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Message: [QUOTE="Ragman2000, post: 4518050, member: 118"] I think this is an impossible argument given he is still alive and hasn't had hundreds of years of dissection and study the way that the greats from hundreds of years ago have. It is my opinion that he has advanced music in the same way and like Beethoven, moved beyond fans of music into the consciousness of young and old. His cadence and "memorable tunes" have become ubiquitous in such a way that people don't even realize the origin. How many of his themes transcend the movies they are associated with and hold their own in concert as much as any of the greats? Too many to count. Just because he is modern does not make his cultural impact any less great. We'll only be able to settle this argument long after we are dead, but I contest he'll be lumped with the greats in hundreds of years. [/QUOTE]