Posts by northernotter3

Jeffrey Long said:Well then, I guess I could just record it as a low-quality Divx file for you.

The law ! I absolutely adore low-quality Divx files! I'm actually quite famous for buying original DVDs just so I can manually convert them into Divx, ensuring I end up with the absolute worst quality possible. 😍

The election results (if you're talking about those recent ones here in America) look fantastic!

Evil is merely in the eye of the beholder... or rather, the storyteller.

Jeffrey Long said:Does anyone happen to know if Dr. Strangelove is available on DVD?

There are actually two different editions of that DVD available. Since you're likely over in Germany, do you think you could track one down? If you happen to find a collector's edition while you're at it, I'd love for you to grab one for me too. Thanks so much in advance. 😁

P.S. — I know exactly where you got that avatar! 😂

Our moderator Richard Hernandez13 unfortunately closed down that fascinating thread regarding "The Greatest Film Composers!"—so, film buffs and audiophiles, let's get this conversation started all over again.

I would kindly ask Fleming to refrain from participating here; we aren't looking for your input, and frankly, you brought this situation upon yourself.

Additionally, I’d suggest that Richard Hernandez13 directs his particular management style toward a different forum instead.

STIMPY & REN

👍 🙏

...but you're going to have a hard time finding that...

Sophia Evans76 - if you look even remotely anything like the girl in your avatar, then you’re exactly my type! 🙂

And honestly, if our tastes in music and film happen to align too... 😁

Honestly, this forum is just crawling with all sorts of clueless people and total losers.
But right here, within this specific thread of yours, Sophia Williams—it’s actually pretty clear that a real community has formed. It feels like most of us here are genuine enthusiasts when it comes to film scores, so it makes sense why your comments stung us. You really didn't have to go there. We could have been having a sophisticated discussion about soundtracks, but instead, we're stuck wasting time arguing about you.

And as for you—do you even know anything about Citizen Kane?
Or what about the band Toto providing the soundtrack for "Dune"!? 🙏

My absolute favorite 007 soundtrack (and the movie itself!) has to be The Man with the Golden Gun.
Right up there with it, sitting almost neck and neck, is the Goldfinger score.
Following those, I’d place Thunderball and A View to a Kill in my top rankings.

I had actually hoped to have a bit of a civilized discussion with you, Sophia Williams, regarding Bond music, but you just kept up with those irrational and frankly insulting jabs at the Star Wars films, Williams' compositions, and us fans—myself included.
Because of that, I don't see any point in continuing this conversation with you. You're being unkind. 👎

I’m really glad Jeremy Flores4 brought up Vangelis and that legendary "Blade Runner" score. 👍

Yet, it feels like everyone overlooks another absolute genius... even if he doesn't fit the mold of a traditional composer... GIORGIO MORODER! 🙏
One single mention should be enough—just think of Scarface! 😎

Sophia Williams said:Amateur?! Honestly, I think the music from Star Wars is actually quite good— 🙂 and I’m not ashamed to say it; frankly, this whole Lucas craze is just dumbing down the movie-going audience...

🙂 Sophia Williams—what an amateur! Sophia Williams—what an amateur! 🙂

I really can't believe you'd make a comment like that about the Star Wars soundtracks! 🙂 🙂

Alright. Now that we've settled that, we can go back to talking like civilized people. I know you have a soft spot for those James Bond scores. So, come on—answer my question since nobody else seems willing to. What’s your favorite 007 soundtrack?

Such a beautiful film... and the soundtrack is absolutely incredible! 👍

cosmictrucker132 said:What is actually the difference between a music producer and a composer?

When we talk about a producer in genres like rap, trip-hop, dub, jungle, or house, we’re talking about the person crafting the musical foundation, usually by layering samples—whether they’re sourced from elsewhere or played themselves.

In the context of rock, jazz, or classical music, a producer functions more as a technical director or a facilitator—almost like a "helper"—whose main job is ensuring the entire sound is captured and arranged perfectly according to the original vision. (That’s a pretty simplified way of looking at it, but I think it captures the essence.)

Meanwhile, a composer writes the actual music (for classical, rock, jazz, etc.) which is then performed by various musicians; occasionally, that composer might also act as the arranger or even the conductor, much like how John Williams conducts an orchestra when recording a soundtrack.

Though, I suspect you probably already knew all this, and perhaps the question was just a little detour from our main topic...

Video game soundtracks for PC games... such an interesting topic to dive into...
I was personally blown away by the music in Ghost Recon.

ruggedstag84 - I'm really glad to hear that you found Komeda so intriguing.

By the way, what do you all think of the soundtracks from the Mad Max trilogy, specifically the work by Brian May on The Road Warrior (Mad Max 2)? 🙂

Are there any true aficionados of the James Bond film scores here? If so, which 007 soundtrack stands out as your absolute favorite?

True... while Prince Rakeem, also known as RZA, is an absolute master at production... this thread is really focused on the composers themselves... 🙂

placidranger said:RZA created the legendary soundtrack for Kill Bill
My vote goes to RZA too.

placidranger, I'm sorry, but I feel like this discussion is really intended for composers of classical or orchestral-style film scores.

If we started listing every famous musician who happened to score a movie, we'd basically be starting an entirely different conversation... maybe someone could open a new thread for that?

For instance:
Isaac Hayes - "Shaft"
Curtis Mayfield - "Superfly"
Queen - "Flash Gordon"
Barry De Vorzon - "The Warriors"
Public Enemy - "He Got Gamma" and "Do the Right Thing"
...and so on, and so forth...

ruggedstag84 said:northernotter3, who exactly was Krzysztof Komeda?😕

Ha! ruggedstag84, I am actually quite glad you asked...

Komeda stood as one of the most influential and significant jazz musicians of his era, yet to the broader public, his name remains largely unknown because he was overlooked by the American jazz mainstream for so many years. You see, Komeda wasn't an American; he was Polish. However, in recent years, that historical oversight regarding his legacy has finally begun to shift.

While he composed music for numerous Polish films, he spent the final years of his life crafting soundtracks for the movies of Roman Polanski. Perhaps his most famous contribution is that hauntingly iconic score for "Rosmary's Baby." For me personally, though, I discovered and fell in love with Komeda through his work on "The Fearless Vampire Killers." It is such a cult horror-parody, easily my favorite film by Polanski and one of my top ten favorites in the world. That brilliant soundtrack simply perfected the entire experience.

I would venture to say that with the music for "The Fearless Vampire Killers," Komeda essentially pioneered a whole new sound—what I like to call "gothic-jazz." Unfortunately, finding that soundtrack is nearly impossible; it took me months of an intense search about a year and a half ago just to track down about two-thirds of the music from that film.

Tragically, Komeda passed away in 1969 at the age of 37, right in the middle of working on a new project for Roman Polanski.

R.I.P.

I’ve always been a pretty subjective person... I rarely found myself caring much about "objectivity," and lately, I’ve even started wondering if true objectivity is even a real thing...

And yet—when it comes to certain people and specific milestones, perhaps I can actually speak to an objective truth...
The way I see it—when we talk about John Williams—we can say he is OBJECTIVELY the greatest film composer of all time, which by extension makes him one of the greatest composers in human history, period...

To be fair, while I don't hold the American Academy's "Oscar" in particularly high regard (much like many of you probably don't), there is one fact that is so massive it commands absolute respect:
JOHN WILLIAMS has earned 42 Oscar nominations to date!

If anyone wants to dive into the specifics, feel free to check out http://www.johnwilliams.org/reference/awards.html

He has even walked away with 5 Oscars (I'm not sure if anyone else in the world has reached that kind of number):

1971 - Fiddler on the Roof
1975 - Jaws
1977 - Star Wars
1982 - E.T.
1993 - Schindler's List

🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏

Wash? I'm not familiar with that name... is he some kind of Japanese man? 😁

Sophia Williams... what an amateur...

They paired Jaws with John Williams instead of Star Wars!!! 😂
And where are the other legends: Ennio Morricone, Basil Poledouris, Bill Conti, Jerry Goldsmith, Klaus Doldinger...

Man, this topic is actually great... but maybe dive a bit deeper into film scores first...

p.s. - Is anyone else here interested in Krzysztof Komed?