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Movie Scores & Composers

metis

aged ecumenical anthropologist
I just ordered the soundtrack from "Harriet", which is one beautiful and touching movie. During the credits at the end is "Stand Up" sang by Cynthia Erivo, and the video here at the link is that song and also some snippets from the movie:
 

PearlSeeker

Well-Known Member
Definitely Vangelis: Blade Runner, Chariots of Fire, Conquest Of Paradise, Opera Sauvage, Antarctica.


I like many things by Morricone but my favourite is The Mission. Absolutely sublime!


One great less known soundtrack - Popol Vuh: Aguirre

 
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Rival

Diex Aie
Staff member
Premium Member
Hans Zimmer's score for The Lion King is all around amazing. The stampede music hits me every time, as does the music to 'remember who you are'.

David Shire's score for Return to Oz is similarly striking.
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
Alien & Aliens have really memorable scores.
Not that the others aren't great, but these 2 stuck with me.

Jerry Goldsmith....
James Horner....
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
I like Carter Burwell's work.
2 of my favorite movies come to mind....
The Hudsucker Proxy
Fargo
 
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Sand Dancer

Currently catless
Which scores or composers are your favorites?
Which scores inspire repeated listening.

Big fan of: Bernard Herrmann, Danny Elfman, Ennio Morricone

Honorable mention for Gattaca's score: Michael Nyman
(I'm prejudiced cuz it's such a great movie too.)
Departure from Gattaca....

Not my thing, but my husband's favorites are John Williams, Danny Elfman, Howard Shore, Philip Glass. I am sure I am missing some.
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
Not my thing, but my husband's favorites are John Williams, Danny Elfman, Howard Shore, Philip Glass. I am sure I am missing some.
There are so many good ones.

Btw, I think John Williams does an extraordinary job matching music to
the movie, but I find that independent of the movie, it doesn't appeal.
Many say he's the greatest of all time...I don't argue against that.
But the favorites I've cited must pass the test of wanting to hear
their music even without context.

And now for....
 
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Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
So many great composers.
This one is a guy who doesn't come to mind,
but just listen to this stellar classic. It's been
re-used often cuz it's so wonderful & evocative.

As usual, I judge a score primarily by being
listenable independent of the movie.
This is just a personal preference.
I won't presume to judge & rank composers
by any attempted objective standard. I don't
believe there can be one.
 
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Thief

Rogue Theologian
Jesus Christ Superstar
a rock opera
Tim Rice
Andrew Lloyd Webber

the music and scheme of lyric are brilliant


but the movie sucked
 
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