modern composers
 

I know nothing of this genre, please give me your top 5 modern composers.

ME. memememe.

I compose classical music. Three cheers for self-promotion.

Gyorgy Ligeti (without a doubt)
George Crumb
Witold Lutoslawski
Bela Bartok
Samuel Barber

also check out...Joseph Schwantner, John Corigliano, Robert Beaser, John Cage


and ME! Also self promoting....Allison's Homepage

Nobuo Uematsu
Yasunori Mitsuda
Jeremy Soule
Basil Paledouris
Danny Elfman

to name a few :shycouch:

Otomo Yoshides
john cage

John Zorn
Toby Driver

John Cage is amazing, Steve Reich also

so much of this music has been all but completely ignored by the greater public

She does a bunch of stuff for anime, but Yoko Kanno has some a-grade pieces/material, and her regular staple band/group The Seatbelts is superb.

1) John Williams
2) Danny Elfman
3) Hans Zimmer
4) Jerry Goldsmith
5) Clint Mansell

You need to check out Arvo Pärt. Alina is one of the most beautiful pieces of music I've ever heard. One more not mentioned is Giacinto Scelsi.

Would Max Richter count?