1. SECONDS (Jerry Goldsmith): Dark, melancholic, incredibly haunting.
2. LONELY ARE THE BRAVE (Jerry Goldsmith): His first major western, a breakthrough score, displaying Jerry's full range as an exceptional dramatist. His decision to leave the final scene unscored is one of many strokes of genius, IMHO.
3. EXPLORERS (Jerry Goldsmith): My favorite Dante/Goldsmith collaboration. Plenty of orchestral razzle-dazzle, emotional scoring, quirky stuff you don't hear anymore these days.
4. DANGER DIABOLIK (Ennio Morricone): Great, far out stuff from the Maestro!
5. SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES (James Horner)
6. THE JOURNEY OF NATTY GANN (James Horner)
7. FAMILY PLOT (John Williams)
8. COMES A HORSEMAN (Michael Small): another great western score, terrific final scene.
9. THE MEMBER OF THE WEDDING (Alex North): Sensitive scoring from the master of sensitive, heartfelt, perfect scoring.
10. REVOLUTION (John Corigliano): Certainly one of the top 5 scores of the eighties. A major composer, an important score, the National PHilharmonic Orchestra with James Galway as featured soloist. And no CD!
These are my 10 absolute Holy Grails!
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