[Rockwell75]

What is the genre you feel most at ease with? Would it be funk?

I'm at ease with anything that makes me happy-- my playlist is all over the map really. My favorite composer/writer/producer of music of all time is actually film score composer John Barry-- whose work in the early Bond films and films like Dances With Wolves has set the bar for me in terms of both excitement and engagement as well as plumbing the depths of emotion feeling and dare I say spiritual yearning.

A few of my faves:

The best action theme ever composed by anyone. Still gives me chills every time:



A hauntingly beautiful theme:



Another exciting early Bond theme:



This one is rather soul stirring and belies the cartoon stupidity of the movie it's from:



Another very soul-stirring track from the same movie. Pound for pound this may be my favorite musical composition of the 20th century. When that march kicks in in the middle...man oh man.



Another favorite from a later work:

 

[drftr]

I'm at ease with anything that makes me happy-- my playlist is all over the map really. My favorite composer/writer/producer of music of all time is actually film score composer John Barry-- whose work in the early Bond films and films like Dances With Wolves has set the bar for me in terms of both excitement and engagement as well as plumbing the depths of emotion feeling and dare I say spiritual yearning.

A few of my faves:

The best action theme ever composed by anyone. Still gives me chills every time:



A hauntingly beautiful theme:



Another exciting early Bond theme:



This one is rather soul stirring and belies the cartoon stupidity of the movie it's from:



Another very soul-stirring track from the same movie. Pound for pound this may be my favorite musical composition of the 20th century. When that march kicks in in the middle...man oh man.



Another favorite from a later work:

Will go through all of these tonight to give them a fair chance - tnx!

drftr

 

[Mehran]

I'm at ease with anything that makes me happy-- my playlist is all over the map really. My favorite composer/writer/producer of music of all time is actually film score composer John Barry-- whose work in the early Bond films and films like Dances With Wolves has set the bar for me in terms of both excitement and engagement as well as plumbing the depths of emotion feeling and dare I say spiritual yearning.

A few of my faves:

The best action theme ever composed by anyone. Still gives me chills every time:



A hauntingly beautiful theme:



Another exciting early Bond theme:



This one is rather soul stirring and belies the cartoon stupidity of the movie it's from:



Another very soul-stirring track from the same movie. Pound for pound this may be my favorite musical composition of the 20th century. When that march kicks in in the middle...man oh man.



Another favorite from a later work:

I love John Barry's works. This is one my favourite pieces of music ever. It’s so calming.

 

[Rockwell75]

Will go through all of these tonight to give them a fair chance - tnx!

drftr

Nice, and here's a couple more because I love Barry and can't resist

This is a great tension building track. This soundtrack is notable as Barry was the first to use Moog synthesizers in compositions like this and the title track above:



You'll probably recognize this melody:



Some great 80s pop composed by the master:



Cool theme from a non-Bond spy film from the 60s:



And one more for good measure:

I love John Barry's works. This is one my favourite pieces of music ever. It’s so calming.

Nice! I saw that movie long ago but didn't remember Barry being the composer...I'll have a listen

 

[drftr]

Nice, and here's a couple more because I love Barry and can't resist

This is a great tension building track. This soundtrack is notable as Barry was the first to use Moog synthesizers in compositions like this and the title track above:



You'll probably recognize this melody:



Some great 80s pop composed by the master:



Cool theme from a non-Bond spy film from the 60s:



And one more for good measure:






Nice! I saw that movie long ago but didn't remember Barry being the composer...I'll have a listen

I have never ever looked listened into soundtracks at all so it looks like I'm in for a treat!

drftr

 

[DanielListening]

@drftr yup I’m Dutch, both sides of the family are from Friesland.

 

[drftr]

@drftr yup I’m Dutch, both sides of the family are from Friesland.

Moved decades ago because of the "ruilverkaveling" perhaps?

drftr

 

[Mehran]

I have never ever looked listened into soundtracks at all so it looks like I'm in for a treat!

drftr

Here are some of my favourites:

 

[drftr]

Here are some of my favourites:

Pfff... Oh well, sleeping is overrated anyway...

drftr

 

[Rockwell75]

I can't resist putting in a pitch for one of my favorite soundtracks of all time:



Good music doesn't seem to be as much a priority in movies anymore (unfortunately) however I dare say that for many of us-- especially those of us fortunate to have been reared on movies scored by Barry, Williams, Goldsmith and others that it was through movies that we were first exposed to, inspired and touched by truly beautiful & great music. When you get right down to it Star Wars, Bond, Superman, ET, Indiana Jones etc. were just as memorable for their music as anything else.

 

[Deezel177]

Good music doesn't seem to be as much a priority in movies anymore

Is it not? Off the top of my head, I can think of Howard Shore's transcendent work on Lord of the Rings:



Arcade Fire and Owen Pallet's beautifully-intimate score for Her (my favourite film of all time, by the way, and the inspiration behind my profile pic):



Michael Giacchino is another modern great whose Star Trek and Spider-Man scores I adore, and who masterfully recreated (and individualised) the James Bond vibe you've referenced in his score for The Incredibles:



Or, Hans Zimmer's recent, stirring Dune score:



You also have scores that, on their own, may not be the most moving pieces, but fit the film to an absolute tee, like Tom Holkenborg's aptly-furious score for Mad Max: Fury Road:



Even a good number of the Marvel movies (which have often been criticised for their homogeneity and focus on commercialism) have standouts like Ludwig Goransson's Black Panther score:



Speaking of Goransson, I'm sure his Mandalorian theme needs no introduction:



That's not to mention Damien Chazelle's one-man mission to revive the Hollywood musical with films like Whiplash and La La Land, which Justin Hurwitz masterfully scored too:



So, for me, while there's certainly a lot of nostalgia and wonder attached to scores of the past (my GF and I hum Williams's Star Wars and Superman themes as a mash-up about once every weekend ), I think film scores are just as powerful and memorable now as they've ever been. You probably don't have as many of the style that you've referenced. Films nowadays are in more of a subversive mode, where the twinkles and shimmers of cinema's Golden Age are a rarer breed. But, when it comes to sheer quality, ingenuity and power, I think we're still trending on the right track.

 

[gLer]

I can't resist putting in a pitch for one of my favorite soundtracks of all time:



Good music doesn't seem to be as much a priority in movies anymore (unfortunately) however I dare say that for many of us-- especially those of us fortunate to have been reared on movies scored by Barry, Williams, Goldsmith and others that it was through movies that we were first exposed to, inspired and touched by truly beautiful & great music. When you get right down to it Star Wars, Bond, Superman, ET, Indiana Jones etc. were just as memorable for their music as anything else.

So true this. Dances With Wolves was the very first soundtrack I bought, and started my love affair with soundtracks (and epic music in general). For me, many of the requirements for great soundtrack playback are now on my must-have checklist, most notably powerful, nuanced bass (especially sub bass), and an expansive, layered stage. Very few IEMs pass my epic music torture test unscathed. Let's just say BA bass IEMs almost always fail miserably.

 

[Rockwell75]

Is it not? Off the top of my head, I can think of Howard Shore's transcendent work on Lord of the Rings:



Arcade Fire and Owen Pallet's beautifully-intimate score for Her (my favourite film of all time, by the way, and the inspiration behind my profile pic):



Michael Giacchino is another modern great whose Star Trek and Spider-Man scores I adore, and who masterfully recreated (and individualised) the James Bond vibe you've referenced in his score for The Incredibles:



Or, Hans Zimmer's recent, stirring Dune score:



You also have scores that, on their own, may not be the most moving pieces, but fit the film to an absolute tee, like Tom Holkenborg's aptly-furious score for Mad Max: Fury Road:



Even a good number of the Marvel movies (which have often been criticised for their homogeneity and focus on commercialism) have standouts like Ludwig Goransson's Black Panther score:



Speaking of Goransson, I'm sure his Mandalorian theme needs no introduction:



That's not to mention Damien Chazelle's one-man mission to revive the Hollywood musical with films like Whiplash and La La Land, which Justin Hurwitz masterfully scored too:



So, for me, while there's certainly a lot of nostalgia and wonder attached to scores of the past (my GF and I hum Williams's Star Wars and Superman themes as a mash-up about once every weekend ), I think film scores are just as powerful and memorable now as they've ever been. You probably don't have as many of the style that you've referenced. Films nowadays are in more of a subversive mode, where the twinkles and shimmers of cinema's Golden Age are a rarer breed. But, when it comes to sheer quality, ingenuity and power, I think we're still trending on the right track.

Touche-- some killer examples there...The Incredibles is one of my all time favorites in every category relevant to it.

 

[Rockwell75]

Since we're on the topic, any Ennio Morricone fans here?

 

[Deezel177]

Touche-- some killer examples there...The Incredibles is one of my all time favorites in every category relevant to it.

For sure. I broke my back watching it front row at the theatre, and it's been my favourite animated film ever since; still the best Fantastic 4 movie we have to this day. Let's see if Jon Watts can change that.

Since we're on the topic, any Ennio Morricone fans here?

I was actually introduced to Morricone recently by Tarantino in the Hateful Eight. I'll have to check out more of his stuff as well.