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- Things to Come (1936) Gustav Holst wrote the music for The Bells (1931), but, as both film and score are lost – and thus the quality of either unknown — the way is left open for the music composed by Arthur Bliss for Alexander Korda’s ambitious sci-fi opus to be adjudged the first great British film score.
- The Thief of Bagdad (1940) Alexander Korda yet again, as it was the renowned mogul who was responsible for nurturing the career of one of the greatest of all film composers: Miklós Rózsa.
- Scott of the Antarctic (1948) A major concert hall composer who refused to believe that working in the cinema was beneath a man of his renowned reputation, Ralph Vaughan Williams was adept at composing for both documentaries and features.
- Dracula (1958) James Bernard scored more films for Hammer than any other composer, and it was his atmospheric and often frenzied music that defined the sound of the company’s productions, his inimitable scores giving the films an added, and sometimes much needed, vitality and energy.
Dec 9, 2021 · From the iconic closing notes of ‘The Breakfast Club’ to the era-encapsulating mix of ‘Dazed and Confused’ to the work of the Purple One himself, these are the best mixes of cinema and ...
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- Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003) The Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA worked with director Quentin Tarantino on the collection of music that would accompany Uma Thurman’s character The Bride on her gory quest for revenge.
- Purple Rain (1984) Prince’s acting debut just so happened to produce some of his best music. The concept for the plot, about a talented but tortured frontman of a band in Minneapolis, was developed by Prince during his 1999 tour.
- Almost Famous (2000) Patrick Fugit and Kate Hudson in ‘Almost Famous’ (Rex) Neither Cameron Crowe nor his music coordinator Danny Bramson wanted to pander to the charts for this story based on the director’s years as a teenage rock journalist.
- Pulp Fiction (1994) Quentin Tarantino didn’t commission a traditional film score for what is arguably his most adored film, 1994’s Pulp Fiction. I nstead, he mixed American surf music and classic rock and roll, including the late Dick Dale’s “Misirlou” in the iconic opening scene.
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- Star Wars (1977) For a film in the ‘space opera’ genre, only a soundtrack of operatic proportions could suffice – and it’s safe to say that John Williams delivered in spades.
- Schindler’s List (1994) It’s hard to imagine a more perfectly poignant score for Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List than the one that John Williams wrote, but even the composer himself had his doubts.
- E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) As the wise director Steven Spielberg once said, “Without John Williams, bikes don’t fly” – and this is precisely the score that proves it.
- Jurassic Park (1993) No one does awe and wonder quite like John Williams – and his main theme for Jurassic Park is no exception. You can’t help but get a sense of the magnificence and sheer scale of these prehistoric creatures from his stately music.
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May 5, 2023 · Sometimes, listening to a film can be just as good as watching one. From Saturday Night Fever to Drive, here are the 10 best movie soundtracks ever made.
Aug 30, 2022 · From John Williams’ Harry Potter to Ennio Morricone’s The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, these are the 50 film soundtracks you voted for as the greatest of all time.
