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

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.

MatthewM · 06-09-2007, 11:29 PM

Howard Shore and The Lord of the Rings music gets my vote. Pirates had a great soundtrack, but it is no Lord of the Rings.

ninja91 · 07-14-2007, 05:45 PM

Shore wins, no question. Although the Pirates movies had a great soundtrack, it was more swashbuckling and giddy than heartfelt and immersive. (to me, at least!

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05-27-2007, 04:38 PM	#1
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	#2
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	#3
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	#5
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

06-09-2007, 11:29 PM	#6
MatthewM Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New York Posts: 628	Howard Shore and The Lord of the Rings music gets my vote. Pirates had a great soundtrack, but it is no Lord of the Rings. __________________ "Loud and clear it sounds in the valleys of the hills...and then let all the foes of Gondor flee!" -Boromir, The Fellowship of the Ring

05-27-2007, 05:21 PM	#4
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.