Reply To: Composers that you disliked, but now like?

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I just completed a rather big walkthrough of Howard Shore’s work, to see if my evaluation of him has bettered — per my earlier post in this thread. Well, my main issue remains; I’m still not a fan of his droney affairs, or when he’s murmuring slowly in the lower register, which is a lot of times. Also, his lighter scores were more whimsical than I remembered. But my Shore collection now looks like this:

FIRE WITH FIRE — new
LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS
LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
EASTERN PROMISES — new
COLLECTOR’S EDITION, VOL. 1 — new
MAPS TO THE STARS
ROSEWATER
TWO CONCERTI — new
FUNNY BOY — new
THE SHROUDS — new

That’s pretty good.