Who is the new Morricone?

[Poggle]

Speaking of Preisner, if I got the right Zbgniew, he composed the orchestra parts for David Gilmour's album On An Island and recently when David Gilmour played in Poland, by invitation from the government, they had the orchestra there as well, though I'm not sure if Preisner was the conductor though.

A little offtopic, but I just felt like mentioning it

[Lonestar]

I would say Henry Mancini could have been the new Morricone but unfortunately he passed away at the age of 70, in 1994. Some of his works are Moonriver from Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Pink Panther theme, and the Love theme from Romeo and Juliet.

So my next selection is the composer, John Williams. For his thundering theme pieces for major science fiction and fantasy films. Some are Stars Wars, Raiders of the lost ark, Superman, Amistad and Jurassic Park. Williams is undoubtedly one of the most respected composers for Cinema. He's led countless national and international orchestras, most notably as the nineteenth conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra.

[grandpa_chum]

the only john williams score i'm in love with is the long goodbye, and that is just a dozen versions of the same song played in different ways throughout the movie, everything else is pretty ho-hum to me... just because you're scores are recognizable does not make them good, jaws for instance is popular and distinctive, but there is nothing special about it.

[Lonestar]

the only john williams score i'm in love with is the long goodbye, and that is just a dozen versions of the same song played in different ways throughout the movie, everything else is pretty ho-hum to me... just because you're scores are recognizable does not make them good, jaws for instance is popular and distinctive, but there is nothing special about it.

But if the scores are recognizable then why wouldn't they be considered good? or special. It makes sense that they are recognizable, because they are good. They flow with the scenes of the movie and they capture the emotions of the movie.

[Sucker]

John Williams could not really be considered the new Morricone. He's been around for just as long as Morricone and has a completely different style. Although I enjoy William's work in the movies, for some reason it never appeals to me as stand-alone apart from something special like Schindler's List which I adore.
If anybody is going to be the new Morricone it will be Andrea Morricone. Although he has a big act to follow and will always be compared to his Dad I believe, based on his work so far, that he has the potential to go all the way. However, being an "orchestral" composer he won't get many opportunities with today's American style blow-em-away directors 

[grandpa_chum]

madonna songs are recognizable but it doesn't mean they are any good.

[Lonestar]

John Williams could not really be considered the new Morricone. He's been around for just as long as Morricone and has a completely different style. Although I enjoy William's work in the movies, for some reason it never appeals to me as stand-alone apart from something special like Schindler's List which I adore.
If anybody is going to be the new Morricone it will be Andrea Morricone. Although he has a big act to follow and will always be compared to his Dad I believe, based on his work so far, that he has the potential to go all the way. However, being an "orchestral" composer he won't get many opportunities with today's American style blow-em-away directors 

Yeah I thought about that, it's a good point you brought up. Morricone and Williams are two different styles and that fact does send things out of balance when comparing the two. I thought we were discussing composers in general as a whole.

[Lonestar]

madonna songs are recognizable but it doesn't mean they are any good.

Ok I see what you're saying

[dave jenkins]

the only john williams score i'm in love with is the long goodbye, and that is just a dozen versions of the same song played in different ways throughout the movie, everything else is pretty ho-hum to me...

Gramps, Johnny Mercer wrote "The Long Goodbye." That hack John Williams had nothing to do with it.

[grandpa_chum]

well i've always seen it as "the long goodbye" by johnny mercer and john williams, and williams is credited with the score for the film, and since that is the only music I would have to assume he at least wrote or conducted the music, most likely it's lyrics by johnny mercer, who i am not familiar with so i could be wrong... anyway, he had something to do with it since it's the only music in the movie, maybe he just did one of the versions, my point stands, it's the only score he's connected to in any way that i've really loved, loved enough to mention in a the same breath as morricone... and your comment helps further explain my position on the matter, one great score you were sort of halfway responsible for doesn't make you morricone caliber, and since thats the only one i've really loved with his name on it, he doesn't cut it.

[archangel]

is there any more than one Mozart, Stravinsky or Beethoven?
then why should there be another Morricone?
uniqueness isn't clonable yet...........
let's hope it never is.
most hollywood film composers a still part of a "system".
morricone, luckily, escaped this sausage factory mentality.
like all good art, morricone's work will increase in statis with time.
artists of his calibre and Leones' are to be treasured, not copied.

[marmota-b]

artists of his calibre and Leones' are to be treasured, not copied.

That's a good point.

[archangel]

ah! another poster with a brain.

[Senza]

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