Great film composers

Who scored the most-watched movies. Tap a name to see all their movies.

  1. 1Hans Zimmer108 scoresThe Dark Knight (2008) · Inception (2010) · Interstellar (2014)
  2. 2John Williams71 scoresSaving Private Ryan (1998) · Schindler's List (1993) · Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
  3. 3James Newton Howard99 scoresThe Dark Knight (2008) · Batman Begins (2005) · The Sixth Sense (1999)
  4. 4Howard Shore57 scoresThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) · The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) · Seven (1995)
  5. 5Alan Silvestri82 scoresForrest Gump (1994) · The Avengers (2012) · Avengers: Endgame (2019)
  6. 6Danny Elfman89 scoresGood Will Hunting (1997) · Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) · Spider-Man (2002)
  7. 7Michael Giacchino51 scoresUp (2009) · Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) · Ratatouille (2007)
  8. 8Thomas Newman60 scoresThe Shawshank Redemption (1994) · The Green Mile (1999) · WALL·E (2008)
  9. 9Marco Beltrami92 scoresLogan (2017) · World War Z (2013) · A Quiet Place (2018)
  10. 10James Horner67 scoresAvatar (2009) · Titanic (1997) · Braveheart (1995)
  11. 11John Powell62 scoresHow to Train Your Dragon (2010) · Shrek (2001) · The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
  12. 12Alexandre Desplat68 scoresHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) · The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) · The Imitation Game (2014)
  13. 13Christophe Beck88 scoresThe Hangover (2009) · Edge of Tomorrow (2014) · Ant-Man (2015)
  14. 14Brian Tyler65 scoresAvengers: Age of Ultron (2015) · Iron Man 3 (2013) · Thor: The Dark World (2013)
  15. 15Harry Gregson-Williams55 scoresThe Martian (2015) · Shrek (2001) · X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
  16. 16Carter Burwell71 scoresNo Country for Old Men (2007) · The Big Lebowski (1998) · Fargo (1996)
  17. 17Henry Jackman41 scoresCaptain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) · Captain America: Civil War (2016) · Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
  18. 18Tyler Bates37 scoresGuardians of the Galaxy (2014) · 300 (2006) · Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 (2017)
  19. 19John Debney84 scoresIron Man 2 (2010) · Sin City (2005) · Bruce Almighty (2003)
  20. 20Jerry Goldsmith74 scoresAlien (1979) · L.A. Confidential (1997) · The Mummy (1999)
  21. 21Theodore Shapiro61 scoresThe Devil Wears Prada (2006) · We're the Millers (2013) · Tropic Thunder (2008)
  22. 22Tom Holkenborg31 scoresDeadpool (2016) · Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) · Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
  23. 23Randy Newman24 scoresToy Story (1995) · Monsters, Inc. (2001) · Toy Story 3 (2010)
  24. 24John Ottman30 scoresThe Usual Suspects (1995) · X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) · X2: X-Men United (2003)
  25. 25Ludwig Göransson21 scoresOppenheimer (2023) · Black Panther (2018) · Tenet (2020)
  26. 26Mark Mothersbaugh45 scoresThor: Ragnarok (2017) · 21 Jump Street (2012) · 22 Jump Street (2014)
  27. 27Mark Isham72 scoresWarrior (2011) · Crash (2004) · The Accountant (2016)
  28. 28Graeme Revell56 scoresSin City (2005) · From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) · Pineapple Express (2008)
  29. 29Rupert Gregson-Williams39 scoresWonder Woman (2017) · Hacksaw Ridge (2016) · Aquaman (2018)
  30. 30Lorne Balfe43 scoresBlack Widow (2021) · Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) · Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
  31. 31Michael Kamen31 scoresDie Hard (1988) · X-Men (2000) · Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)
  32. 32Steve Jablonsky30 scoresTransformers (2007) · Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) · Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
  33. 33Mychael Danna46 scoresLife of Pi (2012) · 500 Days of Summer (2009) · Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
  34. 34Patrick Doyle32 scoresThor (2011) · Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) · Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
  35. 35Ennio Morricone37 scoresThe Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) · The Hateful Eight (2015) · The Thing (1982)
  36. 36Daniel Pemberton32 scoresSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) · Project Hail Mary (2026) · Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
  37. 37David Arnold25 scoresCasino Royale (2006) · Independence Day (1996) · Hot Fuzz (2007)
  38. 38Atticus Ross25 scoresGone Girl (2014) · The Social Network (2010) · The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
  39. 39John Murphy20 scoresSnatch (2000) · Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) · Kick-Ass (2010)
  40. 40Benjamin Wallfisch28 scoresBlade Runner 2049 (2017) · It (2017) · Shazam! (2019)
  41. 41Clint Mansell29 scoresRequiem for a Dream (2000) · Black Swan (2010) · Moon (2009)
  42. 42Ramin Djawadi25 scoresIron Man (2008) · Pacific Rim (2013) · Eternals (2021)
  43. 43Trevor Rabin34 scoresArmageddon (1998) · National Treasure (2004) · Con Air (1997)
  44. 44Christopher Young46 scoresSpider-Man 3 (2007) · Sinister (2012) · Ghost Rider (2007)
  45. 45David Newman53 scoresIce Age (2002) · How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003) · Serenity (2005)
  46. 46Trent Reznor19 scoresGone Girl (2014) · The Social Network (2010) · The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
  47. 47David Julyan9 scoresThe Prestige (2006) · Memento (2000) · The Cabin in the Woods (2011)
  48. 48Rolfe Kent35 scoresMean Girls (2004) · Wedding Crashers (2005) · Up in the Air (2009)