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This morning I listened to the first disc of the Varese "Robe" as well as the first of the "Ben Hur Complete Collection".
I'm in awe of how much those scores still move me, despite being fairly ubiquitous in my listening times.
"The Robe" features some of the most fascinating choir parts this side of Penderecki. The writing...how often do we hear this level of sophisticated, risk-taking composition in scores today? I must be missing something in the film music of today, or just plain old (the latter is probably the case).
Listening to the fourth disc of the Ben Hur Complete Soundtrack set (First Kloss Album and Act II alternates) and agree with completely about the brilliance of this and The Robe (if you can find it, I definitely recommend giving the LLL a shot). I also agree about today's film music, as with a few exceptions, it just doesn't hold me the way the older film scores like these two do.
By the way, who's Penderecki, as that is literally the first time I have ever heard that name.
I'm interested in the LLL Robe of course...it's just that the Varese is the one I fell hopelessly in love with. And yes the Kloss stuff is pretty darn excellentl especially delightful if you haven't heard the score in a while.
Krystof Penderecki is a Polish composer who's currently ranked (at least by most musicologists, graduates, etc.) as one of the best composers in the world. He's one of the yardsticks by which modern day musicologists measure today's film composers (and, in the case of Morricone and Williams, find not wanting much...if at all).
Penderecki is mostly known for his endeavors in serial composition, however over the years he has produced a repertoire significantly more wide ranging than that, and has more than proved himself in all genres of concert music.
This morning I sampled Jerry's "First Knight" and am really sweet on grabbing the LLL now.
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By the way, who's Penderecki, as that is literally the first time I have ever heard that name.
You'll find his name and music listed in the credits for The Exorcist, The Shining, Shutter Island and lots of others.
Him and Bartok were essential to that movie imo. An example where source music worked for Kubrick.
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By the way, who's Penderecki, as that is literally the first time I have ever heard that name.
You'll find his name and music listed in the credits for The Exorcist, The Shining, Shutter Island and lots of others.
Him and Bartok were essential to that movie imo. An example where source music worked for Kubrick.
I remember the Bartok contribution. What piece of Penderecki did Kubrick use and for which scene (it's been a while since I've seen The Shining)?
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Cranking "The Edge" Goldsmith. I always thought this was an underseen movie; thought the male leads were terrific (Baldwin is a favorite of mine, I am a 30 Rock devotee).
The score is a great testimony to the high quality of JG's later output; I want to watch the movie again!
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DESTROY ALL MONSTERS - music by AKIRA IFUKUBE
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Classic!
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