Favorite Movie Composers

[ArchAngel71857]

Hanz Zimmer.

I like pretty much everything he does, even Days of Thunder.

I like Howard Shore's LOTR score, but i haven't really heard anythig else he does. But Hanz Zimmer consistently writes movies scores i could listen to endlessly.

-AA

[sfer]

Bernard Herrmann.

Working today, Jon Brion and Carter Burwell.

[swede123]

John Williams is pretty awesome. The music from Star Wars and Indy Jones and Superman and Jaws etc. etc. is part of pop culture today.

To this day everytime I hear the Imperial March from Star Wars I remember watching the movies for the first time when I was a little kid. Pretty sweet stuff.

As far as an all-time favorite soundtracks go, I'm gonna have to give it to Last of the Mohicans, the 1992 movie with Daniel Day Lewis. It's a great movie, and the music, made by Randy Edelman, makes it even better.

[Paluka]

Basil Poldouris. He did Conan the Barbarian and Conan the Destroyer.

[fnord_too]

Ennio Moricone

[codewarrior]

Hanz Zimmer then John Williams, but it's close.

[2planka]

Bingo. Perhaps the most influential composer of the past 20 years.

Side note - "Directors Cut" by Fantomas is a must have for Mike Patton enthusiasts. Heavily influenced by Morricone.

[Dynasty]

Although I don't consider it the best score, the best use of a score was in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. The score was by James Horner.

[dr. klopek]

Danny Elfman.

[GuyOnTilt]

I don't keep up with scores, so I really couldn't say. But I do like most everything James Horner has done.

GoT