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Yup, I'm pretty much going with Thor's list too, with a few nods to the other contributors (the helpful ones). I'm still sort of swaying on the Morricone choices (my very first thought was FISTFUL OF DOLLARS) and, as far as John Williams is concerned I'd most definitely stay away from SCHINDLER'S LIST due to its harrowing content. No problem with JAWS though. I don't think that would scare a young kid today. What about something like BLACK BEAUTY for one of the Elfmans? Not a truly benchmark movie, but a good example of his straight, beautiful, non-quirky scores. Can't comment too much on the Zimmers... yes, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN certainly.
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I don't know enough Elfman scores to list 5, but here are some choices for the 3 other composers:
Morricone
- Once Upon a Time in The West
- Giu' La Testa
- Le Professionel
- Once Upon a Time in America
- The Mission
Williams
- The Reivers
- Jaws 2
- Superman
- E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Zimmer
- The Rock
- Pearl Harbor
- King Arthur
- Inception
-Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
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Morricone:
CINEMA PARADISO
THE MISSION
THE LEGEND OF 1900
ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA
GIU LA TESTA (DUCK, YOU SUCKER!)
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I'm not sure about Morricone-scored films that would be popular with general flight-going audiences ("Here is your orange juice, ma'am, and you can use your armrest remote to access our current selection of inflight giallo."), but here are some ideas for the other three as far as popular, accessible films that feature a strong/strongish score of the composer's:
John Williams:
Jaws
Home Alone
Jurassic Park
Catch Me If You Can
Memoirs of a Geisha
Danny Elfman:
Batman
Mission: Impossible
Men In Black
Big Fish
Spider-Man 2
Hans Zimmer:
The Lion King
The Rock
Gladiator
Batman Begins
Kung Fu Panda
For those concerned about content: airlines censor (or don't censor) all kinds of films for language, violence, aircraft in peril, etc., so no need to worry about that.
And as I mentioned, Ennio Morricone probably won't provide you too many films popular with today's general audiences. You'd actually have a much easier time going with Jerry Goldsmith: Planet of the Apes, Alien, Star Trek, Mulan, and so on. Not sure exactly why Goldsmith should be considered high-brow but not Morricone... Otherwise, your other three choices of Williams, Elfman and Zimmer are certainly the biggest names non-film score fan moviegoers would be familiar with.
Sounds like a fun plan. Best of luck to you in getting this idea off the ground and kudos for bringing your passion of film music to your work place. Let us know what films you go with!
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And if all goes well with the composer awareness campaign, I'd push for a John Barry Bond-a-thon featuring Goldfinger, Thunderball, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Moonraker, and The Living Daylights (though four of those feature aircraft being violently destroyed!).
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Ennio Morricone:
The Mission
A Fistful Of Dollars
Once Upon A Time In The West
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
John Williams:
Jaws
Raiders
Amistad
Harry Potter #1
Catch Me If You Can
Zimmer:
Driving Miss Daisy
Black Rain
Gladiator
The Power Of One
The Lion King
I'm afraid I can't think of any films scored by Elfman worth recommending!
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While I do really like (or love) all of the scores I'm about to list, I don't know that they're my "Top 5" as much as they are scores that I think would be popular amongst people who'd listen in to your service, or catch the eye (and hopefully ear!) of people who would skim past it. Hope it helps!
John Williams:
Superman: The Movie
Catch Me if You Can
Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (if you have access to it - go for it! It would probably get quite a few listeners)
Hook (or: E.T.)
Ennio Morricone:
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
Once Upon a Time in America
Cinema Paradiso
Once Upon a Time in the West
Days of Heaven (or: The Untouchables)
Danny Elfman:
Batman Returns
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Spider-Man 2 (or: Black Beauty)
Edward Scissorhands
Alice in Wonderland (or: Beetlejuice)
Hans Zimmer:
The Thin Red Line
Black Rain (or: one of his "Pirates of the Caribbean" scores)
Man of Steel (I'm still not terribly crazy about this score, but I think it could well be one a lot of people tune into. Something about listening to Superman music on flights...)
The Lion King
Gladiator (or: either Sherlock Holmes)
And, in case you have to go to your backup...
Jerry Goldsmith:
Supergirl
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
The Blue Max
Islands in the Stream
Under Fire (or: Papillon, Players, or Air Force One)
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