Best "sweeping/epic" score
I am looking for scores that are just a wonder to listen to. I don't know how to describe it other. Maybe someone here will know what I am talking about and be able to help me.
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Re: Best "sweeping/epic" score
Michael Nyman's score for The Claim and Angelo Badalamenti's score for The Straight Story are epic and sweeping.
Some others that might make for the combination, Atticus Ross - Book of Eli or Nick Cave - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. As an outlier, Vangelis - Antartica for the film Nankyoku Monogatari. Trying not to devolve my post into a list my favorite score list, but it's damn hard. |
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Dragonheart
Randy Edelman The Island Steve Jablonsky Batman Returns Danny Elfman The Fountain Clint Mansell Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Klaus Badelt/Hans Zimmer The Empire Strikes Back, Superman, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Nixon John Williams Once Upon a Time In The West, The Mission, The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Ennio Morricone Hellbound: Hellraiser II Christopher Young Ben-Hur Miklos Rozsa Lawrence of Arabia Maurice Jarre Blade Runner Vangelis Bram Stoker's Dracula Wojciech Kilar |
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Once Upon A Time In The West
Ennio Fucking Morricone.... |
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Two of my favorites:
The Last of the Mohicans Randy Edelman The Social Network Trent Reznor |
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The Godfather
Nino Rota |
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E.t.
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Pearl Harbor
Hans Zimmer Hate the movie but the score is great. |
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The main theme to Star Trek First Contact seemed awesome to me.
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The English Patient, Gabriel Yared. It's simply wonderful. Here is a taste:
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Re: Best "sweeping/epic" score
"The Big Country" by Jerome Moross.
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This thread isn't about favorite scores, it's about scores with a sweeping, epic sound to them or at least in part.
Krull, Willow, Glory, Legends Of The Fall, Braveheart, Apollo 13, The Missing, The Mask of Zorro / The Legend of Zorro -James Horner (my favorite composer) Stargate, Independence Day (my favorite score) -David Arnold |
Re: Best "sweeping/epic" score
Originally Posted by Nick Martin
(Post 10610257)
This thread isn't about favorite scores, it's about scores with a sweeping, epic sound to them or at least in part.
Nevertheless, I believe your assumption is what godzilla rules implied, which is why I listed the scores I did. Every one of them has punch, power and panache. Give a listen to John William's Nixon score, especially the cue "The 1960's - the Turbulent Years". |
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Sweeps me everytime! :thumbsup: |
Re: Best "sweeping/epic" score
Originally Posted by DonnachaOne
(Post 10610261)
Unfortunately, our esteemed original poster was rather vague. What is "epic" to you may be different to others. The English Patient is an epic romance, and a wonder to listen to.
Nevertheless, I believe your assumption is what godzilla rules implied, which is why I listed the scores I did. Every one of them has punch, power and panache. Give a listen to John William's Nixon score, especially the cue "The 1960's - the Turbulent Years". All of the scores you listed are pretty much perfect for this thread in terms of their overall sound. |
Re: Best "sweeping/epic" score
A Very Long Engagement
Out of Africa . |
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I don't believe that "sweeping" is defined by whether it's orchestral or not; an electronic score can sweep and swell just as much. As to whether The Social Network is classified as much, I can't say, haven't seen it.
In my particular post, I only mentioned "favorite" in that I tend to like scores that aren't too pop or percussive. |
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Though a bad movie, City Of Angels had a great score.
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Ditto on BEN-HUR by Miklos Rozsa. By the same composer: EL CID, KING OF KINGS, among many others.
Give Hugo Friedhofer's score for THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (1946) a try. One of the most beautiful scores I've ever heard. And it won the Oscar for Best Score that year. (BEST YEARS, of course, won Best Picture.) |
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Although the worst film in the series (assuming the fourth film doesn't royally suck), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End had the best music in the series, by far:
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Most epic music EVER!
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Re: Best "sweeping/epic" score
I'm very surprised that Return of the King wasn't the first one listed.
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Re: Best "sweeping/epic" score
Originally Posted by dugan
(Post 10610405)
I'm very surprised that Return of the King wasn't the first one listed.
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Dances With Wolves - John Barry
The Right Stuff - Bill Conti |
Re: Best "sweeping/epic" score
Originally Posted by DonnachaOne
(Post 10610023)
Lawrence of Arabia
Maurice Jarre |
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