I'm a Ron Goodwin fan and didn't even know it. I've recently picked up "Candleshoe" and "Unidentified Flying Oddball". Enjoying them quite a bit. I found I already had "633 Squadron / Submarine X-1" and "Where Eagles Dare / Operation Crossbow" in my collection.
What other Ron Goodwin title's are worth checking out? What are you looking forward too not yet released?
I'm a Ron Goodwin fan and didn't even know it. I've recently picked up "Candleshoe" and "Unidentified Flying Oddball". Enjoying them quite a bit. I found I already had "633 Squadron / Submarine X-1" and "Where Eagles Dare / Operation Crossbow" in my collection.
What other Ron Goodwin title's are worth checking out? What are you looking forward too not yet released?
Force 10 from Navarone - the best of the best!
Miss Marple - there are no score soundtracks, but a great suite on a Goodwin CD. Google it. And buy it at once!!!
Yes, indeed. One of the catchiest marches you'll ever hear. Thrillingly tight recording, played with gusto and punch. It works like gangbusters in the film, too, a very fun and underrated throwback to old-school filmmaking.
If you can find any of the 'Label X' titles you'll find his music for 'The Trap' 'Valhalla ' (his last score) and suites from 'Miss Marple' Force 10 From Navarone ' and (my favourite ) Lancelot and Guinevere. Sadly the music to this film only exists as an extended suite and the film itself has all but disappeared but I remember seeing it back in1963 and was impressed not only with the film but also the music. Likewise with 'The Trap' a well made adventure film set in Canada with Oliver Reed and Rita Tushingham.
If you can find any of the 'Label X' titles you'll find his music for 'The Trap' 'Valhalla ' (his last score) and suites from 'Miss Marple' Force 10 From Navarone ' and (my favourite ) Lancelot and Guinevere. Sadly the music to this film only exists as an extended suite and the film itself has all but disappeared but I remember seeing it back in1963 and was impressed not only with the film but also the music. Likewise with 'The Trap' a well made adventure film set in Canada with Oliver Reed and Rita Tushingham.
Big fan here. Eagles is the biggy and by far his best score. The humble Goodwin said it was the "one he was least ashamed of" battle of britain is also superb, espec if you like 633. There is also a compilation cd with some of his main themes.
His concept albums and compilations of themes and easy listening - taken from Lps - are also golddust. The one comedy score which is utterly delicious from beginning to end and not a wasted note is The Early bird, which seems ever increasingly like never being released. The tapes may still exist in the goodwin library.
Intrada's other three (so far) Goodwin releases have been mentioned already, but I'm surprised no one's brought up Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. It's OOP of course but I thought it was pretty darn excellent. I think it may have been their first ever Goodwin title and I know James Fitzpatrick helped them out with it somehow.
But yeah, Where Eagles Dare is definitely his best. I also highly recommend his underrated score to Hitchcock's Frenzy if any label ever actually puts it out (preferably with Henry Mancini's rejected score as well).
How would you describe his style of writing? I can't put my finger on it. His music has a decidedly 70's feel. That's not a style of course just a feel of the music. Maybe it's based off of orchestra size?
