Saturday, November 16, 2024
David Raksin’s Jazzy Title Theme to The Big Combo (1955), His Brilliant Scores to Three Other Pictures, and Some Musing about Quentin Tarantino
[TCM’s Film Noir of the Week Saturday Night-Sunday Morning at midnight and 10 a.m. ET is Joseph H. Lewis and Philip Yordan’s The Big Combo (1955) with Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte, Brian Donlevy, Jean Wallace, Lee Van Cleef, Earl Holliman and Helene Stanton.”]
By RM
saturday, november 16, 2024 at 5:34:00 p.m. est
This has a great title theme by David Raksin.
What does Tarantino have to do with anything? The only thing I saw of his was Pulp Fiction (1994), and I thought it was one of the dumbest movies I’ve ever sat through, with an absolutely repulsive cast. Also, he’s anti-cop and pro-black. Would never watch anything else from him.
-RM
David Raksin (1912-2004): Excerpts from his score to The Big Combo (1955)
Other great scores by David Raksin
“David Raksin’s stunningly lyrical music for Forever Amber (1947)”;
“Hear This Symphony Version of David Raksin’s Brilliant Score to Across the Wide Missouri (1951), and Some Good Gable Talk!”
“The Bad and the Beautiful (1952): Vincente Minelli’s Stunning Story of Modern Hollywood: David Raksin’s Stunning Score, and the Trailer.”
“Hear Two Stunning Scores... to TV Shows! Jerry Goldsmith's Theme to Dr. Kildare, Which Turned Medicine into a Holy Vocation, and David Raksin's Hard-Charging Theme to Ben Casey.”
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3 comments:
jerry pdx
Along with Spike Lee, Tarantino is the most overly praised overrated filmmaker in Hollywood. The common factor is their intense hatred of Whites and love of violent racist negroes, that combination makes White movie critics collapse to their knees in virtue signalling worship.
pulp fiction was a boring, derivative piece of crap. Had one good bit of dialogue which was the "Dead n****er storage" line. That was funny, but other than that just as overrated and worthless as Lee's "do the right thing".
Believe it or not,I just caught "Bullitt" tonight,in it's entirety. Why can't the studios make 'em like that anymore? Quick answer--no Steve McQueens or Robert Vaughns,Simon Oaklands,Robert Duvalls, Jacqueline Bissets,screenwriters,directors or movie studio types to okay them. I guess.
--GRA
I'd never watched the entire movie before,not even close. In a way,it's a film noir,imho.
--GRA
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