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Without doubt it has to be John Dankworth . There is literally nothing of his work available now on CD, indeed you could argue that most British composers from the 50's and 60's are shamefully neglected and this could be due to the fact that most recordings have been junked.
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Stovepipe, good call on Dankworth. His "kitchen-sink" drama scores were innovative, Morgan was tuneful, and Modesty Blaise has one of the catchiest themes of the spy music heyday--and that says a lot. The collection Let's Slip Away has a great sampling of his work. I'd love to hear more of his stuff, including the rejected score to Boom!
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No doubt for me it would be JOHN SCOTT.
Hard to believe he has not been a bigger splash with film music lovers.
SCOTT
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Gil Melle's non-soundtrack jazz/electronics album Tome VI on Verve Records, mid-sixties, is pretty damn cool.
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Anyone who's not John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith or Hans Zimmer can qualify as "underrated".
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I don't generally like threads that paint me into a corner picking one option of anything, because the majority of the time, there is no such thing for me and this thread is no different.
Having said that, if this thread had allowed more options, Fred Karlin would have been on my list.
Karlin has been one of a number of pleasant surprises for me Other surprises include but are not limited to: Richard Lewis Warren, Ken Harrison, Velton Ray Bunch
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Christopher Gordon.
Underrated AND shamefully underused.
This. On the Beach is one of the greatest scores of all time.
Yavar
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