I've been working on this blog for 15 months now. Never have I posted an entry from a computer other than my own. I finally know why! I had already written 300 words before the crap computer I'm using in a lab somewhere in southeast Ohio decided what I had to say was not good enough. Then, again it shuts my post down on the 2nd try. So, apparently I can't post any pictures or links in this one until I edit it later at home. And I'm already in a crappy mood and acting like Chris Crocker. I shouldn't take this out on you, devoted reader, but that's just how it went down. Moving on, this will be much shorter and not funny compared to most of my articles. Not that I was hilarious before. I was getting all philosophical about how much I love good music in a movie, but this computer is about to get a keyboard to the face. Moving on...

So, who is the better movie composer. Music is such a vital component to making a truly memorable film. For example, a friend was watching a movie the other day trying to figure out the title for over 30 minutes. I walked in the room and before I saw the screen it only took me 4 musical notes to know it was Catch Me If You Can. And guess who created that Oscar nominated music. Yep, John Williams.

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                  Bold represents the EDGE

                          JOHN WILLIAMS:                   HANS ZIMMER:

Hometown-                Floral Park, NY, USA                               Frankfurt, Germany
Age-                                        76                                                             51
Reach-                                    37"                                                           37.5"     <—-Source Needed
Years In Music-                     57                                                                27
Oscar Wins-                            5                                                                 1
Oscar Nominations-             45 (2nd most all-time)                                   7
Frequently Works With-  Steven Spielberg                                        Chris Nolan
Most Famous For-            Star Wars                                                   Gladiator
My Favorite-                Empire Of The Sun                               The Dark Knight/Gladiator
Tone-                                  Heroic                                                        Brooding

John Williams Well-Known Movie Scores: Jaws, Star Wars 1-6, Indiana Jones 1-4, Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, Superman (1978), E.T., Empire Of The Sun, Born On The Fourth Of July, Home Alone, Hook, JFK, Far & Away, Jurassic Park 1-3, Schindler's List, Amistad, Saving Private Ryan, The Patriot, Catch Me If You Can, Harry Potter 1-3, Minority Report, Munich

Hans Zimmer Well-Known Movie Scores: Rain Man, Driving Miss Daisy, Twister, Days Of Thunder, Backdraft, A League Of Their Own, True Romance, Cool Runnings, The Lion King, Crimson Tide, The Fan, The Rock, As Good As It Gets, The Thin Red Line, Mission Impossible 2, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down, Pearl Harbor, The Ring, The Last Samurai, Matchstick Men, Tears Of The Sun, Batman Begins, Pirates Of The Caribbean 2-3, The DaVinci Code, The Dark Knight, Frost/Nixon, Angels & Demons

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A Draw!!! But each man gets their own specialty here. While John Williams is easily the most seasoned and has a deeper resume, Hans Zimmer has created many of my favorite scores of all time. So, although I recognize John Williams as the most accomplished movie musician of all-time, Hans Zimmer is by far my personal favorite. Many of my favorite and most commonly shower-humming music is all Hans Zimmer. Still, John Williams dominated the 70s through 90s and churned out some of the most famous scores of all-time. In the end, some of the music John Williams has produced is kind of corny and old school. On the other hand, Hans Zimmer is an expert at the dark music that encompasses entire films. Sorry, I know I copped out on you.