Electronic Bands, Rappers, DJs, Composers of Classical or Movie Score - By Order of Best Discography For The Worst I've Ever Heard

1. John Williams

As one of the best known, awarded, and financially successful composers in US history, John Williams is as easy to recall as John Philip Sousa, Aaron Copland or Leonard Bernstein, illustrating why he is "America's composer" time and again. With a massive list of awards that includes over 52 Oscar ...

2. Hans Zimmer

Composer | Gladiator

German-born composer Hans Zimmer is recognized as one of Hollywood's most innovative musical talents. He featured in the music video for The Buggles' single "Video Killed the Radio Star", which became a worldwide hit and helped usher in a new era of global entertainment as the first music video to ...

3. Danny Elfman

Music_department | The Nightmare Before Christmas

As Danny Elfman was growing up in the Los Angeles area, he was largely unaware of his talent for composing. It wasn't until the early 1970s that Danny and his older brother Richard Elfman started a musical troupe while in Paris; the group "Mystic Knights of Oingo-Boingo" was created for Richard's ...

4. Ennio Morricone

Composer | The Hateful Eight

A classmate of director Sergio Leone with whom he would form one of the great director/composer partnerships (right up there with Eisenstein & Prokofiev, Hitchcock & Herrmann, Fellini & Rota), Ennio Morricone studied at Rome's Santa Cecilia Conservatory, where he specialized in trumpet. His first ...

5. Azealia Banks

Soundtrack | Pitch Perfect

Azealia Banks was born on May 31, 1991 in Harlem, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for Pitch Perfect (2012), The Heat (2013) and The Bling Ring (2013).

Broke With Expensive Taste (LP) [2014] - 8,4 1991 (EP) [2012] - 8,6 Icy Colors Change (EP) [2018] - 1,8 --------------------- Nota Final: 6,26

6. Fergie

Soundtrack | Nine

Fergie was born Stacy Ann Ferguson on March 27, 1975 in Hacienda Heights, California, to Theresa Ann "Terri" (Gore) and John Patrick Ferguson, both schoolteachers. Her ancestry includes German, English, Irish, Scottish, Swedish, and Luxembourgish. When she was a teenager, her parents divorced, ...

The Dutchess (LP) [2006] - 7,3 Double Dutchess (LP) [2017] - 4,6 -------------------- Nota Final: 5,95

7. Little Simz

Soundtrack | Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Little Simz was born on February 23, 1994 in Islington, London, England, UK. She is an actress and composer, known for Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021), Malcolm & Marie (2021) and Top Boy (2011).

8. The Black Eyed Peas

Soundtrack | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

The Black Eyed Peas is known for G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), The Rundown (2003) and Taxi (2004).

Elephunk (LP) [2003] - 6,2 Monkey Business (LP) [2005] - 4,9 The E.N.D. (LP) [2009] - 3,8 The Beginning (LP) [2010] - 2,6 --------------------- Nota Final: 4,37

9. Nicki Minaj

Actress | The Other Woman

Nicki Minaj was born Onika Tanya Maraj on December 8, 1982 in St. James, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago and raised in Queens, New York City, New York. She grew up in a troubled family with a father that was a drug addict who later changed after he checked into rehab and started going to church. ...

Pink Friday (LP) [2010] - 4,5 Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (LP) [2012] - 3,8 --------------------- Nota Final: 4,15

10. Iggy Azalea

Soundtrack | Fast & Furious 7

Amethyst Amelia Kelly (born 7 June 1990), known professionally as Iggy Azalea is an Australian rapper, singer, songwriter, model and television personality. Azalea moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a career in music, and has since resided in Los Angeles. Her stage name, from the...

The New Classic (LP) [2014] - 3,5 Survive the Summer (EP) [2018] - 3,3 ------------------- Nota Final: 3,4

11. Tkay Maidza

Soundtrack | Night Teeth

Tkay Maidza is known for Night Teeth (2021), Tkay Maidza: Don't Call Again feat. Kari Faux (2020) and S.M.A.R.T. Chase (2017).

12. Eminem

Soundtrack | 8 Mile

Eminem was born Marshall Bruce Mathers III in St. Joseph, Missouri, to Deborah R. (Nelson) and Marshall Bruce Mathers, Jr., who were in a band together, Daddy Warbucks. He is of English, as well as some German, Scottish, and Swiss-German, ancestry. Marshall spent his early childhood being shoved ...

13. B.o.B.

Soundtrack | Chronicle

B.o.B. was born on November 15, 1988 in North Carolina, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Chronicle (2012), Hereditary (2018) and Ride Along (2014).

14. Timbaland

Soundtrack | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

Timbaland was born on March 10, 1971 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. He is a music artist and composer, known for Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), Romeo Must Die (2000) and Doctor Dolittle (1998). He has been married to Monique Idlett since June 10, 2008. They have one child.

15. The Black Eyed Peas

Soundtrack | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

The Black Eyed Peas is known for G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), The Rundown (2003) and Taxi (2004).

16. Flo Rida

Soundtrack | Tropic Thunder

Tramar Lacel Dillard, known professionally as Flo Rida, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and composer from Carol City, Florida. His 2008 breakout single "Low" was number one for 10 weeks in the United States and broke the record for digital download sales at the time of its release. Flo ...

17. The Chainsmokers

Soundtrack | The Duff

The Chainsmokers is known for The DUFF (2015), The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey: Closer (2016) and The Chainsmokers Feat. Bebe Rexha: Call You Mine (2019).

18. Pitbull

Actor | Epic

Armando Christian Pérez, known by the stage name Pitbull or Mr. Worldwide, is an American rapper. His first recorded mainstream performance was on a solo track from Lil Jon's 2002 album Kings of Crunk. In 2004, Pitbull released his debut album M.I.A.M.I. under TVT Records. It included production ...

19. XXXTentacion

Soundtrack | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

XXXTentacion was born on January 23, 1998 in Plantation, Florida, USA. He was a music artist and actor, known for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), Exit (2019) and We Are Who We Are (2020). He died on June 18, 2018 in Deerfield Beach, Florida, USA.

20. Jpegmafia

Soundtrack | Runaways

Jpegmafia was born on October 22, 1989 in Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Runaways (2017) and Daniel Isn't Real (2019).

21. Tyler the Creator

Soundtrack | Tyler, the Creator: Yonkers

Tyler, The Creator is an American musician in all aspects, including producing, directing music videos as well as writing and performing as an artist. He was born in Boulder, Colorado as Tyler Okonma to a single mother. In 2008 Tyler, The Creator founded the hip-hop collective Odd Future, a ...

22. Run the Jewels

Soundtrack | Venom

Run the Jewels is known for Venom (2018), Baby Driver (2017) and Deadpool 2 (2018).

23. Swedish House Mafia

Soundtrack | Monsters University

Swedish House Mafia is known for Monsters University (2013), Easy Money II: Hard to Kill (2012) and Swedish House Mafia Feat. John Martin: Don't You Worry Child (2012).

24. Justice

Actor | For All Mankind

Justice is known for For All Mankind (2019), School Life (2019) and Hollywood Fiction (2016).

25. Ye

Soundtrack | The Great Gatsby

Kanye Omari West (born June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur and fashion designer. His musical career has been marked by dramatic changes in styles, incorporating an eclectic range of influences including soul, baroque pop, electro, indie rock, ...

26. Tkay Maidza

Soundtrack | Night Teeth

Tkay Maidza is known for Night Teeth (2021), Tkay Maidza: Don't Call Again feat. Kari Faux (2020) and S.M.A.R.T. Chase (2017).

27. Shirô Sagisu

Composer | Shin Gojira

Shirô Sagisu was born on August 29, 1957 in Tokyo, Japan. He is a composer, known for Shin Godzilla (2016), Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku (2020) and Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009).

28. Calvin Harris

Soundtrack | The Do-Over

Calvin Harris was born on January 17, 1984 in Dumfries, Scotland, UK. He is a music artist and composer, known for The Do-Over (2016), Shazam! (2019) and The Fate of the Furious (2017). He has been married to Vick Hope since September 10, 2023.

29. David Guetta

Soundtrack | Fast & Furious 7

David Guetta was born on November 7, 1967 in Paris, France. He is a music artist and composer, known for Furious 7 (2015), Furious 6 (2013) and Wild Tales (2014). He was previously married to Cathy Guetta.

30. Skrillex

Soundtrack | Spring Breakers

Sonny John Moore (born January 15, 1988), known professionally as Skrillex, is an American record producer, DJ, singer, songwriter and musician. Growing up in Northeast Los Angeles and in Northern California, he joined the American post-hardcore band From First to Last as the lead singer in 2004, ...

31. Goblin

Soundtrack | Shaun of the Dead

For 25 years, Goblin has been scoring soundtracks for Italian films, mainly Giallo-style films directed by Dario Argento. The group consisted of keyboardist Claudio Simonetti, percussionist Walter Martino, bassist Fabio Pignatelli, guitarist Massimo Morante, percussionist Agostino Marangolo, and ...

32. Michael Giacchino

Composer | Star Trek

Michael Giacchino is an American composer of music for films, television and video games.

Giacchino composed the scores to the television series Lost, Alias and Fringe, the video game series Medal of Honor and Call of Duty and many films such as The Incredibles (2004), Star Trek (2009), Up (2009), ...

33. Howard Shore

Music_department | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Howard Shore is a Canadian composer, born in Toronto. He was born in a Jewish family. He started studying music when 8-years-old, and played as a member of bands by the time he was 13-years-old. He was interested in a professional career in music as a teenager. He studied music at the Berklee ...

34. James Horner

Music_department | Titanic

James Horner began studying piano at the age of five, and trained at the Royal College of Music in London, England, before moving to California in the 1970s. After receiving a bachelor's degree in music at USC, he would go on to earn his master's degree at UCLA and teach music theory there. He ...

35. Jóhann Jóhannsson

Composer | Last and First Men

Jóhann Jóhannsson was born on September 19, 1969 in Reykjavík, Iceland. He was a composer and writer, known for Last and First Men (2020), The Theory of Everything (2014) and Sicario (2015). He died on February 9, 2018 in Berlin, Germany.

36. Bruno Coulais

Composer | Les choristes

Bruno Coulais was born on January 13, 1954 in Paris, France. He is a composer and actor, known for The Chorus (2004), Wolfwalkers (2020) and Coraline (2009).

37. Daveed Diggs

Actor | Hamilton

Daveed Daniele Diggs is an actor, singer, producer, writer and rapper. He is the vocalist of the experimental hip hop group Clipping. Diggs originated the role of, and won a Grammy and Tony for, the Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson in the 2015 musical Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

38. Mac Miller

Actor | Scary Movie 5

Mac Miller was born on January 19, 1992 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a music artist and actor, known for Scary Movie V (2013), Tall Girl (2019) and Lethal Weapon (2016). He died on September 7, 2018 in San Fernando Valley, California, USA.

39. Geoff Barrow

Composer | Archive 81

Born in North Somerset, England in 1971. A founding member of UK band Portishead, Geoff Barrow is also known for his film composing work - Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010), Couple in a Hole (2015), and with Ben Salisbury - Ex Machina (2014) Free Fire (2016) Black Mirror (2016) Annihilation (2018) ...

40. Clint Mansell

Composer | Black Swan

Clinton Darryl Mansell is an English singer, musician and film composer known for his collaborations with Darren Aronofsky. He composed Pi, Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, Black Swan, The Wrestler, Noah, Ghost in the Shell, Peacemaker, Doom Patrol, Loving Vincent, Mass Effect 3, Titans, World ...

41. Daniel Pemberton

Composer | The Trial of the Chicago 7

Daniel Pemberton was born on November 3, 1977 in the UK. He is a composer and actor, known for The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020), Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) and Steve Jobs (2015).

42. David Newman

Music_department | West Side Story

In his 25 year career, David Newman has scored over 100 films, ranging from War of the Roses, Matilda, Bowfinger and Heathers, to the more recent The Spirit, Serenity, and Alvin and the Chipmonks: The Squeakuel. Newman's music has brought to life the critically acclaimed dramas Brokedown Palace and...

43. David Julian

Actor | All Creatures Great & Small

David Julian is known for All Creatures Great and Small (1978) and MDR um 4 (2014).

44. Little Simz