Jason And The Argonauts Soundtrack CD
Jason And The Argonauts.
1963, Columbia.
Bernard Herrmann/Bruce Broughton.
Intrada, CD, 1999, MAF7083.
There is currently no review for this title.
Welcome to bestmoviesoundtracks.co.uk
This site was conceived as a side project by a "tekkie" friend of mine who suggested I use my journalistic experience to write about something I love. We bandied about some ideas before settling on this one - largely because I had collected movie soundtracks for much of my life and thought I could write about them. We wanted the site to be user friendly, well-written and reliable.
Over time, I hope to attract other writers keen to contribute to the site, who don't mind foregoing the financial benefits they may be used to in the short-term for something that may, or may not, be profitable further down the line.
The gradual demise of the cd format, re-emergence of vinyl, along with the expansion of blu-ray dvd and downloads translate to an ever-changing market place; despite this, most of us still buy cd's and dvd's and I hope that you will use the Amazon links on this site to buy online.
We have also included mini YouTube video links that accompany the reviews, so that you can listen to your favourite theme music while watching a related trailer or clip from the movie; because film is a visual medium, there seems no better way of presenting it.
Finally, a note on the type of soundtracks featured. Though purists generally view albums such as "Top Gun", "Flashdance" and others like them, as unworthy of coverage on a film soundtrack site, preferring instead to focus on orchestral scores, we have taken the view that these albums have earned their place based on their continued saleability and affection with a large section of cinema-goers. We wanted to reach as broad an audience as possible and have developed the site with this in mind, without forgetting those fans for whom composers such as Bernard Herrmann and Jerry Goldsmith, among many others, are considered on a par with the master composers. We hope you can find your best movie soundtracks on this site.
Enjoy it.
Psycho Soundtrack CD
Psycho.
1960, Universal.
Bernard Herrmann.
Unicorn-Kanchana, 1989, UKCD 2021.
There is currently no review for this title.
Cape Fear Soundtrack CD
Cape Fear.
1991, Universal.
Bernard Herrmann’s Original Score. Adapted and Conducted by Elmer Bernstein.
MCA/Spectrum CD, 1991, MCD10463
Rating: 
From the first cue, Bernstein’s re-working of Herrmann’s 1962 score for the 1991 re-make of Martin Scorsese’s Cape Fear, is powerful and disturbing. The opener, ‘Max’, with its four note descent sets the tone and there is no real let-up until the final chord is struck. Dominated largely by strings and woodwind instruments, there is much of the dramatic zeal evident in Herrmann’s work for Hitchcock here. Even in quieter moments, a sense of foreboding and tension is bubbling just beneath the surface. Cape Fear is essentially a revenge story about a bible-quoting rapist (Max Cady, played by Robert DeNiro) and the attorney who suppressed evidence that may have kept him from jail (Sam Bowden played by Nick Nolte). In Scorsese’s version, Cady becomes an almost untouchable spirit from the past who arrives to unleash vengeance of Biblical proportions. The original film, released in 1961 was a somewhat more sedate affair, starring Robert Mitchum as Cady and Gregory Peck as Bowden, both of whom make cameo appearances in Scorsese’s version. Of course, the censors of the period would have had a lot to say about the violent content of the new movie; Bernstein has since commented that he believes Herrmann’s heightened dramatic score to be more suited to the newer version - judge for yourself. Bernstein’s recording of the score has benefitted greatly from an improvement in sound and he has taken the dramatic themes to new heights, making it almost preferable to the original.
Cape Fear Movie Soundtrack. Review: Tim Mowbray.
Track Listing:
1. Max
2. Sam’s Story
3. Love?
4. Strip Search
5. Rape And Hospital
6. Frightened Sam
7. Cady Meets The Girls
8. Sam Hides
9. Drive
10. Teddy Bear Wired
11. Kersek Killed
12. Houseboat
13. The Fight
14. Destruction
15. The End
