[Film] Your Favourite Ever Film Composer

Napier

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• May 25, 2018

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Ryuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence.

 

getz

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• May 25, 2018

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Another vote for Henry Mancini. Too many films to name. Listen to his scores for the Tv series in the 50's for " Peter Gunn".Wonderful!

 

Is it PotG?

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• May 25, 2018

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After Ennio, has to be Nils Frahm

 

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• May 25, 2018

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Ron Goodwin. Who? This!

 

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• May 25, 2018

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dazzer6666 said:

Probably Ennio Morricone for me. His catalogue is just enormous but the Spaghetti western soundtracks are fantastic

https://youtu.be/9dpNQFpeo6U

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Those and The Mission

 

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• May 25, 2018

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Philip Glass

 

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I'm guessing T Bone Burnett isn't allowed, what with him being a producer despite:-

 

ManOfSussex

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Danny Boyle

 

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Zimmer nails it again with another extraordinary piece https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUpvEgJEn94

 

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How about lobbing Jonny Greenwood into the pot, especially for 'There Will be Blood"?

 

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• May 25, 2018

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Team John Barry.
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However, I may have missed any mentions of Michael Nyman, John Williams, Carter Burwell, Clint Mansel and BERNARD XXXXING HERRMANN!!!!!

 

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Pevenseagull said:

Team John Barry.
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However, I may have missed any mentions of Michael Nyman, John Williams, Carter Burwell, Clint Mansel and BERNARD XXXXING HERRMANN!!!!!

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Carter Burwell is a great call. This is a stunning piece from a truly superb film. GREAT young composer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Diz7r2xa7c&t=163s

 

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Seven Dials

• May 25, 2018

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Barry.

OHMSS, You Only Live Twice, Goldfinger of course - but I can't believe nobody has mentioned this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBCqP7R42K0

 

Pevenseagull

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Don't think Lalo Schifrin hasn't been mentioned yet.
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Or Roy Budd

 

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• May 25, 2018

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Fabulous. John barry thunderball

 

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• May 25, 2018

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John Barry, but Michael Giacchino is brilliant:

https://youtu.be/2ZUHlrir4Og

and also John Powell (from East Sussex) who's done the Han Solo film too. Love the Bourne Trilogy soundtracks:

https://youtu.be/UKzAfdZ6_bg

 

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Lancing

• May 26, 2018

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W A Mozart - Elvira Madigan

Such a visionary, he wrote many pieces of film music before films were invented.

 

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OzMike

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That's a really tough one, would be hard to pick from Williams, Horner and Newman.

 

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I also like Craig Armstrong as well.