Best music/composers on TV and film by chrisisall

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Best music/composers on TV and film

POSTED BY: CHRISISALL
UPDATED: Friday, December 29, 2006 15:06
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Sunday, November 19, 2006 6:37 AM

John Barry- Somewhere In Time/Bond movies
John Williams- Superman/Star Wars/The Fury
Jerry Goldsmith- Logan's Run/Supergirl/Gremlins/Star Trek TMP/Shamus
Robert Duncan- Buffy season 7
Joel McNeely- Dark Angel/Supercop
Basil Pouledoris- Conan/Robocop/The Touch
James Horner- 48 Hrs./Aliens/Star Trek 2
Alan Sylvestri- Back To The Future movies/Mummy 2/Tomb Raider 2/Predator
Michael Kamen- Highander/Die Hard movies/Lethal Weapon movies/X-Men
Hans Zimmer- Miami Vice(TV)/MI2/Broken Arrow
Greg Edmonson- Some pretty good TV show, I forget the name.....

Okay peeps, who am I forgetting here?

On the right note Chrisisall

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Sunday, November 19, 2006 6:48 AM

REGINAROADIE

The only one you're forgetting is arguably the great film comcposer ever, Bernard Hermann. He did the music for CITIZEN KANE, almost all of Hitchcock's movies, THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, TAXI DRIVER and created the theme music for THE TWILIGHT ZONE.

And on a personal note, I'd throw in Thomas Newman, for his invaluable contributions to AMERICAN BEAUTY and FINDING NEMO.

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"We have five million Cybermen. How many are you?"
"Four"
You would destroy the Cybermen with four Daleks?"
"We would destroy the Cybermen with ONE Dalek. You are superior in only one respect."
"What is that?"
"You are better at dying."

Trash talk between a Cyberman and a Dalek. It doesn't get any better than that.

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Sunday, November 19, 2006 6:59 AM

ECGORDON

There's no place I can be since I found Serenity.

One of my favorite of classic film composers is Bernard Hermann - Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Vertigo, North by Northwest, Psycho, The Birds, Taxi Driver, Obsession, plus theme to tv's Alfred Hitchcock Presents.

A few less traditional names:

Angelo Badalamenti - Twin Peaks, Lost Highway, Mullholland Drive, Dark Water, The Wicker Man

Brian Eno - Dune, A Midnight Clear, Neverwhere, 28 Days Later, The Jacket

Stewart Copeland - Rumble Fish, Talk Radio, Highlander II, Babylon 5: The Gathering, Dead Like Me

ETA: I didn't realize it took me that long to look up some of the films these guys did. Reginaroadie had not posted before I clicked on the reply button, thus beat me to the Bernard Hermann tribute.

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Sunday, November 19, 2006 7:07 AM

CHRISISALL

I forgot:

Vangelis- Chariots Of Fire/Blade Runner

Sily silly British Chrisisall

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Sunday, November 19, 2006 7:33 AM

BORNTOFLY

Danny Elfman- The Simpson's Theme, Beetlejuice, Midnight Run, Batman, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Good Will Hunting...okay, all Tim Burton films, Spidey 1 and 2, HULK...okay, he's done a LOT.

Dario Marianelli- I Capture The Castle, The Brothers Grimm, Pride and Prejudice, Opal Dream (an Aussie film that no one saw), V For Vendetta.

Don Davis- Bound, The Matrix Trilogy( okay, the entire franchise I think), Antitrust, Jurassic Park 3, Behind Enemy Lines, House on Haunted Hill.

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Sunday, November 19, 2006 8:21 AM

HELL'S KITTEN

Yoko Kanno - pretty much everything she did on Cowboy Bebop, series and movie (not to mention Ghost In The Shell). Gorgeous music. If you're fond of the Firefly music, you may find a few things you like from the Cowboy Bebop soundtracks.

Just a notion Saraisall

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Sunday, November 19, 2006 8:34 AM

CHRISISALL

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Originally posted by BornToFly:

Don Davis- Bound, The Matrix Trilogy( okay, the entire franchise I think), Antitrust, Jurassic Park 3, Behind Enemy Lines, House on Haunted Hill.

Oooo, and don't forget Ballistic: Ecks Vs. Sever!!!! Don's greatest IMHO.

Liking the less-known ones Chrisisall

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Sunday, November 19, 2006 10:31 AM

DAVESHAYNE

Ennio Morricone - The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly as well as many other spaghetti westerns.

David

"Not completely as well as the series of Firefly..." - From a review of Serenity at amazon.de

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Sunday, November 19, 2006 4:38 PM

CHRISISALL

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Originally posted by daveshayne:
Ennio Morricone - The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly as well as many other spaghetti westerns.

AND John Carpenter's The Thing AND The Untouchables!!!

The Chicago way Chrisisall

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Sunday, November 19, 2006 6:26 PM

PHOENIXROSE

You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.

Only one I can think of that hasn't been mentioned yet is Mark Snow, who did all the music for the X-files. Some of my favorite TV music until Firefly came along

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Sunday, November 19, 2006 8:49 PM

DAVESHAYNE

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
Quote:
Originally posted by daveshayne:
Ennio Morricone - The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly as well as many other spaghetti westerns.

AND John Carpenter's The Thing AND The Untouchables!!!

The Chicago way Chrisisall

Strewth.

David

"Not completely as well as the series of Firefly..." - From a review of Serenity at amazon.de

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Monday, November 20, 2006 7:27 AM

CYBERSNARK

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Originally posted by Hell's Kitten:
Yoko Kanno

Seconded.

She also did Escaflowne, Macross Plus, and many others that I don't know offhand.

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Saturday, November 25, 2006 5:03 PM

RYCE

Graeme Revell and Brian Tyler, who did SciFi's Dune and Children of Dune, respectively (the "Inama Nushif" montage will bring tears to your eyes)

No power in the 'verse can stop me!

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Wednesday, November 29, 2006 1:57 PM

OUT2THEBLACK

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:

I forgot:

Vangelis- Chariots Of Fire/Blade Runner

Good Catch ! Especially the Blade Runner tracks . I also love his Opera Sauvage .

To the on-par with Jon Vangelis list , I would also add Mark Isham . Particularly his soundtrack for " Never Cry Wolf " . Love that !

Loved the U2 and Seal compositions for whichever Batman film to which they contributed works .

Favorite soundtrack of late : " Memoirs of a Geisha " , which is also from John Williams . It is lush , gorgeous , and very evocative of emotion . It features the work of Violinist Itzhak Perlman and Cellist Yo Yo Ma . ( NOT " Yo MaMa ! " )

It also fits very well into the category of
" background music for the Firefly 'Verse " . Very Highly Recommended !

Keep the Faith . Share the Love . Feel the Joy !

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Friday, December 29, 2006 3:06 PM

KAYLEESTHEGREATEST

rise against was on good morning america this morning

Someday the verse will spit in your soup but at least they gave you soup.
one day
one plan
one mission
one army of browncoats
june 23rd serenity day

-Our mission as browncoats is to make us known.

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