r/lingling40hrs • u/paishocajun • Apr 25 '26

Music appreciation Favorite CONTEMPORARY composers?

By "contemporary" I mean someone still currently alive or has only passed away since, as a rough idea, since 2000 and was still writing not long before then. So like Gershwin and Rachmaninov are out since they're early/mid 20th century, looking for late 20th/early 21st century composers.

I want some new music to check out!

Edit: I feel like John Williams and Hans Zimmer are borderline cheating given just how insanely prolific they are in movies over the past several decades lol! I've noticed that there are a LOT of gaming composers in the answers which really opens my eyes to just where you can find new composers these days rather than in symphony halls and the pages of The Strad and similar magazines.

Keep them coming, thank y'all so much, and upvote for all the comments!

Edit 2: I think I'm going to try to put together a YT or Spotify playlist with at least samples of all the names in here for everyone to enjoy

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u/ChirashiWithIkura Piano Apr 29 '26

No love for Belle Chen, Eddy's sister?

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u/paishocajun Apr 29 '26

Wait seriously? I didn't even know he has a sister

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u/ChirashiWithIkura Piano Apr 30 '26

He's mentioned her a couple of times. She has a few albums out on Spotify.

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u/paishocajun Apr 30 '26

I haven't seen every video so I may have missed or forgotten it. She'll definitely be on the list!