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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Watching ET and really like John Williams as a film composer.

What is your favourite film with his work, and if you know favourite piece of music

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Imperial March from Empire Strike Back

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Watching ET and really like John Williams as a film composer.

What is your favourite film with his work, and if you know favourite piece of music"

It's a toss up between Star Wars theme and Indiana Jones march.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Tbh I do like "Raiders of the Lost Ark"

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

Too many to mention he's so good.

If I had to pick 2 favourites, duel of the fates from episode I and the Jurassic park theme.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think music is used far too much in films.

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

Star Wars

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By *uriouscouple83Couple
over a year ago

Worcester

"Watching ET and really like John Williams as a film composer.

What is your favourite film with his work, and if you know favourite piece of music"

Spielberg was such a fan of Williams’ work that he commissioned the score for ET and then edited the film to fit the score. Usually it’s done the other way round.

Massive Williams fans in this house, this time of year though it has to be the score for Home Alone.

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By *uriouscouple83Couple
over a year ago

Worcester

"I think music is used far too much in films. "

There are loads from the 1920’s that may interest you.

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire

Jaws, when your music adds more than just emotional depth to a film, it actually creates dread and the character of the shark, then you know you’re a genius.

Admittedly Star Wars comes next

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By *ea monkeyMan
over a year ago

Manchester (he/him)

I quite like playing the John Williams game; you have to hum the theme tune to his films as people call them out, without getting them mixed up

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By *heBirminghamWeekendMan
over a year ago

here

Thought this was a sad announcement thread - thank goodness it’s not!

A couple of his lesser known film compositions:

Sabrina

Hook

Catch me if you can

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An album really worth listening to - John Williams Live in Vienna. (Deutsche Grammophon label) It’s also fascinating to read the rehearsal interviews - the brass section pleaded with Williams to include in the concert the Star Wars Imperial March - listen to it - stunning orchestral sound, balance and control.

Big fan

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Thought this was a sad announcement thread - thank goodness it’s not!

A couple of his lesser known film compositions:

Sabrina

Hook

Catch me if you can

The Post

Big fan

Apologies didn't mean to scare

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By *ig Thighs-Nice EyesMan
over a year ago

Bristol/here and there

Jurassic park is by far his best single piece of music

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The main theme from Superman.

Always

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

So many but Close Encounters of the third Kind........ so fitting

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

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"I think music is used far too much in films.

There are loads from the 1920’s that may interest you. "

Actually, before the invention of sound sync film, all you had was music- courtesy of old joanna and the house piano

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Jaws, when your music adds more than just emotional depth to a film, it actually creates dread and the character of the shark, then you know you’re a genius.

Admittedly Star Wars comes next

Totally agree about Jaws, the theme instantly became synonymous with sharks regardless of the species

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By *rPeachyMan
over a year ago

Bristol

Jaws. Awesome.

Honourable mention for the Jedi Theme.

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

"Imperial March from Empire Strike Back"

This was my first thought…. But I’ll go for something differently iconic… the theme from superman… or the theme from Jurassic park

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By *heBirminghamWeekendMan
over a year ago

here

Hope all you Williams fans enjoyed the Williams in Berlin concert on BBC4 today

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By *anilla-sinCouple
over a year ago

lancs

binary sunset from star wars

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dome iconic Williams scores mentioned here, but the king of them all is the complete Dances With Wolves score.

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By *rMojoRisinMan
over a year ago

Sheffield

"Imperial March from Empire Strike Back"

This^^

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