Does anyone else love film scores (not soundtracks)?
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Does anyone else love film scores (not soundtracks)?
I have to say that Harry Gregson-Williams' score for Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is my most favorite of all, though I have trouble picking favorites. It was the first score I ever heard and the one that got me interested in film music in the first place. I always come back to it.
Some of my other favorite scores include:
Hans Zimmer - POTC: At World's End, The Lone Ranger, Interstellar (actually anything by Zimmer, really)
Brian Tyler - Now You See Me, Thor: The Dark World
Alan Silvestri - The Polar Express, Captain America: The First Avenger, The Avengers, Forrest Gump
John Williams - Schindler's List, Star Wars, Harry Potter
Danny Elfman - Avengers: Age of Ultron (with Brian Tyler), Alice in Wonderland, Edward Scissorhands
Michael Giacchino - Star Trek, Up, The Incredibles
Ramin Djawadi - Iron Man, The Great Wall
There's really too many to count, but it's a pretty lengthy start. Comment below if you love film scores too, or want to start listening, and list some of your favorites!
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1 - Howard Shore - The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (The Fellowship of the Ring being my favourite of the three)
2 - Miklos Rozsa - Ben Hur
3 - Hans Zimmer - Gladiator
4 - John Williams - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
5 - John Powell - The Bourne Ultimatum
6 - Alan Silvestri - Back to the Future
7 - John Williams - Riders of the Lost Ark
8 - Vangelis - Blade Runner
9 - John Williams - Star Wars Original Trilogy (Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi being my favourite of the trilogy)
10 - Hans Zimmer - The Dark Knight
There are many others, but I especially like those of which I also liked the movie a lot (after all, sound and particularry music play a major role in a cinematic experience). LotR is incomparable for being one of the first movies that I went to see to a theather; that epic soundtrack, the themes for each faction, the battles... Ben-Hur is the first major modern epic score, Gladiator a fine tribute to that style, Williams works at another level (for me, he's the one who better defines what a soundtrack for a movie has to be), Powell's work in the Bourne movies with his unique percussion style remarkable, and Vangelis marked a turning point in the use of synthesizers.
I stay with John Williams as my favorite composer (the one who makes the best use of classical instruments and their variations) and Hans Zimmer as a close second (for his use of computerized elements in search for unique and distintive sounds).
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That's awesome! It's really great to see that other people like this music too, and that the music isn't just sitting out there with no one listening to it. I love your list, though I would never be able to make a top 10 list myself - there's too many good ones to choose! And I definitely agree that I like scores better if they belong to a movie that I enjoy - I may not have understood the Interstellar soundtrack, and maybe even gotten bored with it, if I hadn't seen the movie and known the background and atmosphere of the story.KRay93 wrote: ↑03 Mar 2018, 13:14 Sure, I could easily consider it as my favorite genre of all. Here's my top ten:
1 - Howard Shore - The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (The Fellowship of the Ring being my favourite of the three)
2 - Miklos Rozsa - Ben Hur
3 - Hans Zimmer - Gladiator
4 - John Williams - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
5 - John Powell - The Bourne Ultimatum
6 - Alan Silvestri - Back to the Future
7 - John Williams - Riders of the Lost Ark
8 - Vangelis - Blade Runner
9 - John Williams - Star Wars Original Trilogy (Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi being my favourite of the trilogy)
10 - Hans Zimmer - The Dark Knight
There are many others, but I especially like those of which I also liked the movie a lot (after all, sound and particularry music play a major role in a cinematic experience). LotR is incomparable for being one of the first movies that I went to see to a theather; that epic soundtrack, the themes for each faction, the battles... Ben-Hur is the first major modern epic score, Gladiator a fine tribute to that style, Williams works at another level (for me, he's the one who better defines what a soundtrack for a movie has to be), Powell's work in the Bourne movies with his unique percussion style remarkable, and Vangelis marked a turning point in the use of synthesizers.
I stay with John Williams as my favorite composer (the one who makes the best use of classical instruments and their variations) and Hans Zimmer as a close second (for his use of computerized elements in search for unique and distintive sounds).
I actually like John Williams less than other composers, though I'm not sure why. Nothing against his music, that's for sure, though a lot of his scores are so similar that I can sing Star Wars while listening to Superman. But it's most likely because everyone likes John Williams, even people who don't regularly listen to scores. I tend to look for the less conventional options when picking a favorite.
Have you seen Hans Zimmer's Masterclass on film composing? My parents bought it for my for my birthday and I love it! It's super inspiring and I watch the videos whenever I start getting discouraged with my own composing.
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I find that Disney movies also have fabulous scores. It is difficult to compare with the score from Fantasia.
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I would totally agree with you.Essentially_Literate wrote: ↑28 Feb 2018, 17:19 I enjoy listening to film scores when I'm doing homework for my college classes. I don't really have a favorite yet. I like some soundtracks as well as film scores. Hearing music from The Matrix series is actually what got me interested in film scores.
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Dollars Trilogy-Ennio Morricone
Once Upon A Time In America-Ennio Morricone
Gojira 1954-Akira Ifukube
Day The Earth Stood Still-Bernard Herrman
The 1952 TV series Victory At Sea-Richard Rodgers
Good Night And Good Luck-Diane Reeves
Godzilla Tokyo SOS-Michiru Oshima. Mediocre movie, but the music sounds like something you might hear on Judgement Day. Ms. Oshima is pure genius.
Also the score from a terrible low budget B movie The Choppers but a great jazz-rock score by Alexander Courage.
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Thomas Newman- Road to Perdition, WALL-E, The Green Mile
Hans Zimmer- The Last Samurai
John Williams- Empire of the Sun, Memoirs of a Geisha
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Another great crimejazz score is Anatomy Of A Murder by Duke Ellington.
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