Impact Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Possibly the best composer ever!Mine are Raiders and Star Wars of course. Though I love JP's as well. ET has a magical theme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Jurassic Park Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Manager Water Bottle Posted November 10, 2011 Community Manager Share Posted November 10, 2011 Star WarsHis Harry Potter theme, I really liked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinocchio Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 This guy has a f"""ing 40 Oscar nominations and 5 wins. :blink: :blink:He's without any doubt in the top league of movie composers all time.Bernard Hermann and Sergio Leone would be the other contenders for the big three IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted November 10, 2011 Author Share Posted November 10, 2011 Dang I can write a huge list of great scores by him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinocchio Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 One of his most important scores was probably the one for Jaws. When Spielberg heard the main theme he was kind of *meh*. Thanks god Williams convinced him it would work... And it did indeed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinocchio Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 If I have to name a favourite score it would be Jaws: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Jaws would be a contender if it wasn't for the fact that Williams swiped the main cue for the main theme from Antonín Dvořák's New World Symphony.So I'd aim more towards Raiders, Empire Strikes Back, Superman, or Munich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinocchio Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Jaws would be a contender if it wasn't for the fact that Williams swiped the main cue for the main theme from Antonín Dvořák's New World Symphony.Interesting. Do you have a link to Dvoraks melody? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 The very beginning is the movement's main cue, and which Williams borrowed from substantially for the Jaws main cue.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-y5ONP_Vsg&feature=related Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinocchio Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 I see. But thats just the intro. In general I think his biggest influences have been Hermann and -- gulp -- Wagner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 He's also borrowed a fair amount from Gustav Holst's "The Planets" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinocchio Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 He's also borrowed a fair amount from Gustav Holst's "The Planets"I see... So how would you rank Williams, Hermann, Elfman and maybe other movie composers?(The guys who delivered original scores -- whatever that means...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 You put Elfman in the same sentence as the other two? :wacko:The top guys are (in no order) Williams, Morricone, Bernstein, Hermann, Poledouris, and Goldsmith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDS Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 My favorite is probably in the major minority but I love it.Far And AwayJust love the sound and the final land race just sounds awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lab276 Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 E.T.Love this: this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestofthebunch Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAXaUB1mU6M&feature=relatedBoth movies released in the same year... incredible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvikk Lunsj Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 (edited) Schindler's List, look at the post above. An absolutely beautiful score. Edited November 12, 2011 by Dexter of Suburbia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterDodsen Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 I know it says favorite, but I'm doing a top 10.1. Star Wars1a. Imperial March1b. Duel of Fates1c. Leia's Theme2. Superman3. Summon the Heroes4. Jurassic Park5. E.T.6. Indiana Jones7. Jaws8. Home Alone9. Harry Potter10. Amistad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...