Our beloved maestros have all scored Frank Sinatra movies. In the case of John Williams, it seems he only score one film starring Sinatra. NONE BUT THE BRAVE.
What is your favorite score by one of our wonderful maestros for a Frank Sinatra Movie?
For Sinatra, Goldsmith scored:
THE DETECTIVE VON RYAN'S EXPRESS CONTRACT ON CHERRY STREET THE LIST OF ADRIAN MESSENGER (Sinatra did a cameo as a Gyspy)
Elmer Bernstein scored:
SOME CAME RUNNING THE MAN WITH GOLDEN ARM KINGS GO FORTH CAST A GIANT SHADOW
Our beloved maestros have all scored Frank Sinatra movies. In the case of John Williams, it seems he only score one film starring Sinatra. NONE BUT THE BRAVE.
That's true, but it also has the honour of being the ONLY film Sinatra directed himself.
Also, Williams wrote the song "The Same Hello, The Same Goodbye" for ol' Blue Eyes in the late 70s. Unfortunately, he never recorded it. The first recording of the song was with Michael Felstein in 2008.
Additionally, Sinatra recorded a version of Williams' "Dream Away" from THE MAN WHO LOVED CAT DANCING (originally performed by Paul Williams).
They knew each other well (they both frequently used the Bergmans as lyricists).
Apparently Sinatra hand picked many of the composers for his later film projects - certainly that was true for Goldsmith in the case of THE DETECTIVE and CHERRY STREET.
Apparently Sinatra hand picked many of the composers for his later film projects - certainly that was true for Goldsmith in the case of THE DETECTIVE and CHERRY STREET.
By the way, do you think it was Sinatra who told Goldsmith to come up with those Tommy Dorseyesque trombone solos in the main title for "Contract On Cherry Street"? And by the way, Sinatra, Bernstein and Goldsmith all share a distinction: they were one time Oscar winners, and Goldsmith, like Sinatra, was an only child. And David Raksin also scored one film for Sinatra - "Suddenly".
I love many of the scores listed above, but I am also a big fan of the score for THE FIRST DEADLY SIN, scored by Sinatra's longtime musical collaborator Gordon Jenkins.
Our beloved maestros have all scored Frank Sinatra movies. In the case of John Williams, it seems he only score one film starring Sinatra. NONE BUT THE BRAVE.
What is your favorite score by one of our wonderful maestros for a Frank Sinatra Movie?
For Sinatra, Goldsmith scored:
THE DETECTIVE VON RYAN'S EXPRESS CONTRACT ON CHERRY STREET THE LIST OF ADRIAN MESSENGER (Sinatra did a cameo as a Gyspy)
Elmer Bernstein scored:
SOME CAME RUNNING THE MAN WITH GOLDEN ARM KINGS GO FORTH CAST A GIANT SHADOW
Our beloved maestros have all scored Frank Sinatra movies. In the case of John Williams, it seems he only score one film starring Sinatra. NONE BUT THE BRAVE.
What is your favorite score by one of our wonderful maestros for a Frank Sinatra Movie?
For Sinatra, Goldsmith scored:
THE DETECTIVE VON RYAN'S EXPRESS CONTRACT ON CHERRY STREET THE LIST OF ADRIAN MESSENGER (Sinatra did a cameo as a Gyspy)
Elmer Bernstein scored:
SOME CAME RUNNING THE MAN WITH GOLDEN ARM KINGS GO FORTH CAST A GIANT SHADOW
I don't have/know None but the Brave or The List of Adrian Messenger but, of the others, the Elmer Bernstein scores are easily the best ones, especially (a favourite) Some Came Running. Also, for Kings Go Forth we have that superb melody Monique which became a nice song (lyric by Sammy Cahn).
