BOT's TOP 100 Film Scores: The Fourth Will Be With You, Always --- RECOUNT DONE, NEW TOP 100 POSTED

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3 minutes ago, Pure Spirit said:

 

 

 

 

 I said this thinking I would have time. I did not.

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#75 Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)

 

Composed by John Williams

 

272 Points

Top 10 Placements: 1
 

 

And thus, the results of the Great John Williams Embargo begin to show themselves. A number of people stated they would limit votes to one film score a franchise, and in this case it certainly paid off, dropping over 50 spots from 2017. All Star Wars films are leitmotif heavy and this movie is no exception, introducing a bunch of new themes and cues to represent various characters and places, the most memorable perhaps being the eerie chanting of the Emperor's theme.

 

The question of the day I guess is if Return of the Jedi fell this far, how far, if at all, did a couple other Star Wars films drop.

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#74 The Great Escape (1963)

 

Composed by Elmer Bernstein

 

277 Points

Top 5 Placements: 1

 

 

Elmer Bernstein returns in a slightly lower position than the past two countdowns with his jaunty martial-inclined music to the epic WW2 prison break drama. The main theme has found itself incorporated into pop culture via utilization in various commercials, marketing materials, and other homages over the years.
 

Edited July 9, 2019 by 4815162342

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#73 Goldfinger

 

Composed by John Barry

 

287 Points

Top 10 Placements: 1
 

 

Goldfinger is yet another film that has had erratic performance with the Top 100, being in the low 40s in 2015, squeaking in at 99 in 2017, and now finding a sort of middle ground. The score for the film utilizes heavy amounts of brass and metallic tinges to reflect the golden theme of the movie. John Barry stated this was the first Bond film he had substantial creative freedom with composing the film score. 

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#72 Batman (1989)

 

Composed by Danny Elfman

 

288 Points
 

 

After having almost identical positions in 2015 and 2017, the caped crusader's first theatrical outing has a substantial fall. Elfman's music is in keeping with Burton's somewhat gothic take on the comic book setting, and Burton reportedly gave Elfman a copy of The Dark Knight Returns to use as inspiration for the composing. Elfman's main cue for the movie remains one of the more iconic musical motifs for a comic book character.

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#71 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

 

Composed by John Williams

 

289 Points

#1 Placements: 1
 

 

The John Williams Embargo even had an effect on his non-franchise works, it seems. Williams while composing the score made over 300 versions of the five-note motif representing the mathematical language used to communicate with the aliens before Spielberg chose one he liked. Additionally, Williams drew on music from Pinocchio, namely "When You Wish Upon a Star" to inspire certain elements of the film score. 1977 was just one of Williams' several occasions where he had multiple Academy Award nominations for Original Score.

 

 

 

#70-66 will be posted later tonight.

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1 hour ago, 4815162342 said:

#71 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

 

Composed by John Williams

 

289 Points

#1 Placements: 1
 

 

The John Williams Embargo even had an effect on his non-franchise works, it seems. Williams while composing the score made over 300 versions of the five-note motif representing the mathematical language used to communicate with the aliens before Spielberg chose one he liked. Additionally, Williams drew on music from Pinocchio, namely "When You Wish Upon a Star" to inspire certain elements of the film score. 1977 was just one of Williams' several occasions where he had multiple Academy Award nominations for Original Score.

 

 

 

#70-66 will be posted later tonight.

Definitely too low.  

 

 

Of course it would have helped had I put it on my list 

Edited July 10, 2019 by DAR

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#70 Casablanca (1942)

 

Composed by Max Steiner

 

291 Points
 

 

We go back to the olden days of Hollywood now with a film score based on one of the most memorable piano tunes of the era. Hovering in the same vicinity as the last countdown, Casablanca is the second Max Steiner score to make the Top 100. Steiner in composing the score also based much of the music on famous French and German anthems.

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#69 The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)

 

Composed by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis

 

295 Points

Top 5 Placements: 1

 

 

We return to the 21st century with a film score that is as moody, drawn out, and melancholy as the movie it accompanies. Dropping steeply from the prior two countdowns, it was no doubt affected by the shifting of persons contributing lists. Cave and Ellis had previously collaborated on other 21st Century revisionist Westerns and their style of atmospheric and glum tones permeates the movie like a dense fog.
 

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#68 Planet of the Apes (1968)

 

Composed by Jerry Goldsmith

 

296 Points

Top 5 Placements: 1

 

 

Thankfully BOT chose the original film, and not the Tim Burton flick of the same name. A little surprisingly, none of the entries in the modern reboot trilogy got much if any support from contributors. Goldsmith's work for the film was considered avant garde for the time, in particular its handling of percussion instruments and other techniques.
 

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#67 RoboCop (1987)

 

Composed by Basil Poledouris

 

297 Points

Top 5 Placements: 1

 

 

Basil Poledouris shows up again in our countdown with his work for one of the most iconic films of the 1980s. Poledouris blends the use of orchestra and synthesizers to create a man vs. machine atmosphere for much of the film score. Poledouris heavily used brass instruments to reflect the mechanical nature of the titular character. After barely making the 2015 countdown, and being relegated to an honorable mention in 2017, this is one of the films to feature a notable rise in support this time around.
 

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5 minutes ago, 4815162342 said:

#68 Planet of the Apes (1968)

 

Composed by Jerry Goldsmith

 

Huh. Didn't know he did this one.

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#66 Doctor Zhivago (1965)

 

Composed by Maurice Jarre

 

299 Points

Top 5 Placements: 1

 

 

Rounding out this group of five is the lush and romantic score to one of David Lean's run of period epics. The centerpiece of the film's music is the vibrant and wistful theme for Lara, the female half of the film's central love story. Jarre's score has increased in support from 2017, rising nearly 30 spots.

 

 

 

The countdown will resume tomorrow evening.
 

[Pure Spirit]

Batting .244 here, how's everyone else doing?

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2 hours ago, Pure Spirit said:

Batting .244 here, how's everyone else doing?

Garbage so far. 

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On 7/6/2019 at 5:26 PM, 4815162342 said:

#96 Laura (1944)

 

Composed by David Raskin

 

211 Points

 

The 75-year old film noir returns for a second appearance on the Top 100, though dropping over 25 spots from its 2017 placement. The director Otto Preminger wanted the centerpiece of the score to be existing music, but when Raskin insisted on composing an original piece, Preminger gave him the weekend to put something acceptable together, or get fired.

 

He wasn't fired.

 

 

 

#95-91 will be posted this afternoon.

That one really sounds like the ballet! Daphnis et Chloé by Ravel

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#65 Sunset Boulevard (1950)

 

Composed by Franz Waxman

 

300 Points

Top 5 Placements: 1
 

 

Making a sizable leap for this iteration of the countdown is the moody noir with music to match. Waxman when composing for the film utilized distorted arrangements of music from the silent film era to represent the crumbling mind of Norma Desmond. This was the first of Waxman's backto-back Oscars.

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#64 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

 

Composed by John Williams

 

302 Points

Top 10 Placements: 1

 

 

One of the most iconic film themes of the 21st Century now appears, though at a much lower position than its placement in 2015 or 2017. The Williams Embargo hit this franchise hard, as in conjunction with this drop, it is now the only Harry Potter film to appear on the Top 100 (Prisoner of Azkaban had appeared in the Top 100 in both 2015 and 2017). Williams' main theme for the film has appeared in all 8 Harry Potter films, as well as references in both Fantastic Beasts movies as well.
 

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Where's my man Horner, I know he's coming. 

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#63 Aliens (1986)

 

Composed by James Horner

 

304 Points

Top 5 Placements: 1

Top 10 Placements: 2

 

 

The Cameron Offensive strikes a heavy blow, propelling a film that was well outside the Top 100 the past two times into the upper two-thirds. This combined arms assault will have additional repercussions later on. Horner and Cameron had substantial friction during composing, as the film had not been completed at the time Horner arrived in London, with the result that some aspects of the score had to be written overnight. In spite of Horner's dissatisfaction, he was nominated for an Academy Award. He and Cameron would eventually bury the hatchet, and reunite 11 years later.