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Classic films with great music
The Adventures Of Robin Hood [1938]The Adventures Of Robin Hood [1938]
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Korngold's tremendous score (a key influence on John Williams' Star Wars) turns an adventure into a sublime treasure, conjuring a liberal triumph over Fascism.
The Best Years Of Our Lives [1946]The Best Years Of Our Lives [1946]
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Soldiers return from the War to Hugo Friedhofer's tender, intelligent symphony of America.
King Kong [1933]King Kong [1933]
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Hollywood's first full orchestral score - Max Steiner gives the monster size and emotions.
Rebecca [1940]Rebecca [1940]
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Franz Waxman floods Hitchcock's romantic thriller with warmth and mystery.
Lost Horizon [1937]Lost Horizon [1937]
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Dimitri Tiomkin uses a massive orchestra for the heart-on-sleeve spectacle of Frank Capra's Himalyan fantasy.
The Lost WeekendThe Lost Weekend
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Miklos Rozsa's unforgettable score lifts the story of an alcoholic into an opera of love triumphing over evil.
Vertigo [1958]Vertigo [1958]
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Bernard Herrmann does more than Hitchcock to turn a fascinating thriller into a profound erotic masterpiece; arguably the greatest film score.
Ben Hur (4 Disc Special Edition) [1959]Ben Hur (4 Disc Special Edition) [1959]
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Miklos Rozsa takes the Roman epic utterly seriously, with breath-taking inventiveness, huge marches and heart-rending love scenes.
Journey To The Centre Of The Earth [1959]Journey To The Centre Of The Earth [1959]
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Enjoyable adventure with Bernard Herrmann needing only brass and woodwind to build mountains, caves, waterfalls and monsters.
Odd Man Out [1946]Odd Man Out [1946]
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William Alwyn's music drives the pace of Carol Reed's Belfast thriller, and hammers home the allegorical climax.
Inn Of The Sixth Happiness [1958]Inn Of The Sixth Happiness [1958]
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Malcolm Arnold thoroughly enjoys scoring the drama and romance as Ingrid Bergman rescues Chinese children from war.
The Big Country [1958]The Big Country [1958]
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Whip-crack-away! Jerome Moross gallops through the action and stretches out across the prairies. No Western has better music.
All About Eve [1950]All About Eve [1950]
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Alfred Newman matches the catty energy of Broadway, and caresses Bette Davis in her downfall.
The Maltese Falcon [1941]The Maltese Falcon [1941]
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Famous, sassy detective drama whose wit, suspense and emotional undercurrents are superbly pointed up by Adolph Deutsch's themeless mood music.
The Cruel Sea [1953]The Cruel Sea [1953]
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Alan Rawsthorne's somber, silvery orchestra swells with the waves, and bolsters the stiff upper lips of the British naval officers.