JTN 2,043 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 There are film composers whose names are not evident how to pronounce or not easy to pronounce properly. My first entry is the name of Hungarian composer Miklós Rózsa. The “s” at the end of his first name is pronounced like the “sh” in English. And the “zs” in his last name is pronounced like how the “ge” at the end of “rouge”. The Hungarian word “rózsa” means “rose”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,371 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Hans Zimmer, to be pronounced correctly like in German in English spelling would be "Hunns Tsimmer" and translated to English language it would be "John Room". Like John Hans is derived from "Johann" or "Johannes" so it's pretty much the same name. JTN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTN 2,043 Posted January 4 Author Share Posted January 4 How do you pronounce Lalo Schifrin’s last name? “Shifrin” or “Skifrin”? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTN 2,043 Posted January 4 Author Share Posted January 4 How do you pronounce Alexandre Desplat’s last name? Do you say the “s” or is it silent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. A. Ron 1,742 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 I believe it’s something like Des-plaw. At least, that’s how an acquaintance pronounced it and she was apparently a big fan of his. JTN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,519 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 The 's' is silent, as well as the 't', obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post eitam 364 Posted January 4 Popular Post Share Posted January 4 The "t" is silent but not the "s". Desspla. Here he pronounces his own name (thanks Wikipedia) : JTN, Bespin, enderdrag64 and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,473 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 I always wanted to know how to pronounce "Zbigniew Preisner" (more the "Zbigniew" part than the "Preisner" part). I have a lot of difficulty with languages from Northern and Eastern Europe. JTN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marian Schedenig 8,210 Posted January 5 Popular Post Share Posted January 5 17 hours ago, JTW said: “Shifrin” or “Skifrin”? Shifrin. ThePenitentMan1, Andy and JTN 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 4,141 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Wojciech Kilar? JTN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Trope 527 Posted January 5 Popular Post Share Posted January 5 I've often wondered, how do you guys pronounce "John Williams"? Loert, mstrox, ThePenitentMan1 and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,359 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 51 minutes ago, Trope said: I've often wondered, how do you guys pronounce "John Williams"? Jawn Wheel-ee-awms mstrox and Trope 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,519 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 11 hours ago, eitam said: The "t" is silent but not the "s". Desspla. Here he pronounces his own name (thanks Wikipedia) : Indeed. Leave it to proper names to be exempt from the more traditional ways of pronouncing (or not pronouncing) s'es in French. Usually, the 's' is silent before a consonant like 'p'. I'm reminded of my old high school librarian, whose last name was 'Høst'. She was a Frankofile, and loved to say her name would be "invisible" in France. The 'H' at the front would be silent, the 'st' at the end would be silent and they don't have the 'ø'. So not much left! JTN and Stark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,371 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 4 hours ago, Trope said: I've often wondered, how do you guys pronounce "John Williams"? If you used the German pronounciation, you should spell his name like "Djonn Uilliäms". And translated into the respective German names he would be called "Hans Wilhelm". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,433 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 23 minutes ago, Thor said: Indeed. Leave it to proper names to be exempt from the more traditional ways of pronouncing (or not pronouncing) s'es in French. Usually, the 's' is silent before a consonant like 'p'. I'm reminded of my old high school librarian, whose last name was 'Høst'. She was a Frankofile, and loved to say her name would be "invisible" in France. The 'H' at the front would be silent, the 'st' at the end would be silent and they don't have the 'ø'. So not much left! I guess we would call her 'ost' and pronounce all the letter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Faleel 5,359 Posted January 5 Popular Post Share Posted January 5 44 minutes ago, Raiders of the SoundtrArk said: I guess we would call her 'ost' and pronounce all the letter Better than calling her C&C Stark, ThePenitentMan1 and Raiders of the SoundtrArk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,519 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 1 hour ago, Raiders of the SoundtrArk said: I guess we would call her 'ost' and pronounce all the letter Since 'ost' means 'cheese' in Norwegian, that would be an odd surname indeed. GerateWohl and Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 9 hours ago, Andy said: Wojciech Kilar? I pronounce it Wochuck Killer. Andy and JTN 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,210 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 10 hours ago, Andy said: Wojciech Kilar? Woe-check Keelar I believe. Andy and JTN 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Now a funny one. Camille Saint-Saëns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,519 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 17 minutes ago, Marian Schedenig said: Woe-check Keelar I believe. The 'W' is pronounced more like a 'V', I believe, but I'm not 100% sure. JTN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,210 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 21 minutes ago, Marian Schedenig said: Woe-check Keelar I believe. First name seems wrong though... probably the "American" pronunciation, don't know why that stuck in my head. According to Wikipedia, it's: [ˈvɔjt͡ɕɛx ˈkʲilar]. Which is more IPA than I can handle, but it seems at least close to "Voytek". JTN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thor 7,519 Posted January 5 Popular Post Share Posted January 5 It's Voy-check. Raiders of the SoundtrArk, JTN, Andy and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,433 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 3 hours ago, Bespin said: Camille Saint-Saëns. Camille would be Ka-mi Saint is [sɛ̃] (don't really now how to simplify it in english) Saëns would be Sa-[ɑ̃]-s JTN and Edmilson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTN 2,043 Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 This may seem ridiculous, but I'm serious, because I've heard it said both ways. Michael Kamen - Is his last name pronounced Kay-men or Ca-men? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,519 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 I've only ever heard it pronounced Kay-men. Edmilson and JTN 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTN 2,043 Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 That's how I usually say it, but I want to be sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,433 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 I would also say Kay-men JTN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTN 2,043 Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 19 hours ago, Edmilson said: I always wanted to know how to pronounce "Zbigniew Preisner" (more the "Zbigniew" part than the "Preisner" part). I think the "z" at the beginning is pronunced like the "z" in "zenith". The "w" is pronounced like a simple "v". At least that's how I, a Hungarian pronounce a Polish name. I might be wrong. Edmilson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 4,141 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Phillipe Sarde Help, please. I’m not French, nor do I speak it. I like this thread. It makes me feel better about myself. Although I don’t imagine I will remember “Voy-chek Keelar” without serious practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,519 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 1 hour ago, Andy said: Phillipe Sarde Help, please. I’m not French, nor do I speak it. It's pretty straightforward, with the last e silent, and the a as in 'sad'. Fileep Sard. You can also use a guttural r if you want to feel proper French. Edmilson and Andy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,671 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 On 04/01/2024 at 11:34 PM, Trope said: I've often wondered, how do you guys pronounce "John Williams"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,515 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Can't tell which of the above posts are joking and which are serious, but just to set the record straight... On 04/01/2024 at 10:22 PM, Edmilson said: I always wanted to know how to pronounce "Zbigniew Preisner" (more the "Zbigniew" part than the "Preisner" part). Zbeeg-nyev. On 05/01/2024 at 3:29 AM, Andy said: Wojciech Kilar? Voy-cheh (not "Voy-check"). That said, the pronunciation of Polish names/surnames often gets mangled in English/American contexts, especially when their holders adopt such pronunciations. Like the Wachowski brothers would be properly pronounced "Va-hov-skee" not "Wa-chow-skee", or Steve Wozniak would be "Vozh-nyak" not "Wah-znyak". No wonder people get confused! Andy and Edmilson 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hooper 1,801 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 On 4/1/2024 at 10:29 PM, Andy said: Wojciech Kilar? Here are a couple of Polish guys pronouncing it: https://forvo.com/word/wojciech_kilar/ Loert and Marian Schedenig 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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