Movie Tournament: Classic Film Scores (1 Viewer)

[george kaplan]

Ben-Hur

 

[Joe Bernardi]

Ben-Hur

 

[Jay E]

Ben-Hur

 

[Lew Crippen]

Ben-Hur, but I don't think that either will last long against the competition.

Brook: You trying to sic the abstainees on me?

Considering that Nights is a Criterion and Aguirre is pretty well known, I think that most will have seen both. True, Woman of the Dunes is reasonably obscure today, but it was very well known when released. Plus, its good to have another Japanese score.

 

[Rob Tomlin]

Abstain (no Twist)
Hey Rich, are you going to second Cape Fear or what?

 

[Agee Bassett]

Updated on page 1.
Cameron: You may have to ask the guy I stole it from.

 

[SteveGon]

Ben-Hur

 

[Agee Bassett]

Ben-Hur (Miklos Rozsa) moves on with a decisive 6-0 victory. Shame to see Bax's wonderfully witty score to Oliver Twist (an outstanding example of the British film music idiom) fall so early and without vote. But being expected to win against Ben-Hur was perhaps an impossible task.
On to bracket 3...
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ROUND 1; Bracket 3:

The Magnificent Seven (Elmer Bernstein)
vs.
Where Eagles Dare (Ron Goodwin)

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[Brook K]

2 abstains in a row, haven't either of these films.

I'll 2nd The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad, another great Bernard Hermann score.

Thanks for the support SteveGon. I know Woman in the Dunes is a long shot of getting in, but I just saw it over the weekend and the score is absolutely haunting, perfect for making the films visuals even more unsettling.

All 3 are available on DVD, and at least Aguirre is also on CD.

 

[george kaplan]

The Magnificent Seven

 

[Joe Bernardi]

The Magnificent Seven

 

[Jay E]

The Magnificent Seven

 

[SteveGon]

The Magnificent Seven
Brook, how's the Woman in the Dunes DVD? I've been thinking about picking it up. Also, if you like Popol Vuh's Aguirre soundtrack, I'll recommend the Heart of Glass and Nosferatu scores as well. I purchased all three as a set - they came in a faux film can. I'm not sure if it's still available, though.

 

[Lew Crippen]

abstain

 

[Evan Case]

The Magnificent Seven
Bernstein's score is among the few undeniable virtues of this highly disappointing (for me, anyway) film.
Evan

 

[Brook K]

I've got almost all the Herzog DVD's, so I'm familiar with Heart of Glass and Nosferatu, that CD set shows up on Ebay sometimes, I've considered it.

The Woman in the Dunes DVD is pretty good. I don't think it will make anyone think Criterion, but there's no real obvious print damage and the transfer is sound. It's hard to evaluate because it's such a dark film, the blacks are ok, but I don't really have a basis for knowing how dark it's supposed to be. The only extra is an unsubtitled Japansese trailer.

I imagine I'll pick it up eventually.

 

[Agee Bassett]

Wildcard/nomination/composer list updated. Keep those noms/seconds coming!
The 32 wild-cards:

• Aguirre: The Wrath of God (Popul Vuh)
  Nights of Cabiria (Nino Rota)
  Spartacus (Alex North)
  The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (Bernard Herrmann)

Current unseconded nominations:

• El Cid
  Fahrenheit 451
  Taras Bulba
  The Great Escape
  Young Frankenstein
  A Streetcar Named Desire
  Jules and Jim
  Godzilla
  Cape Fear
  Woman in the Dunes
  Paths of Glory
  City Lights

Composer slots filled, leaders:

• Bernard Herrmann: 7
  Dimitri Tiomkin: 6
  Erich Wolfgang Korngold: 5
  Max Steiner: 5
  Miklos Rozsa: 4

 

[Justin Doring]

The Magnificent Seven

 

[Rob Tomlin]

The Magnificent Seven
Could somebody second Cape Fear already! This score definitely deserves to be in this tournament!

 

[Agee Bassett]

Might as well call it a little early. The Magnificent Seven (Elmer Bernstein) continues the trend of easy victories, 7-0.
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ROUND 1; Bracket 4:

The Godfather (Nino Rota)
vs.
Red River (Dimitri Tiomkin)

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