TheSound
An Englishman in New York
I don't see a movie scores or film soundtracks thread anywhere, and I'm talking original scores, composed specifically for the big screen (or TV series) and not like Quentin Tarantino using Chuck Berry and Nancy Sinatra songs in his films! (as great as those movies of his are). So I thought 'classical' was the most appropriate section to start one, since most (though not all) of them tend to be orchestral based.
There's some great people worked in movies over the years, and composed some exceptional music, some of it IMO as great and as long-lasting as anything composed by the classical 'great' composers - a few that I really like are James Horner, John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Jerry Goldstein, Howard Shore, Alex North, Danny Elfman, Michale Kamen, Erich Korngold, Thomas Newman, Bernard Herrmann, Ennio Morricone, Miklos Rozsa, plenty more. I'd say John Williams and James Horner are my Top 2! They would be amazing composers in any era or any genre of music. Not household names many of them, but I guarantee anyone who has ever spent any time watching movies over the years, you will know and love their music, even if you maybe don't realise that you do!
Here's some great themes to start off, see what you think, and add some of your own favourite film score excerpts...
There's some great people worked in movies over the years, and composed some exceptional music, some of it IMO as great and as long-lasting as anything composed by the classical 'great' composers - a few that I really like are James Horner, John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Jerry Goldstein, Howard Shore, Alex North, Danny Elfman, Michale Kamen, Erich Korngold, Thomas Newman, Bernard Herrmann, Ennio Morricone, Miklos Rozsa, plenty more. I'd say John Williams and James Horner are my Top 2! They would be amazing composers in any era or any genre of music. Not household names many of them, but I guarantee anyone who has ever spent any time watching movies over the years, you will know and love their music, even if you maybe don't realise that you do!
Here's some great themes to start off, see what you think, and add some of your own favourite film score excerpts...