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As a professional (European) musician I strongly disagree with the title of the topic. One important thing that is being overlooked is that orchestras simply evolve as time goes by. The LSO of today isn't the LSO of let's say the early 80's. Not worse, not better, different. The same goes for Hollywood players, who are equally good 'orchestral' musicians as all the rest. Most of those people get drafted from the Symphony orchestras of southern california if I'm correct (LA phil, Pasadena symphony, etc..) My favorite sounding orchestras are, in no partical order, the hollywood studio players of the 80's (E.T. for example), New York phil from the 60's, Cleveland orchestra under bernstein and the one orchestra which stays true to its sound, the Vienna Philharmonic. And for your information, when the LSO records for something like a film score, more than ever these days, players from other London orchestras and free lancing players also play along, mostly in the brass section. And that's why I believe they don't sound as 'homogeneous' as they used to, too much different styles of sound mixed together. I'll take Hollywood over London at this point.

It fits the scene.. and is of course performed wonderfully by the horns and strings.

That would probably be because most of the players from back then have either retired or changed jobs. Besides for scoring sessions players from different orchestras and/or free-lance players are hired to back up the LSO a bit anyway. Even for different sessions for the same movie..It's all (well mostly) in the mix..

If someone does have it online, could they please PM me? I'd really love to hear this! Thanks

Elfman for me, can't really explain why, there's just something in his music that I love.

I think, they in fact, overlapped in the beginning of the 90's (possibly late 80's, but I'm not sure) Robin Hood came out in 1991 and De Rosa played lead there, but Hook also came out in 1991 and Jim Thatcher was the principal horn there (He plays a short but amazing solo in the track called 'The lost boy chase, at about 1'10")

Actually he played until early 90's, he still is the principal horn on kamen's 'Robin Hood' for alot of information about mr. derosa => http://www.usc.edu/schools/music/LAhorn/hi...history/ch4.htm

I play french horn :-)

Hey, I play the horn. The JW music for horn is very beautiful, but not that difficult. Hardest part I ever had to play was the fire storm from independence day. High, fast, loud...hard