Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 1. Junkie XL 2. Hans Zimmer 3. Steve Jablonsky 4. Ramin Djawadi 5. Rupert Gregson-Williams Disco Stu and filmmusic 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Just now, Baby Jane Hudson said: 1. Junkie XL 2. Hans Zimmer 3. Steve Jablonsky 4. Ramin Djawadi 5. Rupert Gregson-Williams Strong choice picking Rupert over Harry. I like your style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayesian 1,364 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 1 hour ago, Baby Jane Hudson said: 1. Junkie XL 2. Hans Zimmer 3. Steve Jablonsky 4. Ramin Djawadi 5. Rupert Gregson-Williams That’s funny! Good one! /nervous chuckle/ 1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,519 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Actually, that's a great list of composers, even if Baby Jane might have intended it as a joke. Not entirely sold on Ramin Djawadi yet, but the others, I absolutely love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 You have so much love to give, Thor. Even a top 100 wouldn't be enough to list all your favorite composers! Kasey Kockroach and Jurassic Shark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 1 hour ago, Scintillating_CA said: That’s funny! Good one! /nervous chuckle/ Does it make you feel more secure on your own taste to let everyone know how uncomfortable you are with a list praising those composers? 1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayesian 1,364 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 6 minutes ago, TheGreyPilgrim said: Does it make you feel more secure on your own taste to let everyone know how uncomfortable you are with a list praising those composers? Sigh. It’s called humor. That’s what “/nervous chuckle/“ is for. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,519 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 43 minutes ago, Alexcremers said: You have so much love to give, Thor. Even a top 100 wouldn't be enough to list all your favorite composers! That's actually true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 16 minutes ago, Scintillating_CA said: Sigh. It’s called humor. That’s what “/nervous chuckle/“ is for. I don't think that's funny. I don't think that's funny at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 I think it is funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 22 hours ago, Thor said: Actually, that's a great list of composers, even if Baby Jane might have intended it as a joke. Not entirely sold on Ramin Djawadi yet, but the others, I absolutely love. I like Iron Man, Pacific Rim and Westworld. The 2-CD edition for the latter might be a bit much for you though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caliburn 72 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 My list is probably pretty different :-) Joe Hisaishi John Powell Abel Korzeniowski Michael Giacchino Ramin Djawadi Of course, it does not mean that I do not like composers like John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Jerry Goldsmith and James Horner. But personally, this top 5 grabs me the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Nice Top 3, unfortunately ruined by the following 2 (especially the last one!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Williams: The depth and breadth of his work is stunning. His musical and dramatic sense are unparalleled. His melodies, timeless. His harmonic language, striking. Rozsa: A unique voice, principled and disciplined in his technique. True gift for spirituality. Best string writing in Hollywood, or anywhere else after 1930, really. Horner: Such a joyous composer. What he might lack in variety he more than makes up in heart. No slouch as a technician, either. Morricone: Singular. A masterful technician and superb melodist. And The Mission might just be the greatest of all film scores. Korngold: A rousing pioneer, without whom the guys above would not exist. All around great composer. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 - Jerry Goldsmith - John Powell - Christopher Young -Scott Bradley -John Williams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,839 Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 John Williams Jerry Goldsmith James Horner Danny Elfman not sure about 5th place maybe John Barry/Joe Hisaishi/Miklos Rozsa/Henry Mancini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,519 Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 I've posted in this thread before, but can't remember what I chose. I think my list would look something like this: 1. John Williams 2. Hans Zimmer 3. James Horner 4. Rob Simonsen 5. Cliff Martinez This is in terms of CURRENT favourites. In terms of alltime favourites, both Elfman and Goldenthal (to whom I have a completist relationship) would obviously be there, but Goldenthal hardly does scores anymore, and I really dislike what Elfman does with blockbusters and action films (even if I very much like what he does in smaller indie films and such). Williams would be a bit off too, due to his disappointing scores in the last 13 years, but then he saved everything with THE POST. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,552 Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 @Thor, it's always nice to see some love for Cliff Martinez. I've been a fan of his music ever since I saw TRAFFIC, in 2001. I CAN'T DO THIS never ceases to move me. As for my top-5, I'll just check.......still checking......still checking....... .......ah, yes, its still the same: 1/ John Williams 2/ Jerry Goldsmith aaaand that's about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 16 minutes ago, Richard said: As for my top-5, I'll just check.......still checking......still checking....... .......ah, yes, its still the same: 1/ John Williams 2/ Jerry Goldsmith aaaand that's about it That's truly it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of Ren 789 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Not in any particular order: -John Williams (I just revisited his score for Indiana Jones and just with that he reminded me why he is so great) -James Newton Howard (I love a lot of his fantasy scores, specially Atlantis and Maleficent, and also his collaborations with Shyamalan, especially The Village and Lady in the Water) -Michael Giacchino (His works for Pixar are most of them fantastic, being The Incredibles one of them. Also, I recently listened to the full Jurassic World score and is not far from William's original, in my opinion) -Ramin Djawadi (Although he is not liked here a lot, I really enjoy his GoT scores and I also love what he created in Westworld) -Benjamin Wallfisch (He is probably one of the best composer to come out of Zimmer's school. His scores for A Cure for Wellness and It are in my top ten of the previous year) -Fernando Velazquez (A spanish composer similar in style to Wallfisch, he has great melodic scores, with special mention to The Orphanage, Crimson Peak and The Impossible) Honorable Mentions: John Powell (I love his score for Dragons and Pan), Hisaishi (Mononoke and Spirited Away are on my top 10 animation scores) & Abel Korzeniowski (Nocturnal Animals, A Single Man or Penny Dreadful show how much talent he has, but he hasn't been doing a lot lately) Also, I like Zimmer, but not right now. His last scores have most of them disappointing sound design that worked well inside the movie but weren't really pleasant as standalone listening experiences. Mr. Who and Kasey Kockroach 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Arpy 4,145 Posted September 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted September 23, 2018 2 hours ago, Lewya said: It is painful to have to leave out Jerry Goldsmith and John Williams from my all time top 5. Jurassic Shark, Cerebral Cortex, Omen II and 7 others 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 John Williams Alexandre Desplat Howard Shore Nino Rota Vangelis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 1. John Williams Verdict: Genius 2. Howard Shore Verdict: Masterful 3. John Powell Verdict: The Future 4. Michael Giacchino Verdict: Disney and Pixar go-to 5. Thomas Newman Verdict: He knows what he's doing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,552 Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Last time I looked, it's still 1/ John Williams 2/Jerry Goldsmith Brundlefly and filmmusic 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,839 Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 55 minutes ago, Richard said: Last time I looked, it's still 1/ John Williams 2/Jerry Goldsmith Yeah, it's always those 2 in that order for me too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 How boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 10 hours ago, The Illustrious Jerry said: 1. John Williams Verdict: Genius 2. Howard Shore Verdict: Masterful 3. John Powell Verdict: The Future 4. Michael Giacchino Verdict: Disney and Pixar go-to 5. Thomas Newman Verdict: He knows what he's doing John Powell is the future? He's 55. Better crack those knuckles and get going beyond shitty Star Wars spinoffs. Kasey Kockroach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 14 minutes ago, gkgyver said: John Powell is the future? He's 55. Better crack those knuckles and get going beyond shitty Star Wars spinoffs. John Williams is 86 and he's still keeping the works coming. The way I see it, Powell has many years ahead therefore many great works ahead. Pity you cannot share in the excitement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 John Williams did his best work when he was younger than Powell now. If Powell has his best work behind him, I won't bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 1 hour ago, gkgyver said: John Williams did his best work when he was younger than Powell now. If Powell has his best work behind him, I won't bother. You're disgusting. gkgyver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Arpy 4,145 Posted September 25, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted September 25, 2018 6 hours ago, gkgyver said: John Powell is the future? He's 55. Better crack those knuckles and get going beyond shitty Star Wars spinoffs. The film or the score? The film was okay, but the score was a lovely hybrid of Powell's familiar style and Williams's 'Williams-isms'/'Star Wars-isms'. Holko, John and SteveMc 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 21 hours ago, filmmusic said: Yeah, it's always those 2 in that order for me too! For me too, but I would swap the numbers. 1) Goldsmith 2) Williams 3) Morricone 4) ??? 5) ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 On 9/24/2018 at 9:04 PM, gkgyver said: John Powell is the future? He's 55. Better crack those knuckles and get going beyond shitty Star Wars spinoffs. It's, so far, the only Star Wars score album I can listen to all the way through without zoning out or dozing off. He'll be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 On 3/8/2018 at 8:02 PM, The Illustrious Jerry said: Of the ones I have taken the time to appreciate- John Williams This is JW Fan and I am a JW Fan after all. Hans Zimmer Not my favorite, but he is good enough to be number two on my list. Jasha Klebe and Jacob Shea I put them as a pair because they work together all the time. Particualirly with Planet Earth II and Blue Planet II, two awe inspiring BBC documentary series'. Michael Giacchino I really enjoy a lot of his Disney Pixar scores. UP, Ratatouille, Inside Out. Then there's Rogue One. A few tied for fifth Howard Shore, Geoff Zanelli, Thomas Newman, and Danny Elfman Howard Shore would be higher if he had mentionables outside of The Hobbit Trilogy and TLOTR. I like Thomas Newman's Finding Dory a lot. Geoff Zanelli has some great scores especially Pirates 5. Danny Elfman has a very wide selection of music too, but not my favorite. Mentionable George Fenton did Planet Earth I. Well done George. John Powell too ,he's great. With all due respect to Jerry Goldmsith and James Horner, whose scores I have not yet explored. Nice to see a fellow Zanelli fan. What other scores of his do you like besides Pirates? On 3/9/2018 at 7:20 AM, Thor said: I've posted in this thread before, but can't remember what I chose. I think my list would look something like this: 1. John Williams 2. Hans Zimmer 3. James Horner 4. Rob Simonsen 5. Cliff Martinez This is in terms of CURRENT favourites. In terms of alltime favourites, both Elfman and Goldenthal (to whom I have a completist relationship) would obviously be there, but Goldenthal hardly does scores anymore, and I really dislike what Elfman does with blockbusters and action films (even if I very much like what he does in smaller indie films and such). Williams would be a bit off too, due to his disappointing scores in the last 13 years, but then he saved everything with THE POST. I like Simonsen a lot too. What are some of your favorite scores? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Zimmer 211 Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 After hearing First Man, I gotta put in Justin Hurwitz. Hopefully he'll get more gigs soon, deserves it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 14 hours ago, Koray Savas said: Nice to see a fellow Zanelli fan. What other scores of his do you like besides Pirates? Killing Kennedy was good. 4 hours ago, Lord Zimmer said: After hearing First Man, I gotta put in Justin Hurwitz. Hopefully he'll get more gigs soon, deserves it. Justin Hurwitz is very promising. I think La La Land will be hard to beat. Who knows, once I get around to First Man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 6 minutes ago, The Illustrious Jerry said: Killing Kennedy was good. That's a favorite for Star Wars fans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, kaseykockroach said: That's a favorite for Star Wars fans! Whining about The Last Jedi? Refusing to see Solo? Spamming the Internet with racially and sexually insensitive posts? Come see Killing Kennedy: The Unexpected Sequel It's the film Mattris is giving five thumbs up to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 16 minutes ago, The Illustrious Jerry said: Killing Kennedy was good. Check out Into The West. The Illustrious Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 I saw First Man last night. Updated List: 1. John Williams 2. Justin Hurwitz La La Land was not the one hit wonder for Hurwitz. He's shown he's all in. His music goes perfectly with Chazelle's films. It's honestly the next Spielberg-Williams that's how excited I am. The score in the film was excellent- a nice recurring riff you can sample in Another Egg Head, a stirring theme often played on theremin but with the full orchestra in The Landing, I had to wipe the tears off my face. The score was so darn beautiful and the film so darn good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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John 2,032 Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 On 10/14/2018 at 10:54 AM, The Illustrious Jerry said: La La Land was not the one hit wonder for Hurwitz. Have you heard his score for Chazelle's Whiplash? Or seen the film, for that matter? He's been doing quality work long before La La Land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 I accidentally posted in this thread but I choose not to answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 51 minutes ago, John said: Have you heard his score for Chazelle's Whiplash? Or seen the film, for that matter? He's been doing quality work long before La La Land. Alas, I am a worm, for my ears have not felt the sweet touch of what I believe is a more percussion oriented score. It is one that I must investigate. To further my statement John, La La Land is not the only quality work of Hurwitz per se, rather that La La Land was the one that really put him out there for me. I had heard of Whiplash and Guy and Madeline, but it wasn't until La La Land that I decided to take a closer look. Besides, La La Land is his best score thus far. So to summarize, yes you are absolutely right. However, my post was slightly misinterpreted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 2 hours ago, John said: Have you heard his score for Chazelle's Whiplash? Or seen the film, for that matter? He's been doing quality work long before La La Land. You make it seem like he has a long merited career. The man just composed his 4th score. Whiplash was only 2 years before La La Land. The Illustrious Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabulin 3,514 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Williams so far ahead of any film composer alive or dead Horner Goldsmith JNH A.desplate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,086 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 On 9/25/2018 at 4:19 AM, The Illustrious Jerry said: John Williams is 86 and he's still keeping the works coming. The way I see it, Powell has many years ahead therefore many great works ahead. Pity you cannot share in the excitement. Nah, Powell's only in it for the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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