The Greatest Original Film Scores

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Thierry Jousse grew up near Nantes in the 1960s. In 1988, he began writing for Cahiers du Cinéma, the magazine where he would become editor‑in‑chief in 1991. He left to begin directing short films before moving on to feature filmmaking and composing. After directing his first feature film, he joined France Musique, where he produced and hosted several programs, including Easy Tempo with Laurent Valero, Cinéma Song, *Ciné Tempo, *and Retour de plage. Over the years, he has published several books on cinema, including monographs on John Cassavetes, David Lynch, and Wong Kar‑wai, as well as a collection of essays (Pendant les Travaux, le Cinéma reste ouvert). He is a regular contributor to ARTE’s Blow Up, creating “carte blanche” segments on music in film. Since September 2022, he has hosted a weekly film club at the Nouvel Odéon in Paris.

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This definitive guide to movie music, from 1930s composers to 2020s legends like John Williams and Danny Elfman, goes behind-the-scenes of more than 400 iconic global film scores-complete with a stunning collection of photos and little-known histories on composers, filmmakers, and the making of the films we love.

Movies as we know and love them are not complete without their essential film scores, be it a classic Bond theme, a suspense-building horror backdrop, or a downright epic introduction to a fantastical world. The Greatest Original Film Scores is an illustrated guide to the history of movie music, featuring insightful detail on the evolution of musical styles, candid photos from on-set and recording studios, suggested playlists from early 1930s Hollywood through contemporary blockbusters, and much more.

Delve into the backgrounds of individual composers and their greatest works, from the tone-setting Max Steiner to era-defining Quincy Jones to contemporary legends like Alexandre Desplat and Joe Hisaish. Discover the vast global catalogue of film scores from the Golden Age of French Cinema and the music accompanying the revolutionary works from Wong Kar-wai and Pedro Almodóvar. Learn how the relationships between composer and directors creative duos, like Bernard Herrmann and Alfred Hitchcock, Ennio Morricone and Sergio Leone, John Williams and Steven Spielberg, and Tim Burton and Danny Elfman, resulted in musical and cinematic masterpieces.

Illustrated by more than 400 photos, The Greatest Original Film Scores is the ultimate guide to the music and movies which remain with us long after the screen fades to black.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
6          TELLING A STORY
8   THE HOLLYWOOD SOUND, IN PRAISE OF THE ORCHESTRA
10        MAX STEINER, THE INVENTOR
12        MIKLÓS RÓZSA, MASTER OF THE GOTHIC STYLE
16        MAURICE JAUBERT AND FRENCH MUSIC
18        PLAYLIST: THE GREAT HOLLYWOOD SOUNDTRACKS
20   HITCHCOCK/HERRMANN, THE PERFECT COUPLE
22        HITCHCOCK/HERRMANN IN FIVE FILMS
26        HERRMANN WITHOUT HITCHCOCK
30        REJECTED SCORES, THE GREAT MISUNDERSTANDING
34   JAZZ IN CINEMA, A NEW AESTHETIC
36        JAZZ AND HOLLYWOOD MUSIC
38        JAZZ MUSICIANS IN CINEMA, BETWEEN DOCUMENTARY AND FICTION
42        JAZZ AND MODERNITY
46        JAZZ AND CINEMA: THE FRENCH MOMENT
50        WOODY ALLEN AND OLD JAZZ
52   THE MORRICONE CONTINENT, AN ITALIAN COLOR
54        MORRICONE/LEONE, A LOVE MATCH
60        PLAYLIST: 100 SOUNDTRACKS BY ENNIO
62        GIALLO, A VERY MUSICAL GENRE
64        ROTA & FELLINI, PERFECT MOMENTS
68        PLAYLIST: AN EXTRAORDINARY GENERATION OF ITALIAN COMPOSERS
70   NEW WAVE, NEW COMPOSERS
72        GODARD AND MUSIC
74        TRUFFAUT/DELERUE, A FLAWLESS PARTNERSHIP
78        ALAIN RESNAIS, A MUSIC-LOVING FILMMAKER
80        PLAYLIST: SIX NEW WAVE COMPOSERS
82    THE GOLDEN AGE OF FRENCH POPULAR CINEMA
84        VLADIMIR COSMA, KING OF COMEDY
88        FRANÇOIS DE ROUBAIX, A PIONEER
90        MICHEL MAGNE, ICONOCLAST AND HIGH-STAKES PLAYER
92        CLAUDE LELOUCH/FRANCIS LAI, UNPARALLELED LONGEVITY
96        PHILIPPE SARDE/CLAUDE SAUTET, A LOVE FOR MUSIC
98   POP IN CINEMA
100      HENRY MANCINI/BLAKE EDWARDS, A PERFECT PAIR
104      THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR
106      QUINCY JONES, THE CINEMA YEARS
110      PLAYLIST: GREAT HOLLYWOOD MUSIC OF THE 1960s
112   MY NAME IS BOND. JAMES BOND.
114      JAMES BOND THROUGH THE DECADES
118      JOHN BARRY, THE BRITISH TOUCH, THE SWINGING SIXTIES AND THE HOLLYWOOD SOUND
122      PLAYLIST: ENGLAND, LAND OF BRILLIANT COMPOSERS
124   NEW HOLLYWOOD, NEW MUSIC
126      LALO SCHIFRIN, THE INVENTION OF THE URBAN THRILLER
128      JERRY GOLDSMITH, THE GIANT
130      COPPOLA THROUGH MUSIC
134      MARTIN SCORSESE’S MUSICAL PASSIONS
138      PLAYLIST: THE GREAT COMPOSERS OF NEW HOLLYWOOD
140  ROCK AND CINEMA, A RICH ENCOUNTER
142      THE LEGENDARY ELVIS PRESLEY
144      EASY RIDER, A PIVOTAL FILM
146      BEATLES VERSUS STONES
148      TODD HAYNES, A GLAM FILMMAKER
152      PLAYLIST: ROCK AND FILM
154      THE MUSICAL, AN ENCHANTED MERRY-GO-ROUND
156      THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE HOLLYWOOD MUSICAL
158      THE ICONIC WEST SIDE STORY
160      JACQUES DEMY, THE FRENCH ASSET
164      AFTER THE GOLDEN AGE, TRANSFORMATION AND REBIRTH
170   HORROR CINEMA, MUSIC OF FEAR
172      MONSTERS AND VAMPIRES
174      AMERICAN HORROR IN THE 1970s
176      DAVID CRONENBERG/HOWARD SHORE, THE PERFECT MATCH
180   JOHN WILLIAMS, THE RETURN OF THE SYMPHONY
182      WILLIAMS AND SPIELBERG
186      THE GREAT SAGAS: STAR WARS AND HARRY POTTER
190      JOHN WILLIAMS BEFORE STAR WARS
194  1980s–1990s, THE RESHAPING OF FILM MUSIC
196      TIM BURTON & DANNY ELFMAN, A DEVILISH DUO
200      GABRIEL YARED, COMPOSER AND CITIZEN OF THE WORLD
204      JIM JARMUSCH, INDEPENDENT AT ALL COSTS
206      PHILIP GLASS/MICHAEL NYMAN, TWO MINIMALISTS AT …