Showing posts with label Daniele Amfitheatrof. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Daniele Amfitheatrof. Show all posts

20 April 2009

Omar Khayyam; The Mountain


Continuing our series of film soundtracks on 12-inch records, here are two fine scores from 1956-57.

Victor Young is always terrific; in the Omar Khayyam score he is inspired by Borodin and Russian composers. Quite the cover illustration, too.

You don't hear much these days about Daniele Amfitheatrof, but The Mountain is an atmospheric score that is most enjoyable and must have fit the tale of a mountain rescue quite well.

This is in response to a request at Mel's place on Franklynot.