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marktheshark 
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Posted: February 03 2006 at 21:13 |
These are the top legends in this genre I can come up with off the top of my head. I go with Bernard Hermann with Ennio Morricone a close second. 
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Figglesnout
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Posted: February 03 2006 at 21:28 |
...hmm you forgto Hanz Zimmer, while he may nto be a favorite of some he belongs up there.
my vote would go to either elfman (i love his dark sound) or... goldsmith--unless Zimmer was up there.
i guess i'll go for elfman
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Drew
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Posted: February 03 2006 at 21:38 |
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John Boy gets my vote
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Posted: February 03 2006 at 23:16 |
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Hans Zimmer
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Posted: February 04 2006 at 08:10 |
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I vote Ennio Morricone with Herrmann in second. I'd like to remember Henry Mancini and Nino Rotta.
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Posted: February 04 2006 at 08:43 |
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Posted: February 04 2006 at 09:45 |
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Vladimir Cosma.
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Posted: February 04 2006 at 10:46 |
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John Williams, and Danny Elfman is also cool...
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Winter Wine
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Posted: February 04 2006 at 11:38 |
 king volta wrote:
...hmm you forgto Hanz Zimmer, while he may nto be a favorite of some he belongs up there.
my vote would go to either elfman (i love his dark sound) or... goldsmith--unless Zimmer was up there.
i guess i'll go for elfman
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 As did I Volta 
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labbai
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Posted: February 05 2006 at 13:33 |
How about Edgar Froese, Christoph Franke and Peter Baumann on "Sorcerer"? Yeah, Tangerine Dream is something to vote on this... 
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Posted: February 05 2006 at 16:38 |
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Phil
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Posted: February 06 2006 at 11:03 |
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have to go with Hermann, also Schifrin and Morricone are great. Am not personally a huge fan of John Williams stuff.
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Posted: February 06 2006 at 12:49 |
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John Williams,then Danny Elfman.
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BaldFriede
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Posted: February 06 2006 at 12:51 |
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None of the above. Erich Wolfgang Korngold. He is the great-grandfather of movie soundtracks; all the others learned from him.
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Posted: February 06 2006 at 13:20 |
Ennio Morricone & Danny Elfman
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Posted: February 06 2006 at 17:06 |
BaldFriede wrote:
None of the above. Erich Wolfgang Korngold. He is the great-grandfather of movie soundtracks; all the others learned from him.
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I completely agree with Friede. Korngold shaped the sound of Hollywood more than anyone else. just listen to the opening bars of his violin concerto; you will immediately think of Hollywood, although this concerto was not composed for a movie
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Posted: February 06 2006 at 17:47 |
Shostakovich and Prokofiev from the old school.
Of the later years Hans Zimmer's Gladiator work is a favourite and The Jaws score by Williams is simple but inspired.
No John Barry?
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Posted: August 12 2006 at 05:37 |
Vangelis...
and Elfman, John Williams
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Posted: August 12 2006 at 08:12 |
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This time I'll be patriotic and vote for Morricone - an amazing, distinctive, hugely influential composer.
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