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Posted on 1/30/24 at 5:07 pm to The Next
Bernard Herrmann is the GOAT
He started his long career conducting the score to Citizen Kane (first film). 100 or so films later he did all the Hitchcock Hollywood movies like Psycho, Vertigo, North by Northwest - these pretty much invented what we know as a the modern score. At the time of his death in 1975 he was working with young filmmakers like DePalma & Scorsese. Taxi Driver was his last film.
Spielberg really wanted him for Jaws but he was booked. Rumor is, they had a meeting scheduled to discuss Close Encounters but Herrmann died of a heart attack the night before.
Ask John Williams who was his inspiration - its Herrmann
He started his long career conducting the score to Citizen Kane (first film). 100 or so films later he did all the Hitchcock Hollywood movies like Psycho, Vertigo, North by Northwest - these pretty much invented what we know as a the modern score. At the time of his death in 1975 he was working with young filmmakers like DePalma & Scorsese. Taxi Driver was his last film.
Spielberg really wanted him for Jaws but he was booked. Rumor is, they had a meeting scheduled to discuss Close Encounters but Herrmann died of a heart attack the night before.
Ask John Williams who was his inspiration - its Herrmann
This post was edited on 1/30/24 at 5:08 pm
Posted on 1/30/24 at 8:35 pm to The Next
Bridge of Spies is still my all time favorite score
Posted on 1/30/24 at 8:46 pm to OWLFAN86
4 hours later and not one upvote from you uncultured swine
Posted on 2/1/24 at 1:57 pm to OWLFAN86
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Anton Karas
Had to buy one his albums after watching The Third Man. Had never heard of a zither before that.
Underrated composer: Robert Folk.
Mostly did comedies and tv, but the Police Academy theme is so iconic that you instantly recognize it whenever anyone else uses a snippet of it. youtube
Posted on 2/1/24 at 5:27 pm to The Next
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James Horner
James has scored some of the most iconic and memorable films ever made.
Notable films - Titanic, Braveheart, A Beautiful Mind, Willow, Aliens, Star Trek, Apocalypto, Apollo 13, Avatar
Horner is my favorite for sure. Love the Glory soundtrack!
Posted on 2/1/24 at 5:42 pm to The Next
Giorgio Moroder.. Top Gun, Flashdance, Midnight Express, Cat People, Scarface, Superman and many more.
T Bone Burnett... Oh Brother, Where Art Thou, Cold Mountain, Crazy Heart, Walk The Line
T Bone Burnett... Oh Brother, Where Art Thou, Cold Mountain, Crazy Heart, Walk The Line
Posted on 2/1/24 at 5:48 pm to nealnan8
Morricone
Ira Newborn
Ira Newborn
Posted on 2/1/24 at 6:13 pm to TopekaTiger
Thomas Newmans' score on Road To Perdition is the most underrated score ever. I have never heard something so hauntingly beautiful in a movie.
Posted on 2/1/24 at 6:47 pm to The Next
Has anyone said this guy? He has a seat at the table.
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Basil Konstantine Poledouris (/?p?l?'d??r?s/; August 21, 1945 – November 8, 2006) was an American composer, conductor, and orchestrator of film and television scores,[1] best known for his long-running collaborations with directors John Milius and Paul Verhoeven. Among his works are scores for the films Conan the Barbarian (1982), Red Dawn (1984), Iron Eagle (1986), RoboCop (1987), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Free Willy (1993), Starship Troopers (1997) and Les Misérables (1998). Poledouris won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special for his work on the four-part miniseries Lonesome Dove in 1989, and was a four-time recipient of the BMI Film Music Award.
Posted on 2/1/24 at 7:31 pm to nealnan8
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Giorgio Moroder
Hugely influential guy.
Posted on 2/1/24 at 7:53 pm to The Next
John Williams is kind of unrivaled in my opinion.
Alan Menken is also at the top.
Alan Menken is also at the top.
Posted on 2/1/24 at 11:56 pm to The Next
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John Williams
Absolute GOAT. I don't think anyone else has produced so many memorable pieces for the biggest movies.
Notable films - Star Wars, Schindler's List, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter, and too many others to list here
You didn't even mention Superman which I think is just as iconic as Star Wars.
Superman opening credits
Seinfeld "The Race"
This post was edited on 2/2/24 at 12:02 am
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