Who in the hell picked the soundtrack anyway? It was as if you were stuck in an elevator with the Ray Conniff Singers who had just finished downing their 10th latte .
In the immortal words of John Lennon:
"The sound you make is Muzak to my ears"
Patrick of Seattle
The music in this movie was great. It was such a weird movie.
shareI think that the movie had some of Michel Legrand's best movie music. It's funny that Legrand would compose some of his most imaginative music for an odd quirky film as opposed to a major release, I would imagine he was given a lot of freedom for it. It's an interesting blend of classical and jazz influences. Legrand was/is a jazz musician at heart who has worked with the likes of Miles Davis and even has released purely jazz albums in the past, in between those movie scores that made it onto vinyl. I wish this movie's soundtrack would be included on a cd featuring some of Legrand's movie scores, especially if there are more complete versions.
The use of choral music may seem odd, but remember this was 1969 and the movie, its anti-war message, and the accompaning music was aimed at a late 60's crowd (a traditional, stirring orchestration would not fit this movie). Another movie of the same year, BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID, also made use of choral music that seems today a bit out of place, especially for a Western, but back in '69 it wasn't so odd.
im watchin butch and sundance right now and my mind immediately went back to castle keep. one word for that kind of music. very swank. almost like the theme song to the show "Mannix"
..been dazed and confused for so long..
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It sounded like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid music somehow.
shareYet another movie where there is absolutely NO need for the syrupy harp glissandos included in the score. (Actually, I can't think of any movie that would really need them.)
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