Listed below are some of the composers, both of music and lyrics, that we fans listen to and whose CDs we buy, the ones that visitors to this site deem worthy to be in a Hall of Fame.
(Note: For some movies or shows, several composers provided music and/or lyrics, but I didn't list the individual songs. So if you see the same movie/show more than once in this list, that's why.)
Have a message you'd like to leave for any composers that might surf their way here? Great! See the bottom of the page for a way to leave your messages, and there are messages left by others just above that. If you are a composer who's found your way to me, read these. You'll see how much you are loved and appreciated.
Don't see the composer you love best on the list? Then go to the bottom of the page to see how to nominate him or her.
Masamichi Amano ~ Giant Robo
Howard Ashman ~ lyrics, Oliver and Company, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin
Blind Target ~Songs, Gundam Wing
Bruce Broughton ~ supervising composer, Tiny Toons
Robert Buckley ~ Beast Wars: Transformers, Reboot
Brad Carow ~ Spongebob Squarepants
Kristopher Carter ~ Batman Beyond, Justice League
Alf Clausen ~ The Simpsons
Phil Collins ~ music and lyrics, Tarzan
Hoyt Curtin ~ music, Jonny Quest, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Yogi Bear, Top Cat, The Smurfs, Quick Draw McGraw, and many more
Vince DiCola ~ Transformers the Movie
Danny Elfman ~ music and lyrics, The Nightmare Before Christmas; music, Beetlejuice, Face Like a Frog, The Simpsons Theme
Christopher Franke ~ Tenchi Muyo in Love
Jerry Goldsmith ~ music, Mulan, The Secret of NIMH
Paul Gordon ~ Digimon the Movie
Harry Gregson-Williams ~ music, Antz, Chicken Run
Kuniaki Haishima ~ Spriggan, Gasaraki
Mike Harding ~ music, Danger Mouse, Duckula
Udi Harpaz ~ Digimon the Movie
Hiroki Hayashi ~ El Hazard
Megumi Hayashibara ~ Slayers, Saber Marionette J, Lost Universe, and lots more
Joe Hisaishi ~ Princess Mononoke, Kiki's Delivery Service, My Neighbor Totoro, Nausicaa, and Laputa: Castle in the Sky
Toshiyuki Honda ~ Metropolis
James Horner ~ Balto, The Land Before Time, An American Tail
James Newton Howard ~ music, Dinosaur, Atlantis
Tsuneo Imahori~ music, Trigun
Elton John ~ music, The Lion King (songs)
Yuki Kajiura ~ Noir
Yoko Kanno ~ music and lyrics, Cowboy Bebop, Escaflowne
Kenji Kawai ~ Ghost in the Shell, Ranma 1/2, Blue Seed
Koizumi Kouhei ~ Songs, Gundam Wing
Peggy Lee ~ music and lyrics, Lady and the Tramp
Shuki Levy~Music for The Mysterious of Gold
John Loeffler-music, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Cubix:Robots For Everyone, Tama and Friends
Mark Mancina ~ music, Tarzan
Henry Mancini ~ music, The Great Mouse Detective
Kevin Manthei ~ music, Invader Zim (Kevin Manthei Music Productions)
Alan Menken ~ music, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules
Yasunori Mitsuda ~ music, Chrono series, Xenogears/Xenosaga
Mark Motherbaugh-music, Rugrats, The Wild Thornberries, Rocket Power and lots more
Seikou Nagaoka ~ Tenchi Muyo and Tenchi Universe
Randy Newman ~ music and lyrics, Toy Story, Toy Story 2, A Bug's Life, James and the Giant Peach
Koh Ohtani ~ Gundam Wing, Outlaw Star
The Pillows ~ FLCL/Furi Kuri
John Powell ~ music and lyrics, The Road to El Dorado; music, Antz, Chicken Run
Graeme Revell ~ music, Titan A.E.
Tim Rice ~ lyrics, Aladdin, The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast (the musical)
Leonard Rosenman ~ music, The Lord of the Rings
Haim Saban ~ music, The Mysterious City of Gold
Shiro Sagisu ~ music, Neon Genesis Evangelion
Steven Schwartz ~ lyrics, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Sherman Brothers ~ music, Winnie the Pooh, The Tigger Movie, The Jungle Book, and more
Michael Silversher ~ The Gummi Bears theme, Tale Spin Theme
Christopher L. Stone ~ TaleSpin and many others
Richard Stone ~ supervising composer, Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, Histeria
Kohei Tanaka ~ Gundam 08th MS Team
Iwai "Anarchy Takupon" Takayuki~ Darkstalkers, Darkstalkers III, Street Fighter Alpha III
Two-Mix ~ Gundam Wing (songs)
Seki Tomokazu~ Songs, Gundam Wing
Nobuo Uematsu ~ Oh my goddess!
Kouji Wada ~ Digimon (songs)
Shirley Walker ~ music, Batman and Superman animated series/movies, Spawn
Mark Watters ~ music, Aladdin and the King of Thieves
Mai Yamane & SEATBELTS~ Songs, Gundam Wing
Weird Al Yankovich ~ Transformers the Movie, Pokemon the Movie 2000
Frank Zappa ~ Duckman
Hans Zimmer ~ music, The Lion King, Prince of Egypt, The Road to El Dorado
David Zippel ~ lyrics, Mulan, Hercules
Messages from appreciative fans ~
The music often goes too unnoticed though it's one of the most important things in a movie/TV series. When you're watching an action-filled scene, you don't even stop think about the music, but if you'd turn off the sound in the middle of the scene, it'd seem half as impressive. I'm glad there are so many talented and diverse composers out there to help the story along and inspire me with their creations. ~ JessKat
Thank you for giving us some of the most beautiful music ever. There are splashy production numbers, fight music, and most of all beautiful memorable songs that we still sing with. I know it must take awhile for you to find the perfect note and the perfect lyrics, but just let it be known its always appreciated. ~ Auburn Red
Soundtracks are my very favorite music. Not only are they the emotional heart of any film, but they are wonderful works of art as well. I can't even begin to thank the composers who have given me a lifetime of pleasure and emotional highs and thrills. You're amazing, underappreciated, and immortal. ~ Kat
Composers' websites ~
Brad Carow ~ The Quintessence Big Band
Don't see your favorites in the Hall of Fame yet? Nominate them by sending me an email to animatedlust@gmail.com with "Composers Hall of Fame" in the subject line. Be sure to include what they wrote (at least a sample), or it won't count! (For composers with a lot of credits, put one or two samples and then something like "and lots more" or whatever.) (Please turn off your cap lock key. All caps makes more work for me, so I often just delete those contributions.)
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