Best John Williams themes! Go!

[Gradine]

Home Alone is definitely the dark horse here. Jurassic Park is a close second runner up, but his Star Wars OSTs are not going to be topped.

 

[Ryujin]

I was serious - there are many more terrific scores than those listed in the poll. And you're right, there are movies/shows that are otherwise pretty silly, mundane, or otherwise forgettable that benefit from his excellent soundtracks - like The Eiger Sanction, Valley of the Dolls, The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing, Fitzwilly... (The "love theme" from Fitzwilly, "Make Me Rainbows", can get stuck in my head for days.)

John Williams is why I majored in Music Composition, intending to write for film. While some of his work is more interesting than others (IMO, Harry Potter, A.I., and Hook, for example, are technically excellent - meaning they accomplish the primary goal of supporting the films - but rather middle of the road as far as "singability", and not ones I go to for the sheer joy of listening), there's not a bad score among 'em. And yeah, the TV work is excellent! (And both Lost in Space themes rule!)

The man certainly knows how to write an earworm.

 

[delericho]

Obviously, nothing could ever top his work on "Fiddler on the Roof"...

 

[Morrus]

I was serious - there are many more terrific scores than those listed in the poll.

Umm. It’s not a poll.

 

[Theory of Games]

The JFK soundtrack was very nice. I think most people missed that once.

 

[Gradine]

The JFK soundtrack was very nice. I think most people missed that once.

 

[Orius]

Reference for this thread if it's needed:

 

[Zaukrie]

I think I'm going to Spotify to listen.....

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Umm. It’s not a poll.

The poll isn't working properly, Morrus!