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David Maxx Goldmember	I have been told that I need to pay attention to some old Jerry Goldsmith scores as well as the new ones. I know that I am not the only Goldsmith fan around here, so what would you people recommend? Something along the lines of action/suspense/thriller/"what the ****'s going on?" kind of music. Actually, maybe you guys could give me tips on old scores in general. I would love to expand my collection and be able to explore a different era of film scoring. You can give me any recommendations, but I would really appreciate some good horror/suspense/thriller recommendations. You know, sort of like how Earle Hagen's scores for THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW were. Thanks! [Message edited by David Maxx on 05-27-2002]
posted 05-27-2002 01:32 PM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Goldmember	Old Goldsmith: The Omen Trilogy Alien Planet of the Apes The Blue Max The Great Train Robbery Poltergeist Night Crossing Star Trek TMP ... Other old scores:: Captain Blood!! (Korngold) The Sea Hawk (Korngold) The Adventures of Robin Hood (Korngold) Herrmann scores Ben-Hur (Rozsa) All the Gerhardt compilations ... Those are but the most important ones. NP: Sibelius: Symphony #5 (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Berglund)
posted 05-27-2002 02:39 PM PT (US)

jonathan_little Goldmember	"Old" Goldsmith I couldn't be without: Masada (Varese, OOP) Night Crossing (Intrada) Wind and the Lion (Intrada) His 100 thousand western scores (100 Rifles (FSM) being my favorite) In Like Flint/Our Man Flint (Varese) The Blue Max (Legacy) Patton/Tora! Tora! Tora! (Varese re-recording) As for other "old" scores, these are some I enjoy: Prince Valiant (Franz Waxman, FSM) El Cid (Miklos Rozsa) Anything by Korngold (Marian has that covered ) Be sure to check out the series conducted by Gerhardt on the RCA label. I highly recommend the Herrmann , Waxman, and Korngold discs. This Herrmann re-recording is also quite enjoyable. [Message edited by jonathan_little on 05-27-2002]
posted 05-27-2002 07:25 PM PT (US)

Lou Goldberg Goldmember	You may have to do some searching for these because some are boot CDs and others older LPs, but great early Goldsmith means: The Twilight Zone (TV) especially 'The Invaders' Freud The Prize The List of Adrian Messenger The Spiral Road The Satan Bug A Patch of Blue THE BLUE MAX In Harm's Way Rio Conchos Our Man Flint In Like Flint The Loner (TV) The Trouble With Angels Sebastian PLANET OF THE APES Hour of the Gun The Chairman Patton Papillon Chinatown The Mephisto Waltz THE WIND AND THE LION Logan's Run Ransom Islands in the Stream ...and that's just a start, I'm skipping items that people would swear by. But any five of the above would be a good eatin'
posted 05-27-2002 08:39 PM PT (US)

David Maxx Goldmember	Where were you when I posted this? Those of you who I'm talking to, you know who you are.
posted 06-14-2002 10:58 PM PT (US)

joan hue Goldmember	Guess some of us are a little slow arriving. David, I have some sense for your kind of music. If you could hear Rasuli Attacks from The Wind and the Lion, you'd be sold on that great score. Wonderful action filled score. Should have won the Oscar. It's a good movie too. I'm very partial to Goldsmith's westerns and really like Take a Hard Ride and Rio Conchos. NP Big Jake
posted 06-14-2002 11:11 PM PT (US)

Dylan Goldmember	Hey David, Just adding my two cents... If you're interested in older scores, a good way to see what you would like is buying some compilations....I know you like to sample 30 second clips at Amazon, but most of those clips don't give the cues justice at all... I know you don't like a lot of the 30 second clips of scores you sample (Vertigo was one you didn't like too much I think), but it's happened to me many times that something I sampled wasn't anything compared to what it ended up being when I listened to it in it's entirety. You might want to try some Herrmann or "classic film music" compilations...some of these pieces are essential for nearly every score collection, but you also might discover something you'll love. Dylan [Message edited by Dylan on 06-15-2002]
posted 06-15-2002 12:21 AM PT (US)

Shaun Rutherford Goldmember	but I would really appreciate some good horror/suspense/thriller recommendations. You know, sort of like how Earle Hagen's scores for THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW were. What the f*ck does that mean? Shaun
posted 06-15-2002 10:02 PM PT (US)

David Maxx Goldmember	quote: Originally posted by Shaun Rutherford: *What the fck does that mean?** What the f*ck do you think it means?
posted 06-15-2002 10:05 PM PT (US)

Shaun Rutherford Goldmember	I don't know, that's why I was asking you. Does anybody else remember a lot of Dick Van Dyke shows being scored as horror/suspense/thrillers? Shaun
posted 06-16-2002 07:49 AM PT (US)

David Maxx Goldmember	I dunno. I was just trying to give the best example possible. I guess those scores were not as well known as I had specualted. "Uhny Uftz" "It May Look Like A Walnut" "The Ghost Of A. Chantz"
posted 06-16-2002 12:59 PM PT (US)

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