9 Modern Composers Who Have Made Historical Soundtracks

More often than not the only thing that remains with us from a movie is its soundtrack. Film score-composers are currently of the very few geniuses left in this world who can easily take us back to the times of Mozart and Beethoven.

Not only do they compose the most heart wrenching songs, but they also tend to play on the strings of nostalgia, and whenever we play their songs, the whole movie is projected in our minds. Here are a few of these geniuses.

 

9. Kryzstof Komeda

 

Kryzstof Komeda, known as the genius of jazz, is famous for working along with Roman Polanski.

 

 

8. John Williams

 

John Williams has composed most of Steven Speilberg’s film scores. His career includes enigmatic film scores such as Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Saving Private Ryan, and Schindler’s List.

 

 

7. Thomas newman

 

Famous for composing American Beauty, The Green Mile, The Shawshank Redemption, and many more.

 

 

6. Yann Tiersen

 

The French composer is famous for the soundtracks of Amelie, Goodbye, Lenin, and many more.

 

 

5. Clint Mansell

 

The genius behind Requiem for a Dream, Clint Mansell is also known to work alongside with Darren Aronofsky.

 

 

4. Zbignew Preisner

 

The Polish composer is best known for working alongside with Kryzstof Kieslowski in all his movies and even his series “Dekalog”

 

 

3. Hans Zimmer

 

This list wouldn’t be complete without the Hans Zimmer, would it? From Gladiator and Inception to The Dark Knight and Interstellar.

 

 

2. Howard Shore

 

The genius behind the soundtracks of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies.

 

 

1. Bernard Herrmann

 

Bernard Herrman had to top the list. Psycho, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Vertigo, and Taxi Driver… Need I say more?

 

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