Nice Webb cue which is mostly drowned out in the film by dialog and effects. Some more cues in the Republic Pictures music archive at Brigham Young Univ.
In another one of those weird, happy coincidences, I watched "The Last Days Of Pompeii" for the first time just the other day. I enjoyed the movie and the score greatly. And now seeing this thread for the first time---funny.
I don't see this score mentioned above anywhere. Is it not very well regarded?
In another one of those weird, happy coincidences, I watched "The Last Days Of Pompeii" for the first time just the other day. I enjoyed the movie and the score greatly. And now seeing this thread for the first time---funny.
I don't see this score mentioned above anywhere. Is it not very well regarded?
I've been a fan of Roy Webb's THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII since the 60s, wonderful score. I think it's a favorite with other Webb fans too. As you might know some of Max Steiner's KING KONG score was used in POMPEII. Webb is sadly neglected today, I'd buy a new Roy Webb CD instantly!
"Webb has been unfairly pigeonholed (it seems to me) as a hack, a studio staff composer of little merit."
You need to stop hanging around idiots. I have never heard anyone in the world of film or film music refer to Webb as a hack or a composer of little merit. While he's hardly ever mentioned in the top echelon of film composers, he's usually mentioned in the next level (assuming he gets mentioned), and that's a huge distance from the "hack" and "little merit" levels. Even forgetting to mention him isn't a slight that would make anyone think he's a hack. You can't mention EVERY good composer every time you discuss your likes and dislikes.
Webb a hack? I seriously doubt it. Randall Larson had the intelligence and taste to include a chapter devoted to this under appreciated composer in the first volume of the revised "Musique Fantastique". There aren't many articles written about him.
Nice Webb cue which is mostly drowned out in the film by dialog and effects. Some more cues in the Republic Pictures music archive at Brigham Young Univ.
That was truly beautiful, LC. Thanks for posting that.
I have to say, I just re-watched THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII. That must be Roy Webb's first great score. It seems like he wrote it in sequence, and he ran out out of time, so the last reel and a half is mostly tracked with Steiner cues from THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME, KING KONG, THE SON OF KONG and SHE, but the rest of the score is truly one of Webb's greatest early achievements. It ranks right up there with the great scores of the early 1930s.
So glad you're discovering this great composer! Now get thee to Sinbad the Sailor. Best Webb score, best Sinbad score, and best Sinbad film! In my humble opinion of course...
