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Who's the best film and TV composer?

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Cliff Martinez (Drive, Contagion, Spring Breakers, etc)Cliff Martinez (Drive, Contagion, Spring Breakers, etc)
Brad Fiedel (Terminator, True Lies, etc)Brad Fiedel (Terminator, True Lies, etc)
Danny Elfman (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Spider-Man, Batman, Men in Black, etc)Danny Elfman (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Spider-Man, Batman, Men in Black, etc)
Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Avengers, Forrest Gump, etc)Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Avengers, Forrest Gump, etc)
Bernard Herrmann (Psycho, Taxi Driver, North by Northwest, The Birds, etc)Bernard Herrmann (Psycho, Taxi Driver, North by Northwest, The Birds, etc)
Angelo Badalamenti (Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, Twin Peaks, etc)Angelo Badalamenti (Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, Twin Peaks, etc)
Alan Menken (Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Pocahontas, Beauty and the Beast, etc)Alan Menken (Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Pocahontas, Beauty and the Beast, etc)
Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Happy Death Day, etc)Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Happy Death Day, etc)
Alexandre Desplat (The Shape of Water, Victor Frankenstein, Harry Potter 7 & 8, etc)Alexandre Desplat (The Shape of Water, Victor Frankenstein, Harry Potter 7 & 8, etc)
Clint Mansell (Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, Noah, etc)Clint Mansell (Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, Noah, etc)
Craig Armstrong (Love Actually, The Great Gatsby, The Bone Collector, The Incredible Hulk, etc)Craig Armstrong (Love Actually, The Great Gatsby, The Bone Collector, The Incredible Hulk, etc)
Brian Tyler (Now You See Me, Fast Five, Iron Man 3, The Expendables, Scream 5 & 6, etc)Brian Tyler (Now You See Me, Fast Five, Iron Man 3, The Expendables, Scream 5 & 6, etc)
A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire, etc)A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire, etc)
Christophe Beck (Frozen, Ant-Man, The Hangover, Percy Jackson, etc)Christophe Beck (Frozen, Ant-Man, The Hangover, Percy Jackson, etc)
Carter Burwell (Twilight, No Country for Old Men, The Big Lebowski, etc)Carter Burwell (Twilight, No Country for Old Men, The Big Lebowski, etc)
Elmer Bernstein (Ghostbusters, The Magnificent Seven, Wild Wild West, etc)Elmer Bernstein (Ghostbusters, The Magnificent Seven, Wild Wild West, etc)
Hans Zimmer (Interstellar, Gladiator, Inception, Dune, The Dark Knight, The Lion King, F1, Pirates of the Caribbean, etc)Hans Zimmer (Interstellar, Gladiator, Inception, Dune, The Dark Knight, The Lion King, F1, Pirates of the Caribbean, etc)
Gabriel Yared (Azur & Asmar, 1408, Chocolat, etc)Gabriel Yared (Azur & Asmar, 1408, Chocolat, etc)
Germaine Franco (Coco, Encanto, etc)Germaine Franco (Coco, Encanto, etc)
Francis Lai (Les Ripoux, Les Misérables, Love Story, etc)Francis Lai (Les Ripoux, Les Misérables, Love Story, etc)
Cliff Martinez (Drive, Contagion, Spring Breakers, etc)Cliff Martinez (Drive, Contagion, Spring Breakers, etc)
Brad Fiedel (Terminator, True Lies, etc)Brad Fiedel (Terminator, True Lies, etc)
Danny Elfman (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Spider-Man, Batman, Men in Black, etc)Danny Elfman (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Spider-Man, Batman, Men in Black, etc)
Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Avengers, Forrest Gump, etc)Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Avengers, Forrest Gump, etc)
Bernard Herrmann (Psycho, Taxi Driver, North by Northwest, The Birds, etc)Bernard Herrmann (Psycho, Taxi Driver, North by Northwest, The Birds, etc)
Angelo Badalamenti (Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, Twin Peaks, etc)Angelo Badalamenti (Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, Twin Peaks, etc)
Alan Menken (Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Pocahontas, Beauty and the Beast, etc)Alan Menken (Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Pocahontas, Beauty and the Beast, etc)
Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Happy Death Day, etc)Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Happy Death Day, etc)
Alexandre Desplat (The Shape of Water, Victor Frankenstein, Harry Potter 7 & 8, etc)Alexandre Desplat (The Shape of Water, Victor Frankenstein, Harry Potter 7 & 8, etc)
Clint Mansell (Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, Noah, etc)Clint Mansell (Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, Noah, etc)
Craig Armstrong (Love Actually, The Great Gatsby, The Bone Collector, The Incredible Hulk, etc)Craig Armstrong (Love Actually, The Great Gatsby, The Bone Collector, The Incredible Hulk, etc)
Brian Tyler (Now You See Me, Fast Five, Iron Man 3, The Expendables, Scream 5 & 6, etc)Brian Tyler (Now You See Me, Fast Five, Iron Man 3, The Expendables, Scream 5 & 6, etc)
A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire, etc)A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire, etc)
Christophe Beck (Frozen, Ant-Man, The Hangover, Percy Jackson, etc)Christophe Beck (Frozen, Ant-Man, The Hangover, Percy Jackson, etc)
Carter Burwell (Twilight, No Country for Old Men, The Big Lebowski, etc)Carter Burwell (Twilight, No Country for Old Men, The Big Lebowski, etc)
Elmer Bernstein (Ghostbusters, The Magnificent Seven, Wild Wild West, etc)Elmer Bernstein (Ghostbusters, The Magnificent Seven, Wild Wild West, etc)
Hans Zimmer (Interstellar, Gladiator, Inception, Dune, The Dark Knight, The Lion King, F1, Pirates of the Caribbean, etc)Hans Zimmer (Interstellar, Gladiator, Inception, Dune, The Dark Knight, The Lion King, F1, Pirates of the Caribbean, etc)
Gabriel Yared (Azur & Asmar, 1408, Chocolat, etc)Gabriel Yared (Azur & Asmar, 1408, Chocolat, etc)
Germaine Franco (Coco, Encanto, etc)Germaine Franco (Coco, Encanto, etc)
Francis Lai (Les Ripoux, Les Misérables, Love Story, etc)Francis Lai (Les Ripoux, Les Misérables, Love Story, etc)
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    Hans Zimmer (Interstellar, Gladiator, Inception, Dune, The Dark Knight, The Lion King, F1, Pirates of the Caribbean, etc)Hans Zimmer (Interstellar, Gladiator, Inception, Dune, The Dark Knight, The Lion King, F1, Pirates of the Caribbean, etc)1300
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    James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, Braveheart, Aliens, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Mask of Zorro, etc)James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, Braveheart, Aliens, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Mask of Zorro, etc)1296
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    Elmer Bernstein (Ghostbusters, The Magnificent Seven, Wild Wild West, etc)Elmer Bernstein (Ghostbusters, The Magnificent Seven, Wild Wild West, etc)1282
  4. #4
    Harry Gregson-Williams (Shrek, Narnia, Man on Fire, The Equalizer, Armageddon, etc)Harry Gregson-Williams (Shrek, Narnia, Man on Fire, The Equalizer, Armageddon, etc)1268
  5. #5
    Éric Serra (The Big Blue, La Femme Nikita, Léon: The Professional, The Fifth Element, Lucy, Arthur and the Invisibles, etc)Éric Serra (The Big Blue, La Femme Nikita, Léon: The Professional, The Fifth Element, Lucy, Arthur and the Invisibles, etc)1268
  6. #6
    Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, The Addams Family, Where the Crawdads Sing, etc)Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, The Addams Family, Where the Crawdads Sing, etc)1267
  7. #7
    Clint Mansell (Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, Noah, etc)Clint Mansell (Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, Noah, etc)1266
  8. #8
    John Barry (James Bond 007, Dances with Wolves, etc)John Barry (James Bond 007, Dances with Wolves, etc)1257
  9. #9
    Bernard Herrmann (Psycho, Taxi Driver, North by Northwest, The Birds, etc)Bernard Herrmann (Psycho, Taxi Driver, North by Northwest, The Birds, etc)1249
  10. #10
    Klaus Badelt (Pirates of the Caribbean, Gladiator, etc)Klaus Badelt (Pirates of the Caribbean, Gladiator, etc)1249