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Song of the Day: Somewhere in Time (“Super Soundtrack Suite”) [YouTube link], composed by John Barry, concludes our mini-Barry tribute, while kicking off a double-dose of romantic film scores en route to Valentine’s Day. This lush, achingly beautiful soundtrack suite for the 1980 film, starring Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, and…

Song of the Day: Goldfinger (“Soundtrack Suite”) [YouTube link], composed by John Barry, remains one of the most recognizable scores in the entire 007 film franchise. Still a sentimental favorite, this 1964 flick, starring Sean Connery as Bond, James Bond, introduced many of the elements that would become staples in…

Song of the Day: Laura (“Soundtrack Suite”) [YouTube link], features the memorable music of David Raksin, who scored this 1944 film noir, directed by Otto Preminger, and starring Gene Tierney in the title role, along with Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, and Vincent Price. As Wikipedia tells us, Preminger wanted to…

Song of the Day: Chinatown (“Soundtrack Suite”) [YouTube link], composed by Jerry Goldsmith, is a perfect complement to this 1974 neo-noir film, starring Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, and John Huston as one of the sleaziest villains in cinema history. On this date in 1929, the great Jerry Goldsmith was born.…

Song of the Day: Jurassic Park (“Soundtrack Suite”) [YouTube link], composed by John Williams, continues our two-day celebration of the maestro’s 90th birthday. Williams remains the most-Oscar nominated film score composer in history. His 52 Oscar nominations in total, put him second only to Walt Disney (with 59 nominations) in…

Song of the Day: E.T. the Extra Terrestrial (“Soundtrack Suite”) [YouTube link], composed by John Williams, provides just a hint of the triumphant Oscar-winning score to this Steven Spielberg-directed classic that celebrates its fortieth anniversary this year. I had the privilege of seeing the finale of this film conducted by…

Song of the Day: Taxi Driver (“Soundtrack Suite”) [YouTube link], composed by Bernard Herrmann, concludes our 5-day mini tribute to this film score maestro. This was the composer’s final film score before his death on Christmas Eve in 1975. He didn’t live to see the film’s debut on February 8,…