Cinema
Scores that outlive their films.
Morricone, Rota, Legrand, Barry — Italian and French cinema, Bond, and classic Hollywood.
Once Upon a Time in the West
Ennio Morricone · 1968
Written before the film was shot, and better than most films ever made.
La dolce vita
Nino Rota · 1960
Rome at three in the morning, scored by a man who found the whole thing very funny.
Les parapluies de Cherbourg
Michel Legrand · 1964
A film in which every line is sung, scored by a jazz pianist with an alarming gift for melody.
The Best of Bond… James Bond
John Barry · 1962
Brass, strings and tailoring: the house style of the well-dressed thriller.
The Pink Panther
Henry Mancini · 1963
The suave, sophisticated sound of Henry Mancini’s enduring masterpiece for Blake Edwards’s iconic caper.
Vertigo
Bernard Herrmann · 1958
Bernard Herrmann's seminal score for Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 masterpiece, a work of enduring psychological depth and orchestral innovation.
Blade Runner
Vangelis · 1982
A timeless and influential sonic tapestry woven for Ridley Scott's dystopian masterpiece, establishing a benchmark for electronic film scores.
The Godfather
Nino Rota · 1972
More than a mere film score, Nino Rota’s haunting work for Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 epic stands as a cultural touchstone, its melodies etched into the collective consciousness, embodying the grandeur and tragedy of the Corleone saga.
Once Upon a Time in America
Ennio Morricone · 1984
Ennio Morricone’s elegiac score for Sergio Leone’s final masterpiece, a sprawling epic of crime, love, and regret in the American underworld.
Il Postino
Luis Bacalov · 1994
Luis Bacalov's Academy Award-winning score for Michael Radford's 1994 film, 'Il Postino', offers a poignant Mediterranean soundscape, embodying the film's gentle melancholy and its celebration of poetry.
Sette uomini d'oro
Armando Trovajoli · 1965
Armando Trovajoli's iconic score for Marco Vicario's 1965 caper, a masterclass in sophisticated Italian cinematic jazz.
Svezia, Inferno e Paradiso
Piero Umiliani · 1968
From the Italian maestro who gave us "Mah Nà Mah Nà", a sophisticated, sometimes unsettling sonic journey into the cinematic depiction of 1960s Sweden, a potent brew of jazz, bossa nova, and avant-garde textures.
Moon River and Other Great Movie Themes
Andy Williams · 1962
The golden age of Hollywood scores, refracted through the effortless croon of an American institution.