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ScoreKeeper On John Williams' New NBC Sunday Night Football Theme!! Sounds Like Space Robot Gladiator Clones!!

fags by Lost Skeleton	Sep 1st, 2006 12:43:44 PM
How can anyone not like football
well by eaceves	Sep 1st, 2006 12:44:13 PM
mmm...like it...get ready for some football!!!
Oh and too soon or first or whatever by Lost Skeleton	Sep 1st, 2006 12:44:13 PM

Well... by Phimseto	Sep 1st, 2006 12:48:40 PM
...nothing too special, though it is neat how he continues to make all his NBC jingles tie together musically.
All too overly familiar. by Grando	Sep 1st, 2006 12:53:30 PM
Williams has been rehashing the same tune for decades now.
uhmmm..... by HessenRoots	Sep 1st, 2006 12:53:34 PM
Attack of the clashing titan clones? I guess I didn't realize football was "epic" enough in scope for something like this. What next, major directors for the superbowl? Can we get WETA to design new uniforms and helmets?
Battle Droids on Naboo by RainesMaker	Sep 1st, 2006 12:55:13 PM
Yousa thinkin yousa people gonna die?
Big deal. -- It's ONLY a soccer game, folks. heh,heh by JDanielP	Sep 1st, 2006 12:55:58 PM
Nice music, John.
Attack of the Drones by robogeek.com	Sep 1st, 2006 12:56:15 PM
Eh.
there's not enough football talk by Britshit	Sep 1st, 2006 12:57:17 PM
GO CHIEFS!!!!!!!! Larry Johnson will destroy you
It beats Tesh' Basketball Theme by casinoskunk	Sep 1st, 2006 12:58:44 PM
i am fine with it. no one is gonna notice. it is like the NBC nightly theme, it is just there.
Packers are so going to suck this season by ATARI	Sep 1st, 2006 12:59:30 PM
Why didn't Favre just retire and end all the suffering??
Sound cool but gotta laugh at.. by A G	Sep 1st, 2006 01:05:34 PM
..how much it sounds like it should be in The Phantom Menace.
Better than they deserve by stvnhthr	Sep 1st, 2006 01:16:52 PM

by RenoReno	Sep 1st, 2006 01:24:15 PM
John William should go back to his style in CLOSE ENCOUNTERS... after ET he took a turn somewhere in Softy-land... Jaws, Star Wars, Close Encounters and Raiders are his best work. In fact you can see how he mellowed out as the Indiana Jones films evolved. Sadly. Raiders = serious fun. Temple of Doom = Nice, just a bit lighter thank usual. LAST CRUSADE = Just plain silly as the movie too many jokes, it didnt take itself seriously.
It sounds nice, like the generic football music they... by iamnicksaicnsn	Sep 1st, 2006 01:30:00 PM
have over old clips and whatnot. But it doesn't have the zazz and power that the Fox Sports theme has. No one can beat their horns! AND THE NINERS ARE GOING TO DO MEDIOCRE BUT BETTER THAN LAST YEAR! WOOOO!
Welcome to Naboo by McGsStepson	Sep 1st, 2006 01:34:53 PM
Communications disruption can mean only one thing: invasion!
John Williams... by DonkeyBalls	Sep 1st, 2006 01:39:23 PM
...is a national treasure. Seriously. He is half the reason that Spielberg and Lucas's films worked. He wasn't a very good comonent -- he was an absolutely crucial component, without which Jaws, Star Wars, E.T. et al become mediocre films. It's that huge of a difference. But this theme is ballsweat. I was hoping for something a little more iconic. Sure, it's muscular, off-kilter and epic in a way, but can you hum it right now? With a football theme, that's a necessesity. I wish John Williams would spend more time scoring deserving films while he can rather than doing all of this other crap.
"Tesh's Basketball Theme" by dancinggopher01	Sep 1st, 2006 01:42:27 PM
That was seriously the greatest theme ever in the exsistence of themes. Everytime I watch ESPN Classic and it comes on, I do a happy dance and remember how cool basketball used to be. The NBA on NBC rocked.
Bears/Colts Superbowl by dancinggopher01	Sep 1st, 2006 01:44:57 PM
It's true.
Meh by Drcool975	Sep 1st, 2006 01:48:51 PM
The Autumn Wind is a Raider, gays.
That's pretty weak. by minderbinder	Sep 1st, 2006 01:53:46 PM
Really, that's the best he could do? Sounds like a lame outtake from one of his weaker movies. Aside from the fact that it's not all that interesting, original, or memorable, isn't it kind of somber and funereal for sports music?
Yawn by Doomius 2.0	Sep 1st, 2006 01:54:23 PM
I already heard this when Naboo was invaded!
I've heard this already... by DJ Madigan	Sep 1st, 2006 02:01:37 PM
Yes, as everyone else pointed out... it's a outtake from the TPM sessions. Why couldn't they have gotten Trevor Rabin? That man can write a damn sports anthem.
Hell, get Harry Gregson Williams. by minderbinder	Sep 1st, 2006 02:03:49 PM
Pretty much any bombastic cue from Team America would make a hella better football theme than this.
So is ScoreKeeper like a guy here now? by DocBosch	Sep 1st, 2006 02:06:40 PM

NFL Films by JackTarmac	Sep 1st, 2006 02:08:24 PM
I love Williams, but nothing goes with Football like the music for the NFL films library.
wow by purplemonkeydw	Sep 1st, 2006 02:17:53 PM
people really will complain about anything
tonight, the Centurians vs. Spartans by durhay	Sep 1st, 2006 02:18:14 PM

Funny Thread! by Mountaingoat	Sep 1st, 2006 02:19:30 PM
I agree with dancinggopher01, Tesh's NBA theme is still in my head, conjoined with the Michael Jordan era in my head. And I also agree that this theme music is utterly forgetable and TPM derivative.
Sounds just like an NFL films openning by Big Bad Clone	Sep 1st, 2006 02:28:26 PM
The smell of the grass, the crush of the gridiron, the screaming masses pleading you're ass to score... NFL Films presents Shotgun Hut Hut: The Story of the Quarterback. Quarterbacks date back to Roman times when centurions would line in front Caeser as he tossed a severed head to his enemies line or "gaulpost"....
Sounds like "The NBC Nightly News with Jar-Jar Binks! by ChrisPC24	Sep 1st, 2006 02:29:18 PM

The hook's actually great by frofropimp	Sep 1st, 2006 02:33:18 PM
He obviously is working by the minute on this, but if you imagine this as 10 second pieces of music before it fades out to commerical it works really well. As a whole piece of music, it's definitely a cash-in.
Geez! by mbeemer	Sep 1st, 2006 02:35:25 PM
Sounds like it should accompany masses marching off to war instead of a hearty game of football...
by earthlingdave	Sep 1st, 2006 02:37:01 PM

"fags"? by earthlingdave	Sep 1st, 2006 02:37:58 PM
Nice, Lost Skeleton. Very mature.
NFL Films Meets Star Wars by Fievel	Sep 1st, 2006 02:41:32 PM
I like it. It really reminds me of the old NFL Films tunes, while still sounding different. For what it is, it works well. I can't wait to hear it in action with 3 hours of Madden Mumbles following it.
I just keep picturing by quadrupletree	Sep 1st, 2006 02:48:20 PM
skinless C3PO walking out holding that banner in Ep.1... Kind of "dark" for a sports theme eh?
Williams rules! NFL rules! by DarthCorleone	Sep 1st, 2006 02:53:12 PM

superman is legendary... but close encounters... by washisdead	Sep 1st, 2006 02:54:03 PM
close encounters is totally his best. in my opinion those five notes are the most important in all of movie music. this new football thing? blows.
If Jedis played in the NFL... by AdrianVeidt	Sep 1st, 2006 02:55:56 PM
I would definitely find it better than college football. Until then, give me my Saturday football.
At least Williams made use of his AOTC score leftovers by SpyGuy	Sep 1st, 2006 03:00:18 PM
Okay, he passes on scoring GOBLET OF FIRE but this -- THIS -- he has time for? But hey, like I said, it's a leftover from ATTACK OF THE CLONES so all he needed to do was right-click Rename on the file and type in SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL.
make the opening graphics low key by durhay	Sep 1st, 2006 03:21:04 PM
No more helmets colliding then exploding, jets flying over, and high pitched shrieking.
John...who? by Deep Roots	Sep 1st, 2006 03:23:19 PM
What's that guy ever done?
Did he decline Goblet of Fire...or did they not offer by minderbinder	Sep 1st, 2006 03:26:21 PM
it to him? Of course he has time for this, he probably didn't spend more than a day on it. Based on his credits, it looks like he's either semi-retired, or won't work on anything unless Spielberg's directing. He did four scores in 2005 (HPGOF would have been tough to squeeze in), but it looks like he's not doing any in 06 or 07.
Yeah, it's pretty obvious. by one9deuce	Sep 1st, 2006 03:49:54 PM
This is very derivative of The Phantom Menace. Too bad.
"He's at the 40..." "Stay on target." "...at the 30.." by slder78	Sep 1st, 2006 03:51:10 PM
"Stay on target." "...at the 20..." "Stay on target" "Ahhhhhrgh!"
NFL Movie Poster by barnes2000	Sep 1st, 2006 03:52:28 PM
Someone's got to come up with a classic NFL movie poster ala Drew Struzan (www.drewstruzan.com) to go with Williams' theme.
Bunch of internet deadbeats criticizing John Williams by Liberty Valance	Sep 1st, 2006 04:09:16 PM
For a 45 second composition. You tone-deaf cunt muscles will be eating crow when you see it set against a montage of football action. Put it in context and it will be far more rousing. Why are you wasting time posting anayway? Aren't you late for your janitorial jobs?
Triumph of the Goal-Line Defense by readingwriter	Sep 1st, 2006 04:12:38 PM
Williams is incredibly talented, has written some of the greatest scores, and yet, he is just as capable of writing something lame as anyone--his lame themes just have large orchestras playing them. His sound is so omni-present that for me at least his style isn't enough anymore. In all of the scores he's done lately he's come through at least in some parts, but when he's slumming, when it sounds like his heart isn't in it, he writes something that could be labelled "Generic John Williams Theme"--and here it is!
sounds like fuckin Clones are attacking or some shit. by chickychow	Sep 1st, 2006 04:32:24 PM
I cant whistle this shit.
LOL, ChrisPC24! by Lord_Soth	Sep 1st, 2006 04:32:45 PM
Exactly my thoughts!
actually surprised Hans Zimmer wasnt asked by chickychow	Sep 1st, 2006 04:36:02 PM
his Crimson Tide theme is constantly used for baseball and football montages. just have that cracker write up a new theme that utilizes lots of french horns and trumpets and bongos and whatever the fuck else he uses.
It's not... by Harysuxafat1	Sep 1st, 2006 04:43:33 PM
the Olympic Fanfare but it sure as shit ain't bad. This will be pretty cool set to some football.
Star Wars Royal Rumble theme by jhpiii	Sep 1st, 2006 05:12:57 PM
Sounds like the walk in theme for a Cage match bewtween Darth Maul, Chewbacca, Datrh Vader, Boba Fett, Han SOlo, and Sidious
Listened to it a couple of times by BizarroJerry	Sep 1st, 2006 05:19:48 PM
and it's very quickly grown on me. Listen to it a few times. Seems less Star Warsy to me each time. Just imagine Bob Costas talking over it... "Tonight. Lambeau Field. A team fighting to recapture its yaddah yaddah yaddah..." You get the idea.
You...Dick by VirgilHilts	Sep 1st, 2006 05:22:12 PM
Not to mix sports metaphors, but YackBacker hit it dead on the friggin' screws. Dick Enberg makes my head hurt worse than getting laid out by Ronnie Lott while coming off of a meth/Smirnoff Ice bender. Good theme. Reminiscent of the old NFL needle-drop stuff of the 60's and 70's. Will sound great accompanying random girdiron carnage. Oh, and the Bears will win the NFC. Make your Caribbean internet sports book bets now.
Man, I love it!!! by Elmore Rigby	Sep 1st, 2006 05:27:14 PM
Listened to it a few times and it grew on me.
Bears Win the NFC...HA by jhpiii	Sep 1st, 2006 06:20:28 PM
The bears with the NFC...HA...I think ATL, Dallas, Carolina, NY, and Tampa will have something to say about it...Having an easy dicivision, and playing the NC West will definitely put them in the playoffs....but if they have an injury...theyll have to wait till next year....again
Love Williams, but..... by Mister Man	Sep 1st, 2006 06:31:20 PM
this didn't grab me.
Williams is the most in demand composer at the moment by mikey mike	Sep 1st, 2006 06:31:59 PM
Elfman is #2 on that list and the master of repitition Zimmer is #3. James Newton Howard should be #3 if you ask me
Sounds Like Johnny Put A Lot Of Time Into That. by CHEWBLACCA	Sep 1st, 2006 06:43:04 PM
Maybe and entire hour. Or he just gave them an old Battle Droid cue.
Lambeau Field is being invaded by..... by Jimmy Jazz	Sep 1st, 2006 06:44:51 PM
the Trade Guild's Droid army. Yeah, it is derivative, but it is still pretty cool.
It's very possible by bmsatter	Sep 1st, 2006 06:47:52 PM
one of the producers said, "We want it to sound like this..(fill in TPM-sounding music here). Regardless, sounds great! In ten years it'll be a football staple.
Who the FUCK is Deep Roots?! by deadlegend	Sep 1st, 2006 07:09:32 PM
"John who? What's this guy ever done?" WHY IN THE FUCK ARE YOU POSTING HERE OR ON ANY MOVIE SITE? YOU DON'T KNOW WHO JOHN FUCKING WILLIAMS IS? BURN IN HELL, YOU IGNORANT PRICK! Seriously, get off and stay off this or any post forever.
Minimum threepeat by Harrigan	Sep 1st, 2006 08:38:54 PM
Go Steelers.
And now, Emmy-winning broadcaster Ron Burgundy! by Zeke25:17	Sep 1st, 2006 08:42:11 PM
With co-anchor Tits McGee! This is a news theme, for sure...not enough of a "smashmouth" football sound. These are large men, after all: we need a lot more thumping bass and a lot less high trumpets. But that's coming from a guy who liked the football theme you heard briefly in Last Boy Scout, so whadda I know.
Always Great To Hear More Williams by DarthDooku	Sep 1st, 2006 09:07:56 PM
Yeah, another John Williams song! Sounded ok, i guess not my style because it's more football, but still cool.
Haha by djw1138	Sep 1st, 2006 09:19:40 PM
Nice talkback. The only thing that made me laugh out loud was deadlegend's confused response to Deep Roots.
Nie bit of Williams by Archduke_Chocula	Sep 1st, 2006 10:01:07 PM
Even if I can't help but think of the Clone Wars when I listen to that. http://k105.blogspot.com/
This sounds like it belongs in The Phantom Menace by My Ass Smells	Sep 1st, 2006 10:32:43 PM
fucking terrible
Me likey. by phaedrus007	Sep 1st, 2006 10:34:02 PM
Kind of reminds me of the march that plays in Raiders when Indy chases the truck on horseback. As both a nerd and a football fan I'm looking forward to starting games to JW's tunes. Nice job by JW and kudos to NBC for bothering.
Oh yeah.... by phaedrus007	Sep 1st, 2006 10:35:50 PM
One more thing, against all odds, Eli will win the Manning bowl of the NFL's opening night... you heard it here first.
MEESA LIKESADA MOOSICA! by heyscot	Sep 1st, 2006 10:46:16 PM
You say people gonna die?!?
Doesn't compare to The Contender by tHEmOOG	Sep 1st, 2006 11:03:24 PM
best opening theme
He's Such A Freakin Genius by MarkoOhNo	Sep 1st, 2006 11:57:47 PM
"And the cloned linemen take the field!" hehe You almost expect to see football players MARCH onto the field holding flags and banners. =D I like it. I might have to start watching televised football, now.
I see.... by samuraisix	Sep 2nd, 2006 02:15:30 AM
robots on a conveyor belt. PLEASE tell me the intro will feature cyborg robots. I would probably watch it then.
Amazing and Sweeping.. by Evil Hobbit	Sep 2nd, 2006 05:11:51 AM
..piece of music. Bravo mr Williams.
gosh, this guy could really be something by SuperJAMF	Sep 2nd, 2006 06:37:23 AM
It's the greatest music ever composed. It's catchy. And powerful too. Beautiful and powerful and very catchy and special. I think everyone will be humming it soon, everyone that matters anyhow. That's my take on it.
Cool, nice Star Wars taste to it. by ComputerGuy68	Sep 2nd, 2006 08:45:52 AM

It's alright by Zain	Sep 2nd, 2006 08:46:16 AM
Sounds Phantom Menace-y. He's gone to far down that route now... Be interested to hear the Football Night America theme to see if it's any better
Sounds like classic NFL Films music to me. by Barry Egan	Sep 2nd, 2006 09:08:41 AM
I think Williams' fanfares for the Olympics are among some of his best work
Anybody heard Pink's Sunday Night Football song? by Barry Egan	Sep 2nd, 2006 09:09:25 AM
Pink is the new Bocephus. No joke.
"A Communications Disruption Can Only Mean One Thing... by LaserPants	Sep 2nd, 2006 09:14:25 AM
"I'm an alchoholic in a loveless marriage sitting in front of the tv day after day after day after pointless depressing day watching a bunch of big dudes in tight pants run into each and over and over and over again. Anything to keep me from intereacting with my wife and/or 2.5 children!" *** Never understood the appeal of Pro Sports myself. Is it the butchgayness of it that makes it so popular? The worship of billionaires (with action)? So much mental energy expended over something so utterly pointless and stupid. GO [Insert Name of Multimillion Dollar Franchise "Home" Team Here]!!!
Bad TV themes for 600 Alex by Karmakin	Sep 2nd, 2006 09:38:48 AM
And the question is: What is what you would get if John Williams did the score for Rocky.
Virtual Natalie Portman by Orionsangels	Sep 2nd, 2006 09:43:01 AM
Disturbing -> http://img99.imageshack.us/img 99/9966/natsmilefinbig19ss.jpg
Love Williams' Music by Playhouse	Sep 2nd, 2006 10:45:36 AM
But his stuff is becoming too predictable. This sounds like too many of the musical cues from the prequel trilogy. For every Duel of the Fates, Across the Stars and Battle of the Heroes, we got 10 to 20 cues that were just ho-hum and not very memorable. And they all had the rat-a-tat-tat syncopated marching feeling that this theme has. I understand it meshes with the marching down the field part of football. But this should have been as rousing as Williams' Olympics Fanfare. Or at least measured up to Fox's theme or even CBS's. I'm not knocking on Williams. The man is still a god. But there is a sameness to his music in the last ten years.
Oh And... by Playhouse	Sep 2nd, 2006 10:47:47 AM
Seattle's going back to the Bowl this year and they're gonna take it. Go 'Hawks!
Sameness to his music??? by bmsatter	Sep 2nd, 2006 12:13:18 PM
OK, so you haven't really listened to John Williams in the last ten years. That's OK. Just don't go around basing opinions pretending you have. Williams has, in the twilight of his years, managed to enshrine himself as one of the most diverse composers of all time, ESPECIALLY IN THE LAST 10 YEARS! "A.I.", "Munich", "Geisha", "Catch Me if you Can", "Minority Report", "The Terminal", "War of the Worlds", "Saving Private Ryan", "Rosewood", "Sleepers". WHAT THE HELL, NONE OF THESE SOUND THE SAME!!! They are as diverse as you're going to get from one artist. What the hell do you want? If anybody thinks that JW's music of the last 10 years sounds the same then the only explanation is they haven't been listening to it. You don't MORE diverse as a composer. It's ironic because the period in JW's career where he probably was producing scores that were all similar in nature and genre was the late 70's and 80's. And that's where people would put him at h is peak. Listen to his work before 1975 and after 1990 and that's where you'll find his most diverse output.
I thought it'd be worse by Rupee88	Sep 2nd, 2006 12:15:17 PM
I suppose it will depend on how they use it with graphics, etc but it is somewhat catchy and weighty.
John Williams Raped My Childhood!!! by MarkoOhNo	Sep 2nd, 2006 02:10:06 PM
Actually... okay, okay, it was consentual. LOL I agree somewhat with LaserPants. I don't get the appeal of televised sports. For me, if I'm not actually there -- either on the field or in the first few rows -- it seems kinda pointless to watch. It isn't as exciting. There's no interaction, y'know? When you're up close, especially at a college game, you're surrounded by drunk, crazy fans who boo every decision which goes against their team, and go nuts over every good one. Kinda like being in a TalkBack but more visceral. lol
John Williams Raped My Childhood!!! by MarkoOhNo	Sep 2nd, 2006 02:11:19 PM
Actually... okay, okay, it was consentual. LOL I agree somewhat with LaserPants. I don't get the appeal of televised sports. For me, if I'm not actually there -- either on the field or in the first few rows -- it seems kinda pointless to watch. It isn't as exciting. There's no interaction, y'know? When you're up close, especially at a college game, you're surrounded by drunk, crazy fans who boo every decision which goes against their team, and go nuts over every good one. Kinda like being in a TalkBack but more visceral. lol
John Williams Raped My Childhood!!! by MarkoOhNo	Sep 2nd, 2006 02:12:37 PM
Actually... okay, okay, it was consentual. LOL I agree somewhat with LaserPants. I don't get the appeal of televised sports. For me, if I'm not actually there -- either on the field or in the first few rows -- it seems kinda pointless to watch. It isn't as exciting. There's no interaction, y'know? When you're up close, especially at a college game, you're surrounded by drunk, crazy fans who boo every decision which goes against their team, and go nuts over every good one. Kinda like being in a TalkBack but more visceral. lol
John Williams Raped My Childhood!!! by MarkoOhNo	Sep 2nd, 2006 02:12:56 PM
Actually... okay, okay, it was consentual. LOL I agree somewhat with LaserPants. I don't get the appeal of televised sports. For me, if I'm not actually there -- either on the field or in the first few rows -- it seems kinda pointless to watch. It isn't as exciting. There's no interaction, y'know? When you're up close, especially at a college game, you're surrounded by drunk, crazy fans who boo every decision which goes against their team, and go nuts over every good one. Kinda like being in a TalkBack but more visceral. lol
John Williams Raped My Childhood!!! by MarkoOhNo	Sep 2nd, 2006 02:13:08 PM
Actually... okay, okay, it was consentual. LOL I agree somewhat with LaserPants. I don't get the appeal of televised sports. For me, if I'm not actually there -- either on the field or in the first few rows -- it seems kinda pointless to watch. It isn't as exciting. There's no interaction, y'know? When you're up close, especially at a college game, you're surrounded by drunk, crazy fans who boo every decision which goes against their team, and go nuts over every good one. Kinda like being in a TalkBack but more visceral. lol
John Williams Raped My Childhood!!! by MarkoOhNo	Sep 2nd, 2006 02:13:28 PM
Actually... okay, okay, it was consentual. LOL I agree somewhat with LaserPants. I don't get the appeal of televised sports. For me, if I'm not actually there -- either on the field or in the first few rows -- it seems kinda pointless to watch. It isn't as exciting. There's no interaction, y'know? When you're up close, especially at a college game, you're surrounded by drunk, crazy fans who boo every decision which goes against their team, and go nuts over every good one. Kinda like being in a TalkBack but more visceral. lol
John Williams Raped My Childhood!!! by MarkoOhNo	Sep 2nd, 2006 02:13:41 PM
Actually... okay, okay, it was consentual. LOL I agree somewhat with LaserPants. I don't get the appeal of televised sports. For me, if I'm not actually there -- either on the field or in the first few rows -- it seems kinda pointless to watch. It isn't as exciting. There's no interaction, y'know? When you're up close, especially at a college game, you're surrounded by drunk, crazy fans who boo every decision which goes against their team, and go nuts over every good one. Kinda like being in a TalkBack but more visceral. lol
John Williams Raped My Childhood!!! by MarkoOhNo	Sep 2nd, 2006 02:15:06 PM
Actually... okay, okay, it was consentual. LOL I agree somewhat with LaserPants. I don't get the appeal of televised sports. For me, if I'm not actually there -- either on the field or in the first few rows -- it seems kinda pointless to watch. It isn't as exciting. There's no interaction, y'know? When you're up close, especially at a college game, you're surrounded by drunk, crazy fans who boo every decision which goes against their team, and go nuts over every good one. Kinda like being in a TalkBack but more visceral. lol
Shut up MarkoOhNo by Blarneyman	Sep 3rd, 2006 12:16:24 PM

John Williams while we have him. The man is like 80! by Blarneyman	Sep 3rd, 2006 12:18:36 PM
He is and always will be the greatest composer cinema has ever had. 90% of the time he is bang on the money, and I like this clip. It's classic Williams. He has his sound, and I've always loved it!
John Williams is not the best movie composer by HERCULESisaPUSSY	Sep 3rd, 2006 01:29:08 PM
He had several classic scores in a short period of time, but he's been as run-of-the-mill as the second and third tier composers for a long time, now. Jerry Goldsmith was an innovator and had spots of brilliance throughout his career, rather than a short patch of brilliance early on.
Hollywood Bowl by Cumlauncher	Sep 3rd, 2006 02:54:08 PM
I just saw Jonny boy last night at the Hollywood Bowl and he FUCKED SHIT UP! Fuckin Yoda's Theme, Fuckin Hook! Little Jurassic Park up your asshole! NICE SHIT!
If you like it, that's cool...but some of the apologist by minderbinder	Sep 3rd, 2006 03:01:51 PM
attitudes are just ridiculous. Calling a turd a turd doesn't make one a "deadbeat". Here's a test for you all. Pretend this had been posted saying it was written by some B list hack. You KNOW the guys raving the most about Johnny would be ripping it to shreds. "Sounds like a bad John Williams knockoff." "What derivitave crap...why didn't they just get John Williams to do it..." Admit it, you know it's true.
Are you KIDDING me? by topaz4206	Sep 3rd, 2006 03:47:35 PM
That was GREAT! It sounded like Star Wars 7, the theme song for some new bad guy we haven't met yet. I'm glad that after all these years, he's still not above good old-fashioned bombast.
it works for me by Exterminans	Sep 3rd, 2006 05:52:54 PM
It could of been a lot worse. I think hearing this in the proper context (with the images of football plays etc..) will add to it. Sure its not as great as the Classic CBS music from back in the day (when CBS did the NFC games) but this one will work.
Mark: Wait at least a half an hour before jumping by CreasyBear	Sep 3rd, 2006 06:16:38 PM
into a talkback after freebasing.
The new NBC NFL theme is terrific by Farging Bastige	Sep 3rd, 2006 06:21:07 PM
Bum Bum Bum Bada Bum....It's in my head now even though I only heard it twice just now. With that said, can you imagine what Basil Poledouris (Conan The Barbarian) would have done with it?
next sunday night by chavee	Sep 3rd, 2006 06:31:13 PM
We'll hear it first next Sunday during the Manning Bowl....Eli VS Peyton in the Meadowlands. GO GIANTS!
Whoa! The Theme For SNF on NBC is MUCH Better! by Farging Bastige	Sep 3rd, 2006 06:41:48 PM
I went to NBC's website for Sunday Night Football: www.snfonnbc.com and they've reworked the old NBC Sports theme there that is light years better than John William's new theme, good as it is. It sounds more majestic and heroic than JW's more martial one. It almost sounds like Football Players of the Carribean!
Harry please... by Damer1	Sep 3rd, 2006 09:49:35 PM
ban MarkoOhNo... What a piece of dookie!!!
Well done, John by Kink	Sep 3rd, 2006 10:10:06 PM
I really really like it. Actually better than the MNF theme if you ask me.
James Earl Jones should do a voice-over accompaniment by RaulMonkey	Sep 4th, 2006 05:13:43 AM
"This is FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA."
WTF?! by MarkoOhNo	Sep 4th, 2006 05:50:08 AM
How'd that get posted so many times when I got a site error on each attempt? Freakin weird. Of course, after the last attempt, I checked and saw the site was down. But if it was down, not even one of them should've gotten through. Damn. It would've been a funny idea if it'd have posted ONLY ONE TIME! lol =P
Harry please... by MarkoOhNo	Sep 4th, 2006 05:53:28 AM
...ban Damer1 until he learns to read and tell time. =P What a freakin' idiot.
"A Communications Disruption Can Only Mean One Thing... by Tall_Boy	Sep 5th, 2006 12:55:03 AM
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL???!!!"
wow that sucks by Bishop6	Sep 5th, 2006 09:47:49 AM
just not appropriate for a football game
Cowboys In 06 by Wcwlkr	Sep 5th, 2006 06:08:10 PM
I could care less about that crappy theme, it does suck major butt. All I know is the Cowboys winning it all this year.
Goblet of Fire by JackBristow	Sep 7th, 2006 12:32:51 AM
I think Williams passed on Goblet of Fire, cause he was busy working on Spielberg's latest (War of the Worlds?). But I don't think they offered for Order of the Phoenix. There seems to be a new system in the HP series of the director bringing in someone they usually work with. Which sucks for consistency in the music. I thought that aside from the introduction of Dumstrang, the GoF score sucked. I don't understand why a director or a studio would pass in Williams if he's available when he's already scored most of the movies in the series. Oh, and by the way...THE G-MEN WILL OWN ALL YO ASSES!!!!!!
13 month-old first! by MikeTheSpike	Oct 22nd, 2007 10:07:43 AM
That's one for the bedpost.

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