[Thor Joachim Haga]

Again, this was a thread I did on FSM in 2008, but I’m just taking the original post and putting it in here to move the discussion forward – a particular micro genre within the overall category of jazz scores that I call ‘baroque jazz melancholy’ (although not as micro as Dr. Jacoby’s religious jazz rock scores from the 70s):

“There is one particular “sound” I really love; what I call “baroque jazz melancholy”. This is an almost classical tune with a jazz undercurrent or backbeat and with a minor-moded melody to go.

Examples include the “Main Title” from THE EIGER SANCTION or “Main Title” and “Rickard Escapes” from THE LAST RUN. If there’s a harpschicord that goes with it, even better.

Do you know what I’m talking about? Any other examples of this?”