Lately I've been going crazy over movie soundtracks. I guess it's something that is often overlooked(except for musicals of course), people see what's on the screen, they feel the atmosphere that is there, they might catch one or two soundtracks if they were made popular on the radio(and probably only if it's vocal), but generally they don't notice that background music.But what if you take away the sound, then suddenly you're left with this thing that might look nice but overall just lacks a bit of salt and spice.

Two of the most outstanding and popular composers for movies I think would be John Williams and Hans Zimmer. Probably you've heard their music before. John Williams has scored for movies such as the Star Wars and Harry Potter series of movies, Memoirs of a Geisha , Schindler's List and Fiddler on the Roof and has a long list of wins or nominations for Grammys, Emmys, Oscars and Golden Globes, being the second most nominated person for an Oscar after Walt Disney. This guy seems to be unable to do any wrong...Hans Zimmer has scored for movies such as The Pirates of the Carribean trilogy, The Lion King, The Da Vinci Code and The Dark Knight.Also another awards regular.

Hmm..now I'm wondering how much people like them earn per project...

Incidentally, I've found a really good list of soundtracks *ehem* if you know what I mean

here