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Shaun
22-07-2010, 07:21 PM
Williams? Morricone? Steiner? Zimmer? Newman? Shore? Elfman?

I think Hans Zimmer is brilliant.
BB_Eye
22-07-2010, 10:11 PM
John Barry, Bernard Hermann and Ennio Morricone are probably my top three.

Jerry Goldsmith is great too for his Alien and Papillon scores.

Edit: Oh, can't forget Nino Rota either.
setanta
22-07-2010, 10:19 PM
I love so many, but it has to be Jerry Goldsmith because his music is a great accompaniment to the film in question, rather than an ego boost for himself, if you know what I mean? When it comes to other composers, I know instantaneously that it's their music, but with Goldsmith it was always new and challenging.
BB_Eye
22-07-2010, 10:25 PM
Yeah, Goldsmith has a very inobtrusive style that I like. Chinatown was another great one. Shame he got all corny and schmaltzy in the 80's with Star Trek: The Motion Picture's score and ended up sounding like another John Williams. :bored:
LemonJam
22-07-2010, 10:50 PM
Definatley agree with Hans Zimmer

One of my favourite scores is to Finding Nemo [Thomas Newman]

I also think Michael Giacchino is great.
James
22-07-2010, 11:58 PM
Jerry Goldsmith, James Horner (listen out for motifs he repeats across films mind you :D), John Williams, Michael Giacchino (his work on Lost was great. Really like his Up soundtrack also). Oh yeah Morricone and John Barry too.
Callum
23-07-2010, 02:46 AM
Carter Burwell and John Williams
Omen
23-07-2010, 03:07 PM
Roy Budd's score on Get Carter is very good.
Tom4784
23-07-2010, 06:53 PM
Danny Elfman for me, His scores are just magical.
Lee.
23-07-2010, 06:55 PM
James Horner for me :)
Novo
23-07-2010, 07:01 PM
Hans Zimmer

For Gladiator and Pearl harbour
Lee.
23-07-2010, 07:07 PM
Hmm yeah I'd forgotten about the Gladiator soundtrack.. That main tune with Enya is one of the best things ever.. So yeah him too please
setanta
23-07-2010, 11:23 PM
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I know I said that I hated the big composers because they're samey, but this was Herrmann's last score. How f£cjing good is it? Incredible.
setanta
23-07-2010, 11:25 PM
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It's incredible.
setanta
23-07-2010, 11:26 PM
Yeah, probably the greatest ever.