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In a career filled the the brim with gems, overflowing in fact, my favorite is SPIES LIKE US. Probably a controversial choice - certainly not easy one - but for me it sums up absolutely everything I love about the Master's music.
Which is yours? I dare you to choose only one.
Highlights of SPIES LIKE US:
1 - The Ace Tomato Company -a third of the way through the Main Titles are a very exciting 2 minutes. To hear it, you would think that something really, really exciting is going on. No. Just very slow moving deliveries going on at The Ace Tomato Company.
2 - Halfway though Off to Spy - A theme so energetic and exciting that it wouldn't be out of place on the vastness of the frontier OR the Steppes.
3 - Russians in the Desert -Mr. Bernstein in Lawrence of Arabia mode. Exquisite.
5 - Escape - Middle eastern tinged action cue.
6 - Road to Russia - wonderful travelogue with a clin d’oeil to The Great Escape.
9 - W.A.M.P. - an ode to American technological wizardy. Awe inspiring moment.
13 - Winners - rousing recap of the great outdoors, Western or Steppes.
And much, much more.
Of course, these highlights just scratch the surface of the artistry and wit of Mr. Elmer Bernstein.
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There's TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, and then there's everything else.
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The Ten Commandments
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Doghouse Riley said it best. To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Which is yours? I dare you to choose only one.
Having gotten 80+ Elmer B. soundtracks over the past 35 years, my No.1 favorite is Summer and Smoke
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#1 Heavy Metal
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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by a mile
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Tons of Great choices. Keep em coming folks.
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The Magnificent Seven.
It's his first soundtrack I heard, and I like it the most.
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