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Hector J. Guzman Oscar® Winner	I wanted to post this before PHANTOM comes out, which are your favorite Williams scores of the 90's. Here are mine: 1. JURASSIC PARK 2. HOOK 3. SCHINDLER'S LIST 4. HOME ALONE 5. SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET 6. FAR AND AWAY 7. HOME ALONE 8. AMISTAD 9. THE LOST WORLD 10.SAVING PRIVATE RYAN NP. JURASSIC PARK(John Williams)
posted 04-19-1999 10:45 AM PT (US)

Matt Oscar® Winner	woah..you put ANYTHING above Schindler's List?? silly. I wont rank them, but your choices seem good, in a slightly different order below Schindler's List, except for Lost World..that was a dissapointing score, Id put Amistad in instead
posted 04-19-1999 11:11 AM PT (US)

Audacity Oscar® Winner	Hector, I agree, I think Jurassic is better than Schindler's. I like action scores though so that is probably why I like it better than some of Williams' slow scores. I would put Seven Years In Tibet second though, I really love that score. Audacity N.P. Star Trek Voyager
posted 04-19-1999 11:37 AM PT (US)

pietari Oscar® Winner	I would have to agree with Matt that Schindler is indeed Williams` best score of the 90`s, if not ever. Seven Years is excellent too as is Amistad. All the adventure scores are good though not as good as the former. And the most dissapointing score would have to be Saving Private Ryan. Pietari NP-Cutthroat Island
posted 04-19-1999 11:55 AM PT (US)

Magdi Oscar® Winner	Hook Schindler's List Jurassic Park Nixon Sleepers Home Alone 2
posted 04-19-1999 01:28 PM PT (US)

Kevin Oscar® Winner	All of you have good choices, but I'd have to add "Always" to that list. It's always (there's the pun ) been one of my favorites. Kevin NP - Supergirl (Goldsmith)
posted 04-19-1999 01:48 PM PT (US)

Gae Oscar® Winner	I dont have many of William's scores from the 90's only "Schindler's List" "Jurassic Park" "The Lost World" and "Hook".For me his best music was from the mid 70's to the late 80's(although I'm probably showing my age here!!!) Just look at the list of "classic scores" he composed Jaws, Jaws II , Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi,Superman,Raiders of the Lost Ark,Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom,Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Close Encounters of the Third Kind,E.T.,The Witches of Eastwick,Empire of the Sun...these rate amongst my favourite William's score.
posted 04-19-1999 02:38 PM PT (US)

LesterMoos unregistered	I'd have to agree with Gae. I don't care for much of Williams music from the 90's. I like his older stuff. If I had to choose one though, I'd choose Jurassic Park. I just haven't been too impressed with his latest works. Go figure. NP Wilde
posted 04-19-1999 03:39 PM PT (US)

Hector J. Guzman Oscar® Winner	Well, how about your favorite theme from the 90's. Here are mine: 1. Theme from JURASSIC PARK (track 2, CD) 2. Theme from HOOK (about the last 1½ minutes in the end) 3. Remembrances from SCHINDLER'S LIST 4. "When You're Alone" from HOOK 5. Fanfare from JURASSIC PARK 6. Theme from SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET 7. Dry Your Tears, Afrika from AMISTAD 8. "Somewhere In My Memory" from HOME ALONE 9. Theme from THE LOST WORLD 10.Prologue from "JFK" NP. JURASSIC PARK(John Williams) [This message has been edited by Hector J. Guzman (edited 04-19-99).]
posted 04-19-1999 06:15 PM PT (US)

Will Oscar® Winner	Mine has got to be Jurassic Park and Far And Away NP Legends of the Fall
posted 04-19-1999 09:27 PM PT (US)

Crono/Kyp Oscar® Winner	My list is: Saving Private Ryan Jurassic Park Hook The Lost World --Crono/Kyp Writer/Director/Producer
posted 04-20-1999 08:22 PM PT (US)

Daniel J Oscar® Winner	The Lost World. Far and Away Nixon (main title) Hook Schindlers List
posted 04-21-1999 09:21 AM PT (US)

Dan Brecher Oscar® Winner	Eeeeeeek, tought one. Although he is a damn good composer, Gae and LesterMoos I think are right in saying that the 90s has not been the finest decade to single out the best of Williams' work. I still have my faves that he's done in the 90s though. Schindlers List, Far and Away, Jurassic Park, Amistad and JFK. Of course there is also The Phantom Menace, hehehe, c'mon now you know it makes sense, yes, none have heard it yet, but it's gonna be a winner baby! Sorry, got carried away there.... Dan (UK)
posted 04-21-1999 09:45 AM PT (US)

Matt Oscar® Winner	Im also tempted to agree with Gae and Lestermoos, as Williams' body of work has not been as consistantly good as in previous decades. However, his finest piece has come from this decade, which is of course Schindler's List, and I have high hopes for TPM. the 70s and 80s may have been good decades, but 1993 was his best year(Jurassic Park and Schindler's List) NP: Glory
posted 04-21-1999 11:18 AM PT (US)

Aaron R. Brown Oscar® Winner	Jurassic Park and Hook are my picks for best score of the 90's. Schindler's List is some very serious music and is a little hard to listen to if you have not seen the movie like me. All that talk that John is losing ground commercially and talent wise to Horner and Goldsmith maybe put to rest. That is if Star Wars: TPM fares as well (or better!) with film music fans as did Star Wars: A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.
posted 04-21-1999 11:26 AM PT (US)

Matt Oscar® Winner	You havent seen it?? GO SEE IT NOW!! rent it(get the widescreen), or do whatever, but it must be seen. but first listen to track 7 and see what you think without having seen the movie. NP: Shawshank Redemption [This message has been edited by Matt (edited 04-21-99).]
posted 04-21-1999 07:27 PM PT (US)

John Zimmer Oscar® Winner	1. Jurassic Park 2. E.T. The Extra-Terrestial 3. Far and Away 4. Return of the Jedi 5. Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone 6. The Phatom Menace 7. The Empire Strikes Back 8. Hook 9. A New Hope 10. A.I. Artificial Intellegence Jz P.S. I haven't heard Schindler's List P.P.S I thought I should dig up one of these old posts.
posted 11-13-2001 11:01 AM PT (US)

JJH Oscar® Winner	1. You're a doo-doo head for not hearing Schindler's List 2. You're a doo-doo head for including a lot of 1980s and 2001 scores in your Best Williams of he 90s list.
posted 11-13-2001 11:10 AM PT (US)

André Lux Oscar® Winner	My favorite Williams' score from the 90's is THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE!!
posted 11-13-2001 11:40 AM PT (US)

John Zimmer Oscar® Winner	Well if you want my favorite of the 90's then it's Earthquake. Jz
posted 11-13-2001 03:42 PM PT (US)

Ken S Oscar® Winner	I also decided to put here a list of the best THEMES John Williams has composed during the 90's (in my humble own opinion). Sequenced for a listening enjoyment FAR AND AWAY: End Credits (1992) HOME ALONE: Somewhere In My Memory (1990) HOME ALONE 2: Christmas Star (1992) HOOK: When You're Alone (1991) JURASSIC PARK: Theme from Jurassic Park (1992) SAVING PRIVATE RYAN: Hymn to the Fallen (1998) JFK: Prologue (1991) SCHINDLER'S LIST: Theme from Schindler's List SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET: Regaining a Son (1997) STAR WARS - THE PHANTOM MENACE: Anakin's Theme (1999) STAR WARS - THE PHANTOM MENACE: Duel of the Fates (1999) NIXON: The 1960's: The Turbulent Years (1995) NIXON: The Meeting with Mao (1995) SLEEPERS: Saying the Rosary (1996) SCHINDLER'S LIST: Schindler's Workforce SABRINA: Theme from Sabrina (1995) HOME ALONE 2: Main Title (1992) HOME ALONE 2: Arrival in New York (outtake) (1992) SABRINA: (In the) Moonlight (1995) SUMMON THE HEROES - The Official Centennial Olympic Theme (for Atlanta Olympics, 1996) RETURN OF THE JEDI - The 1997 Special Edition: Victory Celebration '97 HOME ALONE 2: Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas (1992) HOOK: End Title (Boston Pops Version) (1991) KEN PS. After some editing - I can't believe I forgot "HOOK" from the list [Message edited by the forgetful Ken S who just realized he forgot also SCHINDLER'S LIST on 11-14-2001] [Message edited by Ken S on 11-14-2001]
posted 11-13-2001 04:21 PM PT (US)

Hector J. Guzman Oscar® Winner	Well, in that case my favorite Williams music from the 90s has to be his incidental music from Gilligan´s Island. Definetly. [Message edited by Hector J. Guzman on 11-15-2001]
posted 11-15-2001 12:56 PM PT (US)

juha Oscar® Winner	Here is my list: Presumed Innocent Hook Far and Away Jurassic park Schindler's List Seven Years in Tibet The Phantom Menace Angela's Ashes
posted 11-15-2001 01:38 PM PT (US)

TV's Frank Oscar® Winner	My Williams fav's for the 90's: JURASSIC PARK SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET THE PHANTOM MENACE HOOK JFK ANGELA'S ASHES
posted 11-15-2001 02:59 PM PT (US)

John Zimmer Oscar® Winner	Here's my 1990's favorite list. Jurassic Park Far and Away Star Wars: Episode I Hook Home Alone Angela's Ashes Seven Years in Tibet Amistad Saving Private Ryan The Lost World There they are and there ALL from the 90's! Np: Toy Story 2 (Randy Newman) **/*** Jz
posted 11-15-2001 03:18 PM PT (US)

jeffy Oscar® Winner	Let's make this easy... Every score John Williams wrote in the 1990s is my favorite. Not one of them is bad, not one of them stands out necessarily more than others. This is not an attempt to end the thread. I just find it impossible to list my favorites and not take up lots of room on the site by listing them all!
posted 11-15-2001 03:24 PM PT (US)

TV's Frank Oscar® Winner	Arghh! I forgot FAR AND AWAY, which I must add to my list of 90's favorites. Overall, I think the 90's were certainly a dramatic highpoint for Williams, however, it also ushered in a scoring style in which each cue was not as self-contained as those scores from the 70's and 80's. The cues blend together more as an organic whole, in the method of how Goldsmith organizes his scores.
posted 11-15-2001 03:49 PM PT (US)

Mark Olivarez Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by jeffy: Let's make this easy... Every score John Williams wrote in the 1990s is my favorite. Not one of them is bad, not one of them stands out necessarily more than others. This is not an attempt to end the thread. I just find it impossible to list my favorites and not take up lots of room on the site by listing them all! I agree with you 100%.
posted 11-15-2001 04:41 PM PT (US)

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