To the fans of these composers' music and lives, I think a lot of us would be happy to read any account of favorites scores, songs, or other contributions made by these two.

For me, I will always hold close Steiner's King Kong score, truly the first "John Williams" score ever written for movies (I don't know if by saying this I have offended all Williams' fans - I mean it in a good way). As for Tiomkin, what a player when it came to understanding the studio pressure for songs in flicks - High Noon is a piece of work, as is his incredibly useful music in Giant. I've always loved the idea that a Russian-born composer could successfully write such great Hollywood Western music. Such is the magical opportunity of making movies.

better bust out with them:

The Alamo and Friendly Persuasion.

I love Steiner's work, but only have Guns of Navarone,and old LP of The Old Man and the Sea, and the Gerhardt comp. Lost Horizon(which is just incredible!!).

Where else should one start for primo Tiomkin???

BTW, if anyone of you has ever been to Vienna, he probably knows the "Riesenrad". Steiner's father's work had something to do with it, though I can't remember what (did he own it? did he build it?)

King Kong (Marco Polo)
King Kong (Fred Steiner conducting)
Casablanca
Gone With the Wind
The Classic film scores of Humphrey Bogart
Classic scores of... (both C. Gerhardt)

The Old Man and the Sea (autographed promo LP)
The Thing (suite)
The Alamo (theme)
High Noon (theme)
Friendly Persuasion (theme)

Gae NP John Barry:The Collection

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The Adventures of Robin Hood

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Huh? Steiner?

I adore Tiomkin for his versatility. Need action? Guns of Navarone, The
Thing, great westerns scores. Need melody? Try the lovely The High and
The Mighty and Friendly Persuasion. My favorites are Giant and Duel
In The Sun. Also like Red River and The Unforgiven. Check out the
great songs from his music like High Noon and Gunfight At O.K. Corral.
Also note the ingenious use of music during the tennis match in Hitchcock’s
Stranger on the Train. More production of his music is needed.

I'm much more fond of Tiomkin than Steiner but both are better than most in the field.

For Tiomkin, the original Lost Horizon tracks are a must (available on a variety of CDs now). The original (out-of-print) The Fall of the Roman Empire soundtrack and the Cloud Nine More Music from The Fall of the Roman Empire CD would follow.

THEY DIED WITH THEIR BOOTS ON, Over 70 minutes from this exciting score, which features one of Steiner's best and most moving love themes and a finale battle that is simple an orchestrational and compositional masterpiece of action, color, thematic manipulation and energy. One of the greatest battle music sequences in any film.

KING KONG The complete score with all its power and detail heard for the first time.

THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE Famous film, famous score, with all kinds of instrumental color and excitement.

And our newest, SON OF KONG and THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME. The Game, from 1932, could be the first really great film score done for an American film. Another unbelievable chase sequence.

I also recommend the Brigham Young University for original tracks. (Their latest is THE GLASS MENAGERIE), but ADVENTURES OF DON JUAN, and THE FLAME AND THE ARROW and SHE are also standouts.

I would like to take another whack at CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE and THE THREE MUSKETEERS someday with Bill Stromberg and the MSO.

I agree, and as a matter of fact was playing DIED w/BOOTS ON last week. Magnificent work, although I must ask you chaps to stop! I can't keep up with you! I still need to get Devotion and Objective Burma for cryin' out loud!

Please! Subside for a bit! Between you and FSM, your all going to put the missus and I on the street!

Yes, Bill and I would love to do a complete recording of SGT. YORK. What a moving score and film. Maybe I could bill it with ONE FOOT IN HEAVEN, an unknown, but great score.