All Time Favorite Film Soundtrack (Score): Jurassic Park

This was a hard one to pick, I mean really hard. There are some great ones, music that I love. And did I go Zimmer or Williams? Did I go totally off the beaten path and choose Mark Knoffler (Princess Bride, definitely in my top 10). There were classics, and contemporary films to consider. But finally I had to admit it came down to John William's iconic music for Jurassic Park.

The theme is unmistakeable, and the music that echoes throughout the film is awe inspiring and terrifying at the right times. It captures the magic and majesty of this movie, and the concept behind it. It's simple enough that many amateur bands and orchestras take on arrangements, but complex enough that audiences are always impressed.

Williams has given us countless memorable score (Jaws, Star Wars, Indiana Jones) and most of them are much more iconic, but I'll always love Jurassic Park best.

It's rated ARRRR...

IMDB reports here that Steven Spielberg is considering adapting Pirate Latitudes the final novel Michael Crichton wrote before he lost his battle to cancer last year.

I love pirates

I love Spielberg

I love Crichton

I think we have a winner.

I really feel like Spielberg and Crichton are a match made in Pop Culture heaven. Both are masters of the fluffy and yet not so fluffy entertainment. They both have unsuspected depth. Oh right and the last time they teamed up we got this:

That is one of my favorite scenes in movie history.