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In Reply to: On the coattails of rico's music post below posted by Victor Khomenko on July 3, 2005 at 08:18:47:
Victor,Arnold Bax was a very refined English composer (about 1880 to 1950) who wrote quite a bit for movies- I think the 40's "Oliver Twist" is his most famous score. He also had an odd acting role of a film composer who obsessively watches a movie iwth his music and falls in love with the cinema usher.
I don't know if it was Bax that wrote the music for "Hobson's Choice", but that guy should get a medal too! One of the best music scores in all of movies.
"The Third Man" is another great one- perfect music for the photography!
There were two Bernsteins in the movies- Leonard, who of course did "West Side Story" and, Elmer, who wrote I think was no relation and only for the movies. Elmer B. died recently- perhaps a year ago.
If you listen to Jim Svedja, he would include Korngold among illustrious movie composers, and Korngold is above average in the movie realm.
But, I would have to say hyberbolically that Prokofiev was the "greatest" composer who also wrote for the movies. Of course, it possible to claim that he was also the grestest composer of the 20th Century as well!
Only save us from any more tedious hours of discount Wagnerian pastichemeister John Williams and one-note goopshoveler James Horner!
Cheers,
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***Of course, it possible to claim that he was also the grestest composer of the 20th Century as well!He is definitely a strong contender to that title, but the competition there is stiff - mainly from his countryman Shostakovich.
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