Classical Musicians Rank Famous Movie Soundtracks

[@jsol228]

Take a listen to John Powell’s How to Train Your Dragon - gorgeous orchestrations, amazing storytelling (even without dialogue), and just a terrific piece of music.

[@Julia-gc9ns]

It wouldn't fit into this list. It's just beyond S Tier.

[@justlilli]

Yes, absolutely!! I was waiting for them to listen to it, a bit disappointed it wasn't on the list

[@justanotherrachel9733]

I cannot second this enough

[@cynthiazhang8789]

Was literally just going to comment this, 100% agree!

[@elius1548]

It’s perfection

[@aryasvit-kona1945]

Them arriving to LOTR and just being like "Oh yeah, just, just up there, no need to even listen to it" makes me VERY happy. My favorite movie soundtrack ever.

[@tminus21]

lotr

[@tresharris4487]

Absolutely! Part of me was worried that they might hold it to a lower standard. I was pleased to see their reaction.

[@benmosetick2339]

A classic...reminds me of Parsifal prelude

[@The_Angry_Kat]

Fuck it, hands down the best movie series ever for all time

[@chrisma3256]

I got the violin notes for it and am pretty disappointed.

[@jeffreydean5112]

I love most of Hans Zimmers stuff and John Williams. But what Howard Shore did in LOTR is probably the greatest movie music ever written.

[@r.s.9861]

Thomas Newman?

[@turtle8581]

Ennio Morricone?

[@BerenUrrutia]

YESSSIIIRRRR

[@BilboBagginshehe]

HUGE LORD OF THE RINGS AND TWOSET FAN HERE absolutely made my day seeing you guys not even hesitating to put lord of the rings in the S-tier. howard shore is truly INCREDIBLE! thanks for always making me smile :)

[@milka5074]

Yess!! That made me so happy as well!

[@arjenbij]

It speaks for itself really, hard to imagine anyone that has heard it not putting it in S tier.

[@yunakudo3394]

Yessss I was so happy too! :D

[@terrathunderstorms3701]

No need, automatic S tier ❤️

[@jackie4369]

LITERALLY SAME HAHAHAAHA. Lotr def deserves it 😍😍😍😍

[@torjusbokestad2033]

The lord of the rings music is actually insane. 11 hours of pure bliss witch perfectly captures and elevates the story

[@ThePianoPlayer93]

Lion king Mufasa's death theme is EPIC. Hans Zimmer actually wrote it as a requem for his father, which makes it a 10000 times more beautiful and for someone like me that lost a father too, makes it seem so private. He's a genius.

[@jennipark6107]

I agree… lion king soundtrack is gorgeous and amazing. I can hear the death theme in my head right now… so beautiful. I didn’t know that it was related to his own father’s death. I don’t think they studied hard for this video… if they had, Lion King would have to be an S!

[@dominikgarbauer6883]

Also he heavily copied Mozart's Requiem.

[@johnk5398]

Song is called Stampede , when I was in high school our band took a trip to Walt Disney World, during which we got to rehearse this song with a Disney conductor. As a brass player its one of the most fun experiences I’ve had playing an instrument.

[@zkeletonz001]

The Lion King is overrated in every aspect. Listen to the soundtracks that Menken and Ashman wrote: Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin. They're all so much better.

[@oliverwarren1074]

@@dominikgarbauer6883 And in other parts too, there is a lot of Mozart in the Lion King soundtrack. Kind of genius to think he's combining african tribal music and mozart and it fits perfectly

[@candidlyopinionated19]

“He’s a Pirate” is great and all but there are so many underrated songs from those soundtracks like “Up is Down” and “One Day” which will just hit you in the feels. Also Davy Jones’ theme, not underrated but I felt the need to include it.

[@simphiwe4930]

Plus the "Marry Me" Suite is amazing❤😭

[@iflipandtumble]

UP IS DOWN IS AMAZING

[@candidlyopinionated19]

@@simphiwe4930 that one is my favorite! Especially the live version, so many emotions.

[@idontreallylikelongnames]

Up is down and Merry me are pure gold

[@carolinefiorentini3233]

YES ! The soundtrack of the 3rd Pirate is so great ! I've a live performance on KZbin from Hans Sommer and his musiciens and it's sooo epic !j

[@killianmiller6107]

As an amateur Tolkien nerd, it is fitting that the LOTR movies have incredible music considering that in the Silmarillion, the entire world is created through an act of music.

[@MusicalJackknife]

Although I could never get past the first few chapters of that book, the creation narrative is only second to the one in Narnia imo. Masterfully told.

[@glencoco2499]

moral of the silmarillion: never trust an off-key singer

[@eduardobenassi3072]

@@MusicalJackknife 😅I'm gonna assume you're not old enough to drive. Masterfully? Even as a teen one should be able to notice Lewis's dull prose, characterization and intrusive hand holding. It's a great idea, fairly compelling at first. The execution, however, is levels below Tolkien's. The comparison is almost comical.

[@MusicalJackknife]

@@eduardobenassi3072 Ooh, SoMeBoDy learned enough words to start getting condescending on KZbin, but can't read a comment right. My second sentence was in reference to the subject of the first, i.e. Tolkien's work. Still, Lewis was a master in his own right, obviously both wrote works for a range of different audiences. The Narnia books aren't going to have the same tone or narrative depth as the Space Trilogy, and though even that can be a slog at times, Tolkien has things like the Silmarillon which often reads like the driest Old Testament chronicles.

[@eduardobenassi3072]

@@MusicalJackknife You're right, I totally misread that. Anyhow, the rest was directed to your previous statement.

[@rudyrocks0187]

I’m sad and happy. Happy they share my feelings about LOTR. Sad they didn’t play anything from it🥺

[@NisansaDdS]

Same. I am going to go listen to some as soon as this video is over. :-D

[@totally100darthvader7]

I'm sad they didn't play any Ennio Morricone scores.

[@lilywallace6172]

Exactly the same feeling

[@leonmayne797]

@@totally100darthvader7cinema paradiso

[@TheDionysiac]

If they'd played lighting of the beacons I would've lost my shit

[@anyaaynova8758]

As a musical theater nerd I would love to listen to Eddy's stories from the time when he was in the HS Musical - how he ended up there, the rehearsal, the stage presence...

[@nuenokaedew8462]

and just missed his part on stage completely

[@stale.baguette]

i wanna see him play basketball now too

[@Feimicha]

I’m letting my imagination take over : >

[@llamanessover9000]

YES PLEASE

[@louisalmeida45]

we need this but for videogames

[@katherinemurphy2762]

I think it would be really interesting to hear their ranking of iconic Disney songs. Although I could take or leave the movie, I absolutely love Colors of the Wind because of the orchestration.

[@hannahhill2781]

Yes please, I want to see this!!

[@barborasolanska3997]

Yes!!

[@juilescieg]

Colors of the Wind is awesome! I didn´t expect to mention someone this here.

[@claudialeyva2772]

YES PLEASE

[@energeticstunts993]

Encanto was amazing imo. The mix between Spanish instrumentals and western music was so lovely to my ears. Each to their own tastes I guess

[@peanutbuttercup5561]

It isn’t really a famous movie but I think you guys would enjoy the soundtrack from The Prince of Egypt- all songs, but specifically “Deliver Us”. It’s sooo good 😫

[@Nezumi99]

But it's a song and not a piece

[@monfontanilla7509]

@@Nezumi99 I mean, Encanto, Shrek, and High School Musical were in the list.

[@TheNinjutsuAlchemist]

Agree agree agree! PoE is one of the most iconic soundtracks of all time. The parting of the Red Sea theme always gives me chills

[@stephh_606]

I was thinking of that toooo

[@agentdai]

@@Nezumi99 It's soundtrack, so it could be either.

[@stefanialeonova9134]

Y'all knew this would be copyright stricked for damn sure. Despite that you guys make this lovely video for our enjoyment. That's some Ling Ling power there, love it. Edit: Wow, thank you for more than a 1000 likes!

[@chris-hayes]

Disney gonna copystrike them for putting Frozen D tier

[@ABHthepicurious]

Well, sure this time is unavoidable. Still hoping that YT revise their terms.

[@carrotbunny5123]

@@jyotsnasrivastava6373 my dude I could write a longer essay than you did about the musical themes in Shrek's film soundtrack that can never be summed up by one friggin Smash Mouth song, but I don't because life's too short to pretend musicians giving their own PERSONAL OPINION is in any way the same as an objective ranking. they didn't like Frozen's soundtrack, has Frozen suddenly lost the Oscar it won for that same soundtrack? are they poopheads because they had a favorite part to play on violin when they were making an entire Evolution of Disney medley? wow such hate for Disney music to arrange and play a full length video's worth of it! take Elsa's advice and let it go man, you're not doing anyone any favours with your rant least of all the songs you claim to love

[@ImNotPeso]

@@jyotsnasrivastava6373 I like that u weren’t brave enough to post that as a stand-alone comment and instead had to put it as an unrelated reply to someone else. Please keep your negative thoughts to urself, doesn’t do you or anyone else any good

[@VongolaChouko]

@@jyotsnasrivastava6373 Ratio :3

[@nelsonmeier7861]

TwoSetViolin: *ranks something higher when it compliments the movie* Also TwoSetViolin: *puts Jaws in D Tier*

[@delution7501]

Yeah, it's pretty crazy how you can tell the audience that the villain is coming in just two notes, they should really consider that

[@r.c.c.10]

Yeah, they barely listened to the songs. And one single 2-minutes piece is not enough to value a soundtrack. Not even listening to it alone. Putting Titanic, The Godfather, Schindler List and so others so low is criminal. It was such a shallow and poor analysis. Also, compiling all Harry Potter, Star Wars and Pirates of the Caribbean soundtracks together is hard to analyze, mainly HP because they had different compsers.

[@zkeletonz001]

Yeah if we're talking about the soundtracks within the context of the movie, 2001 is certainly S tier.

[@benfox6292]

to be fair, the jaws soundtrack is just a less good version of dvorak's 9th symphony. low effort and sad.

[@codascheuer8426]

​@@benfox6292 You've clearly never actually listened to the Jaws soundtrack or all of Dvorak 9 and only know of the 2-note motif that connects the two. Guess what? Those two notes are the only thing that is similar between Dvorak 9 and Jaws. I guess you forgot about the entire rest of the symphony, and the entire rest of the soundtrack. Apart from those two notes, they are nothing alike.

[@milka5074]

Eddy accidentally composing the up theme is still one of my favorite moment on this channel. In fact that whole video is just so funny😅

[@huntergarland3234]

What video was that? I wanna see that😂

[@milka5074]

@@huntergarland3234 ”We Make Hans Zimmer Soundtrack in 30 mins (Ft. Producer Shaun)”

[@MissTwoSetEncyclopedia]

@@huntergarland3234 "We make Hans Zimmer soundtrack in 30 minutes"

[@huntergarland3234]

Yea I watched further into the video, literally they said what video it was whoops

[@youfoundme7404]

I wish you guys would break down the whole LOTR soundtracks

[@harsimratdhaliwal1790]

I agree! I absolutely love it and would love to hear them break it down or even their thoughts

[@chrisvanschothorst8075]

Yes! Please do that

[@Schoritzobandit]

There's an amazing channel that has done this in spanish (with english subs) if you look up something along those lines

[@LedoPiano]

@@Schoritzobandit That's Jaime Altozano, he's a great youtuber and musician, he analysed other movies as well!

[@saera436]

Check out Monoverantus as well, he's broken down the Lord of the Rings soundtrack in videos going inch by inch of score with themes and leitmotifs and translations for days, truly remarkable!

[@SliderFury1]

Obviously LOTR is S tier but seeing Interstellar right up there with it makes me happy. The music in the spinning docking scene took that from being really cool to absolutely mind-blowing tears streaming down my face incredible.

[@Anti-FreedomD.P.R.ofSouthKorea]

That's Christopher Nolan doing the work not Hans Zimmer....

[@ouroborus6951]

@@Anti-FreedomD.P.R.ofSouthKorea Watch the documentaries about that and say that again

[@ToxicTurtleIsMad]

Interstellar isnt up there tho. Its not even close.

[@matija5555]

@@ToxicTurtleIsMadHow? Are you some expert?😂

[@lisa8744]

I know it’s not mainstream, but one of my favourite OSTs is “Pride and Prejudice” (2005version), while I love most of the pieces for its calm nature, I totally fell in love with how the composer Dario Marianelli used Purcell’s “Abdelazar” and made a violin version out of it, giving the dance scene in the movie beautiful emotions ♡

[@euterpe218]

“Dawn” definitely is my favourite piece from the soundtrack 👏🏼

[@Lt.Dan02]

I remember watching this loads when I was little because my mom loved the music and the story and my dad loved the story and cinematography. I've never not liked it no matter how many times I've watched it. Such a masterpiece.

[@samuelnicholes]

OH!! lol I'm a die hard advocate of the 1995 version's production/acting and I love that soundtrack as well so I was excited for a bit. lololol Maybe you'd like the 1995 soundtrack.

[@alliesealock]

I listen to P&P 2005 OST on a regular basis. Itsone of thes best soundtracks to help me when I'm working on homework and/or writing papers.

[@EstherFontenelle]

it’s AMAZING!

[@Paulinanna24]

The Pirates of the Carribean soundtracks were actually composed by three different composers. In the first movie Klaus Badelt created the theme, which was followed up by Hans Zimmer in the next three movies, and later Geoff Zanelli composed the music for part 5. In my opinion the soundtrack of each single movie is quite distinct, and my favourites are part 2 and 5.

[@JBuddis]

Really, those scores were done by about 30 people. The amount of "additional music" credits on the CD booklets is ridiculous. But that was (and is) just part of the Media Ventures/Remote Control MO, which will either annoy you or you don't really care one way or another.

[@maxthompson3213]

Zimmer composed some of main themes for the first film and oversaw the rest of Klaus's work. He didn't do it fully and isn't credited because he was doing another film that legally didn't let him work on any other projects for during that time

[@chrisma3256]

Hans Zimmer wrote a lot of pretty epic music

[@Psi-Storm]

@@maxthompson3213 The main theme is clearly by Zimmer, or at least heavily inspired. You just have to listen to the "The Rock" theme.

[@jackraiden6180]

The Pirates of the Caribbean soundtrack reminds me of the one played on The Gladiator movie🤔

[@tape991]

Dude Schindler's List is as S as they come! Can hardly listen to it without welling up. Also the Bond theme was criminally underrated especially given its iconic status.

[@eliaskjrbo8142]

Inception too

[@sabinatsang]

​@Zed-ti9uj Audience reaction to the music is quite relevant considering its a movie soundtrack

[@ReacttotheK]

OHHHH BOY OH BOY OH BOY! Joe Hisaishi, Howard Shore and Hans Zimmer works are definitely S tier (even tho not featured in this vid, i’d argue Prince of Egypt is Hans’ best work)👌 Now, as a horn player, i’d move a few SW films up to S tier as well 😜

[@simplyixia3683]

Prince of Egypt never fails to move me to tears. I agree-some of his best work.

[@vechickie]

Oh hi umu!!

[@slowlife1774]

My fave react group channel reacted to TwoSet Violin. EPIC.

[@allisonking2986]

Ah Umu! Yess Prince of Egypt is one of the all time greats imo

[@mokko759]

Prince of Egypt is such powerful, gorgeous music. S-tier, no question.

[@whatdoiputhere9618]

Im curious to see what they think of the HTTYD soundtrack, because, like many others, I think that soundtrack is probably one of the greatest made ever.

[@jote6268]

omg so true!!!

[@dehanbadenhorst1398]

YESSS! and Ice Age. John Powell is so underrated. Can't believe they didn't include it

[@cloudrider7386]

Exactly Im so dissapointed that another twosetviolin video about movie sountracks was without a hint on HTTYD

[@Llou9589]

I just posted a comment about this. Those movies make me cry in part because of the soundtrack. Also, some of Kung Fu Panda's is overlooked.

[@WintersWren]

Yes!

[@dotdotdot...176]

The Harry Potter movies have pretty great soundtracks imo, I particularly like the soundtrack of the 3rd movie and "Lily's Theme" from Deathly Hallows (it's just sad and haunting). I think the composer is Alexandre someone

[@WorldifySanity]

Alexandre Desplat

[@Jessica_Jones]

His score for the final movie is heart wrenching, despite my best efforts to keep in mind it isn't real, lol (Specifically when Harry, Ron, and Hermione are making their way across the school grounds though the battle.)

[@dotdotdot...176]

@@Jessica_Jones yess

[@r.c.c.10]

They're sublilme. My favorite ones are William's for The Prisoner of Azkaban and Hooper's for The Half-Blood Prince.

[@iwatchtoomuchtwoset]

@@Jessica_Jones yessss that is one of my fav parts in hp soundtrack

[@생맥주포도주]

Lets go for game sound tracks next time! MH series, celeste, a hat in time, portal series, crosscode, maplestory, many of jrpg series, ace attorney, to the moon, dragon's dogma, pokemon series, undertale, witcher3, zelda series, cuphead, ryu ga gotoku series, starcraft, elderscroll series, civilization series, earthbound series, crypt of the necrodancer, dragon quest series, dota2, stardew valley, sakunahime, nier series, va-11 hall-a etc...There are so much good soundtracks!! + Other guys suggested ori, hollow knight, FF series, chronotrigger, katanazero, kingdomhearts, fromsoft games. These are also must to go!

[@MustafaAlmosawi]

Chronotrigger and Final Fantasy… chef’s kiss

[@izzy1221]

To the moon probably won’t be in S tier but it made me CRY.

[@생맥주포도주]

@@MustafaAlmosawi Yes!

[@생맥주포도주]

@@izzy1221 Yeah just like soundtrack from up in this video

[@menizdakul7311]

Celeste's soundtrack has a literal fugue as one of the tracks

[@agustinlires1706]

Y'all should really hear the "How To Train Your Dragon" orchestral compositions by John Powell, they're absolutely amazing, and a very good series too, would recommend

[@agustinlires1706]

Mainly "test drive" and how it was made

[@OiishiNoAnko]

I love JOhn Powells bourne trilogy. You can’t say all repetitive music sucks and Ravels Bolero is a masterpiece in the same breath.

[@8Phoenix8]

They should check Charles Cornell's video about how to train your dragon. It's a good soundtrack. :)

[@user-of6wk1qp5c]

Omg i was about to comment the same thing! It’s my favorite animated movie of all the time and the soundtracks, especially “Test Drive” and “Romantic Flight,” are just chef’s kiss

[@suhjamel]

@@8Phoenix8 Immediately thought of his video as well. :)

[@Nezumi99]

My favorite movie soundtrack has to be Interstellar, but tbh I just love Han Zimmer's style. He gives life to the movies. I actually saw him live in Prague and it was incredible.

[@TaraVeda11]

Hans Zimmer = Incredible

[@Hlebka]

Hans zimmer = ghostwriters

[@diegobarriga8330]

@@Hlebka all composers get help from several other artists. Orchestrators, producers, composer’s etc. However, Hans Zimmer is still a creative genius and the reason his scores are such a beauty. Plus he has created an amazing orchestra to help him play his scores. Put some respect on his name

[@Anti-FreedomD.P.R.ofSouthKorea]

@@diegobarriga8330 John Williams slays Hans Zimmer in terms of composing and score originality, and none of his songs end up in the S-tier. Musical "academia" intellect.

[@ella5423]

Yes!! I also loved his Dune soundtrack.

[@tinyreader6759]

Glad to see Lord of the Rings is automatically S tier because it’s just that good. Although, I was surprised not to see How to Train Your Dragon. I thought this was fun and I would love if you guys did more like it.

[@Julia-gc9ns]

LOTR & HTTYD are my favorite soundtracks and trillogies.

[@lisaborkowski6456]

The HTTYD soundtrack is perfection.

[@MateHegyhati]

Same here, it just made my day. Although we didn't got to listen to any of it 😀

[@matheussanthiago9685]

HTTYD easily the test drive music is one of the last things left in the mortal plane capable o making me feel emotion

[@katherinek5963]

Ghibli music is just on another level. All of their soundtracks and films are so special and different, they make you feel like you're in another world.

[@JeanDeLaCroix_]

Another level than what ?

[@swanyeetun1054]

@@JeanDeLaCroix_ probably Ur mom

[@caramelu2525]

Was literally gonna comment about HTTYD soumdtrack but someone else has already done it,so I wish eddy and brett would react to its whole soundtrack

[@thylionheart]

I was really hoping to see The Battle OST from Narnia, but I loved how many movies there were! Would love a part 2 someday ^^

[@piplw]

Yes! Love this score! And soundtrack too!

[@fenn7]

Yes me too, I wrote my master's thesis on that soundtrack and it is so good!

[@jannekebos2001]

The Narnia soundtrack is absolutely my favourite... so many beautiful layers and themes AND it's the best music to listen while studying

[@sagnikbanerjee7631]

I feel like Schindler's List soundtrack and the Godfather soundtrack should have been higher up. In the context of the film Williams' and Rota's score works wonderfully.

[@Marguerite-Rouge]

Rota is one of the best movie composers of all time (the trumpet solo in "La Strada" is pure beauty and more generally, his music fits awesomely the neorealistic Italian movies) and I agree that the Godfather soundtrack is underrated here. Same for Schindler's List : it is Perlman who is playing ! I think "2001, a space odyssey" should be higher too because of the profound meaning of the soundtrack which highlights the silence of the space (there is no place for ambiance music, and I think Kubrick magnified that with his choice of music).

[@iliketictacs2906]

Schindler's list has such a beautiful soundtrack, really makes the movie what it is!

[@aidan4624]

completely agree

[@guazazqui788]

Yeah its pretty obvious they dont know much about movie composition and sound. They ranked many PERFECT soundtracks in incredibly low tiers... But they did say it was casual and based on their opinion and knowledge.

[@mauryc85]

The Godfather Main Theme is actually a different piece than the one they listened to and it's brilliant. "I Have But One Heart" is also a beautiful song. It definitely should be higher on the list.

[@glor8167]

How To Train Your Dragon has S tier music especially the one that is used for when they are flying ... always gets me 🥲

[@averynelson5751]

The only one I really disagreed with was Star Wars. I think people don't really realize how amazing of a job Williams did when composing for all those movies, it's kind of crazy how many tiny details are in the scores of each movie, and built into the themes. The shows all have amazing scores as well, regardless of whether the show is any good.

[@daniel15yearsago66]

Its not on the level of lord of the rings though for example

[@alfdlgnaat]

he literally just remixed the planets for the entire score

[@whatafreakinusername]

@@daniel15yearsago66 The original Star Wars score was ranked as the greatest film score of all time by the AFI in 2005, and is easily considered to be one of the most influential scores ever, in part because it helped to bring back the sweeping romantic scores of the 30s-50s that had kind of fallen by the wayside. It is definitely on the level of LOTR, especially since it serves as the base of all music in Star Wars that came after, including *8* more films by Williams himself. Even if you personally prefer LOTR (and nobody's going to argue with you if you consider LOTR to be the best), it simply cannot be denied.

[@whatafreakinusername]

@@alfdlgnaat The Planets has much less direct influence on the score than you probably believe

[@noonabrah]

I actually do agree with a lot of the choices you guys made, but I’m absolutely shook that when it came time to decide for The Lion King, you guys completely bypassed Hans Zimmer’s amazing original score. That score gives me goosebumps every time and I would’ve loved to have heard you guys debate over that as opposed to just the songs in the movie.

[@potterpenguin7285]

Yes, "This Land" is one of my favourite Zimmer soundtracks

[@XcaptainXobliviousX]

@@potterpenguin7285 This Land is cool, Busa/This is My Home is amazing, Rightful King suite is pretty high up there too, but Stampede? Stampede is one of the single greatest pieces of music ever written for film. that single piece of music should put lion king in the very top spot. im not even a 'disney adult' and i can say that with crystal clarity of mind.

[@nfal445]

So many great Hans Zimmers songs on that score. His father passed around that time that inspired those epic pieces.

[@megancurtis9502]

Literally. They need to at least listen to "This Land." It's phenomenal

[@yogita4456]

yes true.

[@magdawszeborowska]

Listening Hans Zimmer himself with orchestra live was one of the biggest music experiences in my life, truly amazing

[@carolinefiorentini3233]

I'm so jealous !

[@alwayswondering127]

I’m seeing him live next year and cannot wait to experience it in person.

[@Nezumi99]

I was there and it WAS AMAZING

[@elisecurran9497]

In "King's Speech", the Beethoven was used in several ways; it was a steady, slow rhythm that he could follow, it was psychologically steadying to him when he was speaking while stressed, and finally, when he delivers the entire speech, and the theme is allowed to develop the way Beethoven wrote it, it helps show the scope of what the King has just done.

[@lovisalindstrom7920]

Yeah it really tells his story.

[@sarasate89]

Yep- the theme song for the Theory of Everything is the Arrival of the Birds by the Cinematic Orchestra. It was written well before the film came out, and is one of my favourite pieces of all time. Definitely S tier!

[@muskanchoradia]

I loved the movie's theme but didn't know it was a separate piece! Seeing it in today's video made me surprised and happy :)

[@wishingonthemoon1]

Thanks for the info!

[@radkye_]

I am not 100% sure but I think that this soundtrack was written for a Disney produced documentary about flamingos - „The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos” so that should be the movie taken under consideration in here. I definitely recommend listening to „Transformation” by The Cinematic Orchestra - it’s like a variation with some flare. ;)

[@TheCanadianGamingPenguin]

This is one of my favourite pieces, too. :3 I haven't seen the movie, so I didn't even know that this one was used in it. XD (I think I came across the piece in a compilation of pieces at some point.)

[@meryk1110]

YASS, I heard this piece in an edit with epic movies and it made my sob immediately😭❤️

[@ellabananaalabama]

of course Eddy has seen Twilight and Brett hasn't 😂 but Bella's Lullaby is god-tier simply because of the choke hold it had on teenaged girls in the 2010s. simply iconic soundtrack

[@sarahmcdonough7713]

There is absolutely no reason for the twilight soundtrack to slap as hard as it does..

[@VeguldenZilverling]

@@sarahmcdonough7713 Sure there is, they were good movies for teenaged girls.

[@dt4654]

I was one of those teenaged girls 😂 tho for some reason, I got obsessed with another song on the soundtrack instead of this one.

[@VeguldenZilverling]

@@dt4654 Yeah, there were multiple songs on there that had impact on some people, including me as well.

[@Jessica_Jones]

I was so annoyed by the lullaby because it was _nothing_ like what was described in the book, except that it was played on the piano 🤪

[@Nezumi99]

I saw Joe Hisaishi live at concert and he is amazing. It was studio Ghibli anniversary or something and when he played Nausicca I cried. He and Hans Zimmer are my two most fav composers for movie music

[@just_swiftly_shake_it_off_1989]

him and obviously JOHN WILLIAMS lol

[@freeculture]

That concert is here in youtube... But I'm proud to have some Joe Hisaishi work that is not Ghibli, heck its 80ies pop style, like City pop yay! Robot Carnival ftw! 🙂

[@SaraCasal]

For me, all of John Williams soundtracks are S tier. They are inseparable from the movies and super iconic. Also a big fan of LOTR soundtrack, I love how each movie has a different theme. Also love Howl's Moving Castle and Spirited Away! Old Disney is a favourite for sure, The Lion King has a great mix of songs but the actual orchestral soundtrack is beautiful too! I remember loving the "Under the stars" track so much!

[@Ale_ER]

Twoset not even hesitating to give Lord of the Rings the S tier: Respect 🙌 It truly is a masterpiece

[@unicornssaymeow]

The whole album from “The theory of everything” is great. My personal favourite is “a model of the universe” I definitely think it’s worth listening.

[@bookwormd8627]

I love Forces of Attraction and Cambringe, 1963. Actually I also love The Whirling Ways of Stars that Pass too!

[@shuatock8216]

My dad is a concert pianist and music professor. He says that the soundtrack for Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back was what made him decide he wanted to be a musician

[@vinceblanket1327]

Episode 5 soundtrack is ❤💪🌟🥇💯🔥❤️

[@maximeteppe7627]

For me princess mononoke should be at least as high as spirited away... It's Hisaishi going out of his usual piano led music and it's so memorable for that. It's incredibly subjective though - It's just my favorite myazaki movie and it definitely colors my appreciation of the soundtrack.

[@ありn-p1y]

The Legend of Ashitaka theme outclasses every other Ghibli soundtrack by a fair mile

[@joeybres5158]

YES. Easily my favorite Miyazaki film as well as my favorite movie soundtrack of all time

[@lacialovescats]

Amen brother. My first Ghibli I ever watched. I fell in love with the sheer epicness of both the film and the music.

[@samuelperezgarcia]

I think Mononoke's score is better than Chihiro's.

[@jmc2261]

I was glad to see that Morricone made your list (Cinema Paradiso)...if you do another assessment of soundtracks in the future I recommend also throwing Morricone's "The Mission" (Gabriel's Oboe) and "Once Upon a Time in the West" (main theme) into the mix. Thanks as always for the entertaining content.

[@surabhinair7]

For Shrek, they should have used the original soundtrack composed by John Powell and Henry Gregson-Williams. That opening theme is hauntingly beautiful

[@cheesewedge6713]

'Ride the Dragon' is at *least* A tier.

[@annepatterson7245]

For me, the award for most beautiful soundtrack moments goes to LOTR. However, the award for the soundtrack that best adapts to the various moments of its movie has to be Star Wars. Most action movies just blast the main title theme whenever the main character shows up or does anything remotely interesting. John Williams just weaves the character’s theme into whatever music he has already established for the scene. The Star Wars soundtrack tells the story of Star Wars, with all its emotional nuances, almost as well as the actual movies.

[@engywuck85]

Yes! Before I started watching I listed the scores that I think would be in S. And Star Wars came to my mind even before Pirates and LOTR

[@Max-jf5vu]

Yes!

[@edwardblair4096]

My personal favorite is the cello solo in episode 4 when Luke and Ben discover the wrecked Jawa transport and Luke rushes home. It perfectly captures Luke's frantic despiration in the moment.

[@annepatterson7245]

You mean the cello solo on the Force Theme that gets reused for the moment Rey catches the lightsaber in Episode VII? That’s one of my favorites too.

[@emilormasenvallersnes4016]

Don't get me wrong, both are extremely solid. However, the lotr theme adapts and evolves even better to the story. Not only are the themes used to portray the thematic elements, but they also evolve with the plot. For example the theme for the fellowship becomes grander the more people join until it bursts into its complete form when the fellowship is fully assembled. Star wars has some good themes, however, at least in the later movies they have become more and more superficially used.

[@spenceratkinson1364]

justice for ponyo, if only a different track had been played😭

[@Lavachai]

LMAO yeah they picked probably the most annoying song in ponyo

[@vynana1227]

I was literally so mortified😫 OUT OF ALL THE SONGS?!?

[@lotte_theil]

We need a part 2 with at least some Ennio Morricone (Once upon a time in the west / the mission) and John Powell (how to train your dragon)!

[@chrisma3256]

Yes yes yes! I was about to comment. I was in a live concert of Morricone and liked it a lot! I'm probably too old for this channel, I don't even know all the movies.

[@nicoladc89]

The Legend of 1900, L'estasi dell'oro, Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto, Allonsanfan (the theme is also in Inglorious Bastards), Once upon a time in America, etc..

[@corentinm.105]

The wild horde A fistful of dynamite 😍

[@dylanmcdermott1110]

Morricone is s-tier

[@EternalBlaze10]

Also include "Last of the Mohicans" and "Braveheart"

[@burbur1380]

I’m surprised How To Train Your Dragon isn’t on the list. John Powell composes some amazing scores including HTTYD, Ice Age, Kung Fu Panda and more. But I think HTTYD definitely deserves to be on the list, atleast for the sake of its scores being heard by other people.

[@simphiwe4930]

Definitely but the Kung Fu Panda theme is also just so iconic (especially "Oogway Ascends"😭❤)

[@lucys1255]

I’m a sucker for anything Danny Elfman. The way he captures the whimsical nature of the Tim Burton’s films he composes for is so on point. Also Patrick Doyle’s score for the 2015 Cinderella is so superb, I could (and sometimes do) listen to it all day.

[@laserbeak3551]

Ice dance and Batman are gorgeus

[@theavatar9191]

The score for Spider-Man 2 is immaculate

[@iremylmaz2146]

I would love to see Danny Elfman in this video. And also John Powell. I'm a bit disapointed :(

[@lucys1255]

@@iremylmaz2146 yes omg John Powell is phenomenal!!!

[@danielleohallisey4218]

The Theory of Everything soundtrack was composed by the late Johann Johansson, specifically for the film. His superpower was that he was a real composer, who always wrote music that could stand on its own while still fitting the scene. Died far too early, and is sorely missed…

[@bruh2843]

the loss of such a brilliant composer was so tragic. i remember being completely in awe of the arrival soundtrack and so excited to see what projects he would be part of next. he left the world too soon 💔

[@witchysongbird]

But the "Arrival of the birds" piece comes from a different soundtrack: "Les ailes pourpres: Le mystère des flamants" it was done by the The Cinematic Orchestra for a 2008 documentary on flamingos by Disney nature.

[@mathias2910]

@@witchysongbird True! amazing soundtrack by the way "The Crimson Wings"

[@danielleohallisey4218]

@@witchysongbird I hadn't known that, thanks! Please attribute this to my undying love of Johannsson's work; I cried for two days when I heard he'd died. The works that have been released since then have expanded his known contributions to music, which was always both simple and complex in a way that I still cannot describe. I was so happy to see him live on the Orphee tour though; one of the best concerts I've ever attended.

[@witchysongbird]

@@mathias2910 Its gorgeous! Became an instant favorite the first time I listened to it :')

[@aiilbug1948]

I think personally Shindler's List should be higher up because the music makes the movie so much more sad then it already is. Also it's got multiple awards for the soundtrack as well.

[@benhernandez3853]

I think all of John Williams' scores should've been S tier. They are all absolutely fabulous

[@kikyochan66]

And itzhak Perlman played it beautifully

[@Bearical]

Star Wars too. Everything John Williams.

[@jessiemarie636]

Absolutely agree. I would also put Cinema Paradiso up higher as well

[@benhernandez3853]

@@jessiemarie636 Oh for sure. That main theme is heart wrenching.

[@assamita81]

You missed two of the most beautiful (in my musically untrained opinion) soundtracks of all times: Finale from Dragonheart and That Next Place from Meet Joe Black

[@desmondtaylor3315]

When they played Finale in the new Dragonheart movie, I honestly teared up a bit. Dragonheart has such a special place in my heart and hearing the theme from the first movie again during the end of a modern DragonHeart movie that I really enjoyed was a pleasant experience

[@LadyProspekt]

Thomas Newman for Meet Joe Black omggg. He composed for The Road to Perdition and the title song kills me every time

[@Jessica_Jones]

Meet Joe Black was the first soundtrack I ever owned because it was so amazing and inspiring to me! Love the Everywhere Freesia and Fifth Ave tracks as well, but all so perfect! Will have to listen to Dragonheart now for sure.

[@assamita81]

@@Jessica_Jones you may already know it. It's one of those that the melody is more famous than the movie itself

[@CristinaFl]

As a BIG fan of LOTR I was a little concerned of how you guys will put the score and... Im not dissapointed! Thank you ❤

[@musical_lolu4811]

Overrated score for me.

[@Ariadne4]

@@musical_lolu4811 personal taste, difference of opinions

[@evenstar1608]

@@musical_lolu4811 One of the many reasons why the triology is a masterpiece is bec of the original soundtrack that is a masterpiece also. It fitted perfectly into a mold. The books -- JRR Tolkien -- masterpiece. Triology -- Peter Jackson -- masterpiece. The OST -- Howard Shore-- masterpiece.

[@josedominguez726]

All the music from the movies 🎥 play perfect in its scenes

[@Kitty-yz5cn]

boys! super excited about the project you keep hinting at--i think you've been great at building up the tension and keeping us on our toes! can't wait to see what you have in store :) (and hard agree about the LOTR score. everything on it is SO GOOD!)

[@ChandrewsArt]

"I think Disney is great... in the past." You nailed it.

[@Jaasau]

The Lord of the Rings is even higher than S-tier. It’s LOTR-Tier. It’s on its own level.

[@SuperDunk1000]

Yup

[@kekethetoad]

It borrows a lot from Star Wars though you cannot deny.

[@MorgothsBalrog]

​@keketoad2873 what?

[@kekethetoad]

@@MorgothsBalrog are you deaf?

[@melian841]

Just my favorite movie !

[@MrJon1157]

I saw all 3 LOTR films in NY for the first time they ever played all 3 movies together with a symphony. Howard Shore was there and it was conducted by Ludwig Wicki and I had the opportunity to meet them both!!! It was incredible!

[@fayej6591]

Dario Marianelli is a great composer…loved his Pride and Prejudice work. As an overall soundtrack that selected great classical pieces, Master and Commander On the Far Side of the World is beautiful.

[@alixiaghedeir1101]

It’s Atonement for me

[@roxdavo1617]

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON IS SUCH AN INCREDIBLE SOUNDTRACK AND I LITERALLY LISTEN TO IT ALL THE TIME

[@elisebaum238]

Not just the best animated movies for me it has the best Soundtrack too

[@aarnavwalia8493]

fully agree (did you watch the charles cornell vid on it?)

[@incrediblymai8362]

Yessss, HTTYD is in my opinion the best animated kid's series, the music is amazing the story and character development is AMAZING and the world building and I love how it really grew with the audience, I remember watching it as the first time as a little kid and as the series has developed it's matured with me and my friends (something frozen failed at cough cough) But the music man- the music ❤️

[@hammerheadyak]

Personally, my favourite soundtracks come from how to train your dragon, the incredibles, and Kung Fu panda. The story telling of httyd is pretty incredible, especially test drive, see you tomorrow, and forbidden friendship. There are videos out there (Sideways & Charles Cornell) talking about the themes. The incredibles has pretty good jazz music, especially in 'life's incredible again', while Kung Fu panda has a very emotional score.. These are my personal opinions, so please don't come at me

[@ahassett37]

The httyd and some of the kung fu panda soundtracks were both written by John Powell! And I agree they're really great and I definitely recommend them :) The sountrack for the Incredibles is good too, though I haven't listened to it on its own like the others

[@hammerheadyak]

@@ahassett37 I know right? I didn't know if it was just a coincidence or not that both httyd and kfp were composed by John, although hanz Zimmer did do some of the work in kfp. I would suggest listening to some of the incredibles soundtracks

[@archie__]

Themes list 0:37 James Bond 1:34 Up 2:35 Weathering with You 3:18 Twilight 4:10 Titanic 4:30 Pirates of Caribbean 4:50 The Theory of Everything 5:38 The Lion King 6:16 The Greatest Showman 6:45 The Lord of the Rings 7:03 The King's Speech 7:22 The Godfather

[@silverdragon686]

Pixar scores beat new Disney scores hands down. Michael Giacchino's The Incredibles and Ratatouille soundtracks are definitely A+ tier.

[@connorkenway8090]

Nice to see how quick they were to rank Lord of the Rings in S category. LOTR is GOAT.❤❤

[@lunarosepiano]

Lord of the Rings is literal gold. S tier, hands down.

[@mafedc]

For animated movies you should listen to the score and not the songs! "This land" by Hans ZImmer from the Lion King soundtrack is amazing in my humble non-classical musician opinion :D

[@Alexwa13]

I was thinking this too! It’s not an equivalent comparison with the songs vs actual orchestral score for the animated musicals. Frozen for example also has what I at least think are good scores outside of the songs (Heimr Arnadalr, Winter’s Waltz, and The Great Thaw are ones that stand out to me)

[@michaelnoble-saroto704]

Yeah and on a similar note where there are soundtracks that use pre existing music (eg. The King's Speech using Beethoven here) you should listen to the music composed for the film as I find many scores are overlooked because everyone just thinks of that one song

[@lakoneko]

Agreed! Shrek actually has some pretty epic original scoring, not just pop songs. Same with any of the other pieces from Ponyo, especially after rating all of the other Ghibli/Hisaishi works so high.

[@rocky4264]

Completely agreed. Obviously, it's a comedy video so it doesn't "matter," but the rankings are meaningless when Lord of the Rings gets an auto S because "the whole thing is amazing" and Lion King gets reduced down to "Circle of Life" and Titanic to "My Heart Will Go On." Both movies have amazing hour+ long scores. The Lion King score is absolutely some of Hans Zimmer's best work ("This Land", "Stampede", "Under the Stars", etc), and Titanic's whole schtick is being "all borderline cheesy" music for the first half so it can absolutely crush you with its sinking ship score in the second half ("Hard to Starboard", "Death of Titanic").

[@zoeleene]

You realize you're gonna have to do a part 2 and 3 to this, right? 😂

[@sophiegarcia5]

so glad to see Theory of Everything there. its one of my favourite scores and objectively is criminally underrated. the loss of Johann Johannsson was so sad for the world of film music... and beyond. the fact you put star wars only on A and put LOTR above it broke my heart tho :')

[@r.c.c.10]

Agree. That said, the song they played wasn't composed for the film. It was a previous piece for a documentary.

[@popa.m]

the theory of everything is my fav movie as well :) The music is spectacular

[@bookwormd8627]

You should listen to his album Orpheé! Specifically Flight from the City, it’s the most beautiful minimalistic piece I’ve ever heard. 6 minutes go by so fast when I listen to it

[@sophiegarcia5]

@@bookwormd8627 yes, I have! I can relate to that completely. his collaborations with Hildur Guonadottir on that album are gorgeous. Zurich from another album of his puts me in another world

[@milkteamachine]

I love the Spirited Away soundtrack but I think Princess Mononoke is even better, easy S tier

[@TheMaggieMarket]

Thank you, I 100% agree ! Legend of Ashitaka is my absolute favourite Hisaishi piece

[@kyeshi98]

I came to the comments exactly to say this, Mononoke's soundtrack easily beats both Spirited Away and Howl's in my book

[@laurencamila9024]

I'm not an avid fan of Kiki. But the soundtrack. Ugh. I'll cry to Surrogate Jiji anyday

[@kita9620]

IKRRR IT WAS ONE OF MY FAVS

[@catfood5735]

I'll always love the works of John Williams. It says alot when a decent chunk of these soundtracks were composed by him. I'm surprised Indiana Jones wasn't on here. Also, his composition for the Home Alone soundtrack is slept on (in my opinion).

[@Psi-Storm]

The original Bond theme is from 1962, which then got slightly changed in most films to fit the shooting locations and the mood of the film. The best version is the "The Name's Bond... James Bond" by David Arnold played at the end of Casino Royale, which then was used for the following films, because none of the composers thought they could make it any better.

[@XLightChanX]

yeah hurt a little bit calling it 90's stuff, it was def impactful at the time it came out lol

[@danac.6390]

Mononoke Hime is definitely S tier. Some of the pieces have such a strong Stravinsky aura while maintaining authenticity.

[@4492]

My jaw genuinely dropped when it wasn't put straight in s tier

[@seer914]

Yes, the main theme is enchanted. And the one "Ashitaka and san" is masterpiece.

[@Izurag]

My wife and I are both classical pianists, she is OBSESSED with Mononoke and the soundtrack!

[@danac.6390]

@@4492 I was quite shocked myself. That's why I quickly skipped to the comments section even though I rarely comment haha.

[@danac.6390]

@@seer914 I couldn't agree more!

[@burritoo.]

As a die hard Interstellar fan, I loved seeing it in the S-tier. Hans Zimmer is absolutely incredible, similar with what he did to Inception. Much love

[@MouseAnimationz]

Hans Zimmer truly is amazing

[@hellegennes]

I don't understand it. Hans Zimmer has created some absolutely wonderful works. Interstellar is just very basic organ playing increasing in tempo and volume. He is playing like 3 notes accompanied by loops of other instruments. No, I don't get it.

[@gjrfytn]

@@hellegennes even more impressive that something so simple, as you say, still brings me to tears every time.

[@hellegennes]

@@gjrfytn It's not that impressive, though. You can literally do it with anything that moves up the scale while increasing the volume and adding more instrumental loops. It's the most basic thing you can come up with. I am not saying that to change your feelings about it, just to reiterate that it's so much less effort than that Let it Go overrated song (which I dislike to begin with). If we are judging it musically, Interstellar should rank below Frozen.

[@hamzerpanzer]

@@hellegennes In the end, it's more about how effective a piece is for the listener than the effort. Otherwise minimalism couldn't even exist

[@brandonbuchner1771]

Editor-San...i enjoyed the blue filter during the Twilight portion. Well done.

[@moonwatcher99]

I'd be interested to know if Brett and Eddy ever watched all the behind the scenes documentaries that were included with the Director's Cut dvd collection. Because the sections focusing on the music production were quite informative. And yes, they did seem to be possessed, somewhat. (I think everyone involved in that movie was, kind of. What they went through to get all that done...🤯) Also, interesting fact: after work was done on the LotR trilogy, Howard Shore was so devoted to the music, lore, and world of Middle Earth, that he basically made up an excuse to keep working with it. He created this Symphony concert that compressed the musical world of Middle Earth into a two (three?) hour production, and started conducting performances all over the world.

[@deviantworld1507]

You'd have to be possessed to keep filming despite getting your foot severely hurt *cough cough Aragorn kicking a helmet in two towers cough cough* but seriously, I love watching the commentaries about the whole production, let alone the music/score!

[@moonwatcher99]

@@deviantworld1507 I like to say that Hollywood directors probably curse Peter Jackson's name. Used to be you could film some little 30 minute thing and call it good, then Peter comes along and says, "Nah, I'm aiming for 18+ hours of materiel." 😵‍💫

[@graydonnolen6454]

Appreciation for Editor-san: I love the use of Haydn's second Trumpet concerto at 12:10-12:25. It's one of my favorite pieces to play and listen to, always gives me the feels.

[@TheRichNewnes]

Um...I believe Haydn only wrote one Trumpet Concerto. Johann Nepomuk Hummel wrote one a bit later also. As a Trumpet player myself, I have learned to play both. They are milestone pieces for the instrument.

[@graydonnolen6454]

@@TheRichNewnes You are completely right. I meant the second movement of Haydn' s trumpet concerto thanks for correcting me.

[@TheRichNewnes]

@@graydonnolen6454 I had a feeling that's what you meant lol. No worries. They also finished the video with the 3rd movement playing in the background.

[@graydonnolen6454]

@@TheRichNewnes Oh very cool, I missed that.

[@yurianantasub6854]

I was really looking forward to Cinema Paradiso being on there because the soundtrack is so iconic and beautiful. It’s a crime Twoset didn’t listen to the whole piece and place it as S tier😤😤😤

[@aaronw6070]

I would LOVE a Lord of the Rings medley played by Brett and Eddie.

[@marajade403]

Among their earliest videos they have a number of film score covers...including LOTR

[@shachardl5360]

I agree on most rankings (glad you included "theory of everything" and that high! never thought it would be in here). I think you could easily make a part 2, movies that I got in mind are some iconic DC and Marvel movies (Joker, Batman Begins, Black Panther), Prince of Egypt, How to Train Your Dragon, Django, Pride and Prejudice (2005), Little Women, Whiplash...

[@mandragorascreamwinter6860]

Oh- the Prince of Egypt soundtrack is one of my favorites in the Dreamworks industry. I would love for them to react to it (I'm using a translator, sorry if there's something wrong)

[@DaSunfish]

I was really hoping those would be in the vid as well. Also the Cruella movie soundtrack would've been interesting to see their takes

[@davidbrussard-composer7372]

Joker has one of my favourite soundtracks. Just listening to it brings back all the despair and depression that the movie brought to me. In a good way

[@litybae]

Yes please 💖

[@accelmemory]

Test Drive by John Powell is easy S tier

[@Meek0h]

I love the soundtrack for Pride and Prejudice. Listen to it all the time. Great piano pieces. Check it out!

[@lovisalindstrom7920]

yeah its lovely

[@_dont_mind_me]

‘Your hands are cold’ always gives me chills. How they made like 2 mins of Mr Darcy doing nothing but walking towards the camera so emotional is genuinely impressive.

[@remtremb]

John Williams should be in S tier for all the amazing and iconic soundtracks he's written

[@Evan-hz5hd]

Yeah and honestly the main title isn’t the best Star Wars song either.

[@viosavvy]

They really messed up those John Williams soundtracks. Harry Potter is an S for sure. Jaws is Sooo Iconic. If not THE most recognizable soundtrack ever written at D tier....huh? Also, E.T. is definitely S as well.

[@AngelaSealana]

Memoirs of a Geisha might be one of his best.

[@samtremblaybelzile]

@@viosavvy I was most upset about Jurassic Park being so low.

[@viosavvy]

@@samtremblaybelzile Oh yeah, Jurassic Park! I knew I forgot one.

[@gabriellatmpl]

Yo Brett and Eddy should listen to Pride and Prejudice’s soundtracks. They’re beyond beautiful!

[@Siansonea]

2001: A Space Odyssey is known for the Richard Strauss "Also Sprach Zarathustra" and the Johann Strauss "On The Beautiful Blue Danube", but the Khachaturian and Ligeti music in the movie is really phenomenal.

[@freeculture]

I think those classic pieces were supposed to be temporary fillers but Kubrik liked them so much with the movie he left them there. One important thing to remember about the Zarathustra work is that there are 9 sections and this first one is called "Dawn" (of man).

[@dyl4399]

The AUDACITY to put twilight above james bond 😭😭

[@pranavagautm3000]

I was screaming.

[@dyl4399]

@@pranavagautm3000 me too i could NOT believe it

[@kokod2736]

SHOCKING!!!

[@in-love-with-music5448]

I think I would personally just rank one soundtrack higher and that's definitely Your Name for me. I agree the piano is repetitive in the beginning but I think especially the beginning of the song is more focused on the singing. To me it just perfectly fits the mood of the movie and the piano in the beginning just does all it needs to do and that's to support the emotions created by the movie. Also the song has more orchestral parts later on and for me personally it just has the perfect balance between focusing more on the singer and slowly integrating a full orchestra. So at least for this movie I wouldn't know what other film music I could ask for because whenever I listen to it I feel the emotions of the movie again :). I'm up for other opinions on this though.

[@theAllycat797]

THE LOTR AUTO SORT I LOVE IT Makes me wanna rewatch these but have you heard Prince of Egypts Soundtrack!?!?? FLAWLESS. How to train your dragon!? Amazing LOL

[@evlx1240]

I was waiting for this man, the best part of a movie is always the soundtrack

[@joflipp7183]

I really would have liked to know your thoughts on the Dune soundtrack. It's so far from traditional "western" orchestral music, but it fits the scenery soo well. Part 2?:)

[@brandonbrinkerhoff256]

YEEESSSSS Hans did amazing with immersing you into the Dune world

[@flodobaggins]

I'd rate the Dune soundtrack as S-tier. The textures and sounds that Hans Zimmer and his team created with the film sound design team are just fantastic and truly iconic. Denis Villeneuve really brought the best out of everyone in the crafts category. All their Oscar wins were so well deserved. Just too bad Villeneuve didn't get nominated, he really should have been nominated when all of the craft teams did such a great job bringing his vision to life!!!

[@Aerodumb]

I like "Goodnight Sweet Possums" by John Powell. It's like a lullaby he did for Ice Age, it helps me to fall asleep

[@danielguo2897]

I really like the main theme and the love theme of Cinema Paradiso, one of the greatest film themes by Ennio Morricone and very Pleasurable to hear whether it is by Orchestra or by any other arrangement. I really liked Ma Youyou and Chris Botti's interpretation of this piece of music, and although the jazz part is quite unorthodox and I didn't like it at first, but when the Orchestra joined in with the cello during the love theme at the end, it really is heaven to my ears! Really agree with Lord of the Rings being S tier because of its quality. Howard Shore really is a musical genius! Some of its theme songs, such as "May it Be" also take the movie to the absolute top tier. All in all, great video!

[@mep1990]

I was a bit disappointed that Ennio Morricone got only one entry, and they rated it only B. To me, Ennio is an S tier, compared to John Williams and Hans Zimmer, who are A tier, Morricone is a much more refined and original composer.

[@centeura1435]

Absolutely agree, never knew that they had such low standards, Ennio Morricone is the greatest composer in the cinematic world for sure. They seem to judge like a bunch of kids that watch anime all day and listen to radical chic music

[@Channel-qn9le]

Star Wars should be S tier. The amount of motifs and themes used through out the original triligy and prequel triligy alone is astounding. It would also be cool to seem them rank individual pieces from the films too.

[@kathyo.6217]

This would be cool. Take a few movies or television series and rank like 5 or ten pieces per franchise.

[@andrewfortmusic]

100%, and Jurassic Park too!

[@harukanoe]

Funny that they used the Prequel poster art and as much as I LOVE Duel of the Fates the rip-off of Dvorak’s New World Symphony is pretty obvious. Still magnificent.

[@fletchersheeran144]

@@harukanoe is duel of the fates a rip off of Dvorak? I’ve listened to both lots of times and never picked up on it.

[@Raymoiful]

They did a video on movie music that was blatantly copied from classical composers. Almost whole video is full of Williams work, with evidence on how he stole his music from Stravinsky, Holst, Tchaikovsky, Dvořák... Watch it. No dear, it is not an S.

[@prakkari]

Cinema paradisio (1989) score is by Morricone. (Main theme actually by his wife) How on earth would you not have it in the S category? Im deeply offended. It’s one of the most memorable scores in the last decades.

[@yungapplemoose735]

Same. Pitchforks dammit!!

[@cathyxu6469]

For Lion King, I definitely think it should be higher up for that one soundtrack where Simba has the vision of his father reminding him who he is. The music swells so much and the amount of emotion is just insane.

[@jessiemarie636]

Agree 💯

[@Licaba7]

And stampede, it gives me chills every time.

[@musicbee8861]

And the part Mufasa is dead and Simba tries to wake him!!!

[@cathyxu6469]

@@Licaba7 Ughh yesss, traumatising TT

[@cathyxu6469]

@@musicbee8861 Makes me tear up everytime

[@farkenshnoff4521]

TBH Eddy's Bella impression is actually spot on 3:34

[@EruvieBruinen]

The thing about Howard Shore's score (LOTR ❤) is that he really worked closely with Peter Jackson and developed the music together with them shooting it. Of course, I'm glad you put my personal favourite composers up (a lot of John Williams, Joe Hisaishi and Hans Zimmer) ❤ Great taste, you guys, you are not banished in my eyes 😁

[@ceciliaappel7827]

Just want to point out that the composer for a lot of iconic Ghibli films was Joe Hisaishi; Miyazaki was the film maker.

[@EruvieBruinen]

​@@ceciliaappel7827 Omg, you're absolutely right. I always confuse those two 😅🙈 I love them both ❤

[@polyattack]

To be fair, they improved the Avengers soundtrack a lot in Endgame. It became much more complex and satisfying, especially in the last battle scene

[@muminadhami5825]

I 100% agree. I was seriously taken aback when they immediately put it in D lol, but I understand their specific nit picks. I wish they had said something about the main leitmotif.

[@wibubaubwng8535]

Esp the portal scene

[@barrondickson5266]

Porch of infinity war is so underrated

[@paulsoderquist4788]

The soul stone scene motif played in both infinity war and endgame might be my favorite

[@potatoman2335]

yesss Portals is great

[@otomeauthor]

Can you do video game composers? Nobuo Uematsu (Final Fantasy), Yoko Shimomura (Kingdom Hearts), Jesper Kyd (Assassin's Creed), Jeremy Soule (Skyrim), etc. I've been to a few live orchestras that play video game music and it was stunning.

[@Hiranneth]

Maybe I'm just driven by my childhood memories and feelings but i think Lion King is one of the best works of Hans Zimmer. It is epic, it is catchy, it incorporates african folk vibes quite well, you cannot not love it. I listen to that soundtrack very often even nowadays.

[@neolithics6902]

Interesting take, especially since it's from a mostly musical/technical perspective. My ranking would be vastly different since I've seen most of these films and would tend to judge the music and the film together. Say I'd place Cinema Paradiso at a higher rank because of how it intensified the bittersweet emotions of the film. Some film scores I'd also rank highly because of how effective they were as cues to a character or situation, so that they've become characters themselves (e.g. Psycho or Jaws). Though yes, I think we can all agree LOTR is defo Ling Ling tier :)