| Danny Elfman | Danny Elfman is a master of the quirky, dark dramatic style. His score for Batman set him apart from other composers. He has gone on to write emotional scores such as Edward Scissorhands and Big Fish, but he still knows how to write for superheroes as Spider-man and The Hulk show. | 
Batman: Original Motion Picture Score  |
| Elmer Bernstein | Elmer Bernstein has scored over 200 movies. He's written for comedies like Animal House and Ghostbusters, to epic dramas like The Ten Commandments. His score to The Magnificent Seven has become synonymous with "the Western." | 
The Magnificent Seven |
| James Newton Howard | James Newton Howard got started writing in the pop music world before moving to film. He's best known for his lyrical string lines. His recent work with director M. Night Shyamalan has yielded a beautiful, moving score in The Village. | The Village [Score]
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| John Williams | John Williams is one of the most well known and respected composers working today. His themes are instantly recognizable. From Star Wars and Indiana Jones, to E.T. and Superman, his work only needs to be heard once to be remembered. Credited with reviving the modern orchestral score, recently, Williams has shown his range with such scores as Munich and War of the Worlds. | 
Superman: The Movie |
| Hans Zimmer | Hans Zimmer is credited with ushering in a new style of film composing. His landmark score to Rain Man helped solidify the electronic score as a viable medium. He has gone on to create many memorable action scores. His crowning achievement arguably, is Gladiator. Zimmer also formed Media Ventures, where he surrounds himself with other talented composers who all work together to create the trademark Media Ventures sound. Harry-Gregson Williams, Klaus Badelt, Steve Jablonsky and several other notable composers have called Media Ventures home. | 
Gladiator: Music From the Motion Picture
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| The Reel World | This how-to guide takes you inside the world of creating music for film and television, focusing on key concerns such as: ensuring musical aesthetics, using the most effective technology and techniques, and understanding the business side of things. Packed with case studies and insider tips, this book lets you learn by example. Also teaches how to nurture positive relationships with music editors, directors, producers, recording engineers, musicians, music executives and more. (by Jeff Rona) | 
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| The Complete Guide to Film Scoring | An essential resource for both students and professionals, offering shrewd insight into the business, process, and art of writing music for film and TV. Interviews with top film scoring professionals add the priceless insight of the wisdom that comes with experience. (by Richard Davis) | 
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| The Film Music Network | The Film Music Network is a group of sites dedicated to the professional side of film music. Their family of sites includes the Film Music Network, Film Music Magazine, Film Music Radio, and many more. |
| Soundtrack.net | Soundtrack.net features news, reviews, and much from film and television soundtracks. If you want to know what music was featured in a trailer, this is the place to find out. |
| Variety | Recognized and respected through out the world of show business, Variety is the premier source of entertainment news. Since 1905, the most influential leaders in the industry have turned to Variety for timely, credible and straight forward news and analysis - information vital to their professions. |
| IMDB | The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is a HUGE collection of movie information. We try to catalog every pertinent detail about a movie, from who was in it, to who made it, to trivia about it, to filming locations, and even where you can find reviews and fan sites on the web. We then do our best to present this information in a manner that is easy to search and access. |
| Digidesign | "For 20 years, Digidesign has been the industry leader in digital audio production, providing the professional music, broadcast, multimedia, and film industries with tools for audio creation, post production, collaboration, and distribution. Our innovative core technologies, which continue to revolutionize the audio profession and the art of recording, have earned us a Grammy® award for Outstanding Technical Achievement and, more recently, an Oscar® statuette representing the 2003 Scientific and Technical Award for the design, development, and implementation of the Digidesign Pro Tools digital audio workstation." |
| Propellerhead | "Propellerhead Software is one of the world's leading makers of software musical instruments. It pioneered the concept of computer based software synthesis, invented the concept of “recycling” sampled sound material and continues to raise the bar for quality, usability and new technology in software based music making. The company's two key software products are Reason and ReCycle. Both of these titles have won prestigious international awards, including two instances of the coveted MIPA award." |
| Line 6 | "Line 6 is a music products company dedicated to integrating technology with music products to develop innovative solutions for musicians." |
| EASTWEST | Since 1988, EASTWEST (soundsonline.com) has been dedicated to perpetual innovation and uncompromising quality, setting the industry standard as the #1 producer and distributor of virtual (software) instruments. With clientele that spans the who's who of the music, film, television, multi-media and stage industries, EASTWEST provides professionals with the very best music software creation tools available. |