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Originally Posted by ecarroll  TMers,
Quite some time ago we had an interesting discussion on TM about the dearth of trumpet playing heard on television today, in contrast to what we used to find there 30 - 40 years ago. Food for thought.
On a related topic, many of us became turned on to the trumpet (and symphonic music, for that matter) when we first heard some of the classic film scores of Erich Korngold, Maurice Jarre, Bernard Hermann, and others. This tradition has continued, particularly through the music of John Williams and Howard Shore.
Please take a look/listen to the few clips below and then tell me about the symphonic film scores that have caught your ear (and why)?
Best,
EC
Maurice Jarre: Lawrence of Arabia (1962) YouTube - Maurice Jarre - Lawrence Of Arabia
Erich Korngold: The Sea Hawk (1940) YouTube - Erich Korngold - The Sea Hawk 1/2 YouTube - Thorpe's Heroics (The Sea Hawk, 1940)
Bernard Hermann: North by Northwest (1959) YouTube - title sequence of North by Northwest |
The soundtrack to Francis Ford Coppola's "Dracula" by Woijech (sp?) Kilar. This is a captivating soundtrack by an amazing composer. It was AFTER seeing this film and digging this soundtrack that I learned that Mr. Kilar is a respected Polish composer, trapped behind the Iron Curtain for decades....
This is a great soundtrack....and IMHO a great film!
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