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DreamTheater
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Gilles Glorieux
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So what's there to know, basically I love the mighty three Horner-Williams-Goldsmith and I do my best to have every essential score by these guys in my possession. Even the more obscure ones I try to get if that's at all possible.
So the best Horners for me are, starting from with the ones I love the most: Braveheart, Willow, Krull, Legends of the Fall, Titanic, The Land Before Time, The Mask of Zorro, Apollo 13, Aliens, Star Trek III, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, The Rocketeer, Star Trek II, An American Tail: Fievel Goes West and The Perfect Storm.
As for Williams, the absolute contenders in my mind are: The Empire Strikes Back, Close Encounters of The Third Kind, Superman: The Movie, Hook, Return of the Jedi, A New Hope, E.T., Jurassic Park, Indy and the Last Crusade, The Fury, Indy and the Temple of Doom, Schindler's List.
And the Goldsmith gems for me are: Poltergeist, Star Trek the Motion Picture, First Knight, Lionheart, Mulan (promo), Under Fire, Total Recall, The Mummy, The 'Burbs, The Secret of NIMH, Rambo III, Star Trek V.
I have tons more of course but these are the absolute creme of the crop.
As for other composers I love some or many of the music of:
- David Arnold (for the 90s Emmerich extravaganzas), best score = Independence Day
- John Barry (his knack for thematic loveliness is unparalleled), best score = Dances With Wolves
- Elmer Bernstein (for some highly enjoyable music), best score = Ghostbusters
- John Debney (a maestro of swashbuckling), best score = Cutthroat Island
- Patrick Doyle (his fantasy / horror scores from the 90s), best score = Henry V
- Michael Giacchino (for giving me the most amazing videogame music), best score = Medal of Honor: Frontline
- Elliot Goldenthal (a truly original and genius composer), best score = Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
- James Newton Howard (a lot of awesome music), best score = Waterworld
- Trevor Jones (his wonderfully melodic works), best score = The Last of The Mohicans
- Wojciech Kilar (for his killer themes), best score = Bram Stoker’s Dracula
- Mark Mancina (for mixing the cool sound of synths and orchestra), best score = Twister
- Ennio Morricone (I seriously need to collect more of this man) so no best score, I only have a fantastic compilation
- Basil Poledouris (for his superb and refreshing sound), best score = Starship Troopers
- Howard Shore (of course for TLOTR, what else), best score = The Two Towers
- Alan Silvestri (his themes and action music are the stuff of legend), best score = The Abyss
- Christopher Young (for terrifying and providing emotion at the same time), best score = Murder in the First
- Hans Zimmer (his legendary status is very much deserved), best score = The Prince of Egypt
And let's not forget the amazing videogame music out there: there's just too much to put it all down here but some of the best are the MOH series, Outcast, Final Fantasy series, Lair, Afrika, Dragon Quest, Halo, God of War series, Shenmue, Gothic 3, and much much more.
Furthermore I like a lot of other music, bands and artists, mainly rock and metal, some 90s dance, and a lot of 80s new wave, pop and a little known artist known as MJ. But I'm also a huge fan of Dream Theater, as this progressive rock / Metal band continues to impress me with their incredible musicianship and talent in songwriting for epic songs that are some of the longest I have ever heard in my life (10+ minutes is normal for them, 20+ minutes exists too). The longest and most incredibly performed song by them clocks in at 42 minutes and it's a very varied piece containing all sorts of moods and rhythms. It's simply stunning!!!
I'm also more than a little interested in videogaming (PC and all sorts of consoles) and movies with the added help of my home cinema system, so there's hardly ever a dull moment as far as I'm concerned. There's always some spectacular movie to check out or a landmark piece of interactive entertainment to occupy myself with.
So that's all I can think of, I guess I'll see you on the board. Cheers.

