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Jerry Goldsmith & John Williams- their best scores & general musical adoration discussion.

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Monday, July 26, 2010 3:23 PM

CHRISISALL


Goldsmith: my pick for his greatest achievement-
Planet Of The Apes. Original, inspired, sheer genius IMO.

Williams: (you won't agree I'll bet) it's a toss-up between The Fury & Superman- in both cases he was free to create whatever e liked, and that freedom showed.

Logan's Run, Raiders, there's a BUNCH of great ones, aren't there? Not to mention Lost In Space or Man From U.N.C.L.E.

Weigh in here, if you will.


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Tuesday, July 27, 2010 1:11 AM

LWAVES


Jerry Goldsmith:
His name never came to my attention until he did Star Trek TMP which was a fantastic score that really suited Trek and one of the few good things about TNG. Having just looked over his non-Trek work at IMDB my other faves would be Planet Of The Apes, Forever Young, The Omen, Alien and Poltergeist.

John Williams:
Easily my fave composer. Is there anyone that can claim to have scored as many big films as he has? He is obviously most famously associated with Spielberg and the Star Wars movies which has produced some fantastic music that is perfectly suited to the movie like Indy, E.T., Jurassic Park and Jaws. I don't think the man just understands music, I think he understands movies as well and what music can do for a film.
I'll agree with you that Superman is his best theme/score and I love the slightly disguised intro to it that we get on the extended cut. Perfect score for a superhero that is majestic, sweeping and uplifting all in the same piece. Don't remember the score from The Fury. As for Star Wars, which is arguably his most famous work, then I actually prefer his quieter scores like Luke or Leias theme to the main title or the Imperial March (as good as they are). Plus the Throne Room music as it leads into the end credits has got to be one of the most rousing pieces ever.

My other faves are Ennio Morricone and Danny Elfman. Elfman can sound a little similar sometimes especially when working with Tim Burton but it also really suits the darker, gothic elements of Burtons movies, often having a cheery, childlike quality to it.
Morricone's work with Sergio Leone would be enough IMO to make him a stand out composer but add to that his work on The Thing and The Untouchables (which I really like) and it makes him one of my favourites.



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Tuesday, July 27, 2010 8:40 AM

CHRISISALL


Quote:

Originally posted by lwaves:
The Untouchables

That was a masterpiece.




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