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And what about?

Posted by Bambi B (A) on October 4, 2005 at 19:45:51

In Reply to: Top 25 film scores... posted by Jeff Starrs on October 4, 2005 at 01:29:07:

Jeff Starrs,

I like this kind of list preciesly because they automatically put me in a contrary mood and I 'm allowed to hate the choices and the order anyway, no one really cares. The main positive use of such a list is thatit reminds us to listen better to the scores when we see them again and generally appreciate the role of the music.

But, really, that's a pretty good list as these lists go- since these lists tend to alloy the actual quality with the movie's popularity to come up with these ratings. Hence, these lists always are topped by familiar movies that made lots of money.

As I say, it's good list and perhaps I'd place "Vertigo" a bit higher in the rankings, and I'd like to add a serious, wonderful score, that for the Charles Laughton/John Mills 1954 "Hobson's Choice". I'm embarassed to say I can't remember if the composer was Arnold Bax- becasuse Bax scores a couple of Laughton's movies, or who I think it is- William Walton. Walton and Bax were superb serious composers of the first half of the 20th C and perhaps only Britten was more prestigious in the UK then.

The score for "Hobson's Choice" is certainly "Bambi's Choice" and, the movie itself is one of the greats. I think John Mill's acting- as a shoemaker that undergoes a miraculous transformation from employee to human before your eyes- and comic as hell- is one the most memorable acting jobs I know of. Let me say Mills is comparable to Neville in "Richard III" and Hawthorn in "The Madness of King George" As for the music-it's- whether Walton or Bax- is just perfect. And it may also be Laughton's best role- the blustery, self-important owner of the Manchester shoe shop where Mills is working down a hole in the floor- see it! A young Prunella Scales- later Sybil Fawlty in "Fawlty Towers" -is one of Laughton's three daughters- and spoiled rotten.

Cheers,
Bambi B

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