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There’s probably a lot of recent TV music I haven’t heard, but I’ll be surprised if you don’t include Victoria by Phipps and Barrett. 🙂
Of these two, I think Silvestri is the best at writing good themes, which is a necessity for a Star Wars score. But he’s not exactly young – neither is Howard. They’re both close to retirement age, and I don’t expect anybody to continue in the business for as long as Williams.
My vote would go to James Newton Howard who has a classical background. Perhaps Thomas Newman also.
Interesting suggestion, especially since Williams and the Newmans go way back, and Williams has spoken highly of Thomas Newman.
I think if you put so much restraints on the new composer(s) so that he or she has to almost “disregard” their own style to make it sound the way Star Wars has “always” sounded, you have already lost.
I’m not saying composers should disregard their own style, but rather stay away from stylistic traits which definitely don’t belong. For example, I don’t think Desplat’s mechanical, repetitive patterns would fit well in a Star Wars score.
I assume the question is which composer would be the best to write new scores in Williams’ established Star Wars style. Not only does such a composer need to have the skills to write in this particular style, but also be willing to do that for the entire score while prioritizing the Star Wars style over his/her own style. I think McNeely has shown he’s not up to the task with Shadows of the Empire. I also doubt Desplat’s able, judging by his Harry Potter scores.
I would say the best qualified among the established Hollywood composers are Harry Gregson-Williams, David Arnold, and John Powell. It will be interesting to see whether Powell succeeds with Solo!
