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I don't think there is a single best, but these are among the best...
Citizen Kane
Ben-Hur
Lawrence of Arabia
Psycho
A Man For All Seasons
Kwaidan
Romeo & Juliet (1967)
The Lion in Winter
OHMSS
Patton
Nicholas & Alexandra
Chinatown
Superman
Alien (even though the score was mostly ruined)
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Blade Runner
The Road Warrior
First Blood
Ghostbusters
Ran
Braveheart
The Red Violin
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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This far down the thread and no one else has mentioned Lawrence of Arabia by Maurice Jarre?
That is the best example I can imagine for this thread, though I agree with many (and disagree with some) of the others listed so far.
I'll add another: Emerald Forest by Junior Homrich.
And Blade Runner by Vangelis
Definitely yes to BLADE RUNNER and LAWRENCE Of ARABIA. Just two of the best movies I have ever seen with scores that the composers have never topped.
Also Jerome Moross: THE BIG COUNTRY
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My brain implodes with such topics, so I'm unable to answer. Wouldn't the "best" film in a composer's filmography also have his "best" (or at least one of his best) scores? Are there examples of a composer who has this shining beacon of a film on his resume, yet where his score is bad, or considerably worse than his work for lesser films on his resume? (I consistently say 'his' here, but I also encompass 'her', of course). I can't think of any off the top of my head.
To offer a possible example (and to prevent your brain from imploding, as there are so many variables one can weigh in):
L.A. CONFIDENTIAL
This is -- in my opinion -- no doubt one of the very best movies Jerry Goldsmith has ever scored. Now the "On the Waterfront" inspired score for the film is of typical Goldsmith excellence, and so is the selection of contemporary music, which is also important in the film, but from a standalone listening point, Goldsmith has written meatier, more powerful scores that were written for lesser films.
When people list the "best" scores by Jerry Goldsmith, L.A. CONFIDENTIAL probably would not be in the top ten, but in a list of the best movies Goldsmith has ever scored, it probably would be.
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Yup, Jerry Fielding: THE WILD BUNCH. The film is a total classic, & for me, Fielding's best score.
This. And first thing i thought of when i saw topic heading.
Defo jarre Lawrence of arabia.
North - spartacus
Rota - godfather
Williams - schindlers list or Raiders (not comparable movies but Raiders is a wonderful example of its genre)
Goldsmith - patton.
Bernstein - Magnificent Seven
Barry - dances with wolves
Schifrin - Cool hand luke
Rozsa - Ben Hur.
Ron Goodwin- where eagles dare
Morricone is tough. Probly GBU but lots of candidates.
The mission. OuaritWest. OuatiAmerica
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Jurassic Park
Inception
Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom
Aliens
Predator
The 13th Warrior
The 13th Warrior is a fun B-movie, to say it's the best film Goldsmith ever scored is, well quite ludicrous
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To offer a possible example (and to prevent your brain from imploding, as there are so many variables one can weigh in):
L.A. CONFIDENTIAL
This is -- in my opinion -- no doubt one of the very best movies Jerry Goldsmith has ever scored. Now the "On the Waterfront" inspired score for the film is of typical Goldsmith excellence, and so is the selection of contemporary music, which is also important in the film, but from a standalone listening point, Goldsmith has written meatier, more powerful scores that were written for lesser films.
When people list the "best" scores by Jerry Goldsmith, L.A. CONFIDENTIAL probably would not be in the top ten, but in a list of the best movies Goldsmith has ever scored, it probably would be.
Thanks. I would argue, though, that most people find it to be an excellent score (even among his best in the 90s), so not really 'considerably worse' than scores he's done for lesser movies. There's not a huge gap there, between the quality of the film and the quality of the score, even if it rarely features on a fan "top 10". But yeah -- I suppose we're getting closer.
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To offer a possible example (and to prevent your brain from imploding, as there are so many variables one can weigh in):
L.A. CONFIDENTIAL
This is -- in my opinion -- no doubt one of the very best movies Jerry Goldsmith has ever scored. Now the "On the Waterfront" inspired score for the film is of typical Goldsmith excellence, and so is the selection of contemporary music, which is also important in the film, but from a standalone listening point, Goldsmith has written meatier, more powerful scores that were written for lesser films.
When people list the "best" scores by Jerry Goldsmith, L.A. CONFIDENTIAL probably would not be in the top ten, but in a list of the best movies Goldsmith has ever scored, it probably would be.
Thanks. I would argue, though, that most people find it to be an excellent score (even among his best in the 90s), so not really 'considerably worse' than scores he's done for lesser movies. There's not a huge gap there, between the quality of the film and the quality of the score, even if it rarely features on a fan "top 10". But yeah -- I suppose we're getting closer.
Yes, I did not want to be disparaging of Goldsmith's score for L.A. CONFIDENTIAL, it's a very good score that works well in the film it was written for, it was nominated for an Academy Award, I like it, too. It's an excellent score. (So is the similarly themed but lower profile CITY HALL.) I did not mean at all that the score is "is bad, or considerably worse than his work for lesser films on his resume". But I would not say it is a "better" score than the music for DEEP RISING or HOLLOW MAN or STAR TREK: NEMESIS or THE 13TH WARRIOR, but I would certainly say that L.A. CONFIDENTIAL is a much better movie than any of those.
As I noted, the difference would probably be visible if people listed the 10 best all time Goldsmith scores or the 10 best all time Goldsmith scored movies. In case of, say, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, I'm pretty sure it would show up on both such lists if it were done for Maurice Jarre.
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Williams : JAWS
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Denny Zeitlin : Invasion of the body snatchers (OK, that's cheating a little bit...  but it's a great score, for a great film).
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