Datameister 2,034 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 And again, I can only offer the advice that you continually give it a chance. Very rarely has my opinion of a kind of music made such a complete 180-degree turn for the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I vote JP. I only have 3 by both, so I'm not completely qualified to make this decision. Not knowing the composers enough to make general statements, the only reasoning I have behind my decision is that I like my JP collection more than my MG collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neimoidian 14 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 And again, I can only offer the advice that you continually give it a chance. Very rarely has my opinion of a kind of music made such a complete 180-degree turn for the better.I already did try, but failed. Maybe someday I'll try again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,034 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I did say "continually." It may take a while. Heck, even the show itself took a while for me to get into...but I eventually realized just how amazing both are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I tried Bolt today and wasn't a fan at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,268 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 The two best composers working today. Are John Williams, Danny Elfman, Howard Shore, James Newton Howard and countless others not currently working?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckM 1 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 The two best composers working today. Are John Williams, Danny Elfman, Howard Shore, James Newton Howard and countless others not currently working??Sure, they're working. They're just not working very well. Based on his whole collection of work, I would easily place John Williams above JP or MG.Based on his recent work? No way!!! The very least of Powell's scores is far more pleasing to the ear than WotW, MoaG, or Munich.As for Howard Shore or James Newton-Howard, they are both easily underneath JP and MG, no matter which era of their composing styles you should choose.Danny Elfman would be about tied with JP for overall works, but, as with Williams, his recent works are nothing of particular greatness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,268 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I guess it would depend on how you define "recent"For me, Harry Potter 1-3, Lord Of The Rings 1-3, Spider-Man 1 & 2, and Wanted are all recent and good scores Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckM 1 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I guess it would depend on how you define "recent"For me, Harry Potter 1-3, Lord Of The Rings 1-3, Spider-Man 1 & 2, and Wanted are all recent and good scoresWell, if you want to go back that far, you have the following scores for Williams:2008 - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull2005 - Munich2005 - Memoirs of a Geisha2005 - War of the Worlds2005 - Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith2004 - The Terminal2004 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban2002 - Catch Me If You Can2002 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets2002 - Minority Report2002 - Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones2001 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone2001 - A.I. Artificial IntelligenceAnd you have the following scores for Powell:2008 - Bolt2008 - Hancock2008 - Kung Fu Panda2008 - Stop Loss2008 - Horton Hears A Who!2008 - Jumper2007 - P.S., I Love You2007 - The Bourne Ultimatum2006 - Happy Feet2006 - X-Men: The Last Stand2006 - United 932006 - Ice Age: The Meltdown2005 - Mr. & Mrs. Smith2005 - Robots2005 - Be Cool2004 - Alfie2004 - Mr. 30002004 - The Bourne Supremacy2003 - Paycheck2003 - Gigli2003 - The Italian Job2003 - Agent Cody Banks2003 - Stealing Sinatra2002 - Two Weeks Notice2002 - The Adventures Of Pluto Nash2002 - Drumline2002 - The Bourne Identity2002 - D-Tox2001 - I Am Sam2001 - Rat Race2001 - Evolution2001 - Shrek2001 - Just VisitingWhether in total number of those scores that are good, or in percentage of good scores compared to those that aren't that great, I'd still say that Powell surpasses Williams by just a bit.It's not going to be until you get back to the classic Williams (Star Wars, E.T, Jurassic Park, (the real) Indiana Jones, etc.) that he's going to pull distinctly into the lead. But then, of course, Powell wasn't composing back then, so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neimoidian 14 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Memoirs of a Geisha is better than anything Powell has written so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 If we're bringing JW into this, AI is infinitely better than anything I've heard from Powell thus far. I just don't get the guy's music at all.Saying that, can anybody tell me how much Powell contributed to KUNG FU PANDA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neimoidian 14 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 If we're bringing JW into this, AI is infinitely better than anything I've heard from Powell thus far. I just don't get the guy's music at all.Saying that, can anybody tell me how much Powell contributed to KUNG FU PANDA?Having heard it, I say: too little. There is too much of Zimmer's heavy hand heard in it, as far as I am concerned. I don't know the exact amount of contribution from each of them, though. I didn't like it, but didn't hate it either. I'm generally disappointed with last-year Powell's output. It wasn't bad, but rather unexciting. I haven't heard Horton...yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckM 1 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I don't know who actually composed which tracks, but based on the sound I'd say it was about 50/50. Maybe there was just a little more Zimmer than Powell but not much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breadstick Basilisk 108 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Powell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Powell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 4,145 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Giaccowell. Powcchino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Powell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,667 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Indeed. Two fine Jurassic scores are not enough to overcome an otherwise largely uninteresting filmography. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Giacchino. Up > anything Powell has done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,343 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 I like music. Koray Savas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Pitting composers against each other in meaningless petty opinion polls vs. Not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,343 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Enya vs Lindsey Stirling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewya 360 Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Powell > Giacchino I could see Giacchino standing a chance against if he somehow did good work more often, but he isn't. Both are pretty mediocre composers though. If we take their best works, Lost and the first How to Train Your Dragon, I am not sure which one I prefer. HTTYD is more "fun", but Lost may be more interesting. I also like the best material from the first Incredibles score, some of Medal of Honor (despite it being a pastiche score like Incredibles) and the finest parts of Ratatouille. That's about it when it comes to Giaccchino. With Powell I like the first HTTYD score, Bourne when it is at its best, and a few other scores when they are at their best like say Hancock. Nothing they have done is on my playlist(s) though, so I don't really care about their music even if some of it is pretty good indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,343 Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Why did this dumb old thread get bumped? Not Mr. Big and Arpy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Because it needed to be? Breadstick Basilisk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,270 Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 8 minutes ago, kaseykockroach said: Why did this dumb old thread get bumped? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,343 Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Powell is far superior. Gia is a hack. Breadstick Basilisk and Not Mr. Big 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post #SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 18, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 18, 2018 1 hour ago, JoeinAR said: Powell is far superior. Gia is a hack. I agree! Breadstick Basilisk, Not Mr. Big and JoeinAR 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,343 Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Shouldn't you kids be in summer school? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Overall, Powell. Hubris for the win. Breadstick Basilisk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,343 Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Severin, if you keep bumping the thread to acknowledge how stupid it is, it'll remain on the front page! Just ignore it! Fine, conscience, I'll do just that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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