The Best Score Ever Was...?

[stargazer01]

There is no such thing as the best score ever, IMO. There are many fantastic scores in the history of movies.

I would include John Williams, Ennio Morricone, James Horner, Jerry Goldsmith, for instance. Among my fave film scores is Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan. That score makes me feel like I'm traveling in space aboard the Enterprise.

[Sammael]

I remember that some people thought it was tacky relative to the what was usual for movies up to that point. But that could just be what I remember. I mean, STAR WARS came out after all these movies like THE GODFATHER, TAXI DRIVER, ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST. The first time I saw STAR WARS, with my buddies in the navy, we had to choose between it and ANNIE HALL. So I think it rubbed some people the wrong way. Sorry.

I was not born when star wars first launched, but I remember hearing later on that it was precisely because of the bombastic orchestral score blasting away that was such a wild departure from the standard fare, it stood out more.

It spawned copycat scores of a similar kind, and some of the pieces were quite good, like the last starfighter theme.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSf5tx4e_PA

don't bail before the main through line around 35s

[Sammael]

Robin Hood had a first rate score.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-0BuMMA2g8