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Greatest Film Composer ever

posted 4 years ago by Joogle83 (4147)
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Sorry Zimmer,Elfman and Horner will 2nd tier JW is still the greatest

Nah, his style of composing is outdated now. He lacks versatility.

Wow. This is the stupidest thing I've read this week.

Herrmann, Steiner, Korngold, Friedhofer, Moross, Elmer Berstein, Copland, Prokofiev, and Alfred Newman were all better, but Williams is pretty good. Unfortunately, his music has become tiresome.

[–] wrlord (1081) 2 years ago

THANK YOU. You can add Leonard Bernstein, Jerry Goldsmith and Andre Previn, too. I disagree with the tiresome comment, though.

[–] rudeboymurray (3241) 4 years ago

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[–] johnmiller (3355) 4 years ago

John should get an award solely for putting infinitely more heart and creativity into the recent "Star Wars" sequels than anyone else working on the films did.

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

Rey's Theme actually felt like a classic song that could have been in the OT.

[–] rnmboon (376) 4 years ago

Bernard Herrmann and Georges Delerue are the other two who, together with John Williams, make up my top 3.

[–] christomacin (4529) 2 years ago

The greatest film composer, but not the greatest composer to write for films. That honor goes to Prokofiev and Shostakovich.

[–] TheArgentinian (6432) 2 years ago

you only watch blockbuster Hollywood movies, don't you?

[–] Joogle83 (4147) 2 years ago

i dont actually some my favorites have been indies stop presuming

[–] overseas7 (3524) 2 years ago

Yes, he is.