Comments on: Losing Leonard Rosenman

By: Medusa

Medusa — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 07:19:28 +0000

Hi Brent!Let's hope more of his scores are released or re-released — I was amazed how much TV work he had done, and as you said, the hearty mix of big and small titles in his credits. I know I'm going to be watching out for his movies and listening carefully — the ones you cited sound amazing!Thanks for your comments!– m

By: Brent

Brent — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 03:35:17 +0000

Oops… sorry

By: Brent

Brent — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 03:32:44 +0000

What I loved about Rosenman's work was that he worked all kinds of movies,big budget and small. His "trademark" sound was probably a swelling orchestral throbbing, but he could tailor it to the style of the film. "Beneath the Planet of the Apes" sounds kinda like Jerry Goldsmith's atonal score for the original film, but gets more and more orchestral as the movie progresses. "A Man Called Horse" starts off with straight native war chants and such, then the climactic battle becomes orchestra again. My personal favourites were two of his 1920's films, "Legs Diamond" and "St. Valentine's Day Massacre". "Legs" has a infectious dance number in the titles that I couldn't get out of my head, and "Valentine's" a rollicking, roaring, crashing piano theme that fits the exploitation atmosphere of the film to a T. What an amazing,creative, productive man. God bless!

By: Brent

Brent — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 03:32:32 +0000