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I listened to the soundtrack last night and this is seriously an amazing work of music by Basil Poledouris. It’s easily one of my favorite film soundtracks of all time.
Here’s a great sample.
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
Their music is incredible. There are other great contributors to the world of motion picture soundtracks, but for me those three are the top of the list.
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Ennio is great.
I always get chills listening to this:
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
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Gladiator indeed has an incredible score. In my opinion it’s Hans Zimmer’s best score of his career.
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
Their music is incredible. There are other great contributors to the world of motion picture soundtracks, but for me those three are the top of the list.
I think I’d have to put Jerry Goldsmith in place of any one of the above, but that’s not a dig on your picks. And I can’t leave out Miklos Rosza, of course! Honorable mention goes to John Addison, Operation Market Garden veteran who went on to score “A Bridge Too Far” 30 years later.
Phil
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"Alien", "Star Trek: The Motion Picture", "The Blue Max" and "Patton" are my absolute favorite scores from Goldsmith.
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”