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Jonathan
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Well, what is it?Mine would have to be SILVERADO, with THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN close behind. However, my favorite single cut from any western is John Williams' overture for THE COWBOYS.
I'd be interested to know others that are particularly exciting.
posted 06-21-1999 12:00 PM PT (US) Scorro
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I love westerns! Great ones include...
Wyatt Earp (James Newton Howard)
Lonesome Dove (Basil Poledouris)
True Women, Tombstone (Bruce Broughton)
posted 06-21-1999 12:16 PM PT (US) Kevin
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Yes, Silverado and The Cowboys would be on my list, but probably my favorite would have to he "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly."Kevin
NP - Final Countdown (Scott) posted 06-21-1999 12:38 PM PT (US) Gae
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Well, a couple of the classic westerns are mentioned already.."The Magnificent Seven", "The Good the Bad and the Ugly", but how about "High Noon" or "Shane"? "Back to the Future III" is another excellent score and my own personal favourites "City Slickers I and II"..superb scores by Marc Shaiman! NP Star Trek II (Star Trek compilation)
posted 06-21-1999 01:58 PM PT (US) Mary
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High Noon is my favorite Western score. But the choice was tough. There are so many good scores for westerns!Mary
posted 06-21-1999 03:03 PM PT (US) Al
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I must agree with Gae that City Slickers 2 is superb. A really enjoyable score from start to finish.
Probably my favorite Western movie/score would be Bandolero! It's Goldsmith and Jimmy Stewart. You can't get much better than that!
I still like the classics- Magnificent Seven, The Good The Bad And the Ugly, but Goldsmith's rip-roarin' western scores, like Rio Conchos, Hour of The Gun, Take A Hard Ride, and Bad Girls, always keep me coming back for more.
posted 06-21-1999 08:24 PM PT (US) Audacity
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My favorite would have to be YOUNG GUNS II by Alan Silvestri. Others I like are:WYATT EARP (James Newton Howard)
CITY SLICKERS II (Mark Shaiman)
ROUGH RIDERS (Peter Bernstien)Audacity
N.P. Tomorrow Never Dies (David Arnold) posted 06-22-1999 04:13 AM PT (US) Ethan
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Don't forget another classic, Jerome Moss's BIG COUNTRY. Great score that still holds up. And of course the eclectic ONE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST by Ennio Morricone.
posted 06-22-1999 09:00 AM PT (US) SFT
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The Magnificent Seven all the way!SFT
posted 06-22-1999 12:11 PM PT (US) S Smith
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Everybody mentioned great scores, but I truly believe that "Magnificent Seven" is the greatest western score ever.
posted 06-22-1999 09:12 PM PT (US) Jeron
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Have we forgotton about Goldsmith??????RIO CONCHOS
100 RIFLES
BAD GIRLS (simply wonderful)Jeron
posted 06-22-1999 10:36 PM PT (US) James
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My all-time favorites have all already been mentioned, i.e. The Magnificent Seven, Bad Girls, and Silverado. So I'll mention some my other less-frequent favorites:Blazing Saddles (John Morris)
The Sons of Katie Elder (Elmer Bernstein)
Valley of Gwangi (Jerome Moross)I have a feely that Wild Wild West will be added to this list soon...
James
NP - Tombstone (Broughton) **** ---> Another great one![This message has been edited by James (edited 06-23-99).]
posted 06-23-1999 08:19 PM PT (US) silenzio
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I love the Spaghetti Western music. Morricone is just great! I believe "Giu' la Testa (Duck, You Sucker!)" and "Once upon a Time in the West" are two of the greatest music ever composed in the history of music! "La Resa dei Conti (The Big Gundown)" is very cool, too! Aside from Morricone, Bacalov's "Django" and "Quien Sabe? (Bullet for the General)," and Ortolani's "Day of Anger" are great!Terry
posted 06-28-1999 11:54 PM PT (US) Ethan
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Terry, if you love Morricone, and I'm sure you have this one, but ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA is also a great score. Great movie too!
posted 06-29-1999 10:38 AM PT (US) Gae
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I'm going to keep up the tradition of good manners on this message board by saying "welcome to moviemusic.com Silenzio and Ethan". Congratulation on discovering the best film music message board on the net!! Gae NP The Return of the Jedi
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