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  1. 1. Who is the better film composer?

    • John Debney
      18
    • John Ottman
      3
    • John Powell
      15
  2. 2. Who is the better film composer?

    • James Horner
      15
    • James Newton Howard
      21


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That's a tough second one. I'm certainly more impressed by JNH lately, but Horner has still come up with more great materials...and a higher level of consistency (yes yes, bring on the Hornerism jokes).

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Given that 'best' can be defined in so many ways, I simply voted for my favourite of the options.

Debney and Howard it is for me too.

Good remark. I agree in every sense.

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The first is easily Powell, IMO. The second is a little tougher, but I would have to go with Horner.

Another good "John" though would have been John Barry.

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Oh yeah, I was going to add him, but I forgot.

I don't think I'll add him now, however, because that would be unfair to the 26 people who already voted in the first poll.

Same difference, dude.

Best could imply that we're talking best overall, not just of the choices listed. Better implies that one should pick which one of the composers they consider "better" than the other options.

But this is pretty pointless, I think everybody gets the just of this poll. :)

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If you were to ask who was the best composer and offer a list of options, it would be quite obvious that you mean the best out of the composers selected.

Never mind, though. Pointless discussion.

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You also forgot John Morris, and James L. Venable. Not that I expect they would get many votes, but they should still be for completion's sake.

Maybe James L. Venebale would have been the underdog who sweeped the entire poll. We will never know.

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