Who's your favorite movie composer ???

AsSiMiLaTeD
AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
edited April 2004 in Music & Movies
Maybe this question's been asked before, but then again maybe not...

Who's your favorite composer for movie soundtracks? I've set up a poll with a few names that come to my mind. I know I'm leaving off a bunch (including a bunch of 'old-timers), but it will only let me have 10 spots...

If no one on the list does it for you, who does???

Then when you pick you favorite composer, you gotta tell us your favorite movie or two that they did...

By the way, I'm a huge fan of movie scores, therefore this poll....

I like 'em all, Danny Elfman gets my vote overall...
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited March 2004
    Danny Elfman - The Simpsons & Batman 1 and 2
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  • woodyjacobs
    woodyjacobs Posts: 706
    edited March 2004
    Thomas Newman - American Beauty, Lost in Translation, Six Feet Under (HBO).

    But I love Danny Elfman and John Williams too. And Michael Kamen's score for Band of Brothers was great.
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  • Frank Z
    Frank Z Posts: 5,860
    edited March 2004
    Gotta go with John Williams.
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  • Ceruleance
    Ceruleance Posts: 991
    edited March 2004
    There's a two disc professionally mastered John Williams compilation CD. I got it for my dad last xmas. Not sure if you have any ties to the cincinatti pops orchestra or anything, just saying if you want to hear the original performances, it's out there.

    My vote goes to Williams, btw. Other people have had a few good scores, but Star Wars was amazing and he hasn't looked back
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited March 2004
    Elfman. His "Edward Scissorhands" socre is my absolute favorite of any movie score to date.
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited March 2004
    Originally posted by Ron-P
    Elfman. His "Edward Scissorhands" socre is my absolute favorite of any movie score to date.

    Yep, ES is my favorite also...
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited March 2004
    One that occurred to me that's not on the list is Randy Newman.

    He's scored: Ragtime, The Natural, Toy Story, Avalon, Monster's Inc., Seabiscuit and a ton more.
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited April 2004
    Originally posted by Tour2ma
    One that occurred to me that's not on the list is Randy Newman.

    He's scored: Ragtime, The Natural, Toy Story, Avalon, Monster's Inc., Seabiscuit and a ton more.

    Yeah, there's quite a few that I didn't get on there. I met Randy while in the Jazz program at UNT. We always had people coming in doing workshops...those were the days...met a bunch of great musicians in person...

    Michael Brecker
    Dennis Chambers
    David Geribaldi
    Harry Connick Jr
    Kenny Wheeler
    Dennis DiBlaggio
    Pat Matheny
    ...lots of others...

    Randy was there for a composition workshop with department chair Joseph Klein...good stuff...
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited April 2004
    One of the best scores I can remember was Marvin Hamlish's reworking of Scott Joplin's music in the The Sting, I felt like the score took on a life of its own and was almost akin to another actor in the film.

    Another of my favorites was Rota for the Godfather and Godfather II.
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  • pixiedave
    pixiedave Posts: 227
    edited April 2004
    I voted for Trevor Rabin only because of his former affiliation with YES. Although I did not like the TR era Yes. Just Psyched Yes is touring this summer.

    You left out John Carpenter.

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  • debussyj
    debussyj Posts: 198
    edited April 2004
    Hi,

    Got to be Danny Elfman hands down for me. Edward Scissorhands, but I also really liked his music on the more obscure "Delores Claiborne" soundtrack. His music really has a distinctive fingerprint. Good stuff.


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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
    edited April 2004
    John Williams is my favorite. Star Wars has to be the most widely recognized movie theme of all time. Hearing the main theme with the opening crawl gives me chills.

    Howard Shore's score for Lord of the Rings was brilliant!


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  • trubluluc
    trubluluc Posts: 2,067
    edited April 2004
    Can't believe John barry isn't on this list.

    # Zulu
    # From Russia with Love
    # Goldfinger
    # Thunderball
    # The Knack
    # The Ipcress File -
    # Born Free - two Oscars for Best Music and Best Song. .
    # You only Live Twice
    # On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    # Diamonds are Forever
    # High Road to China
    # The Lion in Winter - Oscar for Best Music,
    # The Deep
    # Walkabout
    # The Last Valley
    # Midnight Cowboy
    # Monte Walsh
    # Mary Queen of Scots - Oscar nomination
    # The Man with the Golden Gun
    # King Kong (1976 remake)
    # Robin and Marian
    # Body Heat - a sultry theme with flutes and sax
    # The Black Hole
    # Moonraker
    # Raise the Titanic
    # Somewhere in Time
    # Octopussy
    # The Cotton Club
    # Jagged Edge
    # Morons from Outer Space (song)
    # Out of Africa - back to Africa for another oscar, includes a song by Barry
    # A View to a Kill
    # The Living Daylights
    # Peggy Sue got Married
    # Indecent Proposal
    # Howard the Duck
    # Dances with Wolves - and another well-deserved oscar
    # Chaplin
    # Mercury Rising
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited April 2004
    Originally posted by trubluluc
    Can't believe John barry isn't on this list.

    # Zulu
    # From Russia with Love
    # Goldfinger
    # Thunderball
    # The Knack
    # The Ipcress File -
    # Born Free - two Oscars for Best Music and Best Song. .
    # You only Live Twice
    # On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    # Diamonds are Forever
    # High Road to China
    # The Lion in Winter - Oscar for Best Music,
    # The Deep
    # Walkabout
    # The Last Valley
    # Midnight Cowboy
    # Monte Walsh
    # Mary Queen of Scots - Oscar nomination
    # The Man with the Golden Gun
    # King Kong (1976 remake)
    # Robin and Marian
    # Body Heat - a sultry theme with flutes and sax
    # The Black Hole
    # Moonraker
    # Raise the Titanic
    # Somewhere in Time
    # Octopussy
    # The Cotton Club
    # Jagged Edge
    # Morons from Outer Space (song)
    # Out of Africa - back to Africa for another oscar, includes a song by Barry
    # A View to a Kill
    # The Living Daylights
    # Peggy Sue got Married
    # Indecent Proposal
    # Howard the Duck
    # Dances with Wolves - and another well-deserved oscar
    # Chaplin
    # Mercury Rising

    Again, I could only pu ten names on there....I could go on and on with mroe names that I'd like to add, including some of the older gen stuff.
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