Can't believe no one mentioned Morricone's score for 'Good, The Bad, The Ugly'. Ironic that one of the greatest Western's ever, and made by not an American directory by an Italian, the great Sergio Leone. While other Morricone movie score's are arguably better works, its definitely his most well known with the mass public. I still love his 'Fistful of Dollars' score but he still is putting out quality work to this day. I'd say his Kill Bill work is some of his best, unless that was recommissioned work by Tarentino.
I'd like to add Bernard Hermann to the list. Best known for his work with Hitchcock on movies like 'Psycho', his powerful, often tension filled music is also remembered well in Scorsese's 'Taxi Driver'. His music is unmistakable.
heh, glad to see so many film fans here. I agree with most of the other posts. Yeah Vangelis and Hans Zimmer rocks.
Another person I like a lot is Georges Delerue, who became well known for his work in French New Wave cinema, like Jean-Luc Godard's 'Contempt (Le Mepris)' and Alain Resnais 'Hiroshima mon amour'
I'm going to have to browse through my tapes and DVD's to remember more directors. Been awhile since I've thought about music director's since attending film school.
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