Poll: Best Composer

[Antwerp Caveman]

Before there were voices and audio and music in movies, there was music. We've all seen pictures of the old theatres of the early 20th century with a pianist sitting beneath the screen.

Music has never lost it's integral role in cinema. And ofcourse games too.

3 of the greatest and most famous soundtrack composers are the choices listed here.
I listed the names chronologically.
Ennio Morricone is ofcourse best known for giving life to the Spaghetti Westerns featuring Clint Eastwood.
John Williams is known for Indiana Jones, Star Wars, ET, Jaws, and a lot of other great pieces.
Danny Elfman definetly belongs in this list as well. He made soundtracks for many movies by Tim Burton.

Which do you think is best, and what piece will always stay with you?

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[Verlander]

Ennio Morricone. What a composer, iconic in my mind

 

[Jasper Jeffs]

From those 3, Ennio Morricone for this song alone:

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I also like Philip Glass though. I won't pick a favourite, though.

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[The Shade]

No love for Hans Zimmer, Clint Mansell, James Horner, Howard Shore, Brian Tyler, or Philip Glass in your poll? For shame...

 

[Stealthygamer]

John Williams for Star Wars

 

[Artina89]

I would go for Hans Zimmer. I used to like Danny Elfman but I found that there was very little to no variety in his music. That, and I was sick of the kids who used to sit at the back of homeroom class and playing "The nightmare before christmas" soundtrack as liking that film became the "in" thing. I like "the nightmare before christmas", always have since I was a very young child bea7cause of the animation and the score, but the same soundtrack being played over and over again can ruin the magic after a while. Sorry, I kinda strayed off topic at the end.

EDIT: I also like Clint Mansell, for his "Requiem for a dream" soundtrack if nothing else.

 

[meticadpa]

Hans Zimmer is fucking awesome.

 

[Ekit]

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OT: Probably Danny Elfman out of those. But John Williams is also great.

 

[Antwerp Caveman]

I personally never found Hans Zimmmer very interesting, and Howard Shore just feels to me like trying to be John Williams.

 

[Jim Grim]

Ennio Morricone, mainly for his compositions in Sergio Leone's classic western trilogy.

 

[Tuddle]

Hans Zimmer is number 1, followed by Ennio Morricone in 2nd place.

 

[voetballeeuw]

Howard Shore, easily. The LOTR movies would not be the same without his music.

 

[scarfacetehstag]

Hans Zimmer is the best composer for people who nothing about orchestral composition, very simple gavitoss pieces, fun to listen to, but not much else.

And no Basil Poledarius OR Ernest Gold?

Learn abit more about film composers before making something like this

 

[PunkyMcGee]

out of the three I'd say Williams, he uses melody very well and his stuff is easier to remember how they go without needing the song to go with it (maybe because back in my high school band, we preformed a medley of his stuff, and we keep practicing and practicing).

 

[Get_A_Grip_]

Deadmau5.

Erm, out of the three you mentioned I'd have to say John Williams, he's good with melodies and you really can't bet the Star Wars theme.

 

[Dango]

The man responsible for all the greatest Final Fantasy songs, Nobuo Uematsu.

 

[NeutralDrow]

No Jerry Goldsmith? I mean, I'm not much of a film person, but...

Hans Zimmer is the best composer for people who nothing about orchestral composition, very simple gavitoss pieces, fun to listen to, but not much else.

Luckily, that's basically all we need, so there's no problem with calling them the "best."

The man responsible for all the greatest Final Fantasy songs, Nobuo Uematsu.

Eh? I thought we were keeping this to film composers, otherwise the OP's list would have to include a number of classical, romantic, impressionist, and modern composers, not to mention Matoi Sakuraba.

...actually Matoi Sakuraba is my pick, anyway. He's about the only composer I'd put ahead of Uematsu, if only slightly. His work on the Baten Kaitos games deserves no less, even putting aside my fanboyism for the music of the Tales series.