RedBard 71 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Hans Zimmer!Versus...John Williams!Begin!(P.S. Surprise composer enters rap battle after both Zimmer and Williams go twice) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 8 lines sounds good, but can the number of rhymes be open to each poster? Might make them sound less contrived, more off the cuff etc.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 No profanity/sex? I have nothing to contribute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Go go go go! Go Williams go Williams go! Go Williams go Williams go! I'm too white to give a rat's arse about rap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 No profanity/sex? I have nothing to contribute. Same here. A freestyle rap without profanity is not a freestyle rap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBard 71 Posted June 22, 2014 Author Share Posted June 22, 2014 I said keep profanity/sex to a minimum, not "no profanity/sex". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Where is the surprise composer? It's already the seventh post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RedBard 71 Posted June 22, 2014 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 22, 2014 8 lines sounds good, but can the number of rhymes be open to each poster? Might make them sound less contrived, more off the cuff etc..Sure. I just want to make sure that after 8 lines, the other side gets to go.Edit: It's now 10 lines per rapper.Where is the surprise composer? It's already the seventh post!Nobody has rapped out lines for Zimmer yet, and as such, the rap battle hasn't begun yet.Here. I'll start.Zimmer:I'm a Gladiator full of surprises.Step back and watch as this Dark Knight Rises.I'm a Man of Steel, you're the Last Samuraiof a dying breed, and it's obvious why.I go digital while you still plunk at the piano.A one-hundred-man union orchestra? Hell no!I could give Elfman lessons, my music's so dark.I'm the film score future. You're Jurassic Park.You can't beat me, Papa Smurf, so spare me the drama.Just make like E.T. and go phone home to your mama.Williams:You jest me, lad, but let's set things straight.What timeless scores did you make as of late?Your music ain't new. You got no direction.All I hear from you lately is recycled Inception.You got musical clout, but you lack finesse,and I got you kissin' the Sugarland Express.I got Star Wars, Jaws, Indiana Jones, E.T.My Superman can beat yours easy.Why so serious? Why the Dark Knight frown?Oh, that's right. I just took this Black Hawk Down! indy4, Quintus, Smeltington and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,533 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 JW is a hit,HZ is a shit."...how's that for a punch-line..?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 JW is past his prime,HZ is right on time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,533 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 JW could compose a score for a wet, dirty rag,HZ couldn't compose his way out of a wet paper bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 JW's die-hard fans are goons,HZ just be writin' good tunes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,533 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 JW fans you don't find hard to huntHZ fans are one big Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 JW yeah he got some big talkBut HZ he da cock of the walkIt should be noted that my raps should be read in Snoop's voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,533 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 "JW's great!": you can take that to da bank.HZ's scores are just one big wank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 JW's orchestrations some colorful shitHZ's workstation, dat 64-bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 That's a good one mnac87. I think the rest of the guys here totally misunderstood the project, though. It wasn't about bashing Zimmer and applauding Williams -- it was about each side 'riffing' on the other. But I wasn't really expecting anything else at this place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Where is the surprise composer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted June 24, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted June 24, 2014 That's a good one mnac87. I think the rest of the guys here totally misunderstood the project, though. It wasn't about bashing Zimmer and applauding Williams -- it was about each side 'riffing' on the other. But I wasn't really expecting anything else at this place.Well, one of us is bashing Zimmer and applauding Williams, and the other is bashing Williams and applauding Zimmer. At least there's some balance.Where is the surprise composer?Hey Johnny, hey Hansy, you guys are ok,But I'm fuckin' Horner and I'm here to say,Your beatz be droppin' panties, I won't give you no grief,But homies you got nothin' on my danger motif Incanus, Quintus and Smeltington 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uni 306 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 That's a good one mnac87. I think the rest of the guys here totally misunderstood the project, though. It wasn't about bashing Zimmer and applauding Williams -- it was about each side 'riffing' on the other. But I wasn't really expecting anything else at this place.If you haven't seen them, this whole thing'll sail right over your head. . . .mnac87 unquestionably wins the day, though this was a pretty good finish too:Where is the surprise composer?Hey Johnny, hey Hansy, you guys are ok,But I'm fuckin' Horner and I'm here to say,Your beatz be droppin' panties, I won't give you no grief,But homies you got nothin' on my danger moti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeltington 1,440 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 William Ross, I'm the boss of the ChamberOrchestrations got your whole crew in dangerJohnny Williams called, I said fuck itI got your music adapted and conductedYou think you oughtta write another Harry Potter?I said, fuck it man, don't botherYou already wrote one, don't waste itI got my Xerox, I'll copy and paste itTill the writing police confiscate our pensIt's William and Williams, the reunion of friends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 I'm overly proud of my contributions here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBard 71 Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 Thank you, GreyPilgrim and everyone else here for your contributions.Now picking up from my post (and you'll be getting your surprise composer, BloodBoal).Zimmer:Oh, please, gramps.Let the new school through.This Lone Ranger knows how to beat you.Your music and cues may flow like water,Yet somehow you overdid Harry Potter.Your ego's as big as the shadow you cast,But all you ever do is steal from the past.Hearing Star Wars, Hook, and Home Alone II,Stravinsky would surely bitch-slap you.My sense of style can beat your class.I'll go Kung Fu Panda on your ass.Williams:Do you compose like you retort?I got better praise for Minority Report.Like Backdraft, I got you feelin' the heat.This old War Horse just can't be beat.Your vision is like your legacy: narrow.It's like rapping against a Broken Arrow.This Prince of Egypt thinks he's a king.Reality check, boy. Here's the thing:you can try and Catch Me if you Can,but the internet says that "I'm the Man!"Zimmer:Big talk for a guy who needs a barber.Williams:You score more bombs than Pearl Harbor.Zimmer:My samples rock.Williams:I got a legacy.Zimmer:I'll clean your clock!Williams:I'm legendary!(Zimmer and Williams lock eyes in a death stare)Surprise composer (in the distance):Did someone say my name?Zimmer and Williams look up to the sky.Here he comes, riding in on his Firebird. The one, the only...Williams and Zimmer:Stravinsky?Stravinsky:How dare you two try and match your styles.Your music never had folks fightin' in the aisles.My work influenced the both of you,So don't bitch about who's better than who.Williams!There's nothing wrong with borrowing my work,But do it too much and they'll think you're a jerk.Your legacy is something to behold,But let the new blood in. You're getting old.Zimmer!You're repetitive due to your stagnation.Try spending less time at a MIDI station.Samples are great, but the real thing's greater.Now, both of you! Reconcile!Later!(Flies away on his Firebird)WHO WON?YOU DECIDE!WHOSE NEXT?EPIC COMPOSER RAP BATTLES OF HISTORY! Incanus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Igor.Prediction: people who would have otherwise ignored this thread will now come out of the woodwork to ensure JW is "victorious" against whoever his polling opponents are, either the modern master of the synth or the master of modernism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 I cast my usual vote when I want to be both inscrutable and unbiased: Eowyn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBard 71 Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 I cast my usual vote when I want to be both inscrutable and unbiased: Eowyn.Don't know who that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 I cast my usual vote when I want to be both inscrutable and unbiased: Eowyn.Don't know who that is.Hence inscrutable. To some at least I see. But you guys have been bustin' some good rhymes here. Kudos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBard 71 Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 Pardon me, my good sir, but don't you believe that in this context, a vote is ideally cast to someone who was... oh, I don't know...actually in the preceding rap battle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Nah that would be the easy way out! Eowyn it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBard 71 Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 ...Abstinence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Oh who am I kidding! It is Williams! Williams all the way!To glory and victory go now John Williams!Denied cannot be o thy magnificent brilliance,not by any man who has even a glimmerof wit or of wisdom not even by Zimmer.Stravinsky a master yet more masterful even,the friend of ol' George and of Sugar-Land Steven,the Maestro of music, of cinema's magic,at home in a comedy, drama so tragic,no stranger to thunderous pomp or the action,indirectly even worked with Peter Jackson,Unnumbered your honours, immortal your glory,your notes have all graced this world's musical story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uni 306 Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 A follow-up rap to declare the winner? That's something not even ERBOH has! Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBard 71 Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 Actually, it reads more like straight-up poetry, and may I say that it's very flattering indeed.All the same, I'm personally looking forward to do more epic rap battles between composers.Which pair ought to be done next? The possibilities are endless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Elfman v Howard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBard 71 Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 Elfman vs. JNH. Good pairing.Any other offers? Anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Goldsmith/MorriconeBernstein East/Bernstein WestNorth/Kubrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBard 71 Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 I think I'll start with Elfman and JNH first. I'm far more familiar with their work than the other match-ups suggested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 North/Kubrick This. Also: MC Benny/HitchGlock Ro$enman/Poledourizza Dixon Hill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Actually, it reads more like straight-up poetry, and may I say that it's very flattering indeed.Thank you. It was not meant as follow-up to the rap battle but as mere ode to Johnny.And Howard Shore VS Christopher Young would be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Elfman v YoungHorner v JablonskySilvestri v Zimmer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 8 lines sounds good, but can the number of rhymes be open to each poster? Might make them sound less contrived, more off the cuff etc..Sure. I just want to make sure that after 8 lines, the other side gets to go.Edit: It's now 10 lines per rapper.Where is the surprise composer? It's already the seventh post!Nobody has rapped out lines for Zimmer yet, and as such, the rap battle hasn't begun yet.Here. I'll start. Zimmer:I'm a Gladiator full of surprises.Step back and watch as this Dark Knight Rises.I'm a Man of Steel, you're the Last Samuraiof a dying breed, and it's obvious why.I go digital while you still plunk at the piano.A one-hundred-man union orchestra? Hell no!I could give Elfman lessons, my music's so dark.I'm the film score future. You're Jurassic Park.You can't beat me, Papa Smurf, so spare me the drama.Just make like E.T. and go phone home to your mama. Williams:You jest me, lad, but let's set things straight.What timeless scores did you make as of late?Your music ain't new. You got no direction.All I hear from you lately is recycled Inception.You got musical clout, but you lack finesse,and I got you kissin' the Sugarland Express.I got Star Wars, Jaws, Indiana Jones, E.T.My Superman can beat yours easy.Why so serious? Why the Dark Knight frown?Oh, that's right. I just took this Black Hawk Down!How do we go about promoting this guy here?EPIC POST IS EPIC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I think we should start a JWFan record label. Get all of our resident composers, songwriters, and rappers signed and droppin' mad beats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uni 306 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Fo' sho. There oughta be one for the Composer's Challenge folks alone—an album release for each competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBard 71 Posted July 3, 2014 Author Share Posted July 3, 2014 The next epic composer rap battle is now officially underway. Here is the link to it (although I must admit that it feels like in-site spam):http://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=24565#entry1019496 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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