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For anyone interested/hasn't seen it yet, here is the Beacon article @Thor was referring to. 
 

 
 

If godfather means writing a ton of dull music that might have inspired someone else down the line to do a better job for film, yes.

Taika Waititi + John Powell would blend very well. They seem to have the same sense of humour.

Thank god, I thought I was the only one!
 
I do like the scores to some degree (they set the tone very well at least), but to say that they are the greatest film scores in history just seems insane to me.
 
I actually get more enjoyment from Se7en, which just sounds more unusual and interesting to me.
 
I disagree about HZ though...perhaps his more recent work is a bit overrated but still I wouldn't hesitate in calling him a genius.

This went from a thread about hiding tastes to an exemplification of why sometimes we hide our tastes.

Watched Godzilla again - what a fantastic score. SO fucking lively and massive. The melodies are exquisite and the orchestral dynamics wonderful, Who the fuck ever thought this was a lesser work? It sounds like Arnold is Mahler riding on Herrmann - just great. The finale especially is so impressive as a composition
 
 

The second cd I ever bought was the soundtrack to Independence Day. I’ll always have a soft spot for David Arnold, even if I haven’t been thrilled with where his sound has gone.  

I'm listening to Arnold's Zilla score now thanks to @thestat's post, and not only it's great but also it's so much fun! I miss the times when action blockbusters had fun scores like this. Since Bourne/Batman Begins, most music for Hollywood action movies is of the "dark and disturbing" brand.

I would like to jump on this Shore is overrated bandwagon

I don't think I've ever actively hidden my interest in film scores. In fact I feel like life would be easier if people didn't hide (parts of) themselves behind facades all the time. My best friend is into metal, but we get along nevertheless and often talk about our respective interests.

Yes I’ve always hid it. I relate to this thread a lot tbh. Part of the reason I joined this forum is because there’s no one in my life who I can talk to about the intricacies of film scores with. I enjoy mainstream music as well but film scores are bar and none my favorite.

Hey, look at this old thread. 
 
I can't stand Giacchino, Desplat, or Zimmer, but Howard Shore has the biggest disparity, for me, between the praise he gets vs the actual quality of the music. Minutes upon minutes go by in LotR without anything interesting happening, and he has entire scores that are comprised of nothing but the boring underscore in those films. I think it's easy to get distracted by the 18 french horns in the Minas Tirith cue, or the beautiful solo voices and choirs, and not notice that very little is happening musically. 
 
I will now turn in my film score fanclub I.D. card and membership kit.

Honestly the more I play it the more it feels like a nostalgia trip every time and I can’t help but love it. Brings back good memories. Also the story gets decently interesting at a point.

Playing Starfield now. It’s pretty fun but definitely feels like a 100% pure 2010s Bethesda game with all that entails. I’m having a blast with it despite its flaws.

For those interested in film score analysis, I'll be giving a virtual guest talk on harmony in John Williams' action music. The talk is with the Academy of Scoring Arts this Sunday, Sep. 10th, from 10am-12pm Pacific Time (they're based in L.A.). I'll be breaking down two cues from the original Star Wars trilogy: "Attacking a Star Destroyer" from The Empire Strikes Back, and "Fight in the Dungeon" (the Rancor scene) from Return of the Jedi. The idea is to give a sense not only of the kinds of chords Williams often uses, but also how he tends to use them in an action scene.
 
You must be a member to attend, but you can sign up entirely for free on the Academy's website. Here's the link for the talk on the ASA's site (includes a link to sign up with ASA):
https://scoringarts.com/event/the-music-of-john-williams-with-special-guest-mark-richards/

Really cool reduction!  I love that work...and composer frankly.  

Something I've been working on for the past couple of weeks:
 
 

Something I've been working on for the past couple of weeks:
 
 

How do you even think up something like this passage?!
 
 

What can I say, it came to me in a dream.

Just to flag that the ‘deluxe edition’ has reappeared on Apple Music (& other services no doubt) as a new release. What they have actually done is included the JW recording of Adventures of Han to bring this up to 36 tracks. Pretty pointless if you have both albums already but worth pointing out to those who haven't taken the plunge I guess…