JWFan Thematic Tournament- Part II: Nominations

[John Crichton 4]

Back by popular demand! Tweaked by popular demand! Titles also considered: Tournament II: Return of the Killer Tournament (a little Blackadder reference for you there).

As I explained earlier, I was sympathetic to those that commented that the last tournament produced the same old results. So, after floating a few different options, this seemed to be the most popular one. The tournament structure will remain the same: the top 12 will move on to the final bracket, the top 4 get a first round bye, etc.

Once again, I'd like everyone to nominate 10 themes, in no particular order. No rankings please. However this time, all themes from all the following scores are not eligible:

All Star Wars

All Indiana Jones

All Harry Potter

All Jurassic Park

ET

Superman- The Movie (Superman IV themes ARE eligible)

Any votes for any theme from any of these scores will not be counted. All others are eligible. Popular scores like AI, Hook, Jaws, and Schindler's List remain eligible because they were not represented in the last bracket.

Right now I'll set the nominations deadline for Monday, February 2. The fact that's the day I get back from vacation is pure coincidence. Really.

[Koray Savas 2,259]

Note: Subject to change

Avner's Theme

Sean's Theme

Crimebuster's Theme

Cinderella Liberty Love Theme

Exsultate Justi

Theme From Schindler's List

Theme From Monsignor

March From 1941

Born On The Fourth Of July Theme

Theme From Angela's Ashes

[Henry B 51]

This should be interesting.

Theme from Schindler's List

The Blue Fairy

Monica's theme

Monsignor

At the Forum

The Fury main theme

For Gillian

Love Theme from the Missouri Breaks

Jaws main theme

Hook Prologue theme

[Datameister 2,561]

March from 1941

Cadillac of the Skies (Empire of the Sun)

Hymn to the Fallen

Olympic Fanfare and Theme (never said it had to be a film score theme! =D)

Jaws - duh

Sayuri's theme

that one theme from CE3K - not the five-note signal, but the major-key one first heard in "Encounter at Crescendo Summit", I think

I'll have to try to think of three others...I actually don't have a HUGE number of Williams soundtracks, even though he is my favorite. My music collection just isn't all that huge, period.

EDIT:

The Tale of Victor Navorski

[Nick Parker 3,049]

Orca Theme

Remembrances

Love Theme from The Terminal

Catch Me If You Can

Seafaring Theme Or Whatever You Call It From Jaws (You Know, The One In "Shark Cage Fugue")

Captain Hook's Theme

Monica's Theme

Tale of Viktor Navorski

Recollections

March from 1941

[Red 75]

Theme From Jurassic Park

Not eligible.

And by the way, why isn't E.T. included in this? It's not a franchise.

[Koray Savas 2,259]

Theme From Jurassic Park

Not eligible.

Woops, I read his whole post, and somehow that escaped my mind. Thanks for pointing it out.

Hey Nick, since you like jazz, check out the Theme from The Eiger Sanction.

[Diego 21]

Flying theme from Hook

Neverland theme from Hook

Face of Pan theme from Hook

The Fury main theme

Dance of the Withches

The Orca theme

Jaws main theme

Dracula's theme

The Terminal main theme

Blue fairy from AI

[John Crichton 4]

And by the way, why isn't E.T. included in this? It's not a franchise.

Because the main theme was in the bracket the last tournament.

[Nick Parker 3,049]

Woops, I read his whole post, and somehow that escaped my mind. Thanks for pointing it out.

What will you ever place in its stead, Koray? Orca Theme

Hey Nick, since you like jazz, check out the Theme from The Eiger Sanction.

Thank you for the recommendation. I might do that right now.

EDIT: It was wonderfully haunting, but I would not call it Jazzy. Those ten seconds or so do not count.

[Koray Savas 2,259]

Fine, if you want some Jazzy Johnny, get anything he's done from the 60's. Or anything on which he is credited as Johnny.

[Nick Parker 3,049]

Well, I am rather enjoying "Banning Back Home".... Do those scores sound similar to that?

[indy4 160]

Neverland's Theme

The Blue Fairy's Theme

Catch Me If You Can (Main Theme)

Love Theme from Far and Away

The Tale of Viktor Navorski

Love Theme from the Terminal

Dry Your Tears, Afrika

The Cowboys Main Theme

The Mountain's Theme (CE3K)

Monica's Theme

[Koray Savas 2,259]

Well, I am rather enjoying "Banning Back Home".... Do those scores sound similar to that?

How is Banning Back Home jazzy? His 60's scores sound like free form jazz.

[Nick Parker 3,049]

Ah, free-form Jazz. "Banning Back Home" does not fit that category, but it could still be considered "Jazzy".

[John Crichton 4]

Schindler's List main theme

Jaws main theme

Hook Flying theme

Capt. Hook's main theme

Dracula main theme

Monica's theme

The Blue Fairy

The Patriot main theme

Missouri Breaks love theme

Images main theme (the piano theme)

[Henry B 51]

Missouri Breaks love theme

... I've amended my list.

[Ray Barnsbury 8]

Jane Eyre Theme

March from 1941

Dance of the Witches

Star of Bethlehem

Theme from Presumed Innocent

Far and Away - Main/Love Theme

Theme from Sabrina

Theme from Angela's Ashes

The Patriot - Love Theme

Monica's Theme

[Richard P 5,122]

Regaining a Son from Tibet

Main Theme from The Cowboys

Theme from Rosewood

The Ballroom Scene from Witches of Eastwick

Avner's Theme from Munich

Theme from Jane Eyre

Hymn to the Fallen from Saving Private Ryan

Theme from Angela's Ashes

The Tale of Victor Navorski from The Terminal

Cadillac of the Skies from Empire of the Sun

[MrScratch 296]

Love Theme from Jane Eyre

To Thornfield from Jane Eyre

Theme from Close Encounters

A New Beginning from Minority Report

Main Titles from Towering Inferno

Main Theme from The Reivers

[SF1_freeze 138]

Flying theme from Hook

Theme from Presumed Innocent (starts the end credits)

JFK Main Theme

AI Monica's theme

Close Encounter of the Third Kinds 5 note motif

Cadillac of the Skies

Call of the Champions (From Olympic Winter games in Salt Lake City)

Catch me if you Can Main theme

The Reivers Main Title / Theme

Sugarland Express Main Title / Theme

[Charlie Brigden 7]

Love Theme from Jane Eyre

Theme from Close Encounters

Add:

Theme from JAWS

Orca Theme from JAWS

The Shark Cage Fugue from JAWS

Main Title from JAWS 2

End Title, End Cast from JAWS 2. Kind of the sailing theme... this is eligible, right?

The Blue Fairy from AI

Monica's Theme from AI

Avner's Theme from MUNICH

[Pieter Boelen 1,032]

"March" from 1941

"Dry Your Tears, Afrika" from Amistad

"America" theme from Far and Away

"Prologue" from Hook

"A Prayer for Peace" from Munich

"Seven Years in Tibet" from Seven Years in Tibet

"Main Title" from The Towering Inferno

"Dance of the Witches" from The Witches of Eastwick

"The Shark Cage Fugue" from Jaws

"Main Theme" from The Cowboys

[Ollie 1,364]

Jane Eyre

The Cowboys

Towering Inferno

1941 March

Schindler's List

Crimebuster's theme

Jaws

Born On The Fourth OF July

Presumed Innocent

The Eiger Sanction

[indy4 160]

Lost World

TLW is part of the JP franchise.

[Ollie 1,364]

Actually that was supposed to be deleted.

[John Crichton 4]

Just copied and pasted your last list?

[Ollie 1,364]

[Red 75]

Remembrances

Jaws main theme

Monica's theme

Born on the Fourth of July

Theme from Angela's Ashes

Neverland theme

Flying theme from Hook

The Tale of Victor Navorski

Cadillac of the Skies

Hymn to the Fallen

Honorable mention: The Blue Fairy

[John Crichton 4]

Well, there's definately a pattern emerging at the top of the standings (including, in my mind, a major surprise). And there's also a 10 way tie for 12th.

[chinaismine 64]

Jane Eyre Theme

Jane Eyre - To Thornfield

Cowboys Main Theme

Born on the Fourth of July Theme

Far and Away Love Theme

Angela's Ashes Theme

Poseidon Adventure Main Title

Theme from Monsignor

Remembrances from Schindlers List

The River - The Ancestral Home

[Taikomochi 1,405]

Blue Fairy

Sayuri

Chairman's Waltz

Angela's Ashes

Monsignor

Remembrances

[indy4 160]

John, how is Far and Away love theme doing?

[Ray Barnsbury 8]

It has three votes.

[Koray Savas 2,259]

So, Mr. President has the VP counting the ballots for him.

[Jay 45,197]

Neverland Theme from Hook

Flying Theme from Hook

Hook's Theme from Hook

Pirates Theme from Hook

Kevin's Theme from Home Alone

Star Of Bethlehem from Home Alone

The Burglar's Theme from Home Alone

The main 5-note theme from CE3K

March from 1941

Jaws theme

... I really need to branch out and listen to more of JW's scores outside of the "big ones"

[Datameister 2,561]

Me too, Jason. If only I had more money and hard drive space...

[Jay 45,197]

The people in this thread who just said "Prologue" from Hook.... did you really mean the Prologue Theme and not The Flying Theme?

See this post and this post.

[Nick Parker 3,049]

Thanks for the links, Jason. I got the album last week, so that is a big help.

[John Crichton 4]

So, Mr. President has the VP counting the ballots for him.

No, Ray's just keeping an eye on his favorite.

I prefer not to release any results or tallies until the end, so as to not bias any future ballots. Other than vague hints like my last one, of course.

In addition to Jason's Hook question, I'm also investigating the possibilty of combining votes for the Orca theme and the Shark Cage Fugue, I always thought it was the same thing.

Just a reminder, we're voting for themes here, not cues. If you give me a cue that's not a specific theme's title (ie a concert piece), I need to know what theme you're referring to.

[Nick Parker 3,049]

I'm also investigating the possibilty of combining votes for the Orca theme and the Shark Cage Fugue, I always thought it was the same thing.

But they are not the same thing, so you will not consider it. "Shark Cage Fugue" is not a theme in and of itself. It just so happens to contain that one theme. The "Orca Theme" can be heard at the end of that Track. To summarize, you leave your dirty hands off my precious "Orca Theme".

[John Crichton 4]

Ummm...if I do combine them that's more votes for the Orca theme.

[Nick Parker 3,049]

Well, I suppose those themes could be considered one and the same....

[indy4 160]

So, Mr. President has the VP counting the ballots for him.

It ain't over 'til your VP counts the votes.

[Ollie 1,364]

In addition to Jason's Hook question, I'm also investigating the possibilty of combining votes for the Orca theme and the Shark Cage Fugue, I always thought it was the same thing.

I thought you and I had already cleared up this issue?

[Red 75]

... I really need to branch out and listen to more of JW's scores outside of the "big ones"

My problem is being able to include themes from a variety of scores that I like. I mean in doing one of these lists I could just name ten themes from Hook and be totally satisfied, but I don't want to do that because it shuts out all of the other scores and themes that I'm a fan of.

[John Crichton 4]

In addition to Jason's Hook question, I'm also investigating the possibilty of combining votes for the Orca theme and the Shark Cage Fugue, I always thought it was the same thing.

I thought you and I had already cleared up this issue?

I think we came to a definitive maybe.

I'm leaning towards combining them, I just wanted a little more opinion on it.

John- trying to squeeze in a few posts from work 'cause his internet at home was down all morning

[indy4 160]

... I really need to branch out and listen to more of JW's scores outside of the "big ones"

My problem is being able to include themes from a variety of scores that I like. I mean in doing one of these lists I could just name ten themes from Hook and be totally satisfied, but I don't want to do that because it shuts out all of the other scores and themes that I'm a fan of.

Why? If there are ten themes from Hook that are better than any others that are eligible for this bracket, then you should list them.

[Red 75]

But that would mean leaving off many great themes from other scores. So I guess I wouldn't be satisfied if I just did that, but I would still be naming themes that I love.

[indy4 160]

Still, the tournament is supposed to determine JWFans' favorite JW theme(s). And the results are sorta skewed if you vote for something that isn't your favorite theme.