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He also has a delightfully dry sense of humor.
Ha, yes. That comes through to me and I'm sure many others but maybe gets lost in the crowd to the Internet Monotone.
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Not sure if this rises to the level of heresy round these parts but I'll give it a whirl:
HOME ALONE is one of the five best scores John Williams ever wrote.
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In the "not-quite-heretical-but-not-a-widely-shared-opine" column: I've always liked Zimmer, but lately he's grown exponentially as an artist, and I look forward to every effort of his. Yes, this includes his clock-ticking for Dunkirk and the use of dubstep for Amazing Spider-Man 2. Ghost team or not, he leaves his Remote cohorts in the dust like a Roadrunner meme.
And just to reiterate: Led Zeppelin > The Beatles.
Nor do I pine for anything. Effective, often exciting music in the film, dead boring at home.
I feel this way about most musicals. The only reason I have certain Disney soundtracks is for their scores. Although finally getting Popeye and Emmet Otter is a real treat!
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John Williams hasn't composed a decent score since 2000.
Aside from Azkaban, Force Awakens, and isolated cues from some others, I agree.
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I've never heard the score for Azkaban. But quite a few around here are saying it's the best of his Potter scores.
It's got some wonderful moments, but I personally find much of it noisy and strident (too many Penderecki-styled cues). My Azkaban playlist dispenses with at least half the album.
Sorcerer's Stone is a considerably better score in my estimation -- in style it's like a blend of The Witches of Eastwick and Hook.
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A certainly composer who slipped in in recent years and is scoring a lot of TV series, bores me every single time I hear a piece by him. I've yet to be impressed. I won't say his name.
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