What are artists and composers of “movie music”?
Question by Zachh: What are artists and composers of “movie music”?
Like, in epic trailers of movies such as Harry Potter, and super hero movies, there is intense classical mixed with opera music in the background. Could anyone give me some artists or song names please.
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Answer by F. Perdurabo
Jerry Goldsmith
John Williams
Christopher Young
Howard Deutsch
Beethoven
Wagner
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There is NO classical music and definitely NO opera in Harry Potter or any of the “superhero’ movies.
you are confusing classical music with soundtrack. This is unacceptable..off with your head! lol, joking.
But you really shouldn’t mix up the two. They’re two very distinct genres with diferent styles and artists.
Classical artists include Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Wagner, Brahms, etc
Soundtrack brings to mind the likes of James Horner, Danny Elfman, Hans Zimmer,
Classical music can and is used in movies in some cases, however, like Beethoven’s 9th in Clockwork orange and Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries in Apocalypse now. Not very common, but not unheard of. There is NO classical music in ANY superhero or Harry Potter movie though. When it is used in movies, classical music remains classical.
I have also noticed that trailers make use of classical in rare cases, especially “in the hall of mountain king” by Edvard Grieg. Usually though, trailers use the movie soundtrack.
Hope that helped
It’s not “Classical” but frankly, it was probably the most appropriate place to ask about film scores (a.k.a. “movie music.”) Most people think I listen to Classical when I listen to film scores.
That said, I have some recommendations.
Steve Jablonsky (Recommended scores: Transformers 1, The Island)
Brian Tyler (Recommended scores: Children Of Dune, Tokyo Drift)
Harry Gregson-Williams (Recommended scores: Narnia [Lion, Witch, Wardrobe and Prince Caspian], Metal Gear Solid 4 [video game])
Kenji Kawai (Recommended scores: Vampire Princess Miyu)
John Williams (Recommended scores: Jurassic Park 1 & 2, Harry Potter)
Hans Zimmer (Recommended scores: The Lion King, King Arthur, Gladiator, PotC)
Links to specific pieces
Steve Jablonsky – My Name Is Lincoln – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iu-t1n821M
Steve Jablonsky – Prime (From 2nd Transformers movie) – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS-yLzwshG0
Brian Tyler – Farewell – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCrQOxv8ls8
Hans Zimmer – Knights March – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujx-_yZVqHg
I just noticed that you mentioned trailer music, too. That brings in a plethora of artists. You can find most if not all of this music on YouTube. (Most trailer music isn’t commercially available.)
Two Steps From Hell (commercially available album: Invincible)
Immediate Music (commercially available album: Trailerhead)
X-Ray Dog
Audiomachine
Epic Score (commercially available albums: Epic Action & Adventure vol. 1-5, Epic intros and underscores)
City Of The Fallen
Music Junkies (Commercially available albums: Good Idea)
PostHaste
Future World Music
Brickwall Audio (commercially public albums: Cataclysm Volume 1: Heroes, Epic Trailer Impact)
Links:
Two Steps From Hell – Moving Mountains – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjlBCAx6330
Audiomachine – Guardians At The Gate – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyC5KnVEHiY
Music Junkies – The Imagining – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idtGvnmbMB4
Immediate Music – Kingmaker – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7isLdN6HWqk