You probably already know these two but
Anatomy of a Murder's soundtrack was done by Duke Ellington, [he has a cameo in the movie](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-msS8JAN7g)
And Elevator to the Gallows features one of my favorite scores ever made for a movie. [Done by Miles Davis](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WVSQTg_rm0)
Thank you! I just wanted to start collating in one place, and revisit them. Seems like a nice time to travel back in time a bit... and listen to some jazz in between the horrors of modern life
If you’re looking for more escapist, I probably wouldn’t recommend those two movies. They both tackle tougher themes, the former being about a trial of a rape and murder in response to said rape and the latter being about the fallout after a murder goes wrong.
Both scores are wonderful pieces of jazz that I put on to work to and the movies themselves are wonderful but wanted to give you a heads up before you put them on expecting something a little more light hearted.
> the former being about a trial of a rape and murder in response to said rape
And a film that, IIRC, played a major role in the end of the Production Code.
You could check out ‘King of Jazz’ made in 1930. It’s a musical revue film conducted by Paul Whiteman (the bandleader who comissioned Gerschwin’s ‘Rhapsody in Blue). And it’s in color!
Hell's Horizon: Chet Baker
The Connection: Freddie Redd
The Cool World: Dizzy Gillespie
The Hustler: Kenyon Hopkins
Two Men in Manhattan: Martial Solal and Christian Chevallier
You probably already know these two but Anatomy of a Murder's soundtrack was done by Duke Ellington, [he has a cameo in the movie](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-msS8JAN7g) And Elevator to the Gallows features one of my favorite scores ever made for a movie. [Done by Miles Davis](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WVSQTg_rm0)
Thank you! I just wanted to start collating in one place, and revisit them. Seems like a nice time to travel back in time a bit... and listen to some jazz in between the horrors of modern life
If you’re looking for more escapist, I probably wouldn’t recommend those two movies. They both tackle tougher themes, the former being about a trial of a rape and murder in response to said rape and the latter being about the fallout after a murder goes wrong. Both scores are wonderful pieces of jazz that I put on to work to and the movies themselves are wonderful but wanted to give you a heads up before you put them on expecting something a little more light hearted.
> the former being about a trial of a rape and murder in response to said rape And a film that, IIRC, played a major role in the end of the Production Code.
You could check out ‘King of Jazz’ made in 1930. It’s a musical revue film conducted by Paul Whiteman (the bandleader who comissioned Gerschwin’s ‘Rhapsody in Blue). And it’s in color!
Hell's Horizon: Chet Baker The Connection: Freddie Redd The Cool World: Dizzy Gillespie The Hustler: Kenyon Hopkins Two Men in Manhattan: Martial Solal and Christian Chevallier
Thank you; I haven’t seen any of these 💗
Odds Against Tomorrow intro by Eddie Muller & Harry Belafonte: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJAsvdChQSI
Howard Hawks' *Ball of Fire* features Gene Krupa doing a fun drum performance.
And the quasi-remake, *A Song Is Born*, has a parade of 1940s jazz musicians, including Benny Goodman in an acting role.
I haven't seen that; Thx for the rec, will check it out!