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 Posted:   Sep 18, 2020 - 10:10 PM   
 By:   barryfan   (Member)

I am trying to think of scores that have lots of sax in them. I need your help.


 
 Posted:   Sep 18, 2020 - 10:17 PM   
 By:   Ray Worley   (Member)

I mentioned it over in the recent GOLDFINGER appreciation thread.
John Scott's SHOOT TO KILL has a lot of saxophone.

Bruce Smeaton's ROXANNE also saxophone heavy.

Surprisingly, a couple of films that have saxophone-playing characters like HURRY SUNDOWN and THE CONVERSATION use very little to no sax in the score proper.

 
 Posted:   Sep 18, 2020 - 10:30 PM   
 By:   MutualRevolver   (Member)

The Russia House
The Lethal Weapon films

 
 Posted:   Sep 18, 2020 - 11:35 PM   
 By:   Dana Wilcox   (Member)

https://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=140125&forumID=1&archive=0

 
 Posted:   Sep 19, 2020 - 12:18 AM   
 By:   MD   (Member)


 
 
 Posted:   Sep 19, 2020 - 1:53 AM   
 By:   Mark   (Member)


Taxi Driver.
Body heat.
Naked Lunch

 
 Posted:   Sep 19, 2020 - 1:57 AM   
 By:   Ny   (Member)

I've been on the lookout for scores with that smoky, city-at-night saxophone sound, of which that Cop track above is a fine example. Would not say no to a release.
I've been listening to a comp made up of tracks from Trevor Jones' Angel Heart and Richard III. The recent Sliver release features the sound in a more subtle way, I'd say it's a key element but it may not qualify as sax heavy. And there's a game soundtrack that does it pretty well - Halo 3 ODST.
I'm keen to hear of more.

 
 
 Posted:   Sep 19, 2020 - 5:15 AM   
 By:   TerraEpon   (Member)

Crimes of the Heart has plenty of solo sax.

 
 Posted:   Sep 19, 2020 - 8:41 AM   
 By:   Dr. Nigel Channing   (Member)

One of my favorites: Bruce Broughton FOR LOVE OR MONEY

 
 Posted:   Sep 19, 2020 - 10:29 AM   
 By:   danbeck   (Member)

James Horner's "Sneakers" even has Branford Marsalis in the cover

 
 Posted:   Sep 19, 2020 - 10:33 AM   
 By:   other tallguy   (Member)

Does Blade Runner count?

James Horner's "Sneakers" even has Branford Marsalis in the cover

Oh,yes!

 
 Posted:   Sep 20, 2020 - 12:51 AM   
 By:   johnbijl   (Member)

One of the best saxophone score tracks that I know of is on Elliot Goldenthal’s Golden Gate. James Horner’s 48 hrs. and especially Another 48 hrs. are favourites.

 
 
 Posted:   Sep 20, 2020 - 5:44 AM   
 By:   rickO   (Member)

LE FILS PREFERE by Philippe Sarde

-Rick O.

 
 
 Posted:   Sep 20, 2020 - 10:26 AM   
 By:   cody1949   (Member)

Don't forget Bill Conti's BABY BOOM. Never had a CD release and I doubt there will ever be one.

 
 
 Posted:   Sep 20, 2020 - 11:54 AM   
 By:   roy phillippe   (Member)

I am trying to think of scores that have lots of sax in them. I need your help.

"Mickey One" by Eddie Sauter. Stan Getz on tenor sax.

 
 
 Posted:   Sep 20, 2020 - 3:18 PM   
 By:   henry   (Member)

Don't forget Bill Conti's BABY BOOM. Never had a CD release and I doubt there will ever be one.

You beat me to it. No CD release, but the Twilight Time release of the movie has a pretty good isolated score, if you can look past the annoying baby sounds on part of it.

 
 
 Posted:   Sep 20, 2020 - 4:03 PM   
 By:   Bob DiMucci   (Member)

 
 Posted:   Sep 20, 2020 - 4:08 PM   
 By:   Jim Phelps   (Member)

An Unmarried Woman- Bill Conti

Funky underscore along with heavy leather-lunged saxophone solos that are perfect to accompany you the day you leave your philandering, Boomer weasel husband.

"Packing Up"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohKvTSPYrRA

"Martin's Decision"

 
 
 Posted:   Sep 20, 2020 - 4:19 PM   
 By:   Bob DiMucci   (Member)

 
 Posted:   Sep 20, 2020 - 5:57 PM   
 By:   Sir David of Garland   (Member)

Don't remember the whole score being sax-heavy, but what came out of it did:

 
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