| The "Western" has pretty much died out these days, at one time there were plenty of films at the cinema and t.v.series and they all had magnificent music themes too. Last night (20.8.22), the 1958 film "The Big Country" starring Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Charlton Heston and Burl Ives was shown with my number 1 favourite film music of ALL time, composed by Jerome Moross, a magnificent sweep of music which really conjures up the wide open spaces of 19th Century America. The similarly titled 1960s t.v. series "The Big Valley" starring Barbara Stanwyck, Lee Majors and Linda Evans also had a great theme tune by George Duning and who can forget Elmer Bernstein's awesome theme to the original 1960 version of "The Magnificent Seven"? TCM Movies is currently showing all the old late 1950s/early 1960s series "Sugarfoot" starring the very sexy Will Hutchins who is still alive, now aged 92. What are your favourite "westerns" and your favourite "westerns" music too? |
Also the 1969 film version of Lerner and Loewe's "Paint Your Wagon" from which Lee Marvin had a number 1 hit with "Wand'ring Star" although my personal favourite is Harve Presnell singing "They Call The Wind Mariah". (I call it a bloody nuisance.) This film also featured Clint Eastwood's one and only singing role when he warbled "I Talk To the Trees".
And when I get to this part;
And when we say;
Ee-ee-ow! A-yip-i-o-ee-ay!
We're only sayin',
You're doin' fine, Oklahoma!
Oklahoma, O.K.!
I guarantee that I can make the short hairs on the back of your neck stand straight up!
Also, I am pretty sure that the whole 'making the hair on the back of your neck stand up' thing is not what R&H were aiming for...
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Also Shirley's gorgeous version of "'til There Was You" in "The Music Man".
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Plus 2 more from my childhood
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He was in the western with Clint Eastwood called “Hang ‘em High”
Westerns: old school: would probably be “Shane” from 1953. Modern: hard choice between “Unforgiven” or “Open Range”, both great westerns with hard gritty backgrounds and marvellous camera work. Just my two cents worth
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and 'Champion the wonder horse'
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Whenever I see either one of them on TV, I just keep watching.
Also for the great music from Ennio Morricone.
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I can’t recall the name of the movie now but, Johnny Mack Brown showed an impressive trouser snake. No wonder gals were attracted to him.
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He was an actor……….my bad spelling
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