I couldn't think of a better title so here goes. I am asking for scores that you think are excellent/classic by composers who regularly score but never really produced one of that level, or composers who seldom score but hit a homerun?
Star Trek VI - The Undiscovered Country by Cliff Eidelman
Mad Max II - The Road Warrior by Brian May
Creepshow by John Harrison
I prefer Day Of The Dead from Harrison.
Agree with Mad Max II, May haver several other great scores but Mad Max II is special.
Dificult to find examples with one great score only, Eildelman’s Columbus is as fantastic as Trek VI
I love Poledouris but I think his best scores (Flesh+Blood, Robocop, Starship Troopers, Blue Lagoon, Red October, etc) are not on par with his masterpiece: Conan.
Jaws 3-D - Alan Parker (but he has not scored many movies)
Excellent score that is unmatched by the composers other works.
Guess you've never heard Son of the Morning Star? Intrada may be working on a complete two disc set for that one so keep your eyes open. Safan like Eidelman is more known for his flashy sci-fi score, but Morning Star (like Eidelman's Columbus) is his true masterpiece.
Excellent score that is unmatched by the composers other works.
‘Safan’. From around ‘84 - ‘88 he was on fire. His synth work of that era was way better than Starfighter (imho). Warning Sign, Secrets of the Titanic and Nightmare on Elm Street IV even. And his concurrent work on The Twilight Zone anthology series (7 episodes) was The Empire Strikes Back Of TV scoring.
But that's just it -- the topic is "one hit wonders" not "one great score wonders". I find it odd people can't seem to understand this difference. I'm sure I've brought this up in previous threads about this too (and definetly mentioned Safan and Last Starfighter....though that might have been on Usenet)
BTW where IS Thor with those links? You're slaking man!
I only have Chris Young's "Murder in the First," but I'm willing to give him another chance. What other Young scores should I try? Recommendations?
Too many great scores to chose from:
Hellraiser - beautifull and elegant Priest - Gothic horror and propulsive action Drag Me To Hell - Great theme The Fly II - Lots of themes and some bombast Species - Love the slow misterious choral parts and the fast paced action The Glass House - Beautifull theme The Core - Big action score full of themes Killing Season - Another beauty
