Local Hero is a particular favorite of mine. I've always enjoyed fish out of water stories.WildBill wrote:That is a great movie theme song. Here's one from the movie Local Hero. It's not as majestic as The Magnificent Seven, but I like it. Mark Knopfler, from Dire Straits scored the soundtrack. BTW Local Hero is a great movie. There are a lot of funny moments.Dadtodabone wrote:The Movies! What other medium, for good or ill, has had a greater impact or defined these United States to the rest of the world for nearly a century? And right there with the "Pictures" was the musical soundtrack that helped stir your emotions.
The music set the mood for an extraordinary experience even before the show started.
In 1935 Alfred Newman composed what would become the most heard orchestral composition, Ever!
One of the great composers of Movie Music was Elmer Bernstein. From the "Ten Commandments" to "Ghostbusters" his film scores were nominated for Academy Awards 14 times, with a win for "Thoroughly Modern Millie", 2 Grammys and 2 Golden Globes.
What composition illustrates the duality of American nature more so than the theme for "The Magnificent Seven"?
Watching the Composer conduct an iconic piece of music is always a treat. The first trumpet is tremendous.
That his composition gained greater fame as the "Marlboro Cigarette Theme" doesn't lessen the impact it had on me as rode across the desert southwest with Yul Brenner, Steve McQueen and friends while comfortably seated in an air conditioned theatre in Phoenix.
Townsman: Are you sure there are two l's in dollar, Gideon?
Gideon: Yes! An' there are two g's in bugger off!
