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re: Most Iconic John Williams score?

Posted on 4/7/22 at 1:25 am to
Posted by SEClint
New Orleans, LA/Portland, OR
Member since Nov 2006
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Posted on 4/7/22 at 1:25 am to
Star Wars
JAWS
Raiders
Jurassic park
Superman
Posted by floyd of pink
Metry
Member since Nov 2011
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Posted on 4/7/22 at 6:46 am to
Definitely not most iconic, but by far the most special to me:

Hook

Listening to this immediately brings me back to being a child in the 90s watching this movie on a tiny box sitting on the carpet with not a care in the world.
Posted by spslayto
Member since Feb 2004
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Posted on 4/7/22 at 7:52 am to
Got to be Jaws and Star Wars.

But damn I love that Superman theme.
Posted by StrongOffer
Member since Sep 2020
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Posted on 4/7/22 at 10:57 am to
They are all great but the horns in the Jurassic Park score are the most memorable of any movie I've ever seen. Almost brings tears to my eyes.
Posted by grifterfad
Mobile, Al
Member since Jun 2013
165 posts
Posted on 4/7/22 at 12:05 pm to
My favorite is the first minute and a half or so of the krypton theme
Posted by olemc999
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Posted on 4/7/22 at 1:06 pm to
Jurassic Park
Jaws
Star Wars

Posted by tigger1
Member since Mar 2005
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Posted on 4/7/22 at 5:45 pm to
Star Wars, it is a huge drop off to the next one.


Posted by lechateau
Member since Dec 2021
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Posted on 4/7/22 at 6:08 pm to
Jurassic Park and Harry Potter are very similar and I think they are my favorite in terms of how I like the music. Jaws will obviously be the most iconic, followed by star wars
Posted by TigerAlumni2010
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Member since Aug 2011
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Posted on 4/7/22 at 6:21 pm to
Jaws
Star Wars
Superman
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Jurassic Park
Harry Potter

These stand above the rest, I think the Jaws theme is the most iconic singular piece of music, but the totally of the Star Wars score is better.
Posted by hnds2th
Valley of the Sun
Member since May 2019
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Posted on 4/7/22 at 6:44 pm to
quote:

Jaws Just two notes of brilliance and everyone over a certain age knows exactly what's going on.


Every time I hear it, can’t help but think of Caddyshack and a Baby Ruth bar!
Posted by PassingThrough
Member since Sep 2021
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Posted on 4/7/22 at 7:50 pm to
quote:

Just two notes of brilliance and everyone over a certain age knows exactly what's going on.
y

Interestingly Dvorak did it first in his New World Symphony. More important a score is more than two notes. I would go with Raiders or Star Wars
Posted by Jimbeaux
Member since Sep 2003
20130 posts
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:13 pm to
Williams’ list of iconic scores is just amazing, long, and unrivaled.

I’m going in a different direction and suggest Fiddler On the Roof is his most iconic score.

LINK
Posted by Pettifogger
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Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:19 pm to
quote:

They are all great but the horns in the Jurassic Park score are the most memorable of any movie I've ever seen. Almost brings tears to my eyes.



JP strikes me as perhaps holding up the best as far as performed scores

Posted by Globetrotter747
Member since Sep 2017
4329 posts
Posted on 4/7/22 at 8:57 pm to
Anyone saying anything other than Jaws or Star Wars is not understanding the definition of iconic. Those two are clearly a cut above with (IMO) Superman leading the rest of the pack.

Raiders and Jurassic Park are fantastic scores, but they’re not as ingrained in pop culture as Jaws and Star Wars.
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