tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847974343100499783.post2979062550269831231..comments2023-05-12T11:35:09.502-04:00Comments on The Second Sentence: Favorite Western Film ScoresElisabeth Grace Foleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073159989691222645noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847974343100499783.post-38687924946397620842016-03-22T15:35:43.688-04:002016-03-22T15:35:43.688-04:00I'd have to say that Sons Of Katie Elder score...I'd have to say that Sons Of Katie Elder score is my favorite at the moment. Of course there are so many fine ones that it is super hard to pick! The Comancheros theme is great too...oh, but so many of them are! <br /><br />I agree with you on the grand western music coming along just a little late...like you I love the music of the later (60's-80's) films, but as far as the rest of it goes I lean toward the traditional western.Anniehttp://thewesterndesk.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847974343100499783.post-21192080112528957922014-08-14T14:36:13.644-04:002014-08-14T14:36:13.644-04:00Caftan Woman - I think the theme from Rio Grande m...Caftan Woman - I think the theme from <i>Rio Grande</i> must be one of the most under-appreciated film themes ever. I wish someone like the City of Prague Philharmonic would record a clear, sparkling new version for us. (Did you ever notice there's a brief quote from the <i>Rio Grande</i> score in <i>Shane</i>? The scene where the homesteaders drive to town, I believe.)<br /><br />Hamlette - I saw that <i>Katie Elder/Shootist</i> CD on there—I'll have to check it out more closely!Elisabeth Grace Foleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02073159989691222645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847974343100499783.post-11682340203109488172014-08-14T08:22:38.866-04:002014-08-14T08:22:38.866-04:00There's a CD now with Katie Elder and The Shoo...There's a CD now with <i>Katie Elder</i> and <i>The Shootist</i> together on it. Amazon has it for $22. I actually have the original LP -- my hubby gave it to me for Christmas a couple years ago. My sound system can record to CD from LP, so I've just done that to create a version I can listen to in the car.<br /><br />But I forgot to include the one western soundtrack I've listened to more than any other! <i>The Lone Ranger</i>. I forgot it because it's never made it over to the CD shelves -- ever since I bought it last summer, it's lived by the CD player in the kitchen. My go-to music for getting myself moving on hard mornings, for soothing myself on a tough day, for making me grin while I make supper. Not to mention certain cues directly influenced scenes at the end of my western novel. Even if you don't like the movie, the soundtrack is awesome.<br /><br />I haven't heard the <i>Tin Star</i> soundtrack, but I love Bernstein, so I'll see if there are any tracks on YouTube to give me a taste.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847974343100499783.post-51677815065160039232014-08-14T00:58:40.259-04:002014-08-14T00:58:40.259-04:00For years, the only thing I liked about "The ...For years, the only thing I liked about "The Magnificent Seven" was Bernstein's magnificent score. I've mellowed toward the film in recent years. Berstein's score for "True Grit" really movies me, although I think he reused a lot of stuff from "The Sons of Katie Elder".<br /><br />Alongside "The Big Country", my favourite western scores come from Victor Young - "Rio Grande" and "Shane". Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847974343100499783.post-7862927295090182372014-08-13T18:50:27.155-04:002014-08-13T18:50:27.155-04:00I'll have to listen to the whole Silverado som...I'll have to listen to the whole <i>Silverado</i> sometime. I wish I could find the full soundtrack to <i>The Sons of Katie Elder</i>! There seem to be only some expensive used ones out there. I wonder what in the word happened with the <i>Seven</i> soundtrack? It seems to be available in mp3, but I can't understand how they'd let the disc go "out of print," so to speak, when it's such a popular score.<br /><br />I just realized I forgot to mention Bernstein's <i>The Tin Star</i>, too—I liked that. And you mentioned <i>The Rare Breed</i>, too! Years ago, for Father's Day gifts to my dad, my siblings and I burned a couple of CDs with every Western theme we could find—<i>Red River, Stagecoach, Shane</i> and so on. That one's on there too.<br /><br />And of course I didn't even mention TV Western themes! That's another whole post. :)Elisabeth Grace Foleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02073159989691222645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847974343100499783.post-70387949158793416322014-08-13T18:04:48.008-04:002014-08-13T18:04:48.008-04:00I just bought the 2-disc full version of the Silve...I just bought the 2-disc full version of the <i>Silverado</i> soundtrack, and wow -- it's great! I also love Broughton's soundtrack for <i>Tombstone</i>, which might be my second-favorite western soundtrack over all. My first favorite is <i>The Sons of Katie Elder</i>, and I also love the soundtrack for <i>The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly</i>. I can listen to some of those cues over and over and over and over.<br /><br />I just ordered the soundtracks for <i>Hour of the Gun</i> and <i>The Magnificent Seven</i>, as it so happens. I did opt for the later recording of <i>Seven</i> since the original soundtrack on CD costs a couple of hundred dollars because... somebody is mean, that's why. Let's see, I also love the music from <i>Giant</i>, which takes place in the 20th century but has such a great flavor to it. I think that's the extent of the western soundtracks I own, but I love so many themes from other movies. John Williams' stuff for <i>The Rare Breed</i>, of course <i>The Big Country</i>, the theme for <i>The Wild, Wild West</i>... I could go on and on :-DHamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847974343100499783.post-466358816993583622014-08-11T20:38:17.023-04:002014-08-11T20:38:17.023-04:00Hmmm, I don't know that one! I think the only ...Hmmm, I don't know that one! I think the only Morricone I've heard is <i>The Good, the Bad and the Ugly</i>. But I love scores with leitmotifs—I remember years ago when I first started listening to a lot of film music, being thrilled when I discovered how cues of music underscored what was happening in scenes.Elisabeth Grace Foleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02073159989691222645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847974343100499783.post-13424370419603422252014-08-11T19:02:07.549-04:002014-08-11T19:02:07.549-04:00My favourite is ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST. Not ...My favourite is ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST. Not that I've a huge experience with westerns, but Ennio Morricone's composition and use of leitmotifs is superb (and even weaves into the plot).Suzannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05123886143178225919noreply@blogger.com