Lalo Schifrin:
Bullitt
Dirty Harry (nice companion piece to the above)
Kelly’s Heroes (outstanding underscore)
Roy Budd:
2-CD set called Get Budd (a sampler of his coolest jazz tracks from action/crime films between 1968-75)
Henry Mancini:
Hatari (some great jazz tracks aimed at FM airplay)
Charade (ditto, but with some smooth, swinging latin-jazz numbers)
3-CD sampler called The Real Henry Mancini
Michel Legrande:
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
John Williams:
Close Encounters (the 2-CD set from La La Land is best if you can find it,
one of the best fantasy soundtracks ever made)
Danny Elfman:
Edward Scissorhands (more fantasy)
Alice In Wonderland (yet more)
Ron Grainer:
The Omega Man (yup, more fantasy, [with a slight horror edge])
William Stromberg:
Trinity And Beyond, The Atomic Bomb Movie (theatrically released documentary, think Herrmann, Waxman, Korngold and other Hollywood golden-age greats reimagined...and yes, more great fantasy)
Rozen:
Sins Of Hyrule (superb symphonic fantasy inspired by the video game soundtrack, but production-wise given the red carpet treatment)
Maurice Jarre:
Lawrence Of Arabia (this score should more rightly be considered a ’fantasy’, rather than simply an epic)
Jerry Goldsmith:
Under Fire (great Latin America sound, Jerry designed the entire film soundtrack to play back in film order as a cohesive music album)
Tora Tora Tora
Planet Of The Apes (1970) (fanfreakintastic)
The Final Conflict (3rd film in the Omen series soundtracks, my favorite)
When it comes to Bernard Herrmann and Ennio Morricone I could probably recommend just about anything.
But, don’t overlook: The 7th Voyage Of Sinbad (BH) and Two Mules For Sister Sara & Violent City (EM).
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