The Best Music in Film

Claude Bolling

(Composed the music for California Suite)

S&S: What is your favourite film soundtrack music and why do you like it so much?
"Of course, most of the scores by John Williams and Bernard Herrmann"
S&S: In what ways does music best enhance a film?
"I think that the quality of the soundtrack of a motion picture is also to exprimer l'inexprimable (express the inexpressible)"
S&S: Which film either has music that you wished you'd written or is one you would like to rescore and why?
"Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) by Victor Young was my favourite at this time with his waltz theme and all the music bringing the flavour of the countries travelled by Phileas Fog. It's still a great film."
Last Updated: 29 Sep 2008