Reply To: Jazz scores
Hmm, not sure I can list 10 examples. Not that I dislike jazz in film scores, it’s just that I don’t have a lot of them. In fact, I had to look through my collection to remind myself of jazz-influenced scores I have enjoyed. And some of these may be bordeline cases regarding the “jazz” label.
But anyway, in no particular order (and it seems that I landed at almost 10):
THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE (Shire) (OK, this HAS to be at the top of the list. 12-tone jazz-rock-funk?! Love it! 🙂 )
CHINATOWN (Goldsmith)
THE RUSSIA HOUSE (Goldsmith)
CHECKMATE (Williams)
LUCKY YOU (Chris Young)
CASINO ROYALE (Bacharach)
THE YAKUZA (Grusin)
I, SPY (Grusin)
SNEAKERS (Horner)