Just trying to acquaint myself with classic music scores, and also the movies themselves... Seems like this Max Steiner guy was to movie soundtracks then, as John Williams is to movie soundtracks now. He did almost everything notable.
It's not very difficult to see, (after listening to this selection,) why Max Steiner has been termed "the father of film music" by some. It's really hard to choose though between such fabulous talent.
I realise it's extremely hard to pick just 20 scores from that period and everyone's personal lists would vary a bit....I still think Korngold's Robin Hood should be higher (can't believe it was only 11th on the AFI list) and both Newman and B.H. should have had two each...but then who do you leave out? Like I said it's a really hard job to choose only 20. Thanks for posting this. Nice to see so many YouTube videos covering film music from the Golden Age.
@DOMuricu I would have put all 3 of the Korngold scores higher, and included more Elmer Bernstein (I might have eliminated the 60s scores as not strictly speaking being from the "Golden Age", great as they are), but all of these are undeniably great.
Once again you have proven that THEY DON'T WRITE THEM AS THEY USED TO. It's so sad that the great music of Hollywood is regarded as "pop" music, when it's some of the best stuff ever written. Thanks for the great compilation. I could not agree more. Dennis
You left out a few but no matter. The video was ejoyable. You'll notice...not a single picture in the past twenty five years was mentioned. Modern composers write crummy music and the theaters turn up the sound too loud to make up for it. Well, when the average movie goer has the attention span of an ant, it's surprising any music is written at all. Beautiful melodies...hey can't have that.
Someone said that korngolds opera was more corn than gold but what you have here is good,mutiny on the bounty with brando is such a lavish spectacular I think the afi made a mistake when they picked the other one for their top 100.
Just trying to acquaint myself with classic music scores, and also the movies themselves... Seems like this Max Steiner guy was to movie soundtracks then, as John Williams is to movie soundtracks now. He did almost everything notable.
RicoLen1 1 year ago
Fantastic. The only one I think is missing is Vertigo, but it's still a very accurate list!
brandon91616 1 year ago
It's not very difficult to see, (after listening to this selection,) why Max Steiner has been termed "the father of film music" by some. It's really hard to choose though between such fabulous talent.
hlaltimus 1 year ago
I realise it's extremely hard to pick just 20 scores from that period and everyone's personal lists would vary a bit....I still think Korngold's Robin Hood should be higher (can't believe it was only 11th on the AFI list) and both Newman and B.H. should have had two each...but then who do you leave out? Like I said it's a really hard job to choose only 20. Thanks for posting this. Nice to see so many YouTube videos covering film music from the Golden Age.
DOMuricu 1 year ago
@DOMuricu I would have put all 3 of the Korngold scores higher, and included more Elmer Bernstein (I might have eliminated the 60s scores as not strictly speaking being from the "Golden Age", great as they are), but all of these are undeniably great.
GoblinXXX 1 year ago
The Robin Hood score war pure gold.
a026and 1 year ago
@a026and No, no, KORNgold. ;)
GoblinXXX 1 year ago
Lovely work, but I miss Sound of Music
hmeldgaard 1 year ago
You should have made it longer :D Good work anyway!
magicjakub 1 year ago
excellent,excellent, excellent...especially for including kapers'mutinty on the bounty, how the west was won, all are spot-on! where is spartacus?
ldaccardi 1 year ago
"Quo Vadis?" must be included among the first and not only because of the music!
kermy45 2 years ago
Once again you have proven that THEY DON'T WRITE THEM AS THEY USED TO. It's so sad that the great music of Hollywood is regarded as "pop" music, when it's some of the best stuff ever written. Thanks for the great compilation. I could not agree more. Dennis
hourlynewscaster 2 years ago
Very enjoyable. Wish there was more.
rglewingdon 2 years ago
Vertigo must be in this compilation too!
hanskers 2 years ago
Loved every minute of it! Max Steiner was the king of composers--especially his scores--all in l939--of Dark Victory and Selznicks Intermezzo. Bravo!
jasonfury 2 years ago
You left out a few but no matter. The video was ejoyable. You'll notice...not a single picture in the past twenty five years was mentioned. Modern composers write crummy music and the theaters turn up the sound too loud to make up for it. Well, when the average movie goer has the attention span of an ant, it's surprising any music is written at all. Beautiful melodies...hey can't have that.
zeekwolfe 3 years ago
Someone said that korngolds opera was more corn than gold but what you have here is good,mutiny on the bounty with brando is such a lavish spectacular I think the afi made a mistake when they picked the other one for their top 100.
spacepatrolman 3 years ago
Your video was great! but why did you not include Quo Vadis its music is superb.
hempadia 3 years ago
Yes I enjoyed it. That was very nice! :)
DobbyJunior 3 years ago