Post Your Favourite Artists!

[Woodsprite]

Don't know if anyone'd know most of this list, but (in no particular order):

Most favorite of all: James Newton Howard


Alan Silvestri (he's starting to get repetitive, but I still like him)

Hans Zimmer (absolutely HATE him as a theme writer since his work is incredibly recycled or outright plagiarized from himself, but as a composer, I love him)

James Horner (Feel the same hatred for him as I do Zimmer, only multiplied by 3... but as a composer, I love him; his older work is overall much better)

Alexandre Desplat

John Powell

Brian Tyler

John Williams (His music is completely recognizable in all settings from constant use of the same orchestral techniques and instruments, which makes me much less respecting of his work, and his themes are starting to get VERY recycled, but as a composer, I love him)

Thomas Newman (Again, very recognizable, but it seems like no matter how many times he uses the same technique, it works as a theme)

Danny Elfman (Only love his themes; his composing is so-so to me, and his techniques are very tiresome after hearing them a million times)

John Debney

Alan Menken

Elmer Bernstein

Klaus Badelt (Very recognizable Media Ventures offspring, but nevertheless a very excellent theme writer)

Johann Sebastian Bach (Too musically subdued IMO, but the greatest master of counterpoint that has ever lived)

Frédéric Chopin

Franz Liszt

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Copied himself a bit, but nevertheless excellent)

George Gershwin

Benjamin Britten

Aaron Copland



...and probably the only two contemporary artists I like: Kenny G and Yiànnis Hrysomàllis (Yanni).