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What is your favorite Indy score?

Discussion in 'Star Wars And Film Music' started by General Kenobi , Oct 18, 2004.

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What is your favorite Indy score?

Poll closed Mar 24, 2012.
  1. Raiders Of The Lost Ark

    34.1%
  2. Temple Of Doom

    11.0%
  3. The Last Crusade

    54.9%
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  1. General Kenobi

    General Kenobi Administrator Emeritus star 6 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Poll idea by me.
     
  2. Mastadge

    Mastadge Manager Emeritus star 7 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Best to worst:

    Raiders
    Temple
    Crusade
     
  3. Well_Of_Souls

    Well_Of_Souls Jedi Master star 5

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    Raiders of the Lost Ark is my favorite, followed veeeeery closely by Temple of Doom.

    "Desert Chase" is one of the best action cues I've ever heard and the Ark theme is so perfectly eery and powerful, especially in "The Map Room: Dawn." The "wrath of God", indeed.

    As for Temple of Doom, "Slave Children's Crusade" is one of my favorite Williams themes ever. And the whole score is just so fast paced and exciting. It's like Williams was on a sugar-high when he wrote it. I am absolutely dying for an expanded release of this score.

    Last Crusade is, of course, very good as well, but doesn't have the punch of the first two scores. The Grail Theme is wonderful, though, and I love "Scherzo For Motorcycle and Orchestra."
     
  4. Mastadge

    Mastadge Manager Emeritus star 7 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Well_Of_Souls, your mouth is moving, but it's my voice I'm hearing. Odd.
     
  5. Well_Of_Souls

    Well_Of_Souls Jedi Master star 5

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    Well_Of_Souls, your mouth is moving, but it's my voice I'm hearing. Odd.

    Great minds must really think alike, eh?
     
  6. Drac39

    Drac39 Force Ghost star 6

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    My favorite is Raiders,with Last Crusade close behind
     
  7. Dani1138

    Dani1138 Jedi Grand Master star 3

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    Temple of Doom... I would kill for a complete release.

    Raiders is fantastic as well, but I don't think Last Crusade has the same "thing" that the others have. It's still great music, but not in the same league IMO.
     
  8. Moleman1138

    Moleman1138 Manager Emeritus star 6 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Raiders has the best theme. The other two movies can't compare at all. Simple as that.
     
  9. Paradise in Naboo

    Paradise in Naboo Jedi Padawan star 4

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    I have to give the slight edge to Raiders of the Lost Ark, mostly on the strength of the "Ark" theme. But I love The Last Crusade a great deal and I find myself listening to it a lot more than Raiders.
     
  10. outrider462004

    outrider462004 Jedi Padawan star 4

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    Its hard to choose between the first one and the last one, but I have to go with Crusade. Its a awsome piece of work.
     
  11. Indiana_Fett

    Indiana_Fett Jedi Padawan star 4

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    Last Crusade had Escape from Venice. I also liked the Nazi theme from LC. I would like a complete release of the soundtracks. The only one I can find in stores is the Trilogy CD by the Prague Symphony Orchaestra. The Ark theme and the Slave Children theme are also very good too.
     
  12. outrider462004

    outrider462004 Jedi Padawan star 4

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    Did u try borders? I think they have. At least here they did. Otherwise try Amazon.com
     
  13. Cerrabore

    Cerrabore Jedi Master star 4

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    Raiders has the March. I have a feeling Williams would not have been able to write as effective a main theme in 1984 or 1989.
     
  14. -DarthMetallus-

    -DarthMetallus- Jedi Youngling star 1

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    Temple of Doom. All the way. The others are great too.
     
  15. redsabreanakin

    redsabreanakin Jedi Knight star 5

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    Raiders.

    just for "the desert chase" alone..that's great stuff.
    "the map room" is solid also...

    last crusade
    temple of doom
     
  16. -DarthMetallus-

    -DarthMetallus- Jedi Youngling star 1

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    The Desert Chase is a great tune.
     
  17. ralphthesock

    ralphthesock Jedi Youngling star 1

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    Oh man... this is tough... Obviously Raiders is classic... but Temple of Doom has that distinctive asian feel to it which I love... but then Last Crusade has the awesome Nazi themes... GAH! TOO HARD TO CHOOSE!
     
  18. JackBauer_24

    JackBauer_24 Jedi Youngling

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    Well, they're all fantastic of course - five star scores all of them.

    But in the end I have to give it to Raiders - if only for 'The Map Room: Dawn' which is one of the greatest pieces of film music ever written. Just the way it starts so quiet and builds and builds to this awesome climax. Amazing.
     
  19. Imperial_Hammer

    Imperial_Hammer Manager Emeritus: RPFs star 5 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Crusade, Radiers, Temple here
     
  20. mandy_djo

    mandy_djo Jedi Youngling star 1

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    I like Crusade best, but in band one year we played Temple and I really loved it. So I'd say Crusade, Temple, Raiders.
     
  21. bright sith

    bright sith Jedi Knight star 5

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    Because Temple and Crusade do not have expanded editions, the listening experience on those albums is tighter than Raiders. But that seems more like an album structure thing than my actual preference on the material.

    Ultimately the Ark theme in Raiders is a trump card for me. It's the single most powerful theme in the series, and I gotta go with Raiders because of that.
     
  22. TheSamuraiJedi

    TheSamuraiJedi Jedi Master

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    Crusade, then Raiders.
     
  23. AdmiralZaarin

    AdmiralZaarin Jedi Knight star 5

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    "Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra" makes Last Crusade a winner. It's one of my all time favourite movie pieces, and for me is about as close as the Indiana Jones spirit gets to being embodied in one tune.

    I love "Escape from Venice", too.
     
  24. Indiana_Fett

    Indiana_Fett Jedi Padawan star 4

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    Did John Williams write the Nazi Parade music? I like that peice!
     
  25. The-Tennis-Ball-Kid

    The-Tennis-Ball-Kid Jedi Youngling star 3

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    I just watched Raiders...


    Would anyone call me crazy if I said the opening piece, from the main titles all the way up to Indy getting into the plane, was one my absolute favorite Williams pieces?


    :D
    ttbk
     
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