Larry Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Agree with the props for Morricone. Also wanted to second the vote for John Barry. Big fan of Somewhere In Time, and his work on so many iconic James Bond films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 It's a good list, but one of the best, if not the best among aficionados of film scoring is missing: Bernard Herrmann. Check him out. (much of his work also known for featuring some of the highest audio quality in any genre) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chew Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 17 hours ago, Springfield said: The only composer to make me catch major feels is Hans. So, Hans for me. So much this. Hanz' music digs deep into your soul. His music has been part of some of the most memorable scenes in cinema of the 21st century. I've always been more of a "mind-bending, alternate dimension, new age" soundtrack music fan than your traditional orchestra score. And that's where Hanzie's music lives. He owns that realm. James Newton Howard is good. I love Alexander Desplat. He's done a lot of big name stuff but his work on The Tree of Life soundtrack changed my life and the way I look at the world. It tears my heart out how misunderstood that movie was. Clint Mansell's work on The Fountain soundtrack still gives me goosies to this day. Really helps open your mind to the time travel and "ends of the universe" vibe. Requieum For A Dream, Black Swan main theme, Mass Effect 3. Two of the most powerful songs I've ever heard in film: Alexandre Desplat - 48 second mark when it opens up Clint Mansell - 2:26 mark when the beat drops after a slow and painful build up. If you could see the scene in the movie while this song by Mansell plays in the background, it's overwhelming. Hugh Jackman floating through the galaxy, crying hysterically as he searches for the soul of his dead wife.... my god. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busch1724 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Loved Nino Rota for Godfather 1 and II. He did lots of foreign films, but the Godfather scores were soooo good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Ooh, good one @youngchew Clint Mansell, man made Requiem for a Dream just that much more ****ed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zguy28 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Hans Zimmer. Gladiator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 what a bunch of nerds you guys are...movie scores...jeeez...ya'all into fancy import cheese too i bets...that **** just stinks.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher Ham Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 7 minutes ago, Jumbo said: what a bunch of nerds you guys are...movie scores...jeeez...ya'all into fancy import cheese too i bets...that **** just stinks.. Says the guy that just brought up Herrmann... Again, it is Prince. Folks don't typically dance to songs from any of those other composers. Between Batman and Purple Rain... it's not even close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0ublestr0ker0ll Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 So dancibility is what determines best movie score. Okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 3 hours ago, Zguy28 said: Hans Zimmer. Gladiator. Hans Zimmer's Gladiator theme is basically a tweaked Mars: Bringer Of War. He was even sued by the Holst estate over it. On that note: if you're not familiar with Mars, listen to it. It's fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drowland Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 How about John Carpenter? He used a synthesizer a lot, but Halloween was pretty memorable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlvinWaltonIsMyBoy Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 4 hours ago, Jumbo said: It's a good list, but one of the best, if not the best among aficionados of film scoring is missing: Bernard Herrmann. Check him out. Oh, I'm down with the Herrmann. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chew Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 2 hours ago, drowland said: How about John Carpenter? He used a synthesizer a lot, but Halloween was pretty memorable. That's a good thing! lol. He's good too I think it was @AlvinWaltonIsMyBoy or @TryTheBeal! who posted some synth stuff Carpenter did just last year that was really good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrFan Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Michael Giacchino for Star Trek Into Darkness, I could also mention Maurice Jarre and Jerry Goldsmith. Georges Delerue : Le Mépris and Platoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 If you don't vote Hans you're wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Bernard Herrmann (born Max Herman; June 29, 1911 – December 24, 1975) was an American composer best known for his work in composing for motion pictures. As a conductor, he championed the music of lesser-known composers. An Academy Award-winner (for The Devil and Daniel Webster, 1941; later renamed All That Money Can Buy), Herrmann is particularly known for his collaborations with director Alfred Hitch****, most famously Psycho, North by Northwest, The Man Who Knew Too Much, and Vertigo. He also composed scores for many other movies, including Citizen Kane, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Cape Fear, and Taxi Driver. He worked extensively in radio drama (composing for Orson Welles), composed the scores for several fantasy films by Ray Harryhausen, and many TV programs, including Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone and Have Gun–Will Travel.[1][2] (we should also recognize john barry and ennio morricone ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Now in support of my vote for Elfman: Here is a scene in Pee Wee's Big Adventure where Paul Reubens adlibs some singing/humming and Elfman seemlessly works that into the score for the scene. Also works the attempted wheelies into it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFk9SRzY6io And of course can't mention that movie without the theme used while the Rube Goldberg Breakfast machine is doing its thing. Its seems to intermix playfulness with epicness. He adds and subtracts beats on a whim, almost; changing the time-signature for a single measure at a time. Seeing Elfman's playful side, we can move into a more serious and darker theme. Any new theme Batman gets will be forever compared to this one that really set the tone: If the the situation calls for Rock instead of epic orchestration, he can do that, too Elfman just brings so much variation whether it be light, quirky, dark, epic, eerie. So many film scores these days are based on The Planets and Carmina Burana (fantastic pieces), its nice to have someone like Elfman who goes in his own direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Morricone for me. I'd be remiss, however, if I didn't mention that Vangelis' score for Blade Runner is the best thing ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 14 hours ago, Burgold said: I don't think of Leonard Bernstein as a movie composer, but the man was a genius. Went with Williams because Superman, Indy, and, of course, Star Wars are iconic instantly recognizable classics. Yeah, I think of Bernstein as a conductor. Always associate him with Beethoven's 9th Symphony. It's possible the OP mixed him up with the man mentioned in the post above yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedBNG Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 I liked what Bacharach did with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Others were Alfie, Arthur, and Casino Royale, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM72 Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 5 hours ago, Warhead36 said: If you don't vote Hans you're wrong And if you don't vote John Williams, you just want to be different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. S Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Overall body of work and renown, it has to be John Williams. He's prepared such a diverse array of soundtracks for all types of movies. Other composers have had good film scores here and there but John Williams seems much more consistent. I like Hans Zimmer but the concern there is many of his film scores sound similar. They have a similar theme that repeats starting with Gladiator, going through Pirates, and even Batman to some extent. That same theme was taken from Holst's The Planets - Mars. I don't have an issue with modern composers sampling themes from prior works; I'm merely comparing the innovation between composers. I think honestly anyone from that list has produced some great works in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 On 2/14/2017 at 7:03 PM, shakinaiken said: No love for James Newton Howard? Composed a lot of the scores for Shyamalan's films. Most beautiful being The Lady in the Water soundtrack and The Village soundtrack. Unbreakable as well. Look them up on YouTube for confirmation. And Elton John's guitarist for a few decades. The man is a legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtdrums Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Michael Kamen's work included some incredible stuff. One of my favorites is the Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves soundtrack (good grief, the overture is amazing). He used his work there as a template for Band of Brothers, which is probably objectively better from front to back. It's kinda weird to hear Robin Hood themes repeatedly expressed, although I doubt there are many people who have the deep familiarity with RH necessary to notice. Anyway, the guy was brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Given Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Ennio Morricone John Williams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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