Favorite movie composer music?

Without question, my choice would have to be Vangelis.

"Chariots of Fire", "Bladerunner", and "1492: Conquest of Paradise" are all great CDs to listen to, IMO.

 

Ennio Morricone - the gut that did the spagetti western music. I think the score for the Good the Bad and the Ugly is as good as movie music get. I specifically like The Trio(final scene),and The Ecstasy Of Gold (graveyard secene).

 

Awesome topic - I'm headed to Boston next Fall (2003) to study at Berklee College of Music in their Film Scoring Program. I was accepted for this Fall, but unfortunately, Berklee is real expensive and I'm financing this myself so I can't afford to go just yet. This will be my 2nd Bachelor's Degree so I'm out of luck on grants and can't get too much in the way of loans. Kind of sucks, but it will mean that much more once I make it through.

Anyway, sorry for the background info.. It just kind of relates.

Alright, my favorite film composer is Danny Elfman (Batman, Bram Stoker's Dracula, etc. etc.). I really like his darkness and his use of rhythm. He's a stud in my opinion.

I'm not sure who did it, but I also love the Braveheart Soundtrack.

 

Randy Newman - Ragtime.

Randy Newman - James and the Giant Peach.

 

John Williams!!

Forget about all the great Star Wars music, but the <i>Jaws</i> theme is probably the creepiest instrumental track in movie history...

 

I love movie music, so here's my HUGE list (by composer alphabetically):

David Arnold
Independence Day
Stargate
Wing Commander (he wrote the main theme)

John Barry
Dances With Wolves

John Debney
Cutthroat Island

Randy Edelman
Dragonheart

Danny Elfman
Batman
Beetlejuice
Edward Scissorhands

Jerry Goldsmith
Star Trek: Insurrection
Star Trek: First Contact
The Mummy
Air Force One

James Horner
Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan
Braveheart
Jumanji
Willow

James Newton Howard
Dinosaur
Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Trevor Jones
Cliffhanger

Randy Newman
The Phantom
The Natural
Toy Story I & II

Basil Poledouris
Starship Troopers
Conan the Barbarian

Craig Safan
The Last Starfighter

Howard Shore
LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring

Alan Silvestri
Back to the Future
Forrest Gump
The Mummy Returns
The Abyss

John Williams
All Star Wars movies
All Indiana Jones movies
All Jurassic Park movies
E.T.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Hook
Superman

Hans Zimmer
Gladiator
The Rock
The Lion King
Crimson Tide
Backdraft (a.k.a. the Iron Chef theme)

 

James Bond Theme.

The music from the (disney?) motion picture "The Black Hole" was very good. I actually heard it replayed on a sun night movie theme show on the classical station. Anyone know who did that or where to get it?

 

who was the guy that composed music for "last of the mohicans" that music was awesome.

 

3fingeredgus, thats great news! congratulations and good luck.


I just researched Danny Elfman and found out he is sometimes credited as Oingo Boingo. I never knew that .
his list is quite impressive. I like that he works on most of Tim Burton's films.




Danny Elfman
Composer - filmography
(2000s) (1990s) (1980s)

Spider-Man II (2004)
Big Fish (2003)
Red Dragon (2002)
Men in Black II (2002)
... aka MIB 2 (2000) (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka MIIB (2002) (USA: promotional abbreviation)
Spider-Man (2002)
Undone (2001) (uncredited)
Simpsons Road Rage, The (2001) (VG) ('Simpsons' theme song)
Novocaine (2001) (theme)
Planet of the Apes (2001)
Mazer World (2001)
Heartbreakers (2001) (theme music)
Spy Kids (2001) (theme music)
Family Man, The (2000)
Proof of Life (2000)


Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Anywhere But Here (1999) (also songs)
Instinct (1999)
My Favorite Martian (1999) (main theme)
... aka My Favourite Martian (1999) (Australia)
"Dilbert" (1999) TV Series (theme song "The Dilbert Zone")
Civil Action, A (1998)
Modern Vampires (1998) (main theme)
... aka Revenant (1999) (UK: video title)
Simple Plan, A (1998)
... aka Einfacher Plan, Ein (1999) (Germany)
... aka Un plan simple (1999) (France)
"Perversions of Science" (1997) TV Series (main theme)
Simpsons: Virtual Springfield, The (1997) (VG) (theme)
Scream 2 (1997) ("Cassandra" aria)
Good Will Hunting (1997)
Flubber (1997)
... aka Disney's Flubber: The Absent Minded Professor (1997) (promotional title)
Men in Black (1997)
... aka MIB (1997) (USA: promotional abbreviation)
Darkman III: Die Darkman Die (1996) (musical themes)
Farewell: Live from the Universal Amphitheatre Halloween 1995 (1996) (V)
Mars Attacks! (1996)
Extreme Measures (1996)
Freeway (1996)
Bordello of Blood (1996) (theme)
... aka Tales from the Crypt Presents: Bordello of Blood (1996) (USA: complete title)
Frighteners, The (1996)
... aka Robert Zemeckis Presents: The Frighteners (1996) (USA: complete title)
Mission: Impossible (1996)
... aka Mission Impossible (1996)
To Die for (1995)
Dead Presidents (1995)
Dolores Claiborne (1995)
Demon Knight (1995) (main title theme)
... aka Demon Keeper (1995)
... aka Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight (1995) (USA: complete title)
Darkman II: The Return of Durant (1994) (musical themes)
Shrunken Heads (1994) (main theme)
Black Beauty (1994)
"Weird Science" (1994) TV Series
Army of Darkness (1993) (theme "March of the Dead")
... aka Army of Darkness, the Ultimate Experience in Medieval Horror (1993) (closing credits title)
... aka Army of Darkness: Evil Dead 3 (1993)
... aka Bruce Campbell vs. Army of Darkness (1993) (UK: video title)
... aka Captain Supermarket (1993)
... aka Evil Dead 3 (1993)
... aka Medieval Dead, The (1993)
Nightmare Before Christmas, The (1993)
... aka Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) (USA: complete title)
"Family Dog" (1993) TV Series
Sommersby (1993)
"Batman: The Animated Series" (1992) TV Series (from main theme of "Batman (1989)")
... aka "Adventures of Batman & Robin, The" (1994) (USA: new title)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) (song "We Close Our Eyes")
Batman Returns (1992)
Article 99 (1992)
Pure Luck (1991) (main theme)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
"Flash, The" (1990) TV Series (main theme)
Flash, The (1990) (TV) (main theme)
Darkman (1990)
Dick Tracy (1990)
Nightbreed (1990)
... aka Clive Barker's Nightbreed (1990) (UK: complete title)
Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990) (song)
... aka Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990) (USA: video box title)
... aka TCM 3 (1990) (USA: abbreviated title)


"Beetlejuice" (1989) TV Series (main theme)
"Tales from the Crypt" (1989) TV Series (main theme)
... aka "HBO's Tales from the Crypt" (1989)
Oingo Boingo: Skeletons In the Closet (1989) (V)
"Simpsons, The" (1989) TV Series (main theme)
Batman (1989)
Ghostbusters II (1989) (song "Flesh 'n Blook")
Midnight Run (1988)
Scrooged (1988)
Hot to Trot (1988)
Big Top Pee-wee (1988)
Beetlejuice (1988)
Teen Wolf Too (1987) (song)
Summer School (1987)
"Pee-wee's Playhouse" (1986) TV Series
Wisdom (1986)
Something Wild (1986) (song "Not My Slave")
"Sledge Hammer!" (1986) TV Series (main theme)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, The (1986) (song "No One Lives Forever")
... aka TCM 2 (1986) (USA: abbreviated title)
... aka Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2, The (1986) (USA: video box title)
Back to School (1986) (song "Dead Man's Party")
"Fast Times" (1986) TV Series
... aka "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (1986)
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1985) TV Series (episode "Jar, The")
"Amazing Stories" (1985) TV Series (episode "Family Dog (1987)") (episode "Mummy Daddy (1985)")
Weird Science (1985) (title song)
Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984) (song "Gratitude")
Sixteen Candles (1984) (song "Wild Sex In The Working Class") (as Oingo Boingo)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) (end title song "Goodbye, Goodbye")
Forbidden Zone (1980)

 

Requiem for a Dream
Memento - David Julyan

 

chaRiot sof fire. Please dontba me.

 

and the reigning king......



John Williams
Composer - filmography
(2000s) (1990s) (1980s) (1970s) (1960s) (1950s)

Star Wars: Episode III (2005)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb (2002) (VG) (theme)
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) (themes and new original music)
Minority Report (2002)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
... aka Star Wars II (2002) (USA: promotional abbreviation)
Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast (2002) (VG) (from 'Star Wars (1977)')
74th Annual Academy Awards, The (2002) (TV)
Star Wars Rogue Leader: Rogue Squadron 2 (2001) (VG) (from Star Wars films)
... aka Rogue Leader (2001) (VG) (USA: short title)
... aka Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II (2001) (VG) (USA: short title)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
... aka Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) (International: English title) (UK)
... aka Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) (USA)
Jurassic Park III (2001) (themes)
... aka JP3 (2000) (USA: promotional abbreviation)
Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001)
... aka A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) (USA: poster title)
Jaws 2: A Portrait by Keith Gordon (2001) (V)
John Williams: The Music of Jaws 2 (2001) (V)
Making of 'Jaws 2', The (2001) (V)
Pearl Harbor (2001) (uncredited) (music from Midway, 1976)
... aka Pearl Harbour (2001) (UK: promotional title)
Patriot, The (2000)
... aka Patriot, Der (2000) (Germany)


Trail of Terror (1999) (V) (from "Jaws (1975)") (uncredited)
Unfinished Journey, The (1999)
Angela's Ashes (1999)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
... aka Phantom Menace, The (1999) (USA: short title)
... aka Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace (1999) (USA: video box title)
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Mysteries of the Sith (1998) (VG) (theme)
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (1998) (VG)
Stepmom (1998)
Lost in Space Forever (1998) (TV) (stock music)
Rugrats Movie, The (1998) (from "Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)")
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces 2 (1997) (VG) (from "Star Wars (1977)")
Amistad (1997)
Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
Lost World: Jurassic Park, The (1997)
Rosewood (1997)
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (1996) (VG) (from "Star Wars (1977)")
Sleepers (1996)
Long Kiss Goodnight, The (1996) (theme from "The Long Goodbye")
Nixon (1995)
Sabrina (1995)
Making of Steven Spielberg's 'Jaws', The (1995) (V)
Baazi (1994) (from "Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)") (uncredited)
Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures (1994) (VG) (theme)
Star Wars: Dark Forces (1994) (VG) (from 'Star Wars (1977)')
Star Wars: Rebel Assault (1993) (VG)
Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1993) (VG) (from "Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)")
Schindler's List (1993)
Jurassic Park (1993)
... aka JP (1993) (USA: promotional abbreviation)
Indiana Jed (1992) (V) (from "Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)"...)
... aka Indiana Jed & the Search for the Infinite Power (1999) (V) (USA: reissue title) (shorter version)
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (1992) (VG)
... aka Indy 4 (1992) (VG) (USA: informal short title)
Making of Indiana Jed 'Behind the Scenes', The (1992) (V) (from "Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)")
Super Star Wars (1992) (VG) (from "Star Wars (1977)")
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
Far and Away (1992)
There's Nothing Out There (1991) (from "Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)")
JFK (1991)
Hook (1991)
Wow! (1990) (V) (from various films)
Home Alone (1990)
Presumed Innocent (1990)
Stanley & Iris (1990)


Always (1989)
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Accidental Tourist, The (1988)
Jaws (1987) (VG) (theme from "Jaws 2 (1978)")
Superman (1987) (from 'Superman (1978)') (uncredited)
... aka Indian Superman, The (1987) (India: English title)
Empire of the Sun (1987) (BFA)
Back to the Beach (1987) (from "Superman (1978)")
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) (themes)
Jaws: The Revenge (1987) (from "Jaws (1975)")
Witches of Eastwick, The (1987)
Star Tours (1987)
SpaceCamp (1986)
Empire Strikes Back, The (1985) (VG) (from "Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)")
"Amazing Stories" (1985) TV Series (theme) (episode "Ghost Train (1985)") (theme) (episode "Mission, The (1985)")
Goonies, The (1985) (from "Superman (1978)")
River, The (1984)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Star Wars (1983) (VG) (from "Star Wars (1977)")
Star Wars: Jedi Arena (1983) (VG) (from "Star Wars (1977)")
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - Death Star Battle (1983) (VG) (from 'Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)')
... aka Star Wars: Death Star Battle (1983) (VG) (USA: short title)
Star Wars: The Arcade Game (1983) (VG) (from "Star Wars (1977)")
Big Chill, The (1983) (from "Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)")
Jaws 3-D (1983) (from "Jaws (1975)")
... aka Jaws 3 (1983)
... aka Jaws III (1983)
Superman III (1983) (from "Superman (1978)")
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
... aka Return of the Jedi (1983) (USA: short title)
... aka Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi (1997) (USA: video box title)
Aliens From Another Planet (1982) (TV) (theme) (as Johnny Williams)
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1982) (VG) (from "Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)")
Monsignor (1982)
Yes, Giorgio (1982)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) (BFA)
... aka E.T. (1982) (USA: short title)
... aka E.T. the Extra- Terrestrial: The 20th Anniversary (2002) (USA: longer version)
Heartbeeps (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
... aka Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) (USA: video title)
Superman II (1980) (from "Superman (1978)")
Airplane! (1980) (from "Jaws (1975)")
... aka Flying High (1980)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
... aka Empire Strikes Back, The (1980) (USA: short title)
... aka Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back (1997) (USA: video box title)


1941 (1979)
Dracula (1979)
Superman (1978)
... aka Superman: The Movie (1978)
Star Wars Holiday Special, The (1978) (TV)
Jaws 2 (1978)
End, The (1978) (from "Eiger Sanction, The (1975)")
Fury, The (1978)
Fei taugh mo neuih (1977) (from "Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)")
... aka Fei tou mo nu (1977) (China: Mandarin title)
... aka Witch with Flying Head, The (1977) (Hong Kong: English title)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Star Wars (1977)
... aka Star Wars IV: A New Hope (1997) (USA: video box title)
... aka Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) (USA: new title)
Black Sunday (1977)
Midway (1976)
... aka Battle of Midway, The (1976) (USA: video title)
Missouri Breaks, The (1976)
Family Plot (1976)
Eiger Sanction, The (1975)
Jaws (1975)
Towering Inferno, The (1974)
Earthquake (1974)
Conrack (1974)
Sugarland Express, The (1974)
"Cowboys, The" (1974) TV Series
Cinderella Liberty (1973)
Paper Chase, The (1973)
Man Who Loved Cat Dancing, The (1973)
Long Goodbye, The (1973)
Images (1972/I)
Pete 'n' Tillie (1972) (as John T. Williams)
Poseidon Adventure, The (1972)
Screaming Woman, The (1972) (TV)
Cowboys, The (1972)
"Masterpiece Theatre" (1971) TV Series (American Collection theme)
... aka "ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre" (1999) (USA: new title)
... aka "Mobil Masterpiece Theatre" (1971) (USA: long new title)
"NBC Nightly News" (1970) TV Series
Jane Eyre (1970)
Storia di una donna (1970)
... aka Story of a Woman (1970) (USA)


Reivers, The (1969)
... aka Yellow Winton Flyer (1969)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (1969)
Heidi (1968) (TV)
... aka Heidi kehrt heim (1968) (TV) (West Germany)
"Land of the Giants" (1968) TV Series (also theme)
Sergeant Ryker (1968)
... aka Case Against Paul Ryker, The (1968)
... aka Case Against Sergeant Ryker, The (1968)
... aka Torn Between Two Values (1968)
Code Name: Heraclitus (1967) (TV) (theme song)
Fitzwilly (1967) (as Johnny Williams) (also song "Make Me Rainbows")
... aka Fitzwilly Strikes Back (1967) (UK)
... aka Garden of Cucumbers, A (1967)
Valley of the Dolls (1967)
Guide for the Married Man, A (1967) (as Johnny Williams)
Not with My Wife, You Don't! (1966) (as Johnny Williams)
Penelope (1966) (as Johnny Williams)
"Time Tunnel, The" (1966) TV Series (also theme) (as Johnny Williams)
"Tammy Grimes Show, The" (1966) TV Series
Plainsman, The (1966) (as Johnny Williams)
How to Steal a Million (1966) (as Johnny Williams)
... aka How to Steal a Million Dollars and Live Happily Ever After (1966)
"Kraft Summer Music Hall, The" (1966) TV Series
Rare Breed, The (1966) (as Johnny Williams)
Katherine Reed Story, The (1965)
"Lost in Space" (1965) TV Series (as Johnny Williams) (also theme)
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home (1965)
None But the Brave (1965) (as Johnny Williams)
... aka Yusha nomi (1965) (Japan)
Nightmare in Chicago (1964) (TV)
... aka Once Upon a Savage Night (1964) (TV)
Killers, The (1964) (as Johnny Williams)
... aka Ernest Hemingway's The Killers (1964) (USA: promotional title)
"Gilligan's Island" (1964) TV Series
"Kraft Suspense Theatre" (1963) TV Series
"Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1963) TV Series
... aka "Chrysler Theater, The" (1963)
... aka "Universal Star Time" (1963) (syndication title)
Gidget Goes to Rome (1963) (as Johnny Williams)
"Big G" (1962) TV Series
Diamond Head (1962)
Flashing Spikes (1962) (TV)
"Wide Country, The" (1962) TV Series
"Virginian, The" (1962) TV Series
... aka "Men from Shiloh, The" (1970) (new title)
Bachelor Flat (1961)
Secret Ways, The (1961) (as Johnny Williams)
Stark Fear (1961)
"Checkmate" (1960) TV Series
Because They're Young (1960)
I Passed for White (1960)


Daddy-O (1959)
... aka Downbeat (1959) (UK)
... aka Out on Probation (1959)
My Gun Is Quick (1957) (uncredited)
"M Squad" (1957) TV Series (as Johnny Williams)
"Wagon Train" (1957) TV Series
... aka "Major Adams, Trail Master" (1957)
"Bachelor Father" (1957) TV Series
"Tales of Wells Fargo" (1957) TV Series
... aka "Wells Fargo" (1957)
"Playhouse 90" (1956) TV Series
"General Electric Theater" (1954) TV Series
... aka "G.E. Theatre" (1954) (USA)
"Today" (1952) TV Series (1985-????)
... aka "NBC News Today" (1952) (USA: promotional title)
... aka "Today Show, The" (1952) (USA)

 

Not as great as John Williams or Danny Elfman, but..

Vangelis

Birth name
Evangelos Papathanassiou
Date of birth (location)
29 March 1943,
Volos, Greece

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Composer - filmography
(2000s) (1990s) (1980s) (1970s) (1960s)

I Hope... (2001)
Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000) (uncredited)
... aka KNPH (2000) (India: Hindi title: informal short title)
... aka Say This Is Love (2000) (International: English title: informal literal title)


Taal (1999) (from "Bounty, The (1984)") (uncredited)
Blade Runner (1997) (VG) (from "Blade Runner (1982)")
Kavafis (1996)
... aka Cavafy (1998) (France)
... aka Kavafi (1996)
Rangeela (1995) (uncredited)
1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)
... aka 1492: Christophe Colomb (1992) (France)
... aka 1492: La conquête du paradis (1992)
... aka 1492: la conquista del paraíso (1992) (Spain)
Bitter Moon (1992)
... aka Lunes de fiel (1992) (France)
Peste, La (1992) (uncredited)
... aka Plague, The (1992)


Russicum - I giorni del diavolo (1989)
... aka Russicum (1989)
... aka Third Solution, The (1989) (USA)
Terminator II (1989) (stock music)
... aka Alienators (1989) (Japan: English title: LD title)
... aka Shocking Dark (1989)
Francesco (1989)
... aka Franziskus (1989) (West Germany)
... aka St. Francis of Assisi (1989)
Dîner des bustes, Le (1988)
Someone to Watch Over Me (1987)
Nosferatu a Venezia (1986)
... aka Nosferatu in Venice (1986)
... aka Vampire in Venice (1986) (USA)
Sauvage et beau (1984)
... aka Wild and Beautiful (1984)
Bounty, The (1984)
Wonders of Life (1983)
Nankyoku monogatari (1983)
... aka Antarctica (1983) (Japan: subtitle) (USA)
Year of Living Dangerously, The (1982) (from "Opera Sauvage") (love theme)
Blade Runner (1982)
Missing (1982)
Todesgöttin des Liebescamps, Die (1981) (uncredited)
... aka Divine Emanuelle (1981) (Australia: video title)
... aka Love Camp (1981)
... aka Love Cult (1981)
Chariots of Fire (1981)
"Cosmos" (1980) (mini) TV Series
Mater amatísima (1980)
... aka Mother, Dearly Loved (1980)
Pablo Picasso pintor (1980)
... aka Pablo Picasso Painter (1980) (USA)
... aka Pablo Picasso pintor (1980) (France)
Prkosna delta (1980)
... aka Defiant Delta (1980) (International: English title)


"Opera sauvage, L'" (1977) TV Series
Fête sauvage, La (1976)
... aka Wilderness Party, The (1976)
Ace Up My Sleeve (1975) (as Vangelis Papathanassiou)
... aka Crime and Passion (1975) (USA)
... aka Frankensteins Spukschloß (1976) (West Germany)
Ignacio (1975)
... aka Do You Hear the Dogs Barking? (1975) (International: English title)
... aka Entends-tu les chiens aboyer? (1975) (France)
... aka No oyes ladrar los perros? (1975)
Georges Braque ou le temps différent (1974)
Amore (1973)
... aka Love (1973) (International: English title)
Apocalypse des animaux, L' (1972) (TV)
... aka Apocalypse of the Animals, The (1972) (TV)
Salut, Jerusalem (1972)
... aka Hello Jerusalem (1972) (International: English title)
Sex Power (1970) (as Vangelis Papathanassiou)


Prosopo tis medusas, To (1966) (song and end theme)
Adelfos mou o trohonomos, O (1963)


Cantique des créatures, Le (????)

 

I never really paid too much attention to movie scores (sorry gus ) until I watched "American Beauty" -- the music just sounded so different. The composer's name is Thomas Newman (I think he's related to Randy). He also does the theme to "Six Feet Under" which I love. Here's a selected list of some of his other work:

White Oleander (2002)
Road to Perdition (2002)
"Six Feet Under" (2001) TV Series (main title theme)
In the Bedroom (2001)
"Boston Public" (2000) TV Series (main theme)
Pay It Forward (2000)
Erin Brockovich (2000)
Green Mile, The (1999)
Three Kings (1999)
American Beauty (1999)
Oscar and Lucinda (1997)
People vs. Larry Flynt, The (1996)
"Arli$$" (1996) TV Series
Shawshank Redemption, The (1994)
Scent of a Woman (1992)
Player, The (1992)
Rapture, The (1991)
Career Opportunities (1991)
Less Than Zero (1987)
Lost Boys, The (1987)
Real Genius (1985)
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)

 

Angelo Badalamenti - Twin Peaks
Peter Gabriel - Passion (music to The Last Temptation of Christ)
Air - The Virgin Suicides
Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Miles Davis - A Tribute to Jack Johnson
Tangerine Dream - Risky Business
Johnny Klimek - Run Lola Run
Henry Mancini - Pink Panther and its sequels

But the grandaddy of all music composers is Bernard Herrmann. He's probably most famous for his work on Psycho, which has been ripped off by so many composers now that it's a cliche. Hermann was much more experimental than most movie composers (He actually "composed" the bird sounds for Hitchcock's The Birds). Go here and type in his name to see all of the great movies on which he worked.

Dishonorable mention:

Ron Grainer - The Omega Man (A really cool film utterly ruined by a bombastic, cheesy-sounding, organ-dominated soundtrack. If they ever release this on DVD, they should include the option to remove the music.)

 

sub,

Great pick in Bernard Herrmann! Herrmann's music was a big part in making Hitchcock movies like "Vertigo", "Psycho", "North by Northwest", etc. to be such classics.

However, his score to "Marnie" is my all-time favorite (I have the scores of Vertigo, Psycho, North by Northwest, and of course, Marnie all on CD)! It is a shame that would be the last time that these 2 great men would work with one another.

 

Richard RODGERS & Oscar HAMMERSTEIN

 

My favorite composers are Danny Elfman and Randy Newman...outstanding stuff which generally enhances the feeling the scene is seeking to evoke.