Tuesday, March 28, 2006
There has been a lot of great movie music. I own almost 3,000 scores so I know what I’m talking about when it comes to this topic. Here is my list of the best movies scores of all time:
1. Gladiator – Hans Zimmer
2. Batman Begins – Hans Zimmer
3. Star Wars IV – John Williams
4. Titanic – James Horner
5. Star Wars III – John Williams
6. First Blood – Jerry Goldsmith
7. Bladerunner - Vangelis
8. Lord of the Rings-Return of the King – Howard Shore
9. Edward Scissorhands - Danny Elfman
10. Interview With The Vampire - Elliot Goldenthal
11. Bram Stoker’s Dracula - Wojciech Kilar
12. Lion King – Hans Zimmer
13. Legends of The Fall - James Horner
14. Silence of The Lambs - Howard Shore
15. Lord of the Rings-Two Towers - Howard Shore
16. Lord of the Rings-Fellowship of the Ring - Howard Shore
17. Raiders of the Lost Ark – John Williams
18. Underworld - Paul Haslinger
19. Star Wars V – John Williams
20. Star Wars I - John Williams
21. Jaws – John Williams
22. Batman – Danny Elfman
23. Star Trek – Jerry Goldsmith
24. V For Vendetta – Dario Marinelli
25. Man in The Iron Mask - Nick Glennie Smith
26. Last of the Mohicans – Trevor Jones
27. Murder in The First – John Barry
28. Patton – Jerry Goldsmith
29. Les Miserables - Basil Poledouris
30. Shawshank Redemption - Thomas Newman
31. Tombstone - Bruce Broughton
32. Star Wars VI – John Williams
33. Star Wars II – John Williams
34. Conan The Barbarian - Basil Poledouris
35. Predator - Alan Silvestri
36. The Rock - Hans Zimmer
37. Con Air - Trevor Rabin
38. Gods and Generals – John Frizzel
39. Glory – James Horner
40. Hellbound Hellraiser 2 – Christopher Young
41. End of Days – John Debney
42. Natural – Randy Newman
43. Prince of Darkness – John Carpenter
44. Aliens – James Horner
45. Matrix – Don Davis
46. Silverado - Bruce Broughton
47. Exorcist - Jack Nitzsche
48. Gangs of New York – Howard Shore
49. Batman Returns – Danny Elfman
50. Scent of A Woman – Thomas Newman
51. Terminator 2-Judgement Day – Brad Fiedel
52. Jurassic Park – John Williams
53. Matrix Revolutions – Don Davis
54. Prince of Egypt – Hans Zimmer
55. The Thirteenth Warrior – Jerry Goldsmith
56. Ghost and The Darkness – Jerry Goldsmith
57. Total Recall - Jerry Goldsmith
58. First Knight – Jerry Goldsmith
59. Razor's Edge - Jack Nitzsche
60. Platoon – Jerry Goldsmith
61. Dragonheart – Randy Edelman
62. Forrest Gump - Alan Silvestri
63. Omen – Jerry Goldsmith
64. Rob Roy - Carter Burwell
65. King Kong-2005 – James Newton Howard
66. Signs - James Newton Howard
67. Legend – Tangerine Dream
68. Master And Commander - Klaus Badelt
69. Black Hawk Down - Hans Zimmer
70. Highlander - Michael Kamen
71. Miller's Crossing – Carter Burwell
72. Presumed Innocent - John Williams
73. Regarding Henry - Hans Zimmer
74. Unbreakable – James Newton Howard
75. Tron – Wendy Carlos
76. The Untouchables - Ennio Morricone
77. Walk In The Clouds - Maurice Jarre
78. Alexander – Vangelis
79. Godfather - Nino Rota
For you score collectors out there, how would your list be different? Any comments?
1. Gladiator – Hans Zimmer
2. Batman Begins – Hans Zimmer
3. Star Wars IV – John Williams
4. Titanic – James Horner
5. Star Wars III – John Williams
6. First Blood – Jerry Goldsmith
7. Bladerunner - Vangelis
8. Lord of the Rings-Return of the King – Howard Shore
9. Edward Scissorhands - Danny Elfman
10. Interview With The Vampire - Elliot Goldenthal
11. Bram Stoker’s Dracula - Wojciech Kilar
12. Lion King – Hans Zimmer
13. Legends of The Fall - James Horner
14. Silence of The Lambs - Howard Shore
15. Lord of the Rings-Two Towers - Howard Shore
16. Lord of the Rings-Fellowship of the Ring - Howard Shore
17. Raiders of the Lost Ark – John Williams
18. Underworld - Paul Haslinger
19. Star Wars V – John Williams
20. Star Wars I - John Williams
21. Jaws – John Williams
22. Batman – Danny Elfman
23. Star Trek – Jerry Goldsmith
24. V For Vendetta – Dario Marinelli
25. Man in The Iron Mask - Nick Glennie Smith
26. Last of the Mohicans – Trevor Jones
27. Murder in The First – John Barry
28. Patton – Jerry Goldsmith
29. Les Miserables - Basil Poledouris
30. Shawshank Redemption - Thomas Newman
31. Tombstone - Bruce Broughton
32. Star Wars VI – John Williams
33. Star Wars II – John Williams
34. Conan The Barbarian - Basil Poledouris
35. Predator - Alan Silvestri
36. The Rock - Hans Zimmer
37. Con Air - Trevor Rabin
38. Gods and Generals – John Frizzel
39. Glory – James Horner
40. Hellbound Hellraiser 2 – Christopher Young
41. End of Days – John Debney
42. Natural – Randy Newman
43. Prince of Darkness – John Carpenter
44. Aliens – James Horner
45. Matrix – Don Davis
46. Silverado - Bruce Broughton
47. Exorcist - Jack Nitzsche
48. Gangs of New York – Howard Shore
49. Batman Returns – Danny Elfman
50. Scent of A Woman – Thomas Newman
51. Terminator 2-Judgement Day – Brad Fiedel
52. Jurassic Park – John Williams
53. Matrix Revolutions – Don Davis
54. Prince of Egypt – Hans Zimmer
55. The Thirteenth Warrior – Jerry Goldsmith
56. Ghost and The Darkness – Jerry Goldsmith
57. Total Recall - Jerry Goldsmith
58. First Knight – Jerry Goldsmith
59. Razor's Edge - Jack Nitzsche
60. Platoon – Jerry Goldsmith
61. Dragonheart – Randy Edelman
62. Forrest Gump - Alan Silvestri
63. Omen – Jerry Goldsmith
64. Rob Roy - Carter Burwell
65. King Kong-2005 – James Newton Howard
66. Signs - James Newton Howard
67. Legend – Tangerine Dream
68. Master And Commander - Klaus Badelt
69. Black Hawk Down - Hans Zimmer
70. Highlander - Michael Kamen
71. Miller's Crossing – Carter Burwell
72. Presumed Innocent - John Williams
73. Regarding Henry - Hans Zimmer
74. Unbreakable – James Newton Howard
75. Tron – Wendy Carlos
76. The Untouchables - Ennio Morricone
77. Walk In The Clouds - Maurice Jarre
78. Alexander – Vangelis
79. Godfather - Nino Rota
For you score collectors out there, how would your list be different? Any comments?
Labels: Movie Review, Rant
posted by DarthImmortal at 12:44 PM
7 Comments:
Ricky,
I really do not know why Howard Shore was absent from King Kong. Certainly the success he had during the last Peter Jackson powerhouse films of Lord of The Rings would have given him incentive to work with Jackson again. I can guess that he was already busy with A History of Violence and the schedules of the two movies conflicted. In my opinion, King Kong would have been a better score to write than A History of Violence.
The Shawshank Redemption -- in the words of 2Pac, number one with a bullet.
since when is owning a score or 100,000 of them make you an expert......for all we know you could be tone deaf!
Mimi,
Try listening to the music from Gladiator or Batman Begins. If you liked T2 and Aliens, you'll like both of those.
Leo,
I never claimed to be an expert and never used that term. I only said "I know what I am talking about" on this subject because I listen to so many scores.
Darth
I love the Last of the Mohicans score.
One that I'd add would be The Rock. It's a lot of fun.
And The Godfather.
odderie,
The Rock and The Godfather were both worthy of mention so I added them. I also forgot Con Air.
I wonder how many more I have forgotten?
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