Intrada Soundtrack Forum

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I too name High Velocity as one of my very favorite Goldsmith scores which nobody ever talks about. I LOVE the cymbalom, his characteristic harsh, brassy action music, and the guitar.

Yavar

"A Gift of Flowers" - THE SWARM

"Gale's Theme" - THE RIVER WILD (I recognize this is a Goldsmith arrangement of a traditional melody, but the arrangement is superb!)

"Pot of Tea" - THE TROUBLE WITH ANGELS

"A Lot Better" - LEVIATHAN

"The Trees" - MEDICINE MAN

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I will admit that it's not a "guilty Pleasure," but I really do think that THE 'BURBS is absolutely one of Goldsmith's finest works. It's quirky in in just the right way and I love all the themes and find that it is listenable all the way through. Also, HEAVENLY CREATURES is another score that truly has some inspired moments, even though most of the material seems to be a few simple themes arranged to be played by different instruments and parts of a small ensemble.

I got to know - does anyone on here have a fetish for Goldsmith's LONELY GUY or MR. BASEBALL? I don't really believe in guilty pleasures, but these might count.

~ Scorehead

I really like Goldsmith's take on the main title theme for VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA. I also love the part in ALIEN where John Hurt is descending into the egg chamber (may it someday be released on CD) and his score for LEVIATHAN is one of my favorite things he ever did, and is actually the best thing about that movie.

I still struggle with this notion of what constitutes a 'guilty pleasure' (g-p). Taking my cue (pardon the pun) from Doug's embrace of "Family History" (STAGECOACH), I interpreted this to be a reference to cues from nondescript, minor Goldsmith scores that have inspired moments. Goldsmith's pretty love theme from THE CHAIRMAN has also been mentioned as a g-p, by Steven.

But the use of the word "quirky" leads me to think we are talking about comedic or unusual orchestration or things that just sound plain, weird. Can someone help me to sort out the frame of reference for this very subjective notion in relation to universal (consensual) standards of what is inspired Goldsmith, which I take to mean something like THE BLUE MAX or PAPILLION?

If odd is the criterion, then I suppose something like "Fun with false teeth" (which is virtuoso mickey mousing to my ears), from DENNIS THE MENACE, would likely count as a g-p, provided it passes the appeal test and, in my case, it would. Having negotiated my grandson's going to bed, so would "Bed time" from the same score.

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1) Drama Cues (SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION)*
2) "The Victim" (CRIMINAL LAW)
3) "Main Title/Tokyo" (MORITURI)
4) Drama Cues (CABOBLANCO)*
5) Drama Cues (THE STRIPPER)*
*) This means without any source music or dialog.

Doug, I've bought from Intrada and read these posts for a long time; now I'm finally aboard. Okay -- here are gems out of five worthy Goldsmith scores championed by too few:

1) SEBASTIAN - "Comes the Night" (Many who weren't there can't appreciate how piercingly this vocal evokes the 1960s -- even though the frankness of Hal Shaper's lyric probably would have kept it from airplay)

2) THE FLIM-FLAM MAN - "Stolen Property" (Dazzlingly complex, yet irresistibly cheerful; I must see this film someday, if only for this one cue)

3) THE SHADOW - "The Sanctum" (Playful and propulsive, the track beautifully conveys a sense of 1930s Adventure even to someone born decades later)

4) THE EDGE - "Rescued" (Pulls us quietly onward to a resolution both deeply noble and heartbreaking)

5) LOONEY TUNES - BACK IN ACTION - "Dead Duck Walking" (The first :30 of this cue are also heartbreaking, because I can't believe anyone else will ever be able to write such music again)

I don't like the expression "guilty pleasures" and its meaning. I prefer using unusual preferences.

Find my selection:
"The Warning Shot"
"Sebastian"
"The Reincarnation of Peter Proud"
"The Cassandra Crossing"
"The Swarm"

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"Questions are a burden to others; answers a prison for oneself"
"Unlike me, many of you have accepted the situation of your imprisonment and will die here like rotten cabbages."
"Everyone votes for a dictator."
THE PRISONER