Finchbearer
Istar
Howard Shore for Lord of the Rings trilogy (honourable mention to the The Hobbit)
There’s just so much depth, so much scope, so much variety. Using Enya, Liv Tyler, traditional Māori vocalists, traditional boys choir vocalists, use of Tolkien’s conlang for the lyrics, Asian, Pan-Asian, European, African, Middle Eastern influences to create a complete picture of Middle Earth…and I could go on and on. I listen to it often.
The only other motion picture soundtracks I highly rate is the one created for 2005 Pride and Prejudice by Dario Marianelli.
To be fair Japan does motion picture soundtracks incredibly well too, Ghost in the Shell 1995, Akira, and all of Joe Hishashi’s work for Studio Ghibli.
Musical scores don’t count. Who thinks there are better soundtracks?
There’s just so much depth, so much scope, so much variety. Using Enya, Liv Tyler, traditional Māori vocalists, traditional boys choir vocalists, use of Tolkien’s conlang for the lyrics, Asian, Pan-Asian, European, African, Middle Eastern influences to create a complete picture of Middle Earth…and I could go on and on. I listen to it often.
The only other motion picture soundtracks I highly rate is the one created for 2005 Pride and Prejudice by Dario Marianelli.
To be fair Japan does motion picture soundtracks incredibly well too, Ghost in the Shell 1995, Akira, and all of Joe Hishashi’s work for Studio Ghibli.
Musical scores don’t count. Who thinks there are better soundtracks?