Favourite Film Composers...
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Topic: Favourite Film Composers...
Posted By: progadicto
Subject: Favourite Film Composers...
Date Posted: November 30 2006 at 01:21
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Well, this a list of may favourites... all of them great musicians... I like to know who are your favourite and why... My favourite is Danny Elfman 'cos I'm a huge fan of Tim Burton's movies... and Elfman's music has the perfect mixture between the old school of fim soundtracks (Herrmann, Mancini, etc) and his new ideas... Best regards... ------------- ... E N E L B U N K E R... |
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Posted By: Witchwoodhermit
Date Posted: November 30 2006 at 01:35
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Nice list. Not aquainted with many of them. Had to go with Walter/Wendy. "his" work on Clockwork is most memorable to me.
Mancini always makes me smile though. ------------- Here I'm shadowed by a dragon fig tree's fan ringed by ants and musing over man. |
Posted By: video vertigo
Date Posted: November 30 2006 at 02:31
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I like Hans Zimmer a lot, sometimes he seems to just do variations on the same theme, but they probably all do, very good list you made there.
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Posted By: Phil
Date Posted: November 30 2006 at 09:01
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This poll has been done several times before, but you have some interesting choices....I liked Bernard Herrman, who did the Hitchcock fims, but I forgot about him and had already clicked for Moricone!!
ps don't wish to be negative but please, don't all go voting for John Williams, he's boring.......
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Posted By: Chus
Date Posted: November 30 2006 at 09:47
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I really liked the composer of the scores of almost every Albert Brooks' movie... I don't remember his name, but his work in "The Muse" and "Defending Your Life" are memorable without being sensationalists. ------------- Jesus Gabriel |
Posted By: Scapler
Date Posted: November 30 2006 at 21:23
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Danny Elfman! NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS...AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted By: The T
Date Posted: November 30 2006 at 22:02
Please, instead of Elfman's repetitive crap (if you've heard Batman's soundtrack, you've heard them all) I pick Morricone: The Mission (this would be enough, but also...), Cinema Paradiso, The Untouchables, Once upon a Time in America, The Good, the bad and the Ugly, For a few more dollars, a fistful of dollars... Please...!!!!! ------------- 
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: December 01 2006 at 01:24
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John Williams,Danny Elfman and Enrico Morricone are favorites.
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Posted By: Zac M
Date Posted: December 01 2006 at 01:50
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I like John Williams..... the guitarist  .------------- "Art is not imitation, nor is it something manufactured according to the wishes of instinct or good taste. It is a process of expression." -Merleau-Ponty |
Posted By: R o V e R
Date Posted: December 01 2006 at 03:49
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sorry, cant choose
all of them are my favourites 
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Posted By: Spacemac
Date Posted: December 01 2006 at 15:05
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Posted By: progadicto
Date Posted: December 01 2006 at 16:35
The Muse music was composed by Elton John and orchestrated by Geoffrey Alexander Defending Your Life music was composed by Michael Gore and orchestrated by Shirley Walker. Michael Gore has done many songs for movies such as Fame, Footloose and The Fas and The Furious. ------------- ... E N E L B U N K E R... |
Chus wrote:Posted By: yesfan88
Date Posted: December 01 2006 at 17:21
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I went for Howard Shore for his incredible work on the Lord of the Rings films. ------------- "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it"- Evelyn Beatrice Hall |
Posted By: eugene
Date Posted: December 01 2006 at 17:24
Michael Nyman from this list, but I voted "other" meaning Klaus Doldinger's soundtrack for "Das Boot" is just fantastic  .
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Posted By: progadicto
Date Posted: December 01 2006 at 17:32
You're right. Doldinger is an acclamed german saxophonist and composer. He also done the OSt for Neverending Story... Sadly his homepage is in german but it's great: www.klaus-doldinger.de  ------------- ... E N E L B U N K E R... |
Posted By: Chus
Date Posted: December 01 2006 at 22:07
Elton John did the song.. but I'm talking about the orchestrated score... it's amazing, although the Defending Your Life score is more memorable.
Thanks for the info  ------------- Jesus Gabriel |
Posted By: Soul Dreamer
Date Posted: December 01 2006 at 22:28
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Micheal Kamen for his work on Band of Brothers and Highlander Second is Ennio Morricone for all the classical "Spaggetti Westerns" like "Once upon a time in the West" ------------- To be the one who seeks so I may find .. (Metallica) |
Posted By: progadicto
Date Posted: December 02 2006 at 11:14
Even if you don't believe me Elton John did the original score for The Muse and the song... Really!! I'm not joking!!!  ------------- ... E N E L B U N K E R... |
Posted By: Chus
Date Posted: December 03 2006 at 22:22
 Wow... I really didn't know that... a hell of a score it is nonetheless. BTW did you know that Elton John was with Gentle Giant before going solo!!??... I was surprised when I found out on a brazilian prog page------------- Jesus Gabriel |
Posted By: Psychedelia
Date Posted: December 04 2006 at 17:39
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Where the devil is Bernard Herman. He is by far my favourite film composer ------------- Another emotional suicide, overdosed on sentiment and pride |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: December 04 2006 at 18:01
 Quite.
Its like having a list of greatest directors and not including Hitchcock or a list of great composers and not including Mozart.....seriously. Completely invalidates the poll as far as I am concerned. Anyone who believes that is an exaggeration please check out this: http://uk.imdb.com/name/nm0002136/ - http://uk.imdb.com/name/nm0002136/ http://uk.imdb.com/name/nm0002136/ - http://uk.imdb.com/name/nm0002136/ Bernard Hermann is the undisputed #1. Oh and he used the theremine in The Day The Earth Stood Still so he was "prog" too.. |
Posted By: Progger
Date Posted: December 07 2006 at 16:30
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Lalo Schiffron
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Posted By: progadicto
Date Posted: December 07 2006 at 17:08
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Oh, boy!!! There's only 25 speces to put names so excuse if I left some great composer out of the list... Anyway I really like Herrmann and Schiffrin work but... there's no space for every talented musician that I know...
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: December 07 2006 at 17:24
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I really like Zbigniew Preisner and Michael Nyman -- voted for Presiner (Song for a Unified Europe is great, and I happen to love the Three Colours Trilogy). w Other composers I really like is Shigeru Umebayashi and Galasso (listen to the In the Mood for Love and 2046 soundtracks). Peer Raben is an excellent soundtrack composer (worked with Fassbinder and also contributed to 2046). |
Posted By: kebjourman
Date Posted: December 07 2006 at 20:42
| ENNIO MORRICONE! |