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Offthedole
Feb 23, 2013 11:16AM
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WRONG...the true genius composers for film were guys like Bernard Herrmann and Max Steiner...not pop rock!
mustang3.7
Feb 23, 2013 9:28AM
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Mr Watson, "Not Fade Away" was originally a Buddy Holly hit, maybe that's why.
noneyadarnbiz
Feb 23, 2013 10:52AM
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What about Nick Urata from Devotchka. "Little Miss Sunshine" plus he composed twelve other movies (Including "Crazy Stupid Love", and "I Love you Phillip Morris").
Grungerulz
Feb 23, 2013 10:04AM
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Creating an original soundtrack(Into the Wild). Contributing original music to such varied movies as Singles, Eat, Pray Love and Big Fish. Oh yeah...contributing a couple of great songs to Dead Man Walking including a duet with the late great Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan..Really? No Eddie Vedder? Pretty weak. Pretty Serious omission there.
Mutt39
Feb 23, 2013 12:43PM
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Most of these so called pop stars can't even read music

 

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From the stage to the cinema

Rock musicians apply their talents to film

By Michael Shilling
Special to MSN Music

While John Williams, Ennio Morricone and other classically trained composers still handle the bulk of the music we hear in films, popular musicians are increasingly putting their mark on the ... more

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