Wonderful!!!! I love the fantastique...but in many ways, 'Harold in Italy' (his second symphony) is closer to me...Luckylighter said:Wow, interesting thread. I've always liked Wagner, especially the overture from "The Flying Dutchmen."
But, I also enjoy Hector Berlioz's "Symphonie Fantastique."
What recording of the Fantastique do you have?
And now a question: Why do classical buffs look down their noses at film score? Is it like indie and underground rockers frowning on even good rock that happens to be mainstream? If so, could you elaborate? I just don't understand how such good music could be looked on with such disdain.
Yes its sad that most classical buffs do look down their noses towards film scores...but I feel there is a good reason, however priggish...film scores these days (BACK THEN they werent looked down upon...Shostakovich and Prokofiev wrote music for films, and another of my favorite composers Wolfgang Korngold was a film composer-he wrote the score for Robin Hood with Flynn!)..anyways, film scores these days tend to be sappy, repetitious, and in general, Stupid and Boring. I hate to say it, but the last few scores of John Williams (after Saving Private Ryan) were rather mediocre...he just doesnt have the fire and brimestone that he use to...
So, I look down upon most film scores these days (LotR scores always excepted.)