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Soundtracks: Is Hans Zimmer currently in his prime?
Posted on 12/19/13 at 9:13 pm
Posted on 12/19/13 at 9:13 pm
I know he's always been pretty awesome but I really like his recent work. Inception, Dark Knight, and Man of Steel are exceptional pieces of work.
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Posted on 12/19/13 at 9:19 pm to smash williams
I'd say Michael Giacchino is better.
This post was edited on 12/19/13 at 9:22 pm
Posted on 12/19/13 at 9:20 pm to smash williams
Maybe, but I believe Gladiator will always be my favorite of his
Posted on 12/19/13 at 9:25 pm to BamaDude06
Hans zimmer 
Posted on 12/19/13 at 9:34 pm to smash williams
Still cant hold John Williams jock
Posted on 12/19/13 at 9:46 pm to Cosmo
Two different styles of music. Williams uses a full orchestra every single time. Where as Zimmer uses anything he can get his hands on. Zimmer is 100x more versatile, but Williams has the trophies. That being said Zimmer has been screwed on many occasions. Same thing happened to Ennio Morricone.
ETA: Also Zimmer was never trained. He learned his craft by being a gofer for different studios and composers.
ETA: Also Zimmer was never trained. He learned his craft by being a gofer for different studios and composers.
This post was edited on 12/19/13 at 9:48 pm
Posted on 12/19/13 at 9:51 pm to thatguy1892
Christopher Drake's score just may be better than Zimmer and Williams.
It's Superman's score and captures Superman perfectly
Christopher Drake's score for All Star Superman.
It's Superman's score and captures Superman perfectly
Christopher Drake's score for All Star Superman.
Posted on 12/19/13 at 9:54 pm to BamaDude06
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Maybe, but I believe Gladiator will always be my favorite of his
Posted on 12/19/13 at 9:55 pm to smash williams
Yeah
Time on inception made that movie
Time on inception made that movie
Posted on 12/19/13 at 9:55 pm to thatguy1892
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Zimmer is 100x more versatile
He uses computers to create his sound whereas Williams actually writes sheet music and composes an orchestra. Also...Zimmer goes through phases where he borrows similar motifs from his past scores, incorporating them into his music.
Posted on 12/19/13 at 10:00 pm to smash williams
wanna know why he's the best? Watch The Holiday. It's a guilty pleasure movie for me and I honestly think it's because of his score.
This post was edited on 12/19/13 at 10:36 pm
Posted on 12/19/13 at 10:27 pm to smash williams
Zimmer not winning Best Score for Inception is a joke. Time alone should've won an Oscar.
Posted on 12/19/13 at 10:28 pm to RollTide1987
quote:Who can blame him? His past scores are so fricking awesome, I'd recycle them too!
Zimmer goes through phases where he borrows similar motifs from his past scores, incorporating them into his music.
This post was edited on 12/19/13 at 10:29 pm
Posted on 12/19/13 at 10:43 pm to smash williams
I would certainly say that Zimmer has dominated the movie scene for the last decade+
Posted on 12/19/13 at 10:53 pm to smash williams
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Soundtracks: Is Hans Zimmer currently in his prime?
I know he's always been pretty awesome but I really like his recent work. Inception, Dark Knight, and Man of Steel are exceptional pieces of work.
While Zimmer makes some interesting music, and some wonderful classic scores, his latest stuff, while incredibly bombastic, has really undermined the point of a film score. He's had some bad influence on film scoring LATELY.
Posted on 12/19/13 at 11:01 pm to Freauxzen
see I think that's a good thing. He takes over action scenes that are typically filled with horseshite dialogue.
Posted on 12/19/13 at 11:07 pm to smash williams
While I'm not familiar with the breadth of all the scores listed, I've always viewed The Thin Red Line score as the best I've ever heard. It was absolutely essential to the mood of the film and I saw an interview where one of the actors said Malick would blast the soundtrack during between time during the shooting so the actors could understand the film's tone and mood.
Several of the pieces on that soundtrack will give you chills.
Several of the pieces on that soundtrack will give you chills.
Posted on 12/19/13 at 11:24 pm to smash williams
I don't even really like the movie but the requiem for a dream song is fricking awesome
Posted on 12/20/13 at 7:35 am to thatguy1892
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Ennio Morricone
His Spaghetti Western stuff is amazing.
For Zimmer, I find myself listening to The Last Samurai music a lot. He has made some great stuff, but I wouldn't call him my favorite.
Posted on 12/20/13 at 7:37 am to smash williams
Danny Elfman will always be my favorite. Batman, Simpsons, Beetlejuice, etc.
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