Howard Shore VS John Williams

[Howard]

What do you guys think? Personally, Howard Shore owns Mr. Williams!

 

[McPhreak]

John Williams owns all.

 

[Legendary]

No one owns John Williams. Ever.
I do really like Howard Shore but some of Williams' scores are absolutely unbelievable.

 

[vi edit]

Danny Elfman?

 

[StinkyMeat]

I would say Shore, but Williams' work on Catch Me If You Can made me vote both. Oh, and didn't he do somethng....like...Star Wars?

 

[The Dancing Peacock]

I know much of what Williams has done, but what has Shore done?

 

[amnesiac]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
Danny Elfman?

Danny Elfman is the bomb diggity shizzle.

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: amnesiac 2.0

Originally posted by: vi_edit
Danny Elfman?

Danny Elfman is the bomb diggity shizzle.

Indeed. The only redeeming quality of the "Planet of the Apes" remake was his score.

 

[boyRacer]

Hans Zimmer... ... Gladiator and Black Hawk down... other than that John Williams...pwnz...

 

[abaez]

John william has done some themes that have been a mainstay in popular culture.

Star wars, Jaws etc etc

 

[Howard]

Hans Zimmer's Barbarian Horde was a tribute to Holst's Mars, did you know that?

 

[glen]

How are you going to top this list?
2002


Catch Me If You Can ***
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets **** (co-wrote)
Minority Report ***
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones *****
2001


Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone ****
A.I. Artificial Intelligence ****
2000


The Patriot ****
1999


Angela's Ashes ****
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace *****
1998


Stepmom ***
Saving Private Ryan **
1997


Amistad ****
Seven Years in Tibet ****
The Lost World ****
Rosewood **
Star Wars Re-Releases --complete 2-CD sets released
A New Hope *****
The Empire Strikes Back *****
Return of the Jedi ***** (newly composed ending)
1996


Sleepers **
1995


Nixon * (Enhanced CD)
Sabrina **
1994

(none)

1993


Schindler's List *****
Jurassic Park *****
1992


Home Alone 2: Lost in New York ***
Far and Away *****
1991


Hook *****
JFK **
1990


Home Alone ****
Presumed Innocent *****
Stanley & Iris **
Always ** (film was released at the end of 1989)
1989


Born on the Fourth of July ****
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade ****
1988


The Accidental Tourist **
1987


Empire of the Sun **
The Witches of Eastwick *** (difficult to find on CD)
1986


SpaceCamp *** (available only on Japanese label)
1985


(none)
1984


Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom *** (difficult to find)
The River ***
1983


Superman III (theme only)
Return of the Jedi *****
Jaws 3-D
1982


Monsignor
Yes, Giorgio
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial ***** (great 1996 re-release)
1981


Raiders of the Lost Ark ***** (excellent 1995 re-release)
Heartbeeps **
1980


Superman II * (theme only)
The Empire Strikes Back *****
1979


Dracula *
1941 **
1978


The Fury
Superman *****
Jaws 2 ***
1977


Close Encounters of the Third Kind ****
Black Sunday
Star Wars *****
1976


The Missouri Breaks **
Midway ***
Family Plot
1975


Jaws ****
The Eiger Sanction
1974


The Sugarland Express ***
The Towering Inferno *****
Conrack *** (one cue released)
Earthquake **
1973


The Paper Chase **
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
Cinderella Liberty
The Long Goodbye
Tom Sawyer
1972


Images
The Poseidon Adventure *** (1995 bootleg, 1999 FSM release)
Pete 'N' Tillie
The Cowboys ****
1971


Fiddler on the Roof
1970


Story of a Woman (Storia Di Una Donna)
1969


The Reivers ****
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
1968


Sergeant Ryker (Torn Between Two Values)
1967


Fitzwilly
A Guide for the Married Man
Valley of the Dolls
1966


Penelope
Not With My Wife You Don't!
How to Steal A Million
The Rare Breed
The Plainsman
1965


None But The Brave
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home
1964


The Killers
1963


Gidget Goes to Rome
1962


Diamond Head
1961


Bachelor Flat
The Secret Ways
1960


I Passed for White
Because They're Young
1959


Gidget
Daddy-O (Out On Probation)

 

[McPhreak]

Originally posted by: BoYRaCeR
Hans Zimmer... ... Gladiator and Black Hawk down... other than that John Williams...pwnz...

I'm sorry...he can't be touched.

Catch Me If You Can
Saving Private Ryan
Seven Years in Tibet
Schindler's List
Jurassic Park
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Superman
Star Wars
Jaws

and most importantly:

The Dreamworks SKG theme song!

 

[kranky]

Originally posted by: The Dancing Peacock
I know much of what Williams has done, but what has Shore done?

Well, John Williams never had an All-Nurse Band!

 

[eplebnista]

John Williams pwns j00!

 

[Legendary]

I'd say Williams, Shore, Elfman and Zimmer are the best soundtrack composers right now.

 

[LethalWolfe]

The only problem w/Elfman is there's not much variation in his scores. He is a talented composer, but if you've heard one of his scores you pretty much heard them all.


Lethal

 

[McPhreak]

Originally posted by: Legendary
I'd say Williams, Shore, Elfman and Zimmer are the best soundtrack composers right now.

What about James Horner? He did write Braveheart, A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13, and, although not always considered a true blessing, Titanic.