Greatest Film Composers in the Last 50-60 Years.

[Snikt]

In light of the thread for Best Directors of All Time, I thought it'd be fun for everybody to list their nominees for best composers. I'll start first

James Horner
Jerrry Goldsmith
John Williams
Hanz Zimmer
James Newton Howard
Michael Kamen (if that's spelled right)
Danny Elfman
Basil Poledouris
Alan Silvistri
Brad Fiedel

Some of my favorites from the past 5 years or so:

John Powell - Perhaps the best of the "X-Men" scores
Clint Mansell - Great scores for "The Fountain" and "Requiem for a Dream"
John Murphy - "28" Them from "28 Days Later" and "28 Weeks Later"
Bryan Tyler - "300" and "AVP: R"

Thoughts t:

 

[Poetic Chaos]

Jon Brion.

 

[Snikt]

Jon Brion.

What work has he done?

 

[Poetic Chaos]

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
I Heart Huckabees
Magnolia
Punch-Drunk Love

 

[Snikt]

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
I Heart Huckabees
Magnolia
Punch-Drunk Love

Very cool

 

[cryptic name]

Bernard Herrmann

 

[Armand Z Trip]

John Williams
Bernard Hermann
Ennio Morricone
Mark Mothersbaugh
Alan Silvestri
Michael Giacchino
Christopher Franke (Tangerine Dream)
Vangelis

 

[Sawyer]

Michael Giacchino

 

[SPIDERMAN117]

James Horner
"Glory" Charging Fort Wagner
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEkqmCGFYXk&feature=related

John Willaims
"Superman Theme"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK9leZLItek

Danny Elfman
"Batman Theme"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRZAk2rfESU

 

[Ziggyman]

Quincy Jones...?!?!

 

[mclay18]

Hans Zimmer... a definite no.

He's a good composer and all, but for the past decade, his specific sound has permeated many Hollywood movies (even for movies he's never composed for) and it's getting stale. I'd like to see the resurgence of more orchestral composers like John Williams... whose Indy 4 score is far better than Zimmer/Howard's TDK score.

But no one's mentioned Brian Tyler? His score for AVP 2 is the best action score he's ever done, and the only good thing about that film.

 

[Snikt]

Hans Zimmer... a definite no.

He's a good composer and all, but for the past decade, his specific sound has permeated many Hollywood movies (even for movies he's never composed for) and it's getting stale. I'd like to see the resurgence of more orchestral composers like John Williams... whose Indy 4 score is far better than Zimmer/Howard's TDK score.

But no one's mentioned Brian Tyler? His score for AVP 2 is the best action score he's ever done, and the only good thing about that film.

I did say Brian Tyler, but for some reason I typed "Tyler Bates." Don't know what I was thinking. But yes, I loved his score for "AVP: R" and "300"

 

[The_Vision]

John Williams
Ennio Morricone
Danny Elfman
Michael Giacchino