Norris (Eastwood) is visited in his cell by his black inmate friend, English (Paul Benjamin) who is delivering magazines to the cons in their cells. As English pulls the cart away he says to Noriss" See you later". Norris responds "Goodbye". English, stops, turns around and sees Norris , with a twinkle in his eye reaching his hands thru the bars to shake hands. For Norris at least, it is goodbye>
I would vote for the "Mr. X" scene from JFK. Donald Sutherland's acting plus the expert editing, scoring and fine writing make for a riveting sequence I can watch over and over. This is the Reader's Digest condensed version....
I would vote for the "Mr. X" scene from JFK. Donald Sutherland's acting plus the expert editing, scoring and fine writing make for a riveting sequence I can watch over and over.
I love that scene too. But then again, the whole movie is riveting, whether one believes in its theories or not...
I've always thought the Enterprise scene from ST-TMP is spectacular and allows Goldsmith to present one of his greatest compositions. The music and imagery go hand-in-hand.
Bob, I love that second scene you posted from The Magnificent Seven. When Yul and Steve leave Boot Hill and ride down to the town, Bernstein cuts loose with a great theme, one of my favorites from the whole score.
THE NATURAL is a great example of the power and importance of film music. All the scenes mentioned, and there are more, get their "magic" from Randy Newman's music. Of course the visuals are great also>
