Wow, old thread. I saw the options, realised it was a film music thread, and immediately thought of Jerry Goldsmith. But someone already mentioned that. Then I skimmed through the thread to see if anybody mentioned Leonard Bernstein. Nobody. Cool, I got dis:
But attempts at uniqueness of opinions aside, John Williams is very much a genius, and he's famous for a reason. Don't feel bad about liking him just because he's popular. He really is that good.