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Post by Neverending on Mar 9, 2015 12:25:12 GMT -5
SnoBorderZero PG Cooper DeexanWe have rank the director and rank the actor, so why not rank the composer? The rules are the same. I'll post a composer and you guys rank his or her work. Let's start with top dog. Mr. John Williams. 1. Star Wars (1977) 2. Superman (1978) 3. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) 4. Hook (1991) 5. Born on the Fourth of July (1989) 6. Home Alone (1990) / Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) 7. The Witches of Eastwick (1987) 8. Dracula (1979) 9. The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 10. The Phantom Menace (1999) / Attack of the Clones (2002) / Revenge of the Sith (2005) 11. The Terminal (2004) 12. Empire of the Sun (1987) 13. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 14. Jurassic Park (1993) / The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) 15. 1941 (1979) 16. Fury (1978) 17. The Eiger Sanction (1975) 18. Jaws (1975) / Jaws 2 (1978) 19. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) 20. Amistad (1997) 21. Schindler's List (1993) 22. Rosewood (1997) 23. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) 24. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) / The Chamber of Secrets (2002) 25. Minority Report (2002) 26. Far and Away (1992) 27. SpaceCamp (1986) 28. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) 29. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) 30. Return of the Jedi (1983) 31. The Sugarland Express (1974) 32. The Poseidon Adventure (1972) 33. Family Plot (1976) 34. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) 35. Nixon (1995) 36. Saving Private Ryan (1998) 37. Catch Me If You Can (2002) 38. Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) 39. Munich (2005) 40. The Patriot (2000) 41. JFK (1991) 42. The Long Goodbye (1973) 43. Black Sunday (1977) 44. The Missouri Breaks (1976) 45. The Towering Inferno (1974) 46. Earthquake (1974) 47. Seven Years in Tibet (1997) 48. Lincoln (2012) 49. The Adventures of Tintin (2011) 50. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) 51. War of the Worlds (2005) 52. Sleepers (1996) 53. Always (1989) 54. Stepmom (1998) 55. Sabrina (1995)
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Post by Deexan on Mar 9, 2015 13:09:57 GMT -5
That's quite the oeuvre.
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Post by PG Cooper on Mar 9, 2015 14:59:26 GMT -5
1. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
2. Star Wars
3. The Empire Strikes Back
4. Raiders of the Lost Ark
5. Superman
6. Jurassic Park
7. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
8. Jaws
9. Schindler's List
10. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
11. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
12. Catch Me If You Can
13. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
14. Return of the Jedi
15. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom/The Last Crusade
16. Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge of the Sith
17. Minority Report
18. The Lost World: Jurassic Park
19. Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
20. JFK
21. Home Alone
22. Born on the Fourth of July
23. Empire of the Sun
24. A.I. Artificial Intelligence
25. War of the Worlds
26. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
27. The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
28. Munich
29. Nixon
30. Amistad
31. 1941
32. Sugarland Express
Keep in mind some of these I remember a lot better than others.
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Post by Neverending on Mar 9, 2015 15:37:19 GMT -5
Some of these I remember a lot better than others. John Williams is one of the great film composers, but like most prolific artists, he can be a tad repetitive. It's easy to remember his work if you put it into categories. There's the... STUCK IN TV MODE PHASE (PRE-JAWS)There's the... CLASSIC ERA (POST-JAWS)There's the... STUCK IN SPIELBERG MODE PHASE (POST-E.T.)There's the... I WRITE SERIOUS MUSIC PHASE (POST-SCHINDLER'S LIST)There's Jibbs favorite... I'M OLD AND SEMI-RETIRED AND DON'T CARE ANYMORE END OF HIS CAREER MUSICThen there's everything in-between where he might do a sequel (Star Wars), a throwback (Harry Potter), something new (Minority Report) or something surprisingly good (The Terminal). I know I used a lot of example from the 2000's but there's also 1941 (1979), The Witches of Eastwick (1987) and Rosewood (1997). I find the in-between stuff to be the most interesting, but there's no beating Classic Williams. 1975 through 1982 is John Williams at his best. |
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Post by Ramplate on Mar 9, 2015 16:40:56 GMT -5
1. Star Wars (1977)
2. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
3. Jaws (1975) / Jaws 2 (1978)
4.Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) / The Chamber of Secrets (2002)
5. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)Return of the Jedi (1983)
6. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
7. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
8. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
9. Jurassic Park (1993) / The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
10. Schindler's List (1993)
11. Empire of the Sun (1987)
12. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
13. Superman (1978)
14.The Poseidon Adventure (1972)JFK (1991)
15.Amistad (1997)
16. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
24. Home Alone (1990) / Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
17. The Phantom Menace (1999) / Attack of the Clones (2002) / Revenge of the Sith (2005)
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Post by Neverending on Mar 10, 2015 12:59:12 GMT -5
For SnoBorderZeroJohn CarpenterHalloween (1978) / Halloween II (1981) Escape from L.A. (1996) Big Trouble in Little China (1986) They Live (1988) Vampires (1998) Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) Escape from New York (1981) Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) Prince of Darkness (1987) The Fog (1980) Christine (1983) Ghosts of Mars (2001) |
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Mar 10, 2015 13:29:34 GMT -5
Oh, this is a tough one.
Halloween (1978)
The Thing (1982) (did he do the score for this movie? It's awesome, love it)
Escape from New York
Big Trouble in Little China
Assault on Precinct 13
All I remember about Halloween III was the annoying TV commercial that was gonna kill all the kids. "8 more days til Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, 8 more...." GAH!!!
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Post by Ramplate on Mar 10, 2015 13:36:36 GMT -5
Yeah he didn't really have much to do with H3 they just recycled the theme didn't they?
Other than the Halloween music I wouldn't call him much of a composer, his work is usually very simplistic mood music for the scenes
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Post by Neverending on Mar 10, 2015 14:01:28 GMT -5
The Thing (1982) (did he do the score for this movie? It's awesome, love it) Nope. That was Ennio Morricone. He didn't really have much to do with H3 they just recycled the theme didn't they? |
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Mar 10, 2015 14:10:33 GMT -5
Ah ok, such a great score in "The Thing", those BUMP BUMPs over the barren landscape are so well done.
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Post by Neverending on Mar 10, 2015 14:12:08 GMT -5
Ah ok, such a great score in "The Thing", those BUMP BUMPs over the barren landscape are so well done. When we get to Ennio Morricone you can pay tribute to it. |
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Mar 10, 2015 14:25:37 GMT -5
Lol, I'll do my best to contain myself until then.
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Post by PG Cooper on Mar 11, 2015 15:05:20 GMT -5
1. Halloween
2. Assault on Precinct 13
3. Big Trouble in Little China
4. Escape from New York
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Post by Fiverrabbit2014 on Mar 12, 2015 6:10:53 GMT -5
Halloween
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Post by Neverending on Mar 12, 2015 9:55:26 GMT -5
SnoBorderZero has been patient enough. Ennio Morricone1. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1966) 2. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) 3. Once Upon a Time in America (1984) 4. The Untouchables (1987) 5. Cinema Paradiso (1988) 6. For a Few Dollars More (1965) 7. Giu La Testa (1971) a/k/a Once Upon a Time in the Revolution a/k/a A Fistful of Dynamite a/k/a Duck, You Sucker 8. Red Sonja (1985) 9. Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) 10. Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970) 11. My Name Is Nobody (1973) 12. A Fistful of Dollars (1964) 13. Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970) 14. In the Line of Fire (1993) 15. The Mission (1986) 16. The Professional (1981) 17. Casualties of War (1989) 18. The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971) 19. Death Rides a Horse (1966) 20. Days of Heaven (1978) 21. The Big Gundown (1966) 22. The Great Silence (1968) 23. Orca (1977) 24. Frantic (1988) 25. The Thing (1982) 26. The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970) 27. Malena (2000) 28. Lolita (1997) 29. Bulworth (1998) 30. Disclosure (1994) 31. Wolf (1994) 32. Hamlet (1990) 33. Danger: Diabolik (1968)
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Mar 12, 2015 10:15:28 GMT -5
Oh man, this is gonna be so tough. I'm gonna need some time to put this together, though my top 3 is the same as yours for sure.
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Post by Neverending on Mar 12, 2015 10:25:31 GMT -5
My top 3 is the same as yours. But not Top 5? It's gonna be difficult to argue against The Untouchables and Cinema Paradiso. Unless you're flipping those. |
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Mar 12, 2015 10:48:03 GMT -5
I'd probably put "Cinema Paradiso" at 4, not sure where I'd go from there. He did the music for "Red Sonja"? That's kind of hilarious.
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Post by PG Cooper on Mar 12, 2015 11:07:41 GMT -5
1. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
2. Once Upon a Time in the West
3. The Untouchables
4. The Battle of Algiers
5. Cinema Paradiso
6. For a Few Dollars More
7. The Thing
8. Once Upon a Time in America
9. A Fistful of Dollars
10. Days of Heaven
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Post by Neverending on Mar 12, 2015 11:24:21 GMT -5
I'm calling bullshit on PG Cooper not having seen Lolita. The girls of his generation took ownership of that movie and turned it into a creepy fetish symbol. I'm sure he's written college essays about it and got into arguments about it with his girlfriends. Then again... he's Canadian. Has the Lolita culture not reached Canada? You guys and your progressive laws have made teenagers legal at 16. I guess that automatically eliminates "the danger" of a girl being a Lolita. |
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Post by PG Cooper on Mar 12, 2015 14:30:53 GMT -5
I've only seen the Kubrick version. I almost wrote about the remake for an essay last year, but ended up going a different direction.
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Post by Neverending on Mar 12, 2015 15:46:07 GMT -5
I've only seen the Kubrick version. The Kubrick version is very tame. The remake is the one with balls. I mean, you already watched 2010. So you might as well watch the two Lolita's and compare them. |
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Mar 12, 2015 15:50:22 GMT -5
There's a remake of "Lolita"? That's actually the one Kubrick film I haven't seen, though that will change soon.
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Mar 12, 2015 15:51:23 GMT -5
And I'm aware that I could look up these movies I always ask about, but I prefer to have Neverending explain the film and its backstory and random trivia instead, it's more fun than doing real research.
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Post by Neverending on Mar 12, 2015 15:55:28 GMT -5
There's a remake of "Lolita"? Yes. And it's even creepier than Leon: The Professional. |
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