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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)1394
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    Ennio Morricone (Once Upon a Time in the West, Kill Bill, The Thing, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, etc)Ennio Morricone (Once Upon a Time in the West, Kill Bill, The Thing, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, etc)1374
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    John Williams (Indiana Jones, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter, Star Wars, E.T., etc)John Williams (Indiana Jones, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter, Star Wars, E.T., etc)1353
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    Alan Menken (Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Pocahontas, Beauty and the Beast, etc)Alan Menken (Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Pocahontas, Beauty and the Beast, etc)1347
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    Clint Mansell (Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, Noah, etc)Clint Mansell (Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, Noah, etc)1324
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    Elmer Bernstein (Ghostbusters, The Magnificent Seven, Wild Wild West, etc)Elmer Bernstein (Ghostbusters, The Magnificent Seven, Wild Wild West, etc)1321
  7. #7
    Bernard Herrmann (Psycho, Taxi Driver, North by Northwest, The Birds, etc)Bernard Herrmann (Psycho, Taxi Driver, North by Northwest, The Birds, etc)1316
  8. #8
    Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Avengers, Forrest Gump, etc)Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Avengers, Forrest Gump, etc)1307
  9. #9
    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)1306
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    Michael Giacchino (The Incredibles, Up, The Batman, Star Trek, Mission: Impossible 4, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Rogue One, Jurassic World 1-3, etc)Michael Giacchino (The Incredibles, Up, The Batman, Star Trek, Mission: Impossible 4, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Rogue One, Jurassic World 1-3, etc)1297