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shouldn't Desplat be a composer-of-choice, rather than a director-of-choice?
Good catch. I just fixed it.
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shouldn't Desplat be a composer-of-choice, rather than a director-of-choice?
Somehow David Arnolds background is listed as a pop record producer too.
Arnold had scored four or five features when he produced the "Shaken and Stirred" album of pop singers performing James Bond songs, so yes, it can be argued that producing pop records was not part of his "Background" when he scored his first film, The Young Americans.
Happy now?
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Might want to add Ron Howard among James Horner's collabborations. They've done quite a few together.
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Might want to add Ron Howard among James Horner's collabborations. They've done quite a few together.
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I try to keep the Ongoing Filmmaker Relationships current, and since Howard did his last three films with Zimmer, I don't consider Horner/Howard to be Ongoing.
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May 13, 2012 - 9:28 PM
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A couple of comments are in order.
First of all who writes this crap? Hans Zimmer, of all people is #1? Despite the fact that he's neither that good nor well respected? Or that his scores are collaborations? Heck, it's worth bringing up if you put Williams lower because he slowed down a bit.
All, that when a true TITAN like Williams is barely in the top ten?
You dare take a dig at a perfectly well respteced and certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes Indy 4 (well well done oldschool adenture with a terrific turn by Ford) and no comments on the crap Zimmer scores. Sad to think that Guy Ritchie and Ron Howard put this guy over the top.
And shouldn't you stick to commenting on music, anyway?
Heck, Williams probably did more amazing scores this decade then Zimmer in his entire career.
I don't know whose views or tastes this represent but I sincerely doubt a lot of true film score lovers would agree.
Heck, I'd put Philip Glass before Zimmer any day. Or Burwell.
Ridiculous.
As an active composer, Zimmer is most definitely worthy of at least #3, and I wouldn't call it wrong to place him as 1. Perhaps placing John Williams or James Horner a bit higher might've been better. But I myself am a composer and I listen with a musician's ear to several tracks from these artists; I find myself in awe when I listen to particular tracks that Zimmer has written, specifically his dark themes from Sherlock Holmes, Pirates, and a Thin Red Line. I would undoubtedly place him quite high up on my list, and therefore find your likely tone-deaf ear's opinion, as u would say, ridiculous.
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I'm a little surprised you guys are debating the rankings of a column I posted more than two years ago.
I'm working on Part One of the new series, but just to give you all something new to argue about, the new number one will be Desplat.
And don't forget, these lists aren't about who's the best composer, because Williams would probably win every year. It's about whom the directors/producers/studios most want to hire.
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Desplat in first?
I feel like this is that brief peak in my filmgoing life where my tastes converge with those making creative decisions. Just this once.
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