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sakman Standard Userer	I thought it was odd that no one has posted a thread like this yet. I decided this year to move through my collection and listen to scores related to movie monsters and ghosts. So that meant no "thriller/slasher" scores or devil-related scores on the first pass. What are some of your favorite classic horror music scores. The ones that are standing out from the crowd have been these: Doyle: Frankenstein Elfman: Nightmare Before Christmas Elfman: Sleepy Hollow Herrmann: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir Mancini: Lifeforce Mizzy: The Night Walker Morricone: Wolf Goldsmith: Poltergeist II Salter/Skinner: The Wolfman Williams: Dracula .......... Next week I think I'll add the other categories which will get me into more classic Goldsmith scores and sci-fi horror as well (i.e. Alien, Mimic, King Kong, etc.). Others for this round?
posted 10-26-2005 08:22 AM PT (US)

Al Standard Userer	I put it to you, sir, that Alien, Mimic and King Kong do in fact feature movie monsters!
posted 10-26-2005 09:04 AM PT (US)

workaluk Standard Userer	I have a few favourites but the only one i remembered so far was The Relic,which is excellent... Nuno Cunha
posted 10-26-2005 09:26 AM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	Waxman's Bride of Frankenstein!
posted 10-26-2005 09:58 AM PT (US)

Crono/Kyp Standard Userer	Shore's "Silence of the Lambs" --Brian NP: Final Fantasy VIII
posted 10-26-2005 10:59 AM PT (US)

nuts_score Standard Userer	<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=1 face=arial>quote:</font><HR size=1>Originally posted by Crono/Kyp: Shore's "Silence of the Lambs" --Brian NP: Final Fantasy VIII<HR size=1></BLOCKQUOTE> He said he wasn't goning to put up thriller-related scores on this go-through; even though you could consider Hannibal Lector as a movie "monster". Personally, I've always liked Brian Cox's Hannibal as opposed to Anthony Hopkin's scenery chewing cannibal. Within this past year I have just grown accustomed to horror scores and about two months back I put a thread requesting peoples favorites. Here are some of mine: HELLRAISER - Christopher Young MIMIC - Marco Beltrami BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA - Wojceich Kilar SALEM'S LOT - Christopher Gordon ALIEN 3 - Elliot Goldenthal CARRIE - Pino Donnagio THE RING/RING TWO - Zimmer/Tillman/Loehner FRAILITY - Brian Tyler ALIEN - Jerry Goldsmith THE FLY - Howard Shore PRINCE OF DARKNESS - John Carpenter PSYCHO - Bernard Herrman THE OMEN - Jerry Goldsmith MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN - Patrick Doyle DARKNESS FALL - Brian Tyler and, something I purchased yesterday: THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE - Christopher Young Steiner's BoF is something many have suggested to me, but I have sadly yet to hear it seperated from the movie; which works to the utmost degree in Sir Whales' film. NP> Young's The Exorcism of Emily Rose (*/**) [Message edited by nuts_score on 10-26-2005]
posted 10-26-2005 11:32 AM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	quote: Originally posted by nuts_score: *Steinman's BoF* is something many have suggested to me)** Steinman!! Awesome. Nuts_score is going nuts.
posted 10-26-2005 12:09 PM PT (US)

Mark Olivarez Standard Userer	Some of my favorites by Akira Ifukube: Gojira (1954) Rodan Dagora Varan War Of The Gargantuas King Kong vs Godzilla Godzilla vs MechaGodzilla (1993) and Jaws - John Williams [Message edited by Mark Olivarez on 10-26-2005]
posted 10-26-2005 01:45 PM PT (US)

Al Standard Userer	Yes! Steinway's Bride of Frankenstein is a must!
posted 10-26-2005 02:19 PM PT (US)

sakman Standard Userer	Al...as I said, I was putting these together under this "category", thus placing the scores you mention in a different closely related category. I kind of went for the standard "Halloween" costume fare....can't recall ever seeing an Alien... But great stuff. And I had not gotten to Waxman's score yet...thanks for the reminder!
posted 10-26-2005 03:52 PM PT (US)

Lou Goldberg Standard Userer	I have a version of Bride of Frankenstein played on the piano. I guess that could be called Steinway's BOF.
posted 10-26-2005 04:10 PM PT (US)

Gae Standard Userer	Music from the Hammer Films The Vampire Film Music Collection The Frankenstein Film Music collection The Hammer Film music collection Vol 1 The Hammer Film music collection Vol 2 Sleepy Hollow Alien Aliens The Omen Omen & other themes(100 years of Horror films) Damien Omen II Poltergeist Poltergeist II Twilight Zone : The Movie Hollow Man Dracula (Williams) Bram Stoker's Dracula Lifeforce Final Conflict Gremlins Psycho Friday the 13th Cat People Wolf The Mummy Goldsmith) The Mummy (Reisenstein) Twins of Evil The Vampire Lovers Vampire Circus/The Return of Dracula The Scars of Dracula Taste the Blood of Dracula Nosferatu (J. Bernard) Blood from the Mummy's Tomb Quatermass and the Pit: The Film Music of Tristram Cary Quatermass and the Pit The Lost Continent House of Frankenstein Music for Frankenstein King Kong (1933) King Kong (1976) King Kong Lives The Haunted Palace/The Pit and the Pendulum Monstrous Movie Music The Monster Movie Music Album The Creature from the Black Lagoon Jaws(25th Anniversary edition) Jaws II Jurassic Park Jurassic Park II the Lost World Jurassic park /// Witches of Eastwick Witches of Eastwick (Complete isolated score on DVD) Fly II ALIEN INVASION Space- above & Beyond (Double CD) Nic Raine Horror All favourites!! Gae [Message edited by Gae on 10-27-2005]
posted 10-27-2005 11:57 AM PT (US)

sakman Standard Userer	Great list Gae!! I forgot to include Sarde's "Ghost Story"--a personal favorite.
posted 10-27-2005 03:06 PM PT (US)

filmfactsman Standard Userer	Several scores already listed plus De Vol's HUSH, HUSH SWEET CHARLOTTE and WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? Also a score that has yet to be released (As with BABY JANE): Max Steiner's TWO ON A GUILLOTINE (1965). It was Steiner's last score. It's the reason why he retired. Warner Bros. blamed his score for the film's failure! (From his autobiography). [Message edited by filmfactsman on 10-27-2005]
posted 10-27-2005 03:17 PM PT (US)

Gae Standard Userer	quote: Great list Gae!! I forgot to include Sarde's "Ghost Story"--a personal favorite. I remember Sarde's music in "Ghost Story" being really spooky...excellent stuff! I would say that Horror/fantasy/Sci-Fi movies usually contain my favourite type of score. High on atmosphere and style!! Gae
posted 10-27-2005 03:30 PM PT (US)

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