Lewya 360 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 I just found their picks. Thomas Newman's top 5 film scores of all time: 1. Chinatown - Jerry Goldsmith - ”For its mood — it fits the time and place perfectly.” 2. To Kill a Mockingbird - Elmer Bernstein - ”Very effective, it just works.” 3. Psycho - Bernard Herrmann - ”Unique and utterly unusual.” 4. The Wizard of Oz - Herbert Stothart - ”Sure, I love the songs, but the score itself is excellent.” 5. King Kong - Max Steiner - ”There's a total sense of popcorn fun. It's a fountainhead score - the beginning of something new.” Elliot Goldenthal's top 5 film scores of all time: 1. Cape Fear - Bernard Herrmann - ”He was the first minimalist. The score was played at a volume where it wouldn't compete with the movie's sound effects.” 2. La Strada - Nino Rota - ”It brought together the carnival and sensual elements of the church.” 3. Altered States - John Corigliano - ”With this soundtrack, he reinvented orchestration in film scoring.” 4. On the Waterfront - Leonard Bernstein - ”His only score had the sky-soaring melodic beauty of the American school.” 5. The Informer - Max Steiner - ”This has both Irish and Celtic folk melodies combined with a sweeping orchestral tapestry. It's brilliant.” Leonard Rosenman's top 5 film scores of all time (in no order, although we can assume the Herrmann score is his #1): Psycho - Bernard Herrmann Jaws - John Williams Gone with the Wind - Max Steiner Patton - Jerry Goldsmith East of Eden - Leonard Rosenman He included himself among the 5 best film scores of all time. Hans Zimmer's top 5 film scores of all time (in no order, although he has said at another time that the Morricone score is his #1): Once Upon a Time in America - Ennio Morricone Blade Runner - Vangelis Midnight Express - Giorgio Moroder Close Encounters of the Third Kind - John Williams The Shawshank Redemption - Thomas Newman Thoughts on their picks? Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Hear, hear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Good picks. I only haven't heard The Informer. I own and like all the others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,533 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Finally! Two pollsters who actually know what they are fucking talking about! Oops! For a minute, I thought that it was the Dirty Harry THE INFORMER To be honest, it's no surprise that Goldenthal picked ALTERED STATES. It's a bit like Marco Beltrami selecting THE OMEN. Having said that, these are solid choices, all round. Bravo. People whose opinions we can both admire, and trust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post crocodile 8,016 Posted August 11, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 11, 2019 And Williams gave Newman his first job in the business. Ungrateful little shit! Karol Jurassic Shark, Naïve Old Fart, crumbs and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Fine choices, albeit quite "safe" (except maybe THE INFORMER, which was a surprise). Obviously no surprise that Goldenthal picked ALTERED STATES, since Corigliano was one of his mentors. Surprised he didn't also pick an Aaron Copland score, since that was another of his mentors. Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Ugh. Too cool for school picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,483 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 They're all dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,533 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Bes, you'll find that John Corigliano is still very much alive. Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Richard said: Bes, you'll find that John Corigliano is still very much alive. Not only that, he's always looked incredibly young for his age, although I believe that now, at 81, his age is finally starting to show a little bit. But just a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 2 hours ago, Richard said: Bes, you'll find that John Corigliano is still very much alive. Where did that guy just come from?! I googled him and really feel like I should get all his scores (only four of them there are). It's a great find for me in any case! Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 He's one of the foremost US composers of the latter half of the 20th century and beyond, so I'm surprised you haven't heard of him. He's up there with John Adams, Philipp Glass, Steve Reich etc. But yeah -- you have a lot of great stuff ahead of you if you're going to explore. And ALTERED STATES ain't a bad beginning (I also saw the film for the first time about a year ago, and I was really blown away by it -- far better than I had expected. It's on Netflix, at least here in Norway). Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 I saw an interview recently where it looked like his age was finally catching up to him. And very solid choices listed by these fine gentlemen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 He looks like a man in his 60's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 At least this pair are qualified to judge. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 All his 4 scores are absolutely fantastic Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUlyssesian 2,478 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 17 hours ago, Lewya said: I just saw their picks in an article from 1995. Thomas Newman's top 5 film scores of all time: 1. Chinatown - Jerry Goldsmith - ”For its mood — it fits the time and place perfectly.” 2. To Kill a Mockingbird - Elmer Bernstein - ”Very effective, it just works.” 3. Psycho - Bernard Herrmann - ”Unique and utterly unusual.” 4. The Wizard of Oz - Herbert Stothart - ”Sure, I love the songs, but the score itself is excellent.” 5. King Kong - Max Steiner - ”There's a total sense of popcorn fun. It's a fountainhead score - the beginning of something new.” Elliot Goldenthal's top 5 film scores of all time: 1. Cape Fear - Bernard Herrmann - ”He was the first minimalist. The score was played at a volume where it wouldn't compete with the movie's sound effects.” 2. La Strada - Nino Rota - ”It brought together the carnival and sensual elements of the church.” 3. Altered States - John Corigliano - ”With this soundtrack, he reinvented orchestration in film scoring.” 4. On the Waterfront - Leonard Bernstein - ”His only score had the sky-soaring melodic beauty of the American school.” 5. The Informer - Max Steiner - ”This has both Irish and Celtic folk melodies combined with a sweeping orchestral tapestry. It's brilliant.” Both Newman and Goldenthal have a Herrmann and Steiner score in their top 5 film scores of all time. Thoughts on their picks? Great minds think alike! On 6/18/2019 at 5:13 PM, TheUlyssesian said: John Williams Scores 1. E.T. 2. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 3. Star Wars 5: The Empire Strikes Back 4. The Reivers 5. Hook Non John Williams Score 1. Gone With The Wind - Max Steiner 2. Lawrence of Arabia - Maurice Jarre 3. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg - Michel Legrand 4. Amarcord - Nino Rota 5. La Strada - Nino Rota Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 4 hours ago, TheUlyssesian said: Great minds think alike! 1 out of 10. Not bad... Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 7 hours ago, KK said: I saw an interview recently where it looked like his age was finally catching up to him. And very solid choices listed by these fine gentlemen. He's starting to look even more like Frank Langella. Boring composer. Not enough fanfares and hummable tunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,483 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 13 hours ago, Richard said: Bes, you'll find that John Corigliano is still very much alive. I can fix that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,533 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 11 hours ago, Thor said: ...ALTERED STATES ain't a bad beginning (I also saw the film for the first time about a year ago, and I was really blown away by it -- far better than I had expected. It's on Netflix, at least here in Norway). My only regret, is that I never saw ALTERED STATES at the cinema, and in Megasound. Other than that, it's a visually amazing film, with a very moving - and very human - ending. Ken Russell should be proud. 2 hours ago, Dixon Hill said: Not enough fanfares and hummable tunes. Coming from you, Pil, I find that hard to believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Richard said: Coming from you, Pil, I find that hard to believe. Being facetious of course - John is, shall we say, an old friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Thomas included a score that I sometimes would say is my single favorite of the medium, To Kill a Mockingbird. So, good on him? Once 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Given my dislike of Steiner's brand of heavy viennese style i looked up 'The Informer' (probably even watched the Ford movie when i was a kid). I still don't see the appeal. It ain't bad, for sure, but thick as usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 My issue with Steiner isn't so much the Viennese style, but his reliance on mickey-mousing (although I guess you could say they're related in a way). He's my least favourite composer of the Golden Agers. However, he has some gems, and his film noir stuff feels more coherent. And the triptych of THE ADVENTURES OF MARK TWAIN, KING KONG and THE TREASURE OF SIERRA MADRE are favourites. I believe I sampled THE INFORMER once; should check it out again. Never seen the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,076 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 23 hours ago, Thor said: Not only that, he's always looked incredibly young for his age, although I believe that now, at 81, his age is finally starting to show a little bit. But just a little. I'd say he looks like a woman in her 50s! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 2 hours ago, Thor said: And the triptych of THE ADVENTURES OF MARK TWAIN, KING KONG and THE TREASURE OF SIERRA MADRE are favourites Especially TotSM i found grating beyond believe for Huston's tough movie. This was a sparse Hour of the Gun-Goldsmith score waiting to happen. If i would have to chose a favourite, it would be the eternal 'Adventures of Don Juan'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,076 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Steiner was great when imitating Korngold. Fabulin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Y'know the old story, Korngold meets Steiner on the WB lot in the late 40's, asking him 'Tell me something, Korngold. We've both been at Warner's for years now, and in that time your music has gotten progressively worse and worse and mine has been getting better and better. Why do you suppose that is?' And without missing a beat Korngold answered, 'I tell you vy dat iss, Steiner dat iss because you started copying me and I started copying you.' " Fabulin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,076 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Yeah, that's a great story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,335 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Of all those mentioned by the composers, I only have Cape Fear (score of the remake version) and Psycho (not sure what version). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Naïve Old Fart 9,533 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 8 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: I'd say he looks like a woman in her 50s! Geez. That is a woman in her 50s! You're looking at the wrong person! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,076 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 46 minutes ago, Richard said: Geez. That is a woman in her 50s! You're looking at the wrong person! Oh, I don't pay much attention to blokes. Except for JW, of course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewya 360 Posted February 14, 2020 Author Share Posted February 14, 2020 I just found Leonard Rosenman's and Hans Zimmer's top 5. Leonard Rosenman's top 5 film scores of all time (in no order, although we can assume the Herrmann score is his #1): Psycho - Bernard Herrmann Jaws - John Williams Gone with the Wind - Max Steiner Patton - Jerry Goldsmith East of Eden - Leonard Rosenman He included himself among the 5 best film scores of all time. Hans Zimmer's top 5 film scores of all time (in no order, although he has said at another time that the Morricone score is his #1): Once Upon a Time in America - Ennio Morricone Blade Runner - Vangelis Midnight Express - Giorgio Moroder Close Encounters of the Third Kind - John Williams The Shawshank Redemption - Thomas Newman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tydirium 1,167 Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Hans no doubt picked CLOSE ENCOUNTERS because it has "Wild Signals", if that other recent list is any indication. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,457 Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Zimmer included Shawshank, the score he defeated when he won his Oscar in 94, in his list of best film music tracks and now of top 5 scores. Does he feel a little guilty for defeating Shawshank? Of course, The Lion King opened many doors on his career, earned him a ton of money and is of course his only Oscar, but... Deep down, maybe he wanted to loose to Newman that year? If that's truth, then we agree. In a perfect world, Newman would've won for Shawshank in 94 and Zimmer would've won either for The Thin Red Line or Prince of Egypt in 98 - both are wonderful scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Dammit, I wish I had the photo of Zimmer bowing to Moroder, but at least I have some others, like this, for example: Smeltington and Edmilson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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