Hans Zimmer or Howard Shore? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Lord Halsar · 05-27-2007, 04:37 PM

I just wanted to get this off my chest. Whose music do people think is better? Howard Shore's (LotR music)? Or Hans Zimmer(PotC music)?
I personally think it's Howard Shore's music... and i'm not just saying that because I'm an utter Tolkien-nut! Be honest on this one. no matter how much other Downers will hate you for it.

Finduilas · 05-27-2007, 04:38 PM

Not knowing who Hans Zimmer is

, I would have to vote for Howard Shore. But I take it that PotC is Pirates of the C...(I don't know how to spell it) and as I have only watched that once, I can't really be said to have any knowledge on the subject.

Lord Halsar · 05-27-2007, 04:45 PM

Yes. Hans Zimmer is the man behind Pirates of the Caribbean music. i debated with myself for a long time over who's was better(I'm sorry to say being the Tolkien fan that i am). i also thought for an even longer period whether or not to submit a thread about it here in the Downs. I also think that i should have clarified.

Finduilas · 05-27-2007, 04:47 PM

Just because your a LotR fan doesn't mean you can't prefer other people's music more. I would have to watch it again to be able to answer, but I think that it would be incredibly difficult for anyone to best Howard's work.

William Cloud Hicklin · 05-27-2007, 05:21 PM

It's a no brainer- although I don't much like Jackson's films, Shore still writes very respectable scores (albeit not without some misjudgments-- whereas Zimmer has for years been churning out ponderous, bombastic schlock.

The Might · 05-28-2007, 05:20 AM

I like both, because they fit with the movies.
LotR music has this kind of glorious, legendary sound, just like Star Wars music and fits with the great battles.
In PotC I like the adventurous theme, it goes well with the story and the period when the action takes place.

05-27-2007, 04:37 PM	#1
Lord Halsar Haunting Spirit Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: 'Round the corner, down the well, passed the Balrog, straight to HELL! Posts: 77	Hans Zimmer or Howard Shore? I just wanted to get this off my chest. Whose music do people think is better? Howard Shore's (LotR music)? Or Hans Zimmer(PotC music)? I personally think it's Howard Shore's music... and i'm not just saying that because I'm an utter Tolkien-nut! Be honest on this one. no matter how much other Downers will hate you for it. __________________ My time is at an end, for I have walked from Valinor to the Far-east where men have not gone for millennia. Demons have fallen before me. And now... I must rest...

05-27-2007, 04:38 PM	#2
Finduilas Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Home. Where rolling green hills and clear rivers are practically my backyard. Posts: 595	Not knowing who Hans Zimmer is , I would have to vote for Howard Shore. But I take it that PotC is Pirates of the C...(I don't know how to spell it) and as I have only watched that once, I can't really be said to have any knowledge on the subject. __________________ One (1) book of rules and traffic regulations, which may not be bent or broken. ~ The Phantom Tollbooth

05-27-2007, 04:45 PM	#3
Lord Halsar Haunting Spirit Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: 'Round the corner, down the well, passed the Balrog, straight to HELL! Posts: 77	Yes. Hans Zimmer is the man behind Pirates of the Caribbean music. i debated with myself for a long time over who's was better(I'm sorry to say being the Tolkien fan that i am). i also thought for an even longer period whether or not to submit a thread about it here in the Downs. I also think that i should have clarified. __________________ My time is at an end, for I have walked from Valinor to the Far-east where men have not gone for millennia. Demons have fallen before me. And now... I must rest...

05-27-2007, 04:47 PM	#4
Finduilas Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Home. Where rolling green hills and clear rivers are practically my backyard. Posts: 595	Just because your a LotR fan doesn't mean you can't prefer other people's music more. I would have to watch it again to be able to answer, but I think that it would be incredibly difficult for anyone to best Howard's work. __________________ One (1) book of rules and traffic regulations, which may not be bent or broken. ~ The Phantom Tollbooth

05-28-2007, 05:20 AM	#6
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	I like both, because they fit with the movies. LotR music has this kind of glorious, legendary sound, just like Star Wars music and fits with the great battles. In PotC I like the adventurous theme, it goes well with the story and the period when the action takes place. __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

05-27-2007, 05:21 PM	#5
William Cloud Hicklin Loremaster of Annúminas Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,330	It's a no brainer- although I don't much like Jackson's films, Shore still writes very respectable scores (albeit not without some misjudgments-- whereas Zimmer has for years been churning out ponderous, bombastic schlock.