Gone With the Wind - Tara's Theme (Max Steiner)

Film: Gone With The Wind (1939)
Directed by: George Cukor
Composed by: Max Steiner
Players: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Olivia de Havilland, Leslie Howard, Thomas Mitchell.

This movie holds so many vivid memories for me from may stages of my life, and with those memories is this music. I'd rate both the movie and its music at 5/5.

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[oldmoviemusic]

Titanic is most certainly a cinematic soap opera, however GWTW is not at all! I just watched it on the big scrreen for it 70th anniversary release and I was struck by how complex a movie it is. The character of Scarlett represents the idea of the South, her continuous 'love' for Ashley is her clinging to the past, and the whole movie is very complex.

Indeed, it is not a soap opera at all.

[oldmoviemusic]

Yes, I realise that there is no person in the film of the name Tara (although Tara the plantation is most certainly a character). However, over time the title has adopted the extra possessive s. I like it this way, and I'm sorry, but I posted the video. Thank you for your comment though.

[jmc64150]

"Autant En Emporte Le Vent" n'est pas une Histoire d'amour entre Scarlett et Reth. (L'affiche est trompeuse car dans le film il n'y a aucune scène de baiser passionné).

Pour résumer, Reth aime Scarlett, Scarlett aime Ashley, Ashley aime Melanie.

[oldmoviemusic]

I really like Titanic, and it was my favorite movie at one time too, but the film is to me soap-opera-ish because of the love story and the lack of complexity within it. This isn't an insult, I love Jack & Rose, but if you look at how their relationships unfolds, with the class disapproval, the mean fiancee, it all has a soap opera feel to it in some ways. That doesn't have to be a bad thing - part of Titanic's charm is that is does it very, very well! Hopefully that clarified what I meant! :)

[MichaelABarnum]

I think it's unfair to write Titanic off as soap-operatic. Titanic is my favorite movie, and it has encouraged me to watch GWTW. Of course, I'm not suggesting that Titanic is better or that GWTW is soap-operatic.

[TheNoobPube]

I struggle to watch this movie without wanting their slaves to kill them

[yang young]

nowadays the world was ruined by some shit things. Many Good Stuff were gone with the wind

[HenryConway007]

No, I’m talking about the novels themselves, not their adaptations. As much as I’m not a fan of “Gone”, it sure beats the shit outta “Titanic”. Disney was more of a great businessman than a great artist. The bulk of his films were mediocre, at best, a legacy that his company’s kept up to this day,

[Jedadiah Liskey]

You sound like my Grandad. :') Yes, those words sound like him. I actually made a comparisson with Titanic and GWTW back in college. And even though both are great, and Titanic is my favorite, GWTW Trumps Titanic any day.

[Jedadiah Liskey]

The Three Muskateers, 1954 I believe. Hey, Walt Disney made some Great classics. Not as good as GWTW, or Titanic, but still, Great Classics.

[djsuperbadd]

I'd suggest that you read up on the causes and effects of Romanticism in art and literature - GWTW is a masterpiece in that the story, cinematography and music encapsulates an entire era.

[Runaways16]

It's directed by Victor Fleming.