Williams has a couple of new compilations coming out, to celebrate his 85th. One of them is the Spielberg/Williams one. But it occured to me that it would have been cool to have a compilation of Spielberg scores NOT composed by Williams.
What would that include, exactly? Well, how about this for a playlist:
THE FEATURE FILMS
BRIDGE OF SPIES (2015) - Thomas Newman THE COLOR PURPLE (1985) - Quincy Jones TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE - "Kick the Can" (1983) - Jerry Goldsmith POLTERGEIST (1982) - Jerry Goldsmith (yes, I consider this a Spielberg film just as much as I consider THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS a Burton film, not a Henry Selick film)
THE BILLY GOLDENBERG YEARS
DUEL (1971) - Billy Goldenberg COLUMBO - "Murder by the Book" (1971) - Billy Goldenberg THE NAME OF THE GAME - "LA 2017" (1971) - Billy Goldenberg NIGHT GALLERY - "Eyes" (1969) -- Billy Goldenberg
OTHER EARLY TV WORK
SAVAGE (1973) - Gil Melle SOMETHING EVIL (1972) - Wladimir Selinsky OWEN MARSHALL, COUNSELOR AT LAW - "Eulogy for a Wide Receiver" (1971) - Elmer Bernstein(?) THE PSYCHIATRIST - "Par for the Course" (1971) - Gil Melle?? THE PSYCHIATRIST - "The Private World of Martin Dalton" (1971) - Gil Melle?? NIGHT GALLERY - "Make Me Laugh" (1971) - Robert Prince MARCUS WELBY M.D. - "The Daredevil Gesture" (1970) - Leonard Rosenman
BONUS:
AMBLIN' (1968) - Michael Lloyd
What do you think are the chances of seeing anything like this at some point?
Williams has a couple of new compilations coming out, to celebrate his 85th. One of them is the Spielberg/Williams one. But it occured to me that it would have been cool to have a compilation of Spielberg scores NOT composed by Williams.
What would that include, exactly? Well, how about this for a playlist:
THE FEATURE FILMS
BRIDGE OF SPIES (2015) - Thomas Newman THE COLOR PURPLE (1985) - Quincy Jones TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE - "Kick the Can" (1983) - Jerry Goldsmith POLTERGEIST (1982) - Jerry Goldsmith (yes, I consider this a Spielberg film just as much as I consider THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS a Burton film, not a Henry Selick film)
What do you think are the chances of seeing anything like this at some point?
The Color Purple, Twilight Zone and Poltergeist are represented in a Eric Kunzel compilations cd titled: Salute To The Great Movie Scores (Films Of Steven Spielberg)It also features prominent Williams selections as well.
I think the chances of anyone deciding to release a compilation of music from Spielberg films not dominated by Williams are fairly remote to say the least.
And of course you left out the animated films. An American Tail, Land Before Time, Fievel Goes West, etc. Their just as legitimate if your going to include Poltergeist.
And of course you left out the animated films. An American Tail, Land Before Time, Fievel Goes West, etc. Their just as legitimate if your going to include Poltergeist.
I'd argue with that, since POLTERGEIST bears Spielberg's mark all over it (themes and mise-en-scene) -- to a far greater extent than anything else he's produced. But POLTERGEIST is an endless debate. I've just decided to land on the side of Spielberg, regardles of what the man himself says.
What do you think are the chances of seeing anything like this at some point?
With the list you gave, I'd say pretty unlikely.
I think we'd be more likely to see a release if it also included Spielberg-produced works/Amblin stuff, like Gremlins, Goonies, Back to the Future, etc etc.
That would certainly be at the expense of TV works, though.
POLTERGEIST (1982) - Jerry Goldsmith (yes, I consider this a Spielberg film just as much as I consider THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS a Burton film, not a Henry Selick film)
I think that point of view can be reasonably taken.
