narniadis Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 BATB Score is great as is Batman and Psycho. Incredibles is fine but not my favorite MG score. Dragons is another one along with the film that I am like "sure whatever" it just didn't click for me. Geisha is a fantastic score - would have had 2 votes if I had managed my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arlborn Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 I wonder where my first choice ended up at, hopefully still in the 100s rather than the 200s... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stingray Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Damn, I should have voted for this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckasaurus Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share Posted April 20, 2017 19 minutes ago, Truckasaurus said: I'm aware 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Forums take a back seat to life. You get busy sometimes and your threads or countdowns have to wait. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franfar Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 True. I remember saying that I would do my summer game like a month ago, but this last month of college has hit me like a pile of bricks in regards to workload. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 30. Spoiler Gladiator (2000) Original Music by Hans Zimmer & Lisa Gerrard 468 Points 2015 Placement: 43 (+13) The highest ranked film with no Top 10 votes Well now that Pirates 1 is here we can now have the film who essentially laid out the music template for Team Zimmer to use for it. Hans Zimmer was the primary driving force of the music for the film, but had a substantial collaboration with vocalist Lisa Gerrard that resulted in her being co-credited for the score. Much of the film's score borrows from classical works such as Holst's The Planets Symphony and Wagner's Ring cycle. Famed opera singer Luciano Pavarotti had been approached to lend his talents to the film's music but declined, something he would say that he very much regretted. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 29. Spoiler The Social Network (2010) Original Music by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross 470 Points Top 5 Placements: 1 Top 10 Placements: 1 2015 Placement: 29 (NO CHANGE) Staying steady at #29 is a 2010 film that inspired a lot of BOM outrage at the Oscars, by not winning. It did win for Original Score though, handing it off to the duo, taking Trent Reznor from Nine Inch Nails to cinematic stardom. Reznor initially declined Fincher's offer to work on the film. The score relies more on background and turbulent sounds than any cue or motif, which fits with the film that is constantly brewing and churning with regards to its characters. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franfar Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 2 minutes ago, 4815162342 said: 29. Reveal hidden contents The Social Network (2010) Original Music by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross 470 Points Top 5 Placements: 1 Top 10 Placements: 1 2015 Placement: 29 (NO CHANGE) Staying steady at #29 is a 2010 film that inspired a lot of BOM outrage at the Oscars, by not winning. It did win for Original Score though, handing it off to the duo, taking Trent Reznor from Nine Inch Nails to cinematic stardom. Reznor initially declined Fincher's offer to work on the film. The score relies more on background and turbulent sounds than any cue or motif, which fits with the film that is constantly brewing and churning with regards to its characters. One of the best films I've ever seen. A favorite as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Hunt Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 5 minutes ago, 4815162342 said: 29. Reveal hidden contents The Social Network (2010) Original Music by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross 470 Points Top 5 Placements: 1 Top 10 Placements: 1 2015 Placement: 29 (NO CHANGE) Staying steady at #29 is a 2010 film that inspired a lot of BOM outrage at the Oscars, by not winning. It did win for Original Score though, handing it off to the duo, taking Trent Reznor from Nine Inch Nails to cinematic stardom. Reznor initially declined Fincher's offer to work on the film. The score relies more on background and turbulent sounds than any cue or motif, which fits with the film that is constantly brewing and churning with regards to its characters. Yes! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 28. Spoiler E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Original Music by John Williams 481 Points 2 Top 5 Placements: 2 1 Top 10 Placements: 1 2015 Placement: 55 (+27) Improving its position by 100% is the sci-fi film by Spielberg that is near and dear to many hearts. John Williams decided to go for a more modernist approach compared to his prior Spielberg comparisons and included methods such as polytonality, merging it with techniques such as the Lydian mode. The score was the fourth in history to accomplish the feat of winning the Academy Award, Golden Globe, Grammy, and BAFTA. The main theme for the movie is without a doubt one of Williams' most famous. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 27. Spoiler The Lion King (1994) Original Music by Hans Zimmer 485 Points Top 5 Placements: 3 2015 Placement: 26 (-1) Zimmer appears a second time in this pod, but with his only animated outing of particular note. It's a score that when you can listen, you can find several of Zimmer's trademarks, but when they were more of an accent than a foundation to his work. Zimmer was hired based on his work on prior films with an African setting. Zimmer was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on the movie, Tim Rice originally had intended to reteam with Alan Menken on the songs and music, but Menken was not available at the time. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 26. Spoiler The Magnificent Seven (1960) Original Music by Elmer Bernstein 508 Points Top 5 Placements: 1 Top 10 Placements: 1 2015 Placement: 46 (+20) Now this is a change I can believe in. Rising 20 places is Elmer Bernstein's iconic music for an icon of the Western genre. The main theme for the movie has been endlessly cited and referenced in countless pop culture works across the decades. Bernstein was nominated for an Academy award for his work on the movie, though he lost out to Exodus. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 We're going into the Top 25 so no more hinting around. But still for perusal, 5 films with only a single vote: Spoiler 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 (edited) 53 minutes ago, 4815162342 said: Zimmer was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on the movie, Edited April 22, 2017 by cannastop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narniadis Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Shame Love Story and God's & Generals couldn't make it. ET and Mag7 are the best of this bunch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 1 hour ago, 4815162342 said: Zimmer appears a second time in this pod, but with his only animated outing of particular note. I will not abide this Rango diss 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Damn shame I was the only one who voted for Starman. Wondering whether a lot of people simply haven't seen it. The music really took my breath away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...