Destroy Only One: Film composer

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James Newton fucking Howard. I saw the intro to Lady in the Water the other day and realized he is M. Night's ultimate partner in one-trick-pony toolhood.

― Curt1s Stephens, Monday, 12 March 2007 04:40 (eighteen years ago)

yep. kill them all.

― Drooone, Monday, 12 March 2007 04:40 (eighteen years ago)

Danny friggin' Elfman.

― Capitaine Jay Vee, Monday, 12 March 2007 04:42 (eighteen years ago)

Elfman is at least fun.

― Curt1s Stephens, Monday, 12 March 2007 04:51 (eighteen years ago)

Danny friggin' Elfman.
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FIXED.

― libcrypt, Monday, 12 March 2007 04:59 (eighteen years ago)

hans zimmer.

― ghost rider, Monday, 12 March 2007 13:40 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.swissinfo.org/xobix_media/images/keystone/2006/keyimg20060728_6930202_0.jpg

― scott seward, Monday, 12 March 2007 13:46 (eighteen years ago)

Danny Elfman's good. Destroy.... Maurice Jarre, maybe.

― President Evil, Monday, 12 March 2007 13:47 (eighteen years ago)

Mike Post wrote the most hacky, repititious TV themes. The Moog-heavy "Rockford Files" theme is about the only one I enjoy.

Jerry Goldsmith was pretty much a hack, too. As was (going way back) Max Steiner. But I suppose being repetitive was part of their entire raison d'etre.

― Myonga Vön Bontee, Monday, 12 March 2007 13:59 (eighteen years ago)

aw man, you can't destroy jerry goldsmith! chinatown, planet of the apes, our man flint, the omen, alien, logan's run...too much good stuff.

― scott seward, Monday, 12 March 2007 14:10 (eighteen years ago)

Mike Post has some great themes under his belt, too. Someone justify Mr fakeass portentous Jarre plz! I may v well be missing something. This isn't a field in which expressions of pure personal talent and love get displayed to best effect.

― President Evil, Monday, 12 March 2007 14:14 (eighteen years ago)

As in you'd prob be better off destroying the director, or the producers, or the audience and their expectations, or in fact human culture

― President Evil, Monday, 12 March 2007 14:16 (eighteen years ago)

justify jarre? i dunno, laurence of arabia sounds pretty cool. dr. zhivago. barbarella. those three stand out for me. not that i've heard them recently or anything. i think i have a copy of laurence of arabia around here somewhere. what about witness? kickass barnraising music, dude.

― scott seward, Monday, 12 March 2007 14:23 (eighteen years ago)

Yeah yr right that's good stuff. I really don't know if you can actually dismiss someone as professional as a soundtrack composer dude, really. Kinda why I brought him up. Can anyone think of an outrightly horrible and unsuitable and not vetted by superiors score?

― President Evil, Monday, 12 March 2007 14:25 (eighteen years ago)

vetted/approved

― President Evil, Monday, 12 March 2007 14:26 (eighteen years ago)

i really do hate hearing randy newman sing his little movie songs on the oscars. i was so happy when james taylor sang his latest one on this years oscars. not that i have any idea what his score for meet the fockers sounds like. his big break was the music for ragtime. he just bugs me.

― scott seward, Monday, 12 March 2007 14:29 (eighteen years ago)

the stuff that is bad, for me, is just all the schlocky john williams type stuff. which is, like, most stuff and completely forgettable.

the worst music i can think of that actually RUINED the movie i was watching was the vocal stuff in the movie Light Sleeper. i wanted to tear my hair out watching that thing. i have no idea who was singing. it was torture.

most awesome movie music i have heard in a long time: The Mothman Prophecies. i keep forgetting to see if you can buy the soundtrack for that.

― scott seward, Monday, 12 March 2007 14:34 (eighteen years ago)

totally buying this. double-disc! soundtrack AND score:

http://www.amazon.com/Mothman-Prophecies-Various-Artists/dp/B00005UWLB

― scott seward, Monday, 12 March 2007 14:36 (eighteen years ago)

two dudes who go by the name Tomandandy did the Mothman score. They also did pellington's Arlington Road soundtrack along with Badalamenti. anyway, even if you have no opinion of the Mothman movie or didn't see it (i thought it was cool), the score is really creepy cool. plus, you get low and branca on the soundtrack.

― scott seward, Monday, 12 March 2007 14:39 (eighteen years ago)

Danny friggin' Elfman.
</tiresome snob>

FIXED.

Yo mama. ; )

I say Elfman because his stuff is totally claustrophobic sounding. I've never heard a
theme of his that didn't feel like a dead weight around the film/TV show it was written for.

― Capitaine Jay Vee, Monday, 12 March 2007 17:13 (eighteen years ago)

Time for the hate: I don't see what's so special about Philip Glass's film work.

― filthy dylan, Monday, 12 March 2007 17:53 (eighteen years ago)

Goldsmith scored Alien/Chinatown?! How embarrassing for me...The only Elfman score that really stands out is the whimsical Pee-Wee's Big Adventure

― Myonga Vön Bontee, Monday, 12 March 2007 18:02 (eighteen years ago)

"Time for the hate: I don't see what's so special about Philip Glass's film work."

i've got three words for you: Koyaanisqatsi, Mishima, Candyman.

seriously, all of them rule. Candyman might be one of the greatest blend of music/visuals in a horror movie since Suspiria.

― scott seward, Monday, 12 March 2007 18:14 (eighteen years ago)

jerry goldsmith did TONS of cool funky scores for obscure 70's movies that are well worth seeking out if you are into that sort of thing. i'm still probably more of an elmer bernstein fan, but jerry was way cool. and, yeah, god, alien alone, you know...so spooky. he did The Swarm! lotsa genre pics from the 60's and 70's.

― scott seward, Monday, 12 March 2007 18:19 (eighteen years ago)

the stuff that is bad, for me, is just all the schlocky john williams type stuff. which is, like, most stuff and completely forgettable.

John Williams actively ruins movies for me like nobody else on earth. I actually laughed at Saving Private Ryan the last time I watched it thanks to his Stapp-esque pomposity; I want to say I remember a lot of particularly tiresome trumpet usage but it was years ago. Oddly enough I love Phillip Glass' film scores so I'm not some stickler for restraint or anything.

― jamescobo, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 03:36 (eighteen years ago)

Mishima

Co-motherfucking-signed.

― jamescobo, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 03:38 (eighteen years ago)

John Williams all the way. I can't stand his stuff and can't tell any of it apart either.

― everything, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 03:45 (eighteen years ago)

Alan Silvestri.

― i, grey, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 13:30 (eighteen years ago)

James Horner?

― gekopel, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 21:12 (eighteen years ago)

for everything but his Aliens score, sure

― latebloomer, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 21:15 (eighteen years ago)

A lot of Glass film scores just seem to be phoned in though, I noticed that watching Notes On A Scandal recently. Aaaaaand...arpeggios!

My nomination is...Jimmy Page! Ever hear the soundtrack he did to Deathwish 2? Jesus! Actually maybe I'd think it was awesome now, but it's really really noticeably bad (a bit like the film). I'd say Keith Emerson's ridiculous sub-Goldsmith score for Inferno too but it actually kind of fitted the film better than a "good" score would've. Not that you could really call either of them dedicated soundtrack composers I suppose.

― Matt #2, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 21:28 (eighteen years ago)

John Williams also for having the same name as a classical guitarist.

― James Redd and the Blecchs, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 21:35 (eighteen years ago)

Eric Serra anyone ?

― Snowballing, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 22:52 (eighteen years ago)

elfmans score for 'dead presidents' is so great
john williams is v good for high-concept movies
hans zimmer otm

― fies, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 23:03 (eighteen years ago)

If you don't like Jarre's theme from Dr. Zhivago, you have no heart.

― Hurting 2, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 23:56 (eighteen years ago)

Mishima is my favourite movie and Glass's soundtrack has a lot to do with that.

― Noodle Vague, Thursday, 15 March 2007 00:01 (eighteen years ago)

Carter Burwell gets my nod...Clint Mansell is on notice...

― henry s, Thursday, 15 March 2007 00:11 (eighteen years ago)

Philip Glass' film score work is TERRIBLE... except I was totally surprised by how nice the score for The Illusionist was.

But my pick for destruction is Marc Shaiman.

― frilly, Monday, 19 March 2007 04:43 (eighteen years ago)

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