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Raine Oscar® Nominee	What are you favorite movie scores for the following.. Action scene: Sad scene: Dramatic scene(Like Duel of Fates in Episode 1: Character theme: Main theme: Mine are Action scene: Navy Seals (The Rock) by Hans Zimmer or Am I not Merciful? (Gladiator) by Hans Zimmer Sad scene: Hym to the Fallen (Saving Private Ryan by John Williams Dramatic theme: Escape (From The Patriot trailor) John Williams Character theme: Smee's Plan (Hook) by John Williams Main theme: Jurrasic Park (Jurrasic park ;p) by John Williams
posted 01-16-2001 08:58 PM PT (US)

Quill Oscar® Winner	Action Scene: Hijacking?? (AirForce One, Goldsmith) Sad Scene:Track 4 of Alien3(can't remember the name off hand) (Goldenthal) Dramatic Scene: Journey to the Line (Thin Red Line, Zimmer) Character Theme: Spock's Theme (ST2, Horner) Main Theme: Last of the Mohicans (Jones) Raine-FYI: The Escape is composed by Craig Armstrong from Plunkette and McLean. I strongly recommend the score.
posted 01-17-2001 07:33 AM PT (US)

Pete M Oscar® Winner	Err, what's the difference in your definition between action and dramatic? Surely Duel of the Fates is an action scene? Anyway, off the top of my head: Action: Retreat (Blue Max) or End of a Dream (Total Recall) both Goldsmith Sad: maybe Adagio (Alien3 - Goldenthal) or The Field of the Dead (I think that's what it's called, I can't remember off the top of my head) from Alexander Nevsky - Prokofiev. Dramatic: Not really sure of the category. Maybe of the top of my head something like Rescued (The Edge) or First Contact (ST:FC), both Goldsmith. Character: Papillon (Goldsmith - if that counts as it's also the main theme. Also Rudy, or It's a long road - First Blood) Main Theme: Gremlins (probably in the Gremlins 2 arrangement). Of course, if you asked me tomorrow, I'd probably say something completely different... [Message edited by Pete M on 01-17-2001]
posted 01-17-2001 09:33 AM PT (US)

Hasta Oscar® Winner	Action scene: Much too hard. Dramatic scene: The Thin Red Line - Journey to the Line (Hans Zimmer) Sad scene: Land Before Time - Whispering Winds (James Horner) Main Theme: Crimson TIde (Hans Zimmer) Character: Rudy (Goldsmith) I guess, can't think of too many of these. By the way, I'd hardly put "Am I Not Merciful" in the action department. It's my favorite piece on Gladiator, and it's much too serious and slow to be considered action of any sort. Also, "Escape" from The Patriot trailer is actually from Plunkett and Macleane, composed by Craig Armstrong... Also, I'd have a hard time classifying that as dramatic. It's moving, yes... But more of an action piece nonetheless. NP: Legends of the Fall (James Horner) ***/*** ... one of the few scores that truly deserves a 5.
posted 01-17-2001 09:44 AM PT (US)

Camillu Oscar® Winner	Nice thread. Action Scene - Last 15 minutes of ET Sad Scene - 'Execution' from Anna & the King Dramatic Scene - 'Journey to the Line' as mentioned above, but 'Breakout' from Dinosaur is still in my head. Character Scene - Imperial March hands down Main Theme - too many.....
posted 01-17-2001 10:49 AM PT (US)

Raine Oscar® Nominee	At first I thought it was by Craig Armstrong but I searched for Escape and on a certain program that starts with an N all that came up was escape by John Williams, so I thought it was him who did it. Then again, it says The Crimson Tide theme is done by John Willaims on some of them as well. [Message edited by Raine on 01-17-2001]
posted 01-17-2001 03:56 PM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Oscar® Winner	Yeah. Williams seems to be so popular that people who don't know who composed a specific score sometimes seem to assume it must have been him.
posted 01-17-2001 04:58 PM PT (US)

John C Winfrey Oscar® Winner	Thousands. Too many to list one or two. Sorry. I have hundreds of favorite cues by Goldsmith, North, Rozsa, Poledouris, and hundreds of others. Just too many. John.
posted 01-17-2001 08:33 PM PT (US)

JJH Oscar® Winner	Action is too hard to decide. I love so many Williams pieces, but I also really love Miklos Rozsa's action music. if you want a great action piece, get Ivanhoe from Intrada and crank up track 16. maybe it's 15...oh well.
posted 01-17-2001 09:52 PM PT (US)

Richard Oscar® Winner	I hate these threads because I always forget things and find it too hard to think, yet, am compelled to answer. So here goes off the top of my head and the sort of mood I'm in now... Action scene: Rocket Away - "The Rock" Sad scene: Journey to the Line - TRL Dramatic scene: All of "Magnolia" Character theme: Logan & Rogue - X Men Main theme: Total Recall
posted 01-18-2001 01:53 AM PT (US)

Will Oscar® Winner	Action: Rocket Away (The Rock); Bare Island (M:I-2); Boat chase of TWINE Sad: Memories (Top Gun); Sorrow (Gladiator); Anakin is Free, Qui Gon's last words (TPM) Dramatic: Ego Reflection (Days of Thunder); American Beauty (American Beauty) Main theme: The Rock NP M:I-2
posted 01-18-2001 02:38 AM PT (US)

Hasta Oscar® Winner	I second that "Rocket away" track from The Rock. It's the best piece on the CD, a lovely action score that eventually builds up to a fantastic climax.
posted 01-18-2001 07:05 AM PT (US)

Widescreen Oscar® Winner	Action: Where do I start? Let's see. Kaboom!!! - The Hunt For Red October 1SQ - Crimson Tide Burn It All - Backdraft Batman To The Rescue - Take a wild guess... Character theme No question - "The Force Theme" Star Wars Sad Scene Music (also qualifies as most dramatic) "Goodbye" - E.T. Love Theme Love Theme from Superman - concert version, best piece of music John Williams ever wrote for two characters ever, IMHO. [Message edited by Widescreen on 01-18-2001]
posted 01-18-2001 10:29 AM PT (US)

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