Film score composer anyone? Hans Zimmer, Patrick Doyle etc.

**fndty** · 10-09-2011

I hope this is the appropriate forum.

I enjoy listening to movie score albums (some of my friends think this is weird), sometimes I even don't like the movie but like the scoring. But I don't really have any favorite in this genre (if you can call it genre). I really like Hans Zimmer's works, particularly Inception soundtrack album.

**musiclistsareus** · 10-26-2011

Ennio Morricone (The Mission and Cinema Paradiso), Nino Rota (La Strada), Preisner (Bleu), Williams (Seven Years in Tibet) and Glass (Truman Show) are a few of my faves.

**Masochism** · 10-26-2011

I don't know if I have a favorite, but I do tend to notice Alan Silvestri's name a LOT in films these days...

**musiclistsareus** · 10-27-2011

How did I forget Forrest Gump's Silvestri-the "Feather Theme" is instantly recognizable and beautiful.

**Masochism** · 10-27-2011

I hate that movie. It reminds me that I'm human, and I cry every time I see him standing under that tree, talking to Jenny's grave.

**Pioudine** · 01-20-2012

One of my favourite soundtracks is the one heard in "the last emperor" from director Bertolucci, composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto (Furyo). This music is a perfect synthesis between Western orchestration and asian music and sounds brilliant to me.
The way to mix chinese instrument into a classical symphonic orchestra is really amazing.
Such a talent !

**musiclistsareus** · 01-23-2012

Originally Posted by Pioudine

One of my favourite soundtracks is the one heard in "the last emperor" from director Bertolucci, composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto (Furyo). This music is a perfect synthesis between Western orchestration and asian music and sounds brilliant to me.
The way to mix chinese instrument into a classical symphonic orchestra is really amazing.
Such a talent !

That's a good one, too. Some interesting additions to the film score/soundtrack genre. Check out the (almost) all piano score for It's My Party (no relation to the '60s pop song of the same name), by Basil Poledouris. A new movie called The Descendants has an all Hawaiian Music soundtrack which is beautiful. I really like the Glory, Last of the Mohicans and Gettysburg soundtracks, too-though maybe part of that is just my interest in historical American movies.

**rickandjoe1** · 01-23-2012

I think I would go with Ennio, Hans, and John Williams. Those guys are living legends for sure.

**samsine** · 02-11-2012

I also love listening to soundtracks but I'm a composer, therefore I guess my behavior is biased.
And even I buy a soundtrack before watching its linked movie and sometimes it gives me the desire to see the movie whereas the movie trailer didn't convince me..