[Nick Zwar]

Not quite sure how to approach the subject… there are definitely some scores mentioned here where only one work stood out, or only one work I’m really familiar with… possibly because the people didn’t write all that much film music to begin with. Jon Brion, for example, wrote a good score for Magnolia (the score as a whole was heavily influenced by Hans Zimmer’s music for THE THIN RED LINE and Richard Wagner), but I don’t really know any other Jon Brion film scores (though I know his work with singer/songwriter Aimee Mann… I guess that’s how he came to score Magnolia in the first place?).
By Tom Tykwer I really love CLOUD ATLAS.

When it comes to Philip Sainton, Daft Punk, Toto, Franglen, I basically only know (and like) the film scores mentioned here… so I fully align with you here.

Of course, I could mention Leonard Bernstein… who only wrote one film score, but a very good one.

Let’s see.. I try to look for some more composers who fit the bill… where one score really stands out for me, or one score.

So here goes.

Apart from the ones mentioned so far, for me it is:
Stanley Myers, where I absolutely love THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES. I do have some other scores by his, and I know his Cavatina is world famous, but it’s THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES that stands out for me.

Then there are Andrew Belling’s WIZARDS and and Danny Zeitlin’s INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS.