What all of these have in common is that they play during the emotional climax between main characters. They are all touching, melodic and powerful.
It seems to me that you don't get this in movies anymore. The closest example in a more recent movie is the climax of The Impossible (Velazquez). :21-1:03
The first 44 seconds of "Returning to Vulcan" from Star Trek III. This is where McCoy confesses that he has missed Spock and does not want to lose him again. Very subtle underscore and quite effective.
Tv, your Dad and Bobby Fisher youtubes are the same. You may want to replace the Fischer one.
We've often referred to the power of Bernstein's music in the Hey Boo part from To Kill A Mockingbird. Unfortunately, the youtubes cut off his most powerful segment just as it starts.
It is a gorgeous "moment" in film and music.
Theme at 1:06 and perfect moment at 1:28 that is cut short.
Also, from :55 - 1:55 of the film version of For The Love of a Princess, which is probably a big reason why a lot of people bought the LLL release of Braveheart.
Kahn, your Braveheart youtube is really the repeat of Rocketeer. I notice these things because I want to hear these passionate "moments" from such grand, touching music. Would love to hear Braveheart.
Howard, you beat me to Field of Dreams. So amazing.
I love the Letting Go moment at :58 from Super 8. (Sorry, not Horner.)
Also, from :55 - 1:55 of the film version of For The Love of a Princess, which is probably a big reason why a lot of people bought the LLL release of Braveheart.
"Stealing The Enterprise" from STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK,
Not only is it Horner's greatest moment, it is, IMO, the best-scored sequence in the entire Star Trek series (sorry "The "Enterprise"... I love ya but Horner gets the slight edge) and is one of the greatest scored sequences in all of cinema. Horner turned slow-moving spaceships into a thrilling, nail-biting action set piece.
One of my favourites is the glopping rhythms (2:36 - 2:48) as The Rocketeer falls to earth for the second time during the Flying Circus. Just as The Rocketeer plunges blow the clouds. Horner's score helps Cliff re-ignite his engines. We see a couple of flashes and then Cliff screams out from below the clouds with Horner score giving him a little extra lift. Utterly brilliant!
Agree on Stealing Enterprise. Id add piece in beginning with battered Enterprise returning home. Sad. Begins on GSM Expaned Track Prologue and Main Title 5:22. Disc 1.
"Stealing The Enterprise" from STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK,
Not only is it Horner's greatest moment, it is, IMO, the best-scored sequence in the entire Star Trek series (sorry "The "Enterprise"... I love ya but Horner gets the slight edge) and is one of the greatest scored sequences in all of cinema. Horner turned slow-moving spaceships into a thrilling, nail-biting action set piece.
I'm with you on this one Erik. This track always makes my "Awesome mix".....mix. Every time I listen to it, I am running the visuals in my head and it continues to amaze me the level of excitement that Horner brings to this sequence, given that it is a very slow moving spaceship chase.
One of my favourites is the glopping rhythms (2:36 - 2:48) as The Rocketeer falls to earth for the second time during the Flying Circus. Just as The Rocketeer plunges blow the clouds. Horner's score helps Cliff re-ignite his engines. We see a couple of flashes and then Cliff screams out from below the clouds with Horner score giving him a little extra lift. Utterly brilliant!
"Hard To Starboard" from Titanic. My second favorite cue of all time. Particularly the frantic building strings and the metallic percussion as the water tight doors are being closed...and then just tense quiet/shock during the aftermath of the collision, along with the swells of strings indicating the groans of the ship.
Kahn, your Braveheart youtube is really the repeat of Rocketeer. I notice these things because I want to hear these passionate "moments" from such grand, touching music. Would love to hear Braveheart.
This was exactly what I was going to post. This movie was the first time in the theater that I sat up and took notice of JH. So many great moments, from the main titles to Lillian’s heart attack but this one is indelible. It helped that the theater I saw it in followed director Trumbull’s instructions to broaden the visual and audio projection in these scenes to 70mm film and Dolby sound, to heighten the scenes where the characters are using the VR appliance. All that aside, purely musically this still gives me chills. Great choice.
Mighty Joe Young- The scene where Joe climbs the ferris wheel to save the screaming kid, the ferris wheel falls down and (in Disney fashion) mourning the presumed death of Joe.
