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Points: 28057 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 16 2007 at 21:56
Clint Mansell and the Kronos Quartet (sometimes Mogwai) score films better than anyone else I can think of. The soundtracks to The Fountain and Sunshine are emotional beyond words. I almost cried during the Fountain because of the visual beauty and music together.
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Points: 7744 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 16 2007 at 21:58
Speaking of soundtracks, I'm quite fond of Howard Shore's for the lord of the rings series, as well as Nobuo Uematsu's (along with other Japanese composers) for the Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts (and other RPG) series. 
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Originally posted by stonebeard stonebeard wrote:

Clint Mansell and the Kronos Quartet (sometimes Mogwai) score films better than anyone else I can think of. The soundtracks to The Fountain and Sunshine are emotional beyond words. I almost cried during the Fountain because of the visual beauty and music together.
 
Clint Mansell used to be in one of my favourite "grebo" bands many years ago - Pop Will Eat Itself.
 
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I've just discovered Stravinskji's "neoclassical" period... TERRIFIC!!! The ballets "Pulcinella" and "Orpheus" are so beautiful that leave me breathless.
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Points: 10366 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 17 2007 at 16:13
Stravinsky's neo-classical works are some of my favorites, almost anything of his from this period sounds great. You might want to check out Poulenc and Milhaud too.
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Points: 7744 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 14 2007 at 15:54
You know what I just realized? John Williams totally plagiarized Toru Takemitsu's 'A string around autumn' there are some identical melodies.
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I saw Charles Ives mentioned.  He's probably my favorite composer.  Ives' Fourth Symphony is life-altering stuff.  Pretty much any of his work his worthwhile and challenging.
 
A little known 20th century composer that I rather like is Colin McPhee.  He incorporated gamelan into his music after being impressed with Balinese music he had heard.  Tabuh-Tabuhan is a surprisingly modern sounding piece that was published in 1936.
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Anything by Gustav Mahler, particularly his Symphony No. 9.


Dunno if any prog artists drew inspiration from him, but it's good classical music nonetheless.
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Points: 7744 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 24 2007 at 08:56
Originally posted by Shakespeare Shakespeare wrote:

You know what I just realized? John Williams totally plagiarized Toru Takemitsu's 'A string around autumn' there are some identical melodies.


Let me rephrase.

Williams copied Takemistu for the prequel films, and Holst for the original trilogy.

That Censored.

(Winter Was Hard is another new fave from Kronos Quartet.)
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Points: 7744 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 27 2007 at 22:30
Seriously, Lamentate is absolutely brilliant.

Get it NOW.
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I love Chopin and Bach. Classical music is so incredible.
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