It was wise for the filmmakers to use Bernstein for the score. He wrote for films back then and knew how to evoke that time and place. It is up there with his score for To Kill A Mockingbird. A critic once said that Bernard Herrmann could make blank film compelling. Bernstein could make blank film heartbreaking.
We just saw this on a big screen in Paris, France. We were astonished Bernstein is still alive, or was. I knew his ex-wife, Nora. Great movie, everyone must see.
@slightlygrouchy Wikipedia seems to have some stuff wrong or I have been misinformed, but hey, Wikipedia says I am British-born and am American-born, so go figure. It is possible Nora was a granddaughter, too. I don't think she was lying.
@slobomotion She got him ALL his work via the family connections. I don't think hardly anyone knows this, and it's just quite by chance I met her at all. She was not vindictive in the slightest and seemed very glad to have helped him out. Obviously, neither he nor his new connections wanted anyone to know he'd essentially had patrons. In the right places. This is often the case with great artists. There's nothing wrong with it.
This score, in particular this piece, is one of my "getaways." In my mind I can see the smoke of Connecticut fireplaces rising in Autumn on a slightly overcast day with the wind stirring the leaves at my feet. I know many will think I am corny, but it is a real comfort in a world that has become increasingly coarse and hard to things of beauty. They can do many things, but they can't take away that special place in your own mind. Sadly, some people seem never to find such a place.
@realfredwithtires It feels good to know that someone understands it. I have been there many times in my mind. And I will be there many times in the future, I am certain.
This was Elmer's last piece before he passed; when I hear this sountrack it just sounds like he knew this was going to be final farewell. He knew it all along....he knew....
I have this movie. The first time i saw it i scared the hell out of my husband when i burst in to uncontrolled crying at the end. The scene when Julianne Moore lay her and on Dennis Haysbert shoulder was to much for me.
The score is immediately evocative, heartbreakingly melancholy and nostalgic. The music goes beyond enhancing a wonderful film, to becoming a great score in its own right. This is the most memorable film music since To KIll A Mockingbird.
This movie is 1 of my favorite movies of all time. More than any other movie, it takes me back to my youth in the late 1950's. The theme of this movie has nothing to do with gays. It's about family disfunction, and how things are never as they appear to the general public. Most of us can relate to this. The interracial love story provides a brilliant backdrop to the movie. No question, this is 1 of the all-time great films out there. Brilliantly scored, brilliantly acted, a masterpiece!
"The theme of this movie has nothing to do with gays."
Really?! You're not including gays in the "most of us can relate to this" club?
Sorry, but the movie was about US ALL, and about the personal compromises we make to accommodate society's unreasonable discomfort levels and to escape societal condemnation.
I find it sad that you adore the movie, recognizing the themes of oppression and repression, but you dismiss gay people.
What an ingenious score. So true to the film music of that era. Who else but Elmer could have done such a wonderful job. I also really love his original score in Thorougly Modern Millie. FANTASTIC!
Lovely, haunting film and score. The final scene with Julianne Moore and Dennis Haysbert is very touching. Haysbert deserved Best Supporting Actor.
DickieAnginson 1 month ago
I cry when I watch this movie ...always.. beautiful.. enchanting music
TheTitty80 2 months ago
It was wise for the filmmakers to use Bernstein for the score. He wrote for films back then and knew how to evoke that time and place. It is up there with his score for To Kill A Mockingbird. A critic once said that Bernard Herrmann could make blank film compelling. Bernstein could make blank film heartbreaking.
wx44wx99 3 months ago
We just saw this on a big screen in Paris, France. We were astonished Bernstein is still alive, or was. I knew his ex-wife, Nora. Great movie, everyone must see.
slobomotion 5 months ago
@slobomotion - Sadly, Elmer Bernstein passed away in 2004.
slightlygrouchy 2 months ago
@slightlygrouchy I knew his exwife, Nora Simon. What a long and productive life he had. Nora was the daughter of Louis B. Mayer.
slobomotion 2 months ago
@slobomotion - That's a really interesting fact. Thanks a lot for that! Bernstein is definitely one of the world's greatest composers of soundtracks.
slightlygrouchy 2 months ago
@slightlygrouchy Wikipedia seems to have some stuff wrong or I have been misinformed, but hey, Wikipedia says I am British-born and am American-born, so go figure. It is possible Nora was a granddaughter, too. I don't think she was lying.
slobomotion 2 months ago
@slobomotion She got him ALL his work via the family connections. I don't think hardly anyone knows this, and it's just quite by chance I met her at all. She was not vindictive in the slightest and seemed very glad to have helped him out. Obviously, neither he nor his new connections wanted anyone to know he'd essentially had patrons. In the right places. This is often the case with great artists. There's nothing wrong with it.
slobomotion 2 months ago
Why do you want to mix colors by force ???
galaows 5 months ago
This score, in particular this piece, is one of my "getaways." In my mind I can see the smoke of Connecticut fireplaces rising in Autumn on a slightly overcast day with the wind stirring the leaves at my feet. I know many will think I am corny, but it is a real comfort in a world that has become increasingly coarse and hard to things of beauty. They can do many things, but they can't take away that special place in your own mind. Sadly, some people seem never to find such a place.
phoenixtimes2 1 year ago 2
@phoenixtimes2 It might sound corny to others but not someone from Connecticut.
realfredwithtires 11 months ago
@realfredwithtires It feels good to know that someone understands it. I have been there many times in my mind. And I will be there many times in the future, I am certain.
phoenixtimes2 11 months ago
This was Elmer's last piece before he passed; when I hear this sountrack it just sounds like he knew this was going to be final farewell. He knew it all along....he knew....
MrAnthonyfilm 1 year ago
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hahahah,it,s about the destruction of the white male pride: jewish director put one white gay husband and his white wife fucking with black lover
bwacf 1 year ago
this score is a tearjerker. it brings back memories yet prods us to move on.
jenethehottie 1 year ago
ooh... i love this movie~
mosscarpet 1 year ago
I have this movie. The first time i saw it i scared the hell out of my husband when i burst in to uncontrolled crying at the end. The scene when Julianne Moore lay her and on Dennis Haysbert shoulder was to much for me.
lundholmproduction 1 year ago
Julianne Moore deserved the Oscar for his outstanding performance again was ignored damned sons of bitches the academy, Julianne deserves 4 Oscar.
CHERADICTO 1 year ago 5
The score is immediately evocative, heartbreakingly melancholy and nostalgic. The music goes beyond enhancing a wonderful film, to becoming a great score in its own right. This is the most memorable film music since To KIll A Mockingbird.
Brahmsfourth 2 years ago 2
This movie is 1 of my favorite movies of all time. More than any other movie, it takes me back to my youth in the late 1950's. The theme of this movie has nothing to do with gays. It's about family disfunction, and how things are never as they appear to the general public. Most of us can relate to this. The interracial love story provides a brilliant backdrop to the movie. No question, this is 1 of the all-time great films out there. Brilliantly scored, brilliantly acted, a masterpiece!
TheTweeter53 2 years ago 3
@TheTweeter53
I find your post somewhat disturbing.
"The theme of this movie has nothing to do with gays."
Really?! You're not including gays in the "most of us can relate to this" club?
Sorry, but the movie was about US ALL, and about the personal compromises we make to accommodate society's unreasonable discomfort levels and to escape societal condemnation.
I find it sad that you adore the movie, recognizing the themes of oppression and repression, but you dismiss gay people.
danby68 1 year ago
What an ingenious score. So true to the film music of that era. Who else but Elmer could have done such a wonderful job. I also really love his original score in Thorougly Modern Millie. FANTASTIC!
MondeSibisi 2 years ago
Simmons!
maseeh12 2 years ago
Maravillosa banda sonora.Elmer Bernstein se fue por la puerta grande.Un verdadero genio.
asdrubalamos 2 years ago
this music is sooo atypical of what movie music is supposed to be today!!! its a refreshing throwback to films of the 50's - amazing work
artmania1990 2 years ago 4
love the movie, love the music, love everything!
PORCINO75012 2 years ago 2
This film is so sad, I remember at the end where this music comes on again I was like "WAAAAAAAA!!"
cornflakegirl86 2 years ago 16
Amazing.....far from heaven yet so close with this melody
silvicar1 2 years ago 12