Onhell
Infinite Dreamer
So ever since my DUI, I've cut back on my drinking considerably, I have been riding my bike practically everywhere averaging 50 miles a week and going to the gym. To make my bike riding more pleasant I borrowed an mp3 player from a friend since y iPod crapped out. I filled it with power metal and some soundtracks, mainly the Rocky soundtrack and that of Halo. Then it hit me, The Rocky movies, while good movies (mainly the first two), still wouldn't be nowhere near as iconic as they are today had it not been for their soundtracks. And I'm not even talking about Eye of the Tiger by Survivor, but the wonderful score by Bill Conti (who also did The Karate Kid score). The most iconic movies in popular culture are a full package, great story, memorable lines and a badass theme.
I know little of soundtracks, but personally I think that of modern -Hollywood- moviemaking the holy trinity of soundtrack composers are John Williams, Hans Zimmer and Danny Elfman. I mentioned Bill Conti before, but outside of those two franchises I mentioned I cannot recall him doing anything else, yet Williams has composed 99.9 of the most memorable soundtracks: Jaws, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park... etc. Even his less memorable moments are still recognizable. I remember watching The Patriot with Mel Gibson in theaters and thinking to myself, "This sounds like John Williams," and soon after: Music by John Williams.
Hans Zimmer's current claim to fame is the Inception and Nolan Batman movies, but he is more versatile than that. Any of you remember Broken Arrow with John Travolta and Christian Slater? Hans Zimmer wrote the "techno-western" score for it and it is quite good.
Danny Elfman is the oddest of the bunch, being able to write dark material like the original Batman scores or something more zanny like the theme to the Simpsons.
In recent years I have paid closer attention to soundtracks as part of my movie experience and while I LOVED the X-Men: First Class soundtrack, Captain America's I found generic and uninspired. I won't be humming either one anytime soon though.
Yet almost every song from ANY Rocky film is memorable and recognizable, who doesn't now the "duuuh dun" of Jaws?
Do you guys have any favorite movie composers or specific movies you enjoy more because of it's score?
Here is the Rocky overture which is fantastic and part of my bike riding playlist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX6HQe3hEMo
I know little of soundtracks, but personally I think that of modern -Hollywood- moviemaking the holy trinity of soundtrack composers are John Williams, Hans Zimmer and Danny Elfman. I mentioned Bill Conti before, but outside of those two franchises I mentioned I cannot recall him doing anything else, yet Williams has composed 99.9 of the most memorable soundtracks: Jaws, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park... etc. Even his less memorable moments are still recognizable. I remember watching The Patriot with Mel Gibson in theaters and thinking to myself, "This sounds like John Williams," and soon after: Music by John Williams.
Hans Zimmer's current claim to fame is the Inception and Nolan Batman movies, but he is more versatile than that. Any of you remember Broken Arrow with John Travolta and Christian Slater? Hans Zimmer wrote the "techno-western" score for it and it is quite good.
Danny Elfman is the oddest of the bunch, being able to write dark material like the original Batman scores or something more zanny like the theme to the Simpsons.
In recent years I have paid closer attention to soundtracks as part of my movie experience and while I LOVED the X-Men: First Class soundtrack, Captain America's I found generic and uninspired. I won't be humming either one anytime soon though.
Yet almost every song from ANY Rocky film is memorable and recognizable, who doesn't now the "duuuh dun" of Jaws?
Do you guys have any favorite movie composers or specific movies you enjoy more because of it's score?
Here is the Rocky overture which is fantastic and part of my bike riding playlist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX6HQe3hEMo