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Your all time favorite John Williams score?

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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeJul 28th 2017
    Hmmm....I never posted my list here. Perhaps I did over in the official John Williams thread.

    But anyways, for laughs and giggles, here's my Top 10 right now (as far as albums are concerned, score-in-film list would look somewhat different):

    1. JURASSIC PARK
    2. Return of the Jedi
    3. Jane Eyre
    4. A.I. - Artificial Intelligence
    5. Indy 3
    6. Hook
    7. E.T.
    8. Close Encounters
    9. Angela's Ashes
    10. Far & Away

    ...or something. Outside the top 3, most of these titles are in flux.
    I am extremely serious.
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeJul 28th 2017
    from 8 years ago, yikes
    listen to more classical music!
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      CommentAuthorBespin
    • CommentTimeJul 29th 2017
    I've searched for "John Williams" in the threads.... and so I bump!
    John Williams Discography | www.goplanete.com/johnwilliams | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Williams_discography
  4. Hmm, Schindler's List is no. 1 for sure for me. Then I would say Memoirs of a Geisha. I'd have to think of the rest. The top tier of his works is so good that it's difficult to pick favorites just like that!
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      CommentAuthorCaliburn
    • CommentTimeJul 29th 2017
    My problem is that my favourite Williams piece "Summon the Heroes" is not film music :-)
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      CommentAuthorBespin
    • CommentTimeJul 29th 2017 edited
    Caliburn wrote
    My problem is that my favourite Williams piece "Summon the Heroes" is not film music :-)


    That's not a problem! I don't like with love each and single Concert Works of John Williams, but Summon the Heroes and Olympic Spirit are among my favourites.
    John Williams Discography | www.goplanete.com/johnwilliams | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Williams_discography
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      CommentAuthorBobdH
    • CommentTimeJul 30th 2017 edited
    This reminded me that I just haven't heard enough of his works yet, so I went into Apple Music and got all non-compilation albums by his that I've never properly heard yet, to listen shortly:

    - Images
    - The Accidental Tourist
    - Midway
    - The Witches of Eastwick
    - Superman: The Movie
    - Sleepers
    - JFK
    - Seven Years in Tibet
    - American Journey
    - Family Plot

    If you'd ask me right now what my top 10 would be:

    - Jurassic Park
    - Schindler's List
    - Artificial Intelligence
    - Close Encounters of the Third Kind
    - Raiders of the Lost Ark
    - The Lost World
    - War of the Worlds
    - Saving Private Ryan
    - War Horse
    - Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith

    Still, a lot missing that I really wanna hear but is difficult to track down, like:

    - Dracula
    - Jane Eyre
    - Angela's Ashes
    - The Patriot
    - Black Sunday
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      CommentAuthorBespin
    • CommentTimeJul 30th 2017 edited
    Nice list, John Williams's discography is a treasure of infinite richness!

    Browse into my discography, I hope you will make some discoveries!

    http://www.goplanete.com/johnwilliams/m … albums.htm
    John Williams Discography | www.goplanete.com/johnwilliams | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Williams_discography
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      CommentAuthorBobdH
    • CommentTimeJul 30th 2017
    Thanks, I actually AM browsing through it, nice list, though not entirely complete in terms of editions...?
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      CommentAuthorBespin
    • CommentTimeJul 30th 2017 edited
    BobdH wrote
    Thanks, I actually AM browsing through it, nice list, though not entirely complete in terms of editions...?

    This is the US discography of John Williams. International releases are shown only when they are the only version available. Browse till the end of the Albums page. ;-)

    Be prepared if you want to tell me something is missing, I worked hard to make sure eveything is here. Yet, the Singles pages should probably be enhanced... that's the hardest part. ;-)
    John Williams Discography | www.goplanete.com/johnwilliams | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Williams_discography
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      CommentAuthorBobdH
    • CommentTimeJul 30th 2017 edited
    Ah, and you're counting only the original album programs, not the expanded rereleases. Got it.
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      CommentAuthorBespin
    • CommentTimeJul 30th 2017 edited
    Ok you are talking about my wikipedia discography.

    That's the only way to do it. It's why I've come to the magical number of 142 original albums. :-)

    But there are 39 Expanded reissues album too. It doesn't mean there are just 39 expanded scores available, because some where the first releases of previously unreleased score... so they count as "original" albums.

    That was tricky, but I think I've made it. ;-)

    142 that's the number of albums you have to own, at least, if you are a John Williams completist. That's the 142 we have to consider if one day a complete box will be commercialized... After that, there are bonuses, some essentials, like the expanded reissues, the collaborations... ;-)
    John Williams Discography | www.goplanete.com/johnwilliams | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Williams_discography
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      CommentAuthorBobdH
    • CommentTimeJul 30th 2017 edited
    Bespin wrote
    Ok you are talking about my wikipedia discography.


    Oh no, I'm talking about this list:

    http://www.goplanete.com/johnwilliams/m … albums.htm

    Which I noticed is for example missing my edition of 1941, which was released by LaLaLand in 2011 smile. You listed 3 issues, but they all contain the original album program, whereas the 2011 release in an expanded one.

    So if I understand correctly, there are 142 films which got somewhere down the line an album presentation in any shape or form?
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      CommentAuthorBespin
    • CommentTimeJul 30th 2017 edited
    Which I noticed is for example missing my edition of 1941, which was released by LaLaLand in 2011 smile.

    So if I understand correctly, there are 142 films which got somewhere down the line an album presentation in any shape or form?

    The 1941 LLL expansion is here, listed in 2011. It's a discography, not a filmography ;-)

    JW released 142 original albums as "main featured artist". Not all of them are soundtracks, on the first ones he plays the piano, he was a jazz pianist. Then you have all the albums he released with the Boston Pops and other ensembles.

    If one day, they make a complete boxset of his Original Soundtracks, it could look like this:

    John Williams
    The Original Soundtracks Anthology (1960-1990)
    50 CD
    CD1-1960 Checkmate
    CD2-1962 Diamond Head
    CD3-1966 How to Steal a Million
    CD4-1966 Not With My Wife, You Don't
    CD5-1966 Penelope
    CD6-1967 Fitzwilly
    CD7-1968 Heidi
    CD8-1968 Valley of the Dolls
    CD9-1969 Goodbye, Mr. Chips
    CD10-1969 The Reivers
    CD11-1971 Fiddler on the Roof
    CD12-1971 Jane Eyre
    CD13-1972 Images
    CD14-1973 Cinderella Liberty
    CD15-1973 The Cowboys
    CD16-1973 Tom Sawyer
    CD17-1974 Earthquake
    CD18-1975 The Eiger Sanction
    CD19-1975 Jaws
    CD20-1975 The Towering Inferno
    CD21-1976 The Missouri Breaks
    CD22-1977 Star Wars - disc 1
    CD23-1977 Star Wars - disc 2
    CD24-1977 Close Encounters of the Third Kind
    CD25-1978 Jaws 2
    CD26-1978 Superman: The Movie - disc 1
    CD27-1978 Superman: The Movie - disc 2
    CD28-1978 The Fury
    CD29-1979 1941
    CD30-1979 Dracula
    CD31-1980 The Empire Strikes Back - disc 1
    CD32-1980 The Empire Strikes Back - disc 2
    CD33-1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark
    CD34-1982 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
    CD35-1982 Monsignor
    CD36-1983 Return of the Jedi
    CD37-1984 The River
    CD38-1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
    CD39-1986 SpaceCamp
    CD40-1987 The Witches of Eastwick
    CD41-1987 Empire of the Sun
    CD42-1988 The Accidental Tourist
    CD43-1989 Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade
    CD44-1989 Born on the Fourth of July
    CD45-1990 Always
    CD46-1990 Stanley & Iris
    CD47-1990 Presumed Innocent
    CD48-1990 Home Alone

    CD49&50-Singles and rarities

    - Johnny Williams And His Orchestra: The Black Knight
    - Johnny Williams And His Orchestra: Augie's Great Piano
    - Montreal
    - Tuesday's Theme
    - Alternate tracks from Goodbye Mr. Chips Promo LP
    - Midway March
    - The Men Of The Yorktown March
    - If We Were in Love (by Luciano Pavarotti) (Edit)
    - If We Were in Love (Instrumental)
    - Lapti Nek (Jabba's Palace Band) (Club Mix)
    - Lapti Nek (Jabba's Palace Band) (Dub Mix)
    - Born On The Fourth Of July (short version) (1989)
    - Born On The Fourth Of July (Remix) (1989)
    ...
    ___

    A second coffret covering the 1991-20.. era, would contain 37 CD for now:

    John Williams
    The Original Soundtracks Anthology (1991-20..)
    CD1-1991 Hook
    CD2-1992 JFK
    CD3-1992 Far and Away
    CD4-1992 Home Alone 2 – Lost in New York
    CD5-1993 Jurassic Park
    CD6-1993 Schindler's List
    CD7-1995 Sabrina
    CD8-1995 Nixon
    CD9-1996 Sleepers
    CD10-1997 Rosewood
    CD11-1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park
    CD12-1997 Seven Years in Tibet
    CD13-1997 Amistad
    CD14-1998 Saving Private Ryan
    CD15-1998 Stepmom
    CD16-1999 Star Wars – Episode I: The Phantom Menace
    CD17-1999 Angela's Ashes
    CD18-2000 The Patriot
    CD19-2001 A.I. – Artificial Intelligence
    CD20-2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
    CD21-2002 Star Wars – Episode II: Attack of the Clones
    CD22-2002 Minority Report
    CD23-2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (conducted by William Ross)
    CD24-2002 Catch Me If You Can
    CD25-2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
    CD26-2004 The Terminal
    CD27-2005 Star Wars – Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
    CD28-2005 War of the Worlds
    CD29-2005 Memoirs of a Geisha
    CD30-2005 Munich
    CD31-2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
    CD32-2011 The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
    CD33-2011 War Horse
    CD34-2012 Lincoln
    CD35-2013 The Book Thief
    CD36-2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens
    CD37-2016 The BFG
    ...
    Bonus: "Battle of the Heroes (With Dialogue)" (from Star Wars – Episode III: Revenge of the Sith)
    Bonus: American Collection Theme (featuring Yo-Yo Ma) (2001)
    Bonus: Memoirs of a Geisha - Live Sessions (featuring Yo-Yo Ma) (2006)
    Bonus: Memoirs of a Geisha Suite (featuring Yo-Yo Ma) (2008)
    Bonus: Music from Angela's Ashes (BSO Live Recording) (2012)
    John Williams Discography | www.goplanete.com/johnwilliams | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Williams_discography
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      CommentAuthorBobdH
    • CommentTimeJul 30th 2017
    Right, but you do group the reissues of the same presentations. If a certain album presentation is released in 1986, 1997 and 2005, they are shown together in the timeline. That's what confused me wink. I now see that as soon as a record label adds to that presentation, it's considered a new release and put in the chronology of its year of release.
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      CommentAuthorBespin
    • CommentTimeJul 30th 2017 edited
    BobdH wrote
    Right, but you do group the reissues of the same presentations. If a certain album presentation is released in 1986, 1997 and 2005, they are shown together in the timeline. That's what confused me wink. I now see that as soon as a record label adds to that presentation, it's considered a new release and put in the chronology of its year of release.

    Correct. Altought an album is released 4 times... if you have one edition, you have "it", you don't need to purchase the 3 others. I don't count 4 albums, It's one album, with 3 reissues :-) But if the album got an expansion, well, it count as an expanded reissue album (and they have to ask John Williams for his approval, he's involved in each and every expanded sets, it's a new "artistical" project that need approval). :-)
    John Williams Discography | www.goplanete.com/johnwilliams | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Williams_discography
  17. I once owned the Tsunami release of "How to Steal a Million" that was distributed legally under German law but was considered a bootleg under US law. I later replaced that CD with the Intrada release. Do you count such releases also?

    Volker
    Bach's music is vibrant and inspired.
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      CommentAuthorBespin
    • CommentTimeJul 30th 2017 edited
    Captain Future wrote
    I once owned the Tsunami release of "How to Steal a Million" that was distributed legally under German law but was considered a bootleg under US law. I later replaced that CD with the Intrada release. Do you count such releases also?

    Volker

    My discography is not supposed to contains bootleg. What I wanted to do is an official thing, a discography that could be reproduced in a book, I don't encourage bootlegging! ;-)
    John Williams Discography | www.goplanete.com/johnwilliams | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Williams_discography
  19. Tough choice... tempting to say his theme for The Time Tunnel as it was my earliest exposure to him.

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