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DAVEY G
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Wed Jan 22, 2003 5:36 am Post subject: who's the most recognisable composer |
 
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Who has become the most recognisable composer,It would have to be John Williams,Danny Elfman that standout....
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Wed Jan 22, 2003 6:18 am Post subject: who's the most recognisable composer |
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I think Howard Shore has become fairly recognizable thanks to whole Lord of the Rings. And I'm definitely a huge James Newton Howard fan so I can usually pick him out.
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DAVEY G
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Wed Jan 22, 2003 6:51 am Post subject: who's the most recognisable composer |
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Damn right...J N H has a very haunting sound..and totaly helps give Mr Salamans movies an added atmosphere.There colaberation could soon be as good as Speilberg/Williams...
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Wed Jan 22, 2003 7:11 am Post subject: who's the most recognisable composer |
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My vote goes to James Horner. He definately knows how to make a score for glorious military movies.
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DAVEY G
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Wed Jan 22, 2003 7:37 am Post subject: who's the most recognisable composer |
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Yes indeed!!!! I bet even now...George W is pacing the white house listening to Courage under Fire !!! He is a diverse composer,with the likes of Braveheart,Titanic and a beuatiful mind.
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Wed Jan 22, 2003 9:31 am Post subject: who's the most recognisable composer |
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I am adding Hans Zimmer to that list and I give another vote for John Williams.
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Wed Jan 22, 2003 12:17 pm Post subject: who's the most recognisable composer |
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James Newton Howard is one of my favs whom I can recognize immediately, as is almost any Basil Poledouris piece. I also want to mention James Horner, whom I don’t think is spectacular, but that familiar sound he uses can also be picked out.
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Wed Jan 22, 2003 1:01 pm Post subject: who's the most recognisable composer |
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We might want to change the subject to the most unrecognizable but popular composer. I think that would be interesting because I can think of too many that are recognizable.
Goldsmith can be hard to pick out sometimes.
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Sun Jan 26, 2003 3:29 am Post subject: who's the most recognisable composer |
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As a huge fan of John Williams, I can usually recognize his style. Hans Zimmer is also great, but not that easily recognizable. I also have to agree with J N H.
Another one that hasn't come up yet is Trevor Rabin. He is pretty recognizable. Not the best of composers, but certainly not one of the worst. I'd rank him just below J N H.
On the other hand, James Horner is also very recognizable, but I think he has lost his touch since Titanic. I think his latest scores sound too much alike. Take "Enemy at the gates", which in some cases is a spitting image of "Titanic", which (in very small cases though) was a spitting image of "Apollo 13".
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Thu Mar 27, 2003 1:39 pm Post subject: who's the most recognisable composer |
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I would go with John Williams...
I can really pick him out.
But other would include Mr. Zimmer and Mr. Elfman.
I can always tell them out of the crowd.
As for one that are hard to recognize, I would agree that Jerry Goldsmith is a tough one...
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Fri Mar 28, 2003 2:23 pm Post subject: who's the most recognisable composer |
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ya i'm putting votes in for Hans Zimmer and John Williams, James Horner too maybe |
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moviebob
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I am about 90 percent sure that the general movie going audience knows john williams, rather than james horner, newman, newton etc.
and i would mainly say that becasue of his spielberg connection.
I would also say that steven spielberg would come to mind as americas most reconnzied director. |
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Kristofke
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Wed Apr 09, 2003 4:10 am Post subject: |
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I think that most people also will recognize the John Williams scores not from Steven Spielberg movies. Like Home Alone, Harry Potter, Star Wars, ...
My vote goes to John Williams, but I'm also a huge fan of Zbigniew Preisner and Alan Silvestri. |
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Morris
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Mon Apr 14, 2003 3:58 am Post subject: |
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I'd say James Horner is the most recognizable, with John Williams in close second (though the latter is definitely the most popular contemporary composer) |
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skywalker128
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Tue Apr 15, 2003 12:09 pm Post subject: |
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How about Thomas Newman?He may not the most recognizable,but some scores are quite easy to recognize!  |
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