WoW - the greatest film composer that ever lived wrote the soundtrack to Seven Years in Tibet? Who woulda known? Yeah John Williams is ok. Imo, E.T. is his best , though the most recent Star Wars is pretty good. Empire of the Sun is kinda different. He certainly has been successful.

Considerably better than James Horner - that repetitive hack (gee Tim tell us how you really feel). Listen to Horner's 'Aliens' soundtrack - which is actually pretty good - and you've heard almost everything he's ever written.

Have your heard some of the stuff written by JW's older brother Vaughan Williams? (rofl) He's done a few worth a listen. Try Antartica for soundtracks, or Variations on a Theme by Thomas Tallis - if that one doesn't make you weep...

While consider greatest, here's a few more soundtrack composers to consider - Ennio Moricone, Bernard Herrmann, and Michel Legrand.

How 'bout Trevor Jones' 'Last of the Mohicans' or Dave Grusin's 'Havana'? John Ottman's 'The Usual Suspects' is interesting.

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[This message has been edited by JTimothyA (edited 09-01-2001).]