Iād probably suggest you do a mix. As welcome to Jurassic park is basically just the end credits and the start of the film. You have so many interesting themes in this film.
The island theme for instance is based off the locrian scale which is awesome. Uses a Dim 5 arp as the main theme on trumpet. Soooo cool.
That clears it up. So you want the welcome to the island theme the way youāve sold it leaves it open a bit so thanks for the clarification.
The link, though it says main theme is actually just a link to the end credits orchestration, which was the released orchestral mock-up of all themes. The main theme is the first theme you hear in the track(first herd when the brachiosaurus comes into shot in the film), followed by theme B which is a variation of theme A. Later on we head the iconic fanfare which is theāwelcome to Jurassic park themeā (first herd on the helicopter ride).
Later thereās some aleatoric themes that are in relation to the raptors.
So Iād guess that youād want both Part Aand B themes which is basically the first minute and a half of that piece being thr centerline. Unless u actually want to use the track above as the bedding for the whole composition
I am probably thinking way wrong, but I always thought of āMain Themeā as the entire cue. Meaning one whole track on the soundtrack, not a āmelodic themeā.
I still want to leave it up to the composer, just using this āentire trackā as the seed for however you want to interpret the sound, emotion and spirit of Jurassic Park.
Ok gotcha yeah I think a lot of people think of this whole track a one theme. The whole track is actually a medley, but to me that makes it even better as itās basically a free for all
Curse my brain, Iām still a bit confused. So, the opening part with the strings is the A theme and later the brass fanfare is the B theme, but you just consider the whole piece the Main Theme, and any of it can be used, however I like, keeping with the overall spirit?
Anything goes, as long as the spirit and emotion is still there. I will update the rules to remove āmain themeā as it is indeed confusing. So again: the āspirit and emotionā must be respected. Other than that, use your creative freedom.
Ah cool! Yeah, I had an idea incorporating the so-called B theme, the brass fanfare, but I know most people remember the A theme as the main theme. Not 100% sure Iāll be able to participate as I have quite a few other projects needing my attention, but Iām going to give it a go and see where it ends up.
Yes, the whole point is to respect the āJohn Williamsā spirit and the emotion of the soundtrack from Jurassic Park. I can promise you that doing covers and breaking down themes like this is one of the most wonderful ways of learning and improving as a composer. Way more than making your own compositions in fact!
Thatās what Iām here for! My newest piece isnāt going quite the way i want; it gets to a certain point and then sounds waaayyy 19th century.Here to learn and and see what others think, so learning to write a la John Williams is a good experience.
The whole thing is a medley. Nearly every theme is included in this piece (Apart for the connecting cues). So thereās like 10 themes in this piece. For some reason people upload it with the tag of āmain themeā which has confused a lot of people. If you listen to it youāll hear when the theme changes as the mood changes too.
Here to learn and and see what others think, so learning to write a la John Williams is a good experience.