What I like about...

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John Williams

His ability to build incredible themes and then render them in unexpected yet utterly satisfying ways...

Jerry Goldsmith

His bold and confident experimentation, delving into territories no one else had even thought of...

Bernard Herrmann

His incredible talent for boiling down big complex concepts into effortless and simple music...

Michael Giacchino

The sheer spirit in his work....

Alexandre Desplat

Texture texture texture...the man's music oozes texture and dynamic range...a man who dares take an orchestra from bombast to near silence in the 21st century.

Hans Zimmer

His ability to generate likable melodies

James Horner

His orchestration and sense of drama...

John Barry

No one can do sweeping grandeur like John Barry...NO ONE....

Miklos Rozsa

His ability to reach into a rich musical heritage and forge music that's completely fresh and modern...even today. I think he is THE link between classical music and what we now consider film music.

Your turn...for any composer you like...

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John Powell

His incredible knack for percussion and rhythm. No one else sounds as cool as his music does.

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Philip Glass

His ability to mesmerize you and completely engage you/pull you into his works.

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Thomas Newman

His ability to support the film and remain true to his unique voice at the same time.

Michael Giacchino

The sheer joy that comes through his writing; you can tell he REALLY enjoys what he's doing.

James Horner

His direct line into the emotional core of what the film's about, and his knack for making you feel it.

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The positivity!

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Angela Morley

Her willingness to forgo credit, visibility, or recognition -- as all women should -- to help make John Williams's career the success it has been.

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John Williams

His knack for throwing a bunch of weird, dissonant, unrelated polychords together in a way that somehow makes glorious musical sense.

Among many, many other things, of course.

Angela Morley

Her willingness to forgo credit, visibility, or recognition -- as all women should -- to help make John Williams's career the success it has been.

Angela Morley is the next Michael Giacchino!

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You

Holds me tight.

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John Williams

His ability to build incredible themes and elegant orchestrations in great, somtimes brilliant set pieces. Often overlooked great jazz musician, too.

Jerry Goldsmith

Form and structure with prussian discipline, plus he could do about anything and still make it trademark JG - a trait rarely any film composer demonstrated with such conviction.

Bernard Herrmann

His incredible talent for boiling down big complex concepts into effortless and simple music...

Alexandre Desplat

Texture texture texture...the man's music oozes texture and dynamic range...a man who dares take an orchestra from bombast to near silence in the 21st century.

James Horner

Long-time dead composer who still writes the most deliriously gorgeous, schmaltzy and yearning stuff.

John Barry

No one can do kinky pop/beat/jazz like John Barry...NO ONE....

Miklos Rozsa

His ability to reach into a rich musical heritage and forge music that's completely fresh and modern...even today. I think he is THE link between classical music and what we now consider film music.

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The positivity!

Angela Morley

Her willingness to forgo credit, visibility, or recognition -- as all women should -- to help make John Williams's career the success it has been.

Gone.

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You

Holds me tight.

!! Funniest post in a while!

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That much is certain.

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Elliot Goldenthal

His incredible piano melodies, his absolute command of the orchestra and how unclassical he makes classical music sound

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He is in an absolute league of his own, when it comes to film composers. Which is probably why he doesnt work much in film anymore....

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Vince Guaraldi

It's his time of the year. Linus and Lucy is a Christmas Classic.

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It's only November, but here they are starting the Christmas season already

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Joey

For endorsing Vince Guaraldi

Stefan

For his warm friendship and glowing sense of humor

Myself

For being such a smartass

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Joey

For endorsing Vince Guaraldi

And for being a good friend.

Stefan

For his warm friendship and glowing sense of humor

I LOVE YOU TOO MAN!

Myself

For being such a smartass

Join the club!

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It's only November, but here they are starting the Christmas season already

I'm on vacation next week so on 11-16-12 I'll put up my tree, decorate the house and the yard.

Alistair Sims

You sir are my favorite "Ebenezer Scrooge", You give hope of redemption for all the unhappy people of the world.

Pino Donaggio

You know how best to build and amp up the level of tension and terror. I bow to your greatness.

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BloodBoal

Without his Ultimate Feel Good Video, we all still would be depressed JWFANers.

What a warmhearted guy.

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Elliot Goldenthal

His incredible piano melodies, his absolute command of the orchestra and how unclassical he makes classical music sound

Which ones? If you please.

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Piano melodies, you mean, Quint? Chase Noir from Batman Forever, Claudia's Allegro Agitato from Interview with the Vampire, The Kiss from Final Fantasy, Train Station Farewell from Michael Collins, Andante from Sphere, among many others

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I know three of those, but not the rest. Thanks for the tip, his melodies are indeed very strong.