Who ever said that Williams stinks has got some real issues. Though James Horner may have been offered to do those movie scores, that does not imply he could have done them better. John Williams` work on Harry Potter was true genius and inspiration to all composers, as is all of his work. Horner has had some good works in the past, however, his music is usually shared with other composers. If you`ve read the Gladiator soundtrack case, you would know that he shared that score with Klaus Badelt and that Badelt`s style is clearly noticed through the entire soundtrack. Horner is not bad, don`t get me wrong, but he is missing a certain dynamic quality that Williams, Elfman, and other top composers have accomplished. So to who ever said that John Williams stinks: You have no ear for music! -ENGIMACRITIC