If the rather modest but honest Run of the Arrow by Samuel Fuller can still entertain the audience in these days, it is largely thanks to the inspired and energetic music by Victor Young. Still, we had to wait decades to see the first one finally released on CD, and the latter reissued with the benefits of improvements in digital technology. They rank among the very last scores written by the composer. DeMille's Samson and Delilah, John Ford's Rio Grande and The Quiet Man, George Stevens' classic western Shane, as well as the comedy adventure Around the World in 80 Days, which brought himposthumouslyhis only Academy Award.Īlthough less known, the music from Run of the Arrow and The Brave One, gathered here, appear to be as impressive. Among his best known scores, we can mention For Whom the Bell Tolls with Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman, Cecil B. This classically trained violinist, author of numerous popular songs, knew how to make the most of a symphonic orchestra for the big screen.Ī pioneer in this field since the silent era, composer of over 300 movie scores, Victor Young wouldn't have the opportunity to work on numerous milestone Hollywood productions. One can only imagine what heights could have been reached by so prolific and gifted a composer as Victor Young (1900-1956), if he hadn't died prematurely just as the Cinema was undertaking a new technical boom to face the challenge of television.
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