Film Scores

Hi Goners,
Now that my second Quad 2912 is back in my system and working up to standards, I finally have stereo back into my life. So of course this means more stereo recordings are in the works. I’ve really been searching out film scores on CD or as a file download. In Paris on Rue Opera, there is a Harmonia Music store and when I was there last, they had on display an Ennio Morricone box set which I’m still interested in owning. At the time, it was beyond my budget. I’m also a huge fan of Nino Rota. And most recently, I’ve been looking at different sound tracks for silent film. The recent Criterian Blu Ray release of Pandoras Box has a total of four musical scores to choose from.

This all started after I had seen German composer Morritz Eggert, play a score that he wrote himself while projecting a 1930’s-ish black and white, German detective B film. At that point I understood how certain film scores could be strong enough to stand on their own and that the music accompanying the film could be exponentially better than the film itself. So I’m wondering if there are others on this website who have an interest in film music and if so, are there some that stand out? Whether there’s a recording of the piece is less important but of course, recording referrals are definitely appreciated.