I love Jedi Steps and Finale ...BUT... the two things that would keep it off my personal list of BEST end titles ever would be (1) the repeat of Binary Sunset with the clunky extension that transitions into the iris-close of the end credits, and (2) I think JW actually stuffed TOO many of his mostly wonderful new themes into the piece. The Finale goes from:
Rey's Theme / Kylo Ren's Theme / Follow Me (The Falcon) / March of the Resistance / The Force Theme with Rey's Theme / Close
I get it... end titles have to be longer because of the army of FX personnel these days. But to me it resembles the Prisoner of Azkaban credit sequence -- they're both wonderful, but they also both feel to me more like a pops concert medley instead of a really tight closing sequence like Empire (which I also vote as the number one best sequence of all time).
There needs to be a distinction between those long overture-style credits that predominate since the union regulations on long lists of crew etc., and earlier Finales proper, where the end title is an integral and resolving part of the film and music.
Wild bunch. With the boxed footage of them leaving angels village accompanied by Fielding's theme.
Alien. Partly because jerry's end theme was the first even remotely-gentle thing in the whole stark film.
But im still not clear if we are choosing noteworthy end credit music/visuals combos that add something to the conclusion of the film - or simply everybody's favourite end star wars music? I guess all bets are off as the OS doesnt appear to be around.
But im still not clear if we are choosing noteworthy end credit music/visuals combos that add something to the conclusion of the film - or simply everybody's favourite end star wars music?
Hey Bill, the sleep pods opening to reveal the crew members (in ALIEN) is pretty sweet and soothing music that appears long before the End Credits. Plus, we never get to hear Goldsmith's take on it, it's all that Howard Hanson garbage!!!
Personally speaking - and despite already mentioning The Swarm - mine will always be JAWS (the quiet AFTER the storm). So serene and gentle and calming.
I'm sure that this thread has been started, finished and done to death in the past, but....
The Empire Strikes Back - Finale?!!!
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I haven't had time to read all of the responses, but as soon as I read the subject line of this thread, the ESB end titles immediately came to mind as my 'instant answer'...
I'm sure that this thread has been started, finished and done to death in the past, but....
The Empire Strikes Back - Finale?!!!
+1
I haven't had time to read all of the responses, but as soon as I read the subject line of this thread, the ESB end titles immediately came to mind as my 'instant answer'...
I'm confused. Are we talking about the finale (where Luke puts his arm around Leia) or the end credits (where the titles roll, starting with the same fanfare as A new hope)?
Equal to "The Empire Strikes Back" is "Confrontation with Count Dooku/Finale" from "Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones." Grandly romantic and tragic, clearly Williams had another movie playing in his mind.
