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I'm curious to find out of all the many composers we all know from yesteryear to today, what composer, more often then none just speaks to your soul, moves you, more on a continuing basis?
Most know James Horner is mine. After 27 years and all the controversy, there is something about his music that just gets to the inner depths of me.
Let's respect everyone's choices and not harp on controversies or negative aspects of this/that composer. We are all together in that we love film music so let's embrace each others opinions with open arms.
I think for me, Horner and really Carter Burwell and many of his scores really move me. Horner above anyone.
Who touches you?
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Oct 6, 2012 - 9:39 PM
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Broughtfan
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I didn't even have to think about this too long: Ralph Vaughn Williams. His music, especially his Sinfonia Antartica (Antarctica?) and Eighth Symphony, stirs my soul (and he wrote good film scores, too!) For film music, George Duning, especially his "Star Trek" scores. Wonderfully musical and emotional. Oh, and David Rose. All those beautiful scores for Bonanza, Little House and Highway to Heaven. He was simply extraordinary...by anyone's measure. Also, Earle Hagen, wonderful melodic gift and just one hell of a good composer (and astonishingly versatile!) For pop music, Elton John and Paul Simon.
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Jerry Goldsmith (wins 1st place)
Basil Poledouris (specifically cues on the first Conan score)
Mark Snow
Ennio Morricone
While I LOVE some Horner scores, can't say (off the top of my head), anything has reached that level -- it's always been enjoyability, emotional romps, etc.
And some of Ron Jones' ST:TNG work, which I can listen to thanks to Lukas!
I'm sure I'm forgetting some.
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GREAT choices and please keep them coming.
One score by Basil that just rips my heart out is him at the piano, It's My Party. WOW, I know that much slower and emotional score isn't everyone's taste as many like more of the bombastic fun stuff, but the softer more intimate stuff really gets me and I believe it's those times we can really see into these gifted composers.
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Georges Delerue, Ennio Morricone, Hans Salter, James Bernard are some of my favorites who often gave me music which really touch my emotions at different times in life.However there has been many film composers who have also delivered music which at times have touch my soul, including guys like Goldsmith Williams Bernstein Horner , Conti etc etc etc, the list of course goes on and on.In the pop field i always enjoyed the music of The moody blues, Don Mclean, Stylistics, Carpenters Perry Como, Bee Gees, Spinners and many more.
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Dan the Man your list is too long. No, who's touched you more then anyone AND on more of a continued basis. Like for me and Horner it's literally almost every score minus just a few. There has to be one or two of those you mentioned that have on more of a regular basis done it for you.
I mean for me Goldsmith, Conti, Williams etc. etc. EVERY composer has touched me, but for me who has touched me on more of a regular basis and who's composer I usually like 9/10th of their scores, it's Horner.
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Put me down for Ralph Vaughan Williams as well with music such as the TALLIS FANTASIA and FIFTH SYMPHONY.
Edward Elgar is up there too with works like THE DREAM OF GERONTIUS and SOSPIRI.
James Horner is a good choice Peter! He even channels Vaughan Williams with his IRIS score ( one of my favorites); a sublime and gorgeous score from beginning to end.
I agree my friend. Was listening to that the other day and my gosh, it's almost like a musical orgasm, lol.
Backtothefuturefan really love to hear from a fellow Horner fan. If you're on Facebook find me!
AND I appreciate everyone being very respectful of everyone's choices. Enjoying the positive vibes!
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Oct 6, 2012 - 9:56 PM
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David-R.
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I'm curious to find out of all the many composers we all know from yesteryear to today, what composer, more often then none just speaks to your soul, moves you, more on a continuing basis?
Most know James Horner is mine. After 27 years and all the controversy, there is something about his music that just gets to the inner depths of me.
Let's respect everyone's choices and not harp on controversies or negative aspects of this/that composer. We are all together in that we love film music so let's embrace each others opinions with open arms.
I think for me, Horner and really Carter Burwell and many of his scores really move me. Horner above anyone.
Who touches you?
The one who really, above all others, touches me: Michael Giacchino.
I guess that's not a surprise to many, but this man's music is really the only film music that has brought me to tears. John Carter and Star Trek are the only movies I have ever cried at, and when you see the film and hear the music, you'll understand why. Other composers also have first-rate music for their films, but Giacchino in particular just speaks to my soul.
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I'm curious to find out of all the many composers we all know from yesteryear to today, what composer, more often then none just speaks to your soul, moves you, more on a continuing basis?
Most know James Horner is mine. After 27 years and all the controversy, there is something about his music that just gets to the inner depths of me.
Let's respect everyone's choices and not harp on controversies or negative aspects of this/that composer. We are all together in that we love film music so let's embrace each others opinions with open arms.
I think for me, Horner and really Carter Burwell and many of his scores really move me. Horner above anyone.
Who touches you?
The one who really, above all others, touches me: Michael Giacchino.
I guess that's not a surprise to many, but this man's music is really the only film music that has brought me to tears. John Carter and Star Trek are the only movies I have ever cried at, and when you see the film and hear the music, you'll understand why. Other composers also have first-rate music for their films, but Giacchino in particular just speaks to my soul.
One thing that really impressed me with him, among many others is that in Star Trek he was given FULL range at one of the most emotional parts in the film, the beginning when his dad was saying good-bye. They took down the levels of EVERYTHING and kept just the music and dialogue during one of the biggest action set pieces, THAT was awesome, that they would even grant a composer HIS time to shine. Thank goodness for JJ to give MG his time in the spotlight.
Lost is one of my favorites. I'll get him to a Fans of Film Music at some point, he's just so busy! But that's good for us!
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John Barry.
Somewhere In Time, Frances, Playing by Heart, etc.
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Oct 7, 2012 - 12:49 AM
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I must say that no film music has "touched my soul" in the way that some classical pieces do.
I've sometimes thought, when listening to certain classical works, that the depth of communication is beyond my comprehension and that the composer must have been aided by some divine or supernatural force. It's as though the composer is speaking directly to me through his music and I can understand what he's "saying" as well as if he was sitting in the room speaking to me.
I've never experienced this with film music. I can get excited by it, feel emotional about it, laugh with it, be held spellbound by its wonderful orchestration... but it's a much more superficial level of involvement. It NEVER creates an illusion that the composer is trying to communicate with me personally – which those classical pieces sometimes do.
You asked about composers, but it's as much to do with the performer, especially with music for solo instruments. For every piece I've heard that moves me in the way I've mentioned, I've heard the same piece from a different performer that does not have the same "magic".
This leads on to why I know synth/sampled music can never do it for me, the very nature of it removing the vital sense of performance/communication and replacing it with something lacking any living, breathing soul at all. But that's for a different discussion.
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Well, another composer that comes to mind for me would be Christopher Young. Yes, he's the master of horror scores... but such works as Flowers in the Attic, Haunted Summer, Murder in the First, some soft pianos parts in Copycat... are all really stirring and emotional....
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