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Gone with the Wind.
Life is Beautiful.
Dr. Zhivago (I guess there is a fair amount of variation, but Lara's Theme dominates).
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These scores were intentionally designed to have 1 central theme or motif to carry the film along. One of the most famous is LAURA, with it's now infamous melody. While there is at least a secondary theme, the main melody siezes your attention and never lets go. It is everywhere: as unbderscore, on the record player (remember those?) and even a live combo performs it at a restauramt. Fox released the score back in 1993 and while the entire work is short, less than laf an hour, Raksin's inventiveness constantly renews the tune and it all goes by quickly. There is also the psychological factor that the meody never comes to an end (the final cadnece) and that not quite finished quality lends an air of mystery and excitement.
Two other scores coem to mind, both by John Williams: THE LONG GOODBYE and THE EIGER SANCTION. While Sanction has a few stand alone cues, it is the stylish main theme supplies the undercurrent of more to come while Clint does his underplaying to the point of catalypsy.
Johnny Mandel's beautiful score for "The Sandpiper" is largely based on his "Shadow Of Your Smile" theme and features the great Jack Sheldon on trumpet. This score could stand an expanded release.
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May 26, 2012 - 11:59 AM
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manderley
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.....Gone with the Wind.
Life is Beautiful.
Dr. Zhivago (I guess there is a fair amount of variation, but Lara's Theme dominates).....
I'm quite startled by your inclusion of GONE WITH THE WIND in this topic of monothematic scores.
GONE WITH THE WIND is one of the superb examples of leitmotiv scoring---many, many themes interwoven throughout the score---themes for the major principal characters, Rhett, Scarlett, Ashley, Melanie, and also including Gerald O'Hara, Bonnie Blue and Mammy, a theme for the war, a theme for Tara, individual themes for several different romantic relationships---there must be upwards of 15-20 major themes in GWTW!!! Johnny Green's RAINTREE COUNTY and Andre Previn's FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE are others like this.
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May 26, 2012 - 12:12 PM
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sr-miller
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.....Gone with the Wind.
Life is Beautiful.
Dr. Zhivago (I guess there is a fair amount of variation, but Lara's Theme dominates).....
I'm quite startled by your inclusion of GONE WITH THE WIND in this topic of monothematic scores.
GONE WITH THE WIND is one of the superb examples of leitmotiv scoring---many, many themes interwoven throughout the score---themes for the major principal characters, Rhett, Scarlett, Ashley, Melanie, and also including Gerald O'Hara, Bonnie Blue and Mammy, a theme for the war, a theme for Tara, individual themes for several different romantic relationships---there must be upwards of 15-20 major themes in GWTW!!! Johnny Green's RAINTREE COUNTY and Andre Previn's FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE are others like this.
I was also confused by the mention of Gone With the Wind. My first assumption was that the listener only remembered the Tara Theme. I can't account for its inclusion any other way, as it has many themes.
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.....Gone with the Wind.
Life is Beautiful.
Dr. Zhivago (I guess there is a fair amount of variation, but Lara's Theme dominates).....
I'm quite startled by your inclusion of GONE WITH THE WIND in this topic of monothematic scores.
GONE WITH THE WIND is one of the superb examples of leitmotiv scoring---many, many themes interwoven throughout the score---themes for the major principal characters, Rhett, Scarlett, Ashley, Melanie, and also including Gerald O'Hara, Bonnie Blue and Mammy, a theme for the war, a theme for Tara, individual themes for several different romantic relationships---there must be upwards of 15-20 major themes in GWTW!!! Johnny Green's RAINTREE COUNTY and Andre Previn's FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE are others like this.
I was also confused by the mention of Gone With the Wind. My first assumption was that the listener only remembered the Tara Theme. I can't account for its inclusion any other way, as it has many themes.
Well, OK, I haven't listened to it in a while, but the '83 Polydor album I have seemed pretty heavy on the 'Tara's Theme' (which is why I haven't given it extensive consideration). I'll have to give it a spin right away for re-evaluation.
Indeed the liner notes talk of Steiner using a lietmotiv methodology.
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That's odd : there are some scores listed here i'd have never considered as monothematic. For example TWO FOR THE SEESAW : there's definitely a strong main theme but considering the score as a monothematic one seems to me a little bit exaggerated.
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