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Topic: Other modern orchaestra composers  (Read 1500 times)

Spatula

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Other modern orchaestra composers
on: June 27, 2004, 02:13:33 AM
Well is anyone here a fan of works by John Williams, who composed the famous, or infamous, Star Wars soundtracks, or how about Nobou Uematsu for the Final Fantasy series..

I sound like I'm repeating myself people.  ::)

Offline TonyG

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Re: Other modern orchaestra composers
Reply #1 on: June 27, 2004, 02:52:59 AM
Most certainly yes. Also John Barry, although Barry melodies are instantly recognisable, whereas Williams has developed far more.

Williams has probably more than any other in recent years attuned the ear of those who would probably have never tuned in to "classical" music stations - to listen to orchestral music.

I consider Barry's finest work to be the Out of Africa theme.

Williams' I consider to be the beautiful Schindler's List theme. Also the finale of Close Encounters when Williams makes a parody on "When You Wish Upon A Star" - simply superb!
"Playing Chopin to Status Quo" The Stage Newspaper, around 1978. Guess this still describes me well!

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Re: Other modern orchaestra composers
Reply #2 on: June 27, 2004, 07:24:49 AM
John Corigliano
John Mackey
Joseph Schwandtner
Stephen Paulus
Lowell Liebermann
Richard Dubugnon
Joe Futrelle
Vagn Holmboe
Sir Peter Maxwell-Davies
Alfred Schnittke
John Tavener
Sir Michael Tippet
Takashi Yoshimatsu
Arvo Pärt
Einojuhani Rautavaara
Poul Ruders

Offline Tash

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Re: Other modern orchaestra composers
Reply #3 on: June 27, 2004, 02:27:58 PM
i love michael nyman, especially his music for 'the piano' and 'gattaca', beautiful stuff.
'J'aime presque autant les images que la musique' Debussy
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