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DIMITRI TIOMKIN

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    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJan 3rd 2008 edited
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    About time one of the all time great composers had his own thread, particularly as FSM's latest release is a 2 CD set of Land Of The Pharoahs cool

    This is a great score and I'll definitely be ordering this one.
    • CommentAuthordjdave
    • CommentTimeJan 5th 2008 edited
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    Is that the Jack Hawkins/Joan Collins film?

    I think Tiomkin's masterpiece was The Alamo. It's one of the best Westerns ever, and the music was perfect.

    Tiomkin was once asked how he could write music for Westerns, having been born in Russia (the Ukraine, if I remember correctly). He replied that the Steppes were just like the prairies..... punk
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJan 5th 2008
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    djdave wrote
    Is that the Jack Hawkins/Joan Collins film?

    I think Tiomkin's masterpiece was The Alamo. It's one of the best Westerns ever, and the music was perfect.

    Tiomkin was once asked how he could write music for Westerns, having been born in Russia (the Ukraine, if I remember correctly). He replied that the Steppes were just like the prairies..... punk


    Love Tiomkin's The Alamo which has one of the most heat rending melodies ever in The Green Leaves of Summer.

    'Pharoahs' is a great score too, check out sound clips at FSM.
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeJan 5th 2008
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    http://www.screenarchives.com/title_detail.cfm?ID=938

    This is an excellent starting point with Tiomkin as this was his first major score and an excellent one. Three more that have been recently released are Guns of Navarone, DOA, and High Noon. If you can find a copy of the RCA/Gerhardt release of his music this gives you a wonderful sampling.
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