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As many of you probably know, AFi has compiled a list of the top 25 film scores. They are as follows: Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977) - John Williams Gone with the Wind (1939) - Max Steiner Lawrence of Arabia (1962) - Maurice Jarre Psycho (1960) - Bernard Herrmann The Godfather (1972) - Nino Rota Jaws (1975) - John Williams Laura (1944) - David Raksin The Magnificent Seven (1960) - Elmer Bernstein Chinatown (1974) - Jerry Goldsmith High Noon (1952) - Dimitri Tiomkin The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) - Erich Wolfgang Korngold Vertigo (1958) - Bernard Herrmann King Kong (1933) - Max Steiner E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - John Williams Out of Africa (1985) - John Barry Sunset Blvd. (1950) - Franz Waxman To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) - Elmer Bernstein Planet of the Apes (1968) - Jerry Goldsmith A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) - Alex North The Pink Panther (1964) - Henry Mancini Ben-Hur (1959) - Miklós Rózsa On the Waterfront (1954) - Leonard Bernstein The Mission (1986) - Ennio Morricone On Golden Pond (1981) - Dave Grusin How the West Was Won (1962) - Alfred Newman What do you guys think of the list?

Here is a link to some of my more recent music http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?songs=569949&T=1267 comments are welcome

Again, here is another song i just finished writing today. It is somewhat of a movement of a violin concerto and is around 6 minutes long. The beginning has a sort of "Steward of Gondor" feel to it, and the ending has a john Williams type fanfare finale. Enjoy! http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?PID=968851&T=1484

Thanks for the nice words Chris!

I just finished a new piece entitled funeral march. It somewhat pays homage to Beethoven's Eroica symphony mov. 2. It is scored for a string quintet with a piano and harp. The piece is around 4 minutes 30 seconds long, and was rendered with GPO. Enjoy! http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?PID=964562&T=433

Another short piece, written on the spur of the moment in about 10 minutes. http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?PID=958707&T=647

Hello everyone, I have just started my 5th symphony and this is the first movement. It is written in C minor (homage to Beethoven) and it is just a draft. Tell me what you think of it. Here is the link: http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?PID=947278&T=1228 Enjoy!

Thanks for the tips

I gave it a listen. Very good! Are you really just 14? It's quite advanced writing for one so young. Your sense of orchestration is particularly impressive. Also your ability to write convincingly within a certain genre. Both pieces sound like they wouldn't be out of place in a movie score. My one criticism is that you stay in the same key throughout the pieces. This doesn't matter so much in the second one (the egyptian piece), but is very noticeable in the first piece. With your skill in orchestration and particularly musical "punctuation" (by punctuation I mean key events, such as adding percussion, or suddenly changing instrumentation) you could also punctuate by changing key a few times, or at least moving away from the pedal point occasionally. I'm very impressed. Please keep posting your stuff! Thank you pixie_twinkle for your very kind comments. BTW I just turned 14 and I am thankful that you have taken a look at my peice. I have one question on your commetns though. When I change keys within a peice is it supposed to be sudden, or should I build up to it with certain chord changes. What is the best way to create a key change?

Has anyone taken a look at my music yet?

Okay, here is the link that I was supposed to post a while back. It is called Attack of the Barbarians and was composed about 4 months ago when I was 13 years old. It was made with garritan personal orchestra and composed with Sibelius, so the sound quality is pretty bad, but I hope you guys enjoy it. Here is the link. http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?pid=927093&T=3366 Here are some more scores that I have recently finished. They are called The War of the Pharoahs, and japanese folk tale. The first is written for a full orchestra, while the second is written for a solo violin with accompaniment. Here are the links. War of the Pharoahs http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?PID=927421&T=7108 Japanese Folk Tale http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?PID=927415&T=8456

Hello everyone I am a 14 year old composer who has been composing for around 2 years. I use sibelius with the garritan personal orchestra. Here is a fun peice I wrote. Its called attack of the barbarians. I won a few composing awards for this peice. It is attached.

I am eagerly awaiting the scans. TESB is my favorite score by the way. I envy you pi.