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Post by mstreepsucks on Oct 27, 2021 20:44:56 GMT
From classic film era? Besides things like the score for a fistfull of dollars and what not. Because that's an obvious one.
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Post by lune7000 on Oct 27, 2021 22:25:03 GMT
Almost anything done by Bernard Herrmann. Recently, I saw some Hitchcock movies scored by other composers and I came to realize that Herrmann's music was 80% of what I liked about Hitchcock films. Hitchcock and Herrmann should be spoken together like Spielberg/Williams or Burton/Elfman. Herrmann really created much of the magic in those films and it's a real shame he isn't acknowledged as the co-creator of them.
He also did great work on a number of other films: check out Fahrenheit 451, Taxi, Twilight Zone TV series and, of course, The Day the Earth Stood Still which many consider the pinnacle of classic era Sci Fi sound. I think many of his themes were the most fully realized in Mysterious Island. There, he creates the definitive version of his favorite musical phrases.
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Post by Isapop on Oct 27, 2021 22:47:16 GMT
Going a ways back, I love Max Steiner's score for King Kong. Besides being a great score it can fairly said that the traditional Hollywood film score begins with this movie.
From the same decade, I also love Erich Wolfgang Korngold's score for The Adventures Of Robin Hood.
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Post by Isapop on Oct 27, 2021 22:51:36 GMT
John Barry's scores for five consecutive James Bond films (Goldfinger, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Diamonds Are Forever) are all masterpieces.
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Post by Isapop on Oct 27, 2021 22:54:37 GMT
Also, let's see...
Jerry Goldsmith (who really can do no wrong) for The Wind And The Lion.
John Williams for E.T., one of the greatest film scores ever.
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Post by Isapop on Oct 27, 2021 23:00:49 GMT
I think many of his themes were the most fully realized in Mysterious Island. There, he creates the definitive version of his favorite musical phrases. Herrmann's work on the Ray Harryhausen fantasies is truly indispensable. Besides MI, there's The 7th Voyage Of Sinbad, The Three Worlds Of Gulliver, Jason And The Argonauts. After his death, the inferior score for Clash Of The Titans only served to underline the importance of Herrmann's contribution.
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Post by Isapop on Oct 27, 2021 23:05:39 GMT
Oh yes, then there's Elmer Bernstein.
The Magnificent Seven, To Kill A Mockingbird, The Great Escape - all great film scores.
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Post by mattgarth on Oct 27, 2021 23:17:40 GMT
THE BIG COUNTRY -- Jerome Moross
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Post by Catman 猫的主人 on Oct 27, 2021 23:24:42 GMT
Godzilla (1954)
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Post by london777 on Oct 27, 2021 23:24:54 GMT
My favourite score is Charlton 7 Huddersfield 6 …
But if we are talking about movies, then:
Wojciech Kilar's score for The Ninth Gate (1999) dir: Roman Polanski
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Post by OldAussie on Oct 27, 2021 23:40:31 GMT
most enjoyable performance of an iconic score
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Post by OldAussie on Oct 27, 2021 23:48:37 GMT
the best Hitchcock score NOT by Bernard Herrmann (who did all the other best ones)
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Post by jeffersoncody on Oct 27, 2021 23:54:36 GMT
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Post by jeffersoncody on Oct 27, 2021 23:55:37 GMT
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Post by jeffersoncody on Oct 27, 2021 23:56:55 GMT
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Post by jeffersoncody on Oct 27, 2021 23:57:53 GMT
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Post by jeffersoncody on Oct 27, 2021 23:59:21 GMT
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Post by jeffersoncody on Oct 28, 2021 0:01:46 GMT
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Post by OldAussie on Oct 28, 2021 0:45:20 GMT
My favourite score is Charlton 7 Huddersfield 6 … Got any highlights of that? Must be a hellova game.
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Post by mikef6 on Oct 28, 2021 1:04:09 GMT
Here’s to Dimitri Tiomkin In addition to High Noon (my favorite), here is a sampling of a few of his many film scores: It’s A Wonderful Life Duel In The Sun Red River D.O.A. The High And The Mighty The Alamo
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