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- The acclaimed score won Jarre his first Academy Award and he would go on to compose the scores to all of Lean's subsequent films.
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In 1961, Jarre's music career experienced a major change when American film producer Sam Spiegel asked him to write the score for the 1962 epic Lawrence of Arabia, directed by David Lean. The acclaimed score won Jarre his first Academy Award and he would go on to compose the
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- John Williams
- Hans Zimmer
- Max Steiner
- Ennio Morricone
- Bernard Herrmann
- John Barry
- A. R. Rahman
- Rachel Portman
- Joe Hisaishi
- Thomas Newman
Possibly one of the most prolific film composers of all time, John Williamshas written music for over a hundred films. He’s particularly known for his huge orchestral pieces, tailored perfectly to the score of a piece — he often watches the entire movie without a soundtrack to decide what to write for it. Williams started writing music for TV shows...
Our next composer, German film composer Hans Zimmer, might not be as much of a household name as John Williams, but he is equally as prodigious in the film world. With over 150 film scores under his belt, Zimmer spent the early years of his career in England until he was hired to score Rain Manin 1988. Since then, he has lived in the United States ...
Born in Austria in 1888, Max Steiner was a child prodigy and began composing professionally by the age of 15. He was one of the earliest film composers, moving to California when talking pictures first became popular. He started by composing scores for the credits of movies after a successful (but short) Broadway career. However, after he composed ...
Most famous for his series of Spaghetti Western films in the 1970s and 1980s, Ennio Morricone was an incredibly prolific Italian composerwho wrote the music for almost 500 movies during his lifetime. Morricone worked primarily in the film industry but also for stage shows, orchestras, and radio. One of his most iconic film scores — the score to The...
Born in 1911 in New York City, Bernard Herrmannis famous for writing the music for many of Alfred Hitchcock’s most famous films; the two had a very successful partnership. Herrmann started composing for radio shows when he was a young man and studied at the Juilliard School of Music. He became a huge influence on the radio music world, often promot...
An English composer, John Barry started composing in the late 1950s and is most famous for his long-time collaboration with the creators of the James Bond movies, for which he composed 11 scores. Barry’s first instrument was the trumpet, and he began his music career playing jazz in big bands. You can hear his influences from this style in the bras...
Up next, A. R. Rahmanis one of India’s most prolific film composers having written for over 150 films. As a composer, Rahman has been one of the greatest influences on modern Indian music of all time with the majority of his work being Indian films in the Tamil language. Born in 1967, Rahman began writing music for TV ads, documentaries, and Indian...
One of the most influential female composers in the world, Rachel Portmanhas written music for over 200 films. Portman was born in 1960 and began composing in her early teen years with some of her first work being for several BBC original movies, theater productions, and small radio programs. After this, she began a career in movies and TV specials...
Next is one of the most iconic anime film composers, the Japanese composerJoe Hisaishi. Born Mamoru Fujisawa in 1950, Hisaishi adopted his stage name to honor American music producer Quincy Jones. He has written the music for over 100 films and several children’s shows and video games. Hisaishi’s partnership with Hayao Miyazaki has resulted in the ...
One of the most influential film composers of the 21st century is Thomas Newman. Born in 1955, he studied music at a very early age, coming from a Hollywood dynasty of film composers, which includes his father, siblings, and cousin Randy Newman of Toy Storyfame. Although Newman’s early career was in Broadway music, he was able to start in Hollywood...
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- Rachel Portman. Four women in cinematic history have won Academy Awards for Best Original Score: Marilyn Bergman for Yentl, Rachel Portman for Emma, Ann Dudley for The Full Monty, and Hildur Guonadottir for Joker.
- Elmer Bernstein. With due deference to Howard Shore, Phillip Glass, Alexandre Desplat, and other worthy contenders, Elmer Bernstein has over 250 credits as a film composer.
- Jerry Goldsmith. With over 250 credits amassed from 1953 until his death in 2004, Jerry Goldsmith is responsible for some of the most memorable film music of all time.
- Hans Zimmer. German composer Hans Zimmer earned his first Oscar nomination for Rain Man in 1989. Five years later, he won the Academy Award for scoring The Lion King.
Inception: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to the 2010 film of the same name directed by Christopher Nolan, released under Reprise Records on July 13, 2010. Hans Zimmer scored the film, marking his third collaboration with Nolan following Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. Production.
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Jul 14, 2015 · Bernard Herrmann is best known for composing motion picture scores for more than 30 years, starting in 1941 during Hollywood’s Golden Age until his death in 1975. Many of the films with his soundtracks have become classics, well-known for the actors, the story, and the music.
Jul 6, 2020 · Its Academy Award for best scoring went to Universal Studios Music Department head Charles Previn and sparked controversy. As a direct result, the academy created two separate awards for best music score of a dramatic picture and best scoring of a musical picture.
Interstellar: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album composed by Hans Zimmer for the 2014 film Interstellar by Christopher Nolan. The soundtrack garnered critical acclaim and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score [1] and the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media. [2]
