JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Powell doesn't have the talent that demands the quality films that John has gotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977 1,743 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Williams ...followed by (in no particular order as I love them all for different reasons)... Barry Goldsmith Horner Bernstein Damn, I just realised Williams is the only one who is still with us Now if we're talking top ten (which we aren't of course), I'd add... Poledouris Silvestri Elfman Shore McNeely ...again in no particular order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,524 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 It's been a while, since September, so I'll have another look. Yep, as I suspected, it's still: 1/ John Williams 2/ Jerry Goldsmith I'll check-in again, in June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Its always Goldsmith/Williams or Williams/Goldsmith! JoeinAR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,072 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Horner and Williams definitely had Goldsmith beat in the 90’s. But I’ll take Powell and C. Young over anyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,500 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Warrior of Wet Dreams said: Horner and Williams definitely had Goldsmith beat in the 90’s. I agree. But the 90s is still my favourite Goldsmith decade in terms of sheer entertainment and listening value. Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabulin 3,511 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJA 19 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 The first three are pretty tied for me, and might prefer any one of them depending on my mood: 1. Miklos Rozsa 2. John Williams 3. Jerry Goldsmith 4. Erich Wolfgang Korngold 5. Alfred Newman (not sure - too hard to decide*) *= I also considered Howard Shore or Sergei Prokofiev for #5, but the former was solely on the basis of a single film franchise, while the latter (who might be my overall favourite composer in non-film context) has too few film compositions to be truly applicable. Also felt highly tempted to choose Ennio Morricone or Dimitri Tiomkin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 14 minutes ago, Fabulin said: If I wanted to understand how could Horner beat The Mummy, The Shadow and The Edge, which scores would you recommend? From the 90s I only heard his Rocketeer and Titanic I never liked any of those Goldsmith scores. They're all pretty bleh. I can't think of any post-1990 Goldsmith scores I'd ever be in any rush to revisit. Some I like, but nothing that's within the same field as what Horner, Williams, John Scott and others were doing. Which is all well and good, since the 70's and 80's was the era Goldsmith was top dog. So it's only fair that he lost that throne eventually. Fabulin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 On 1/24/2019 at 9:18 AM, JoeinAR said: JNH A.desplate. Didn't realize you were a big fan of these two. What are some of your favorites (outside of Kong and Signs for JNH)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Outbreak amd My Bestfriends Wedding. Maleficent, The Beast films, Lady in the Water and the Village. None of his collaborations with Zimmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICHARDSTRAUSS68 107 Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 1. Jerry Goldsmith 2. John Williams 3. James Horner 4. The Sherman Brothers 5. Elliot Goldenthal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 James Horner Jerry Goldsmith Danny Elfman (1985-1992) Bill Conti David Arnold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabulin 3,511 Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now