OK, it is time to find out what is your top 10 favorite scores from Howard.

1. The Village
2. Snow Falling on Cedars
3. Signs
4. Hidalgo
5. Vertical Limit
6. Dinosaur
7. The Postman
8. Wyatt Earp
9. Unbreakable
10. Atlantis The Lost Empire

1. Treasure Planet
2. Atlantis
3. Waterworld
4. Peter Pan
5. Dinosaur
6. The Postman
7. Unbreakable
8. Space Jam
9. Wyatt Earp
10. My Best Friend's Wedding

Oh man this is difficult and I think this top 10 changes according to my mood :)

1. Waterworld
2. The Man in the Moon
3. Wyatt Earp
4. The Postman
5. Devil's Advocate
6. Vertical Limit
7. Signs
8. Treasure Planet
9. Unbreakable
10. Snow Falling on Cedars

Others that deserve a special mention are:

• Alive
• Dinosaur
• The Sixth Sense
• Hidalgo
• Dave
• Atlantis
• My Best Friend's Wedding
• Intersection
• Outbreak
• Junior
• The Prince of Tides

Here we go:

1. Waterworld
2. Signs
3. Dinosaur
4. The Sixth Sense
5. Unbreakable
6. Atlantis
7. Vertical Limit
8. Falling Down
9. SpaceJam
10. Outbreak

01. Signs
02. Waterworld
03. Unbreakable
04. Dinosaur
05. Restoration
06. Wyatt Earp
07. Treasure Planet
08. Peter Pan
09. Snow Falling on Ceders
10. Atlantis - The Lost Empire

Justin

So difficult. At the moment, my JNH top ten is:

1. Waterworld - One of my all time favourite scores!
2. Wyatt Earp
3. Dinosaur
4. Treasure Planet
5. Atlantis: The Lost Empire
6. The Fugitive
7. The Postman
8. Vertical Limit
9. Unbreakable
10. Peter Pan

It could be very different next month, but "Waterworld" is my absolute favourite for sure.

Dennis

Well, since I don't own ten JNH scores yet ( :blush: ) I'll rate the ones I own. I guess we're doing favorite rather than what we see as his best.

1.) Peter Pan
2.) The Village
3.) The Man in the Moon
4.) Hidalgo
5.) Signs
6.) Treasure Planet

Ray Barnsbury

1. Wyatt Earp (I just finished listening too it again...wonderful western score)
2. The Postman (Great triumphant trumpet theme)
3. Dinasaur (The egg travels cue is so descriptive)
4. Signs (best thriller score since Jaws)
5. Waterworld
6. The Fugitive
7. Treasure Planet
8. Atlantis
9. The Man on the Moon
10. Peter Pan

1. Signs
2. Devil's Advocate
3. Snow Falling on Cedars
4. The Village
4. The Sixth Sense
5. Unbreakable
6. Dinosaur
7. The Postman
8. Wyatt Earp
9. Vertical Limit
10. Atlantis The Lost Empire

Surely you've heard some of his music in film. That's good enough. ;)

Justin - Who lacks several key JHN scores... :hmm:

not necessary in this order but i tend to like these released scores:

The package
Outbreak
Waterworld
Vertical Limit
Atlantis
The Fugitive
The Postman
Diggstown
and the Perfect Murder
among others

But of the offically unreleased i tend to like these ones:

Falling Down
Flatliners
Marked For Death
Wildcats
among others

Ok well this is going to be incomplete as I haven't heard all of his scores, though these are my favourites so far...
1. Snow Falling on Cedars
2. The Village
3. Signs
4. Peter Pan
5. Dinosaur
However i do not think one of his scores could ever be bad, just maybe not up to his standards - which are so incredibly high...

In this order:

1. Signs
2. Unbreakable
3. The Village

Now there is no order:
4. Dinosuar
5. From The Earth To The Moon: Episode 6
6. 8 Million Ways To Die
7. Outbreak
8. Dante's Peak
9. The Fugitive
10. Waterworld

Hey Justin,

Ever heard "Waterworld"? :tongue:

Dennis

Why, yes I have. ;)

I knew I forgetting something.

1. The Fugitive [extended version]
2. Wyatt Earp
3. Grand Canyon
4. Alive
5. The 1974 Solo Album
6. Dave
7. Snow Falling On Cedars
8. The Trigger Effect
9. The Man In The Moon
10. The Saint Of Fort Washington

My Top Ten:

1.Waterworld
2.Dinosaurs
3.Atlantis
4.Peter Pan
5.Treasureplanet
6.Signs
7.The Village
8.Space Jam
9.Prince Of Tides
10.Snow is Falling on Cedars

James and David are the only composers who make me cry...

1. Waterworld
2. Dinosaur
3. Dante's Peak theme :yahoo:
4. Signs
5. The Postman
6. Dreamcatcher
7. The Prince of Tides
8. Atlantis
9. Dying Young
10.The Village

Well here's mine-

1- The Interpreter (This is absolutely amazing - just listen to track 9)
2- Snow Falling on Cedars
3- Dinosaur
4- Unbreakable
5- Signs
6- Peter Pan
7- The Village
8- Vertical Limit
9- The Sixth Sense
10- The Fugitive

Thanks for being such an inspiration James!!! :rolleyes:

We also did a Top 20 with Alan so I decided to do the same with James :)

1. Waterworld
2. The Man in the Moon
3. Wyatt Earp
4. The Postman
5. Signs
6. Treasure Planet
7. Vertical Limit
8. Atlantis: The Lost Empire (complete)
9. Devil's Advocate
10. Unbreakable
11. Snow Falling on Cedars
12. Dinosaur
13. Alive (complete)
14. Hidalgo
15. From the Earth to the Moon
16. The Sixth Sense (complete)
17. Junior
18. Intersection
19. Outbreak (complete)
20. The Prince of Tides

It's so hard to make even top 20 when I love so many scores by James.

1. Snow Falling On Cedars
2. The Village
3. Signs
4. Unbreakable
5. Vertical Limit
6. Hidalgo
7. Waterworld
8. The Postman
9. The Interpreter
10. Outbreak (Complete)
11. Wyatt Earp
12. Dinosaur
13. Atlantis The Lost Empire
14. Treasure Planet
15. Devil's Advocate
16. The Sixth Sense
17. Alive
18. The Man in the Moon
19. The Emperor's Club
20. Peter Pan

No one? Looks like we are the biggest admirers of James in the world, Lee ;)

Yes, we are :) .

to be honest I haven't heard much from JNH. I like what I've heard though. Waterworld is fantastic, easily #1, one of my favorite 90s scores.

I also enjoy Vertical Limit and Batman Begins. Dante's Peak is good, but I'm not sure how much of the score was by JNH.

I have The Interpreter, but I haven't warmed to it yet.

On my list to get next is Outbreak and of course King Kong.

He wrote the main theme (clearly heard in "On The Porch") and some other cues. Check out my site for which cues contain music of him:
http://www.james-newton-howard.com/main.ht...dantespeak.html

Sorry but this is not THE typical and best James Newton Howard score...I even never accepted it as an Howard score.....! ;)
People who like Batman Begins and associate it with James, have no idea how James sounds like! :D

Didn't say it was a typical JNH score, but it obviously has his influences. I think its a good score, no matter who wrote it.

Yes at some of the emotional parts....but it doesn't sound like James at all the score!

This is such a hard decision to make, I seem to love my JNH collection equally, but I'll have a go:

1. Waterworld
2. Vertical Limit
3. King Kong
4. Wyatt Earp
5. Dinosaur
6. Treasure Planet
7. The Postman
8. The Village
9. Hidalgo
10. The Emperor's Club
11. Atlantis: The Lost Empire
12. My Best Friend's Wedding
13. Outbreak
14. The Sixth Sense
15. Snow Falling On Cedars
16. Signs
17. Peter Pan
18. Dave
19. The Interpreter
20. Unbreakable

Nice list, Lee.

My new top 20:

1. Snow Falling On Cedars
2. The Village
3. Signs
4. Unbreakable
5. King Kong
6. Vertical Limit
7. Hidalgo
8. Waterworld
9. The Postman
10. Outbreak (Complete)
11. Wyatt Earp
12. Dinosaur
13. Atlantis The Lost Empire
14. The Interpreter
15. Treasure Planet
16. Devil's Advocate
17. The Sixth Sense
18. Alive
19. The Man in the Moon
20. The Emperor's Club

1. waterworld
2. signs
3. the sixth sense
4. king kong
5. dinosaurs
6. vertical limit
7. peter pan
8. watt earp
9. outbreak
10. the village

i didnt even listen to more jnh scores :(

Thanks. You know, I never expected Treasure Planet to be so high up on my list, but it is such a great score. I love the 'Silver Leaves', it's so sad. The action cues are pretty amazing as well.

Yup. Strangely Treasure Planet is one of the most underrated scores there is. Fantastic score. His best Disney effort.

Here's an earlier thread about the score:
http://s4.invisionfree.com/Silvestri_Howar...p?showtopic=133

So many good opinions of this score that i decided to get it (and complete the unofficial JNH/Disney trilogy in my collection).

Thanks for the link. Many reviewers regarded it as Howard's weaker Disney effort but I couldn't disagree more. It is amazing.

Well, we have to declare Treasure Planet hereby as our JNH cult classic then ;)

01. Waterworld
02. Atlantis: The Lost Empire
03. Dinosaur
04. Snow Falling on Cedars
05. Sings
06. Peter Pan
07. Treasure Planet
08. The Village
09. Unbreakable
10. Wyatt Earp

Ok it's my turn:

1.Waterworld
2.King Kong
3.Dinosaur
4.Signs
5.My Best Friends Wedding
6.Vertical Limit
7.Hidalgo
8.The Village
9.Dave
10.Man on the Moon
11.Atlantis
12.The Man in the Moon
13.Peter Pan
14.The Sixth sense
15.Devil's Advocate
16.The Interpreter
17.Treasure Planet
18.French Kiss
19.Snow Falling on Cedars
20.The Emperor's Club


like this....

:blink:

Mine's just gonna be top-10, so...

1. Atlantis: The Lost Empire
2. King Kong (2005)
3. The Village
4. Waterworld
5. Batman Begins
6. Unbreakable
7. Dinosaur
8. Signs
9. Treasure Planet
10. Peter Pan