film score artists

At a glance

41 published film score artists; 478 studio albums have verified cover art.

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1990s (10 artists).

Where they come from

Countries with the most film score artists. United States leads with 13.

• United States 13
• India 9
• Finland 3
• United Kingdom 2
• Japan 2
• Austria 1
• Australia 1
• Germany 1

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with film score. The most shared is classical music, with 6 artists in both.

• classical music 6
• jazz 6
• opera 6
• pop music 4
• contemporary classical music 3
• electronic music 3
• symphonic music 3
• symphony 3

Covers from film score

478 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

Leaders

Ennio Morricone has the most release groups (299); Harold Arlen the longest career (83 years); Hans Zimmer the most awards (24).

More film score artists

Showing 1–29 of 29 artists

Vangelis

Greece · Person · born 1943

electronic music, progressive rock, ambient music, new age music, film score

76 wikis · Tier 2

James Horner

United States · Person · born 1953

film score

66 wikis · Tier 2

John Barry

United Kingdom · Person · born 1933

film score

60 wikis · Tier 2

RZA

United States · Person · born 1969

horrorcore, hardcore hip-hop, chipmunk soul, East Coast hip-hop, classical music, film score, underground hip-hop

47 wikis · Tier 3

Michel Legrand

France · Person · born 1932

jazz, easy listening, film score, instrumental music, variety

56 wikis · Tier 2

Joe Hisaishi

Japan · Person · born 1950

classical music, film score, minimalist music

54 wikis · Tier 3

Alfred Newman

United States · Person · born 1901

film score

44 wikis · Tier 2

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Austria · Person · born 1897

opera, film score

41 wikis · Tier 2

Harold Arlen

United States · Person · born 1905

blues, jazz, film score

37 wikis · Tier 2

Dimitri Tiomkin

United States · Person · born 1894

film score

34 wikis · Tier 2

Patrick Doyle

United Kingdom · Person · born 1953

film score

33 wikis · Tier 3

Christopher Young

United States · Person · born 1954

film score

25 wikis · Tier 3

Joseph Williams

United States · Person · born 1960

rock music, hard rock, pop rock, adult contemporary music, film score

24 wikis · Tier 3

John Corigliano

United States · Person · born 1938

classical music, opera, concerto, symphonic music, film score, chamber music

22 wikis · Tier 3

Paul Williams

United States · Person · born 1940

pop music, folk music, soft rock, film score

22 wikis · Tier 3

David Diamond

United States · Person · born 1915

contemporary classical music, opera, symphonic music, film score, symphony, ballet, art song

20 wikis · Tier 3

Einar Englund

Finland · Person · born 1916

film score, symphony, Neoclassicism

18 wikis · Tier 3

Akeboshi

Japan · Person · born 1978

pop music, folk music, electronica, film score

18 wikis · Tier 3

Person

Walter Murphy

United States · Person · born 1952

pop music, disco, funk, jazz, big band music, swing, film score, art music

16 wikis · Tier 3

Lauri Porra

Finland · Person · born 1977

jazz, progressive rock, contemporary classical music, classical music, film score, power metal

16 wikis · Tier 3

Joly Braga Santos

Portugal · Person · born 1924

opera, film score, symphony

13 wikis · Tier 3

György Ránki

Hungary · Person · born 1907

opera, film score, oratorio, wind music

13 wikis · Tier 3

Leo Arnaud

United States · Person · born 1904

jazz, film score

12 wikis · Tier 3

Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao

India · Person · born 1922

film score

12 wikis · Tier 3

Alexander Knaifel

Soviet Union · Person · born 1943

contemporary classical music, avant-garde music, film score, religious music

10 wikis · Tier 3

Elena Kats-Chernin

Australia · Person · born 1957

electronic music, opera, concerto, symphonic music, film score, ballet

9 wikis · Tier 3

Diana Ringo

Finland · Person · born 1992

electronic music, classical music, ambient music, film score

8 wikis · Tier 3

Anoushiravan Rohani

Pahlavi Iran · Person · born 1939

pop music, classical music, film score

6 wikis · Tier 3

Person

Adrian Enescu

Romania · Person · born 1948

synth-pop, film score

6 wikis · Tier 3