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  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    Primal Scream - Trainspotting
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited December 2024 Posts: 25,524
    The Trio - Ennio Morricone

    On leave and listening to The Maestro's music today, I still get chills listening to this.

    Ramon

    One of the greatest villain introductions.
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    Amazing stuff from Michael Giacchino..
  • R1s1ngs0nR1s1ngs0n France
    edited January 26 Posts: 2,178
    Last week I happened upon a program on Arte dedicated to John Barry's music and one of the excerpts shown was from this 1966 spy thriller which I've never heard of.
    Not surprisingly, it reminded me a lot of the theme for The Ipcress File, so naturally I had to listen to the whole soundtrack on YT.
    The movie was also available to watch on YT so I gave it a go... unfortunately, it turned out to be a poor man's Ipcress File with Barry's music its only saving grace, despite featuring the likes of Alec Guinness and Max von Sydow.
    But now I am completely obsessed with this fantastic score and I've already ordered the cd on eBay.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
    edited January 26 Posts: 7,679
    I really like 'The Quiller Memorandum', it's fairly engrossing Spy thriller, scripted by Harold Pinter. Love the opening scene, with George Sanders discussing the killing of their agent , while talking about the quality of hs lunch. Plus it has a film stealing turn from Alec Guinness discussing with Quiller ( Segal) his dilemma with the aid of currant buns!
    And Barrys score is excellent as you would expect!
  • ringfire211ringfire211
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    I personally enjoyed The Quiller Memorandum more than The Ipcress File. I think the latter is pretty overrated. Outside of some interesting camera angles and the excellent Barry score it’s pretty forgettable. Quiller is a solid little spy thriller. Can’t go wrong with Max Von Sydow as a baddie (remember Three Days of the Condor?) and Senta Berger was beautiful. And of course the excellent as always Barry score!
  • Mathis1Mathis1
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    Ah, but 'The Ipcress File' has Michael Caine as Harry Palmer. Much as I like George Segal as Quiller, he doesn't come anywhere near as entertaining as Caines 'Spy with glasses and no money!" to quote the man himself!
  • ringfire211ringfire211
    Posts: 666
    Caine was fine I suppose. But it’s the material that he has to work with that doesn’t really do it for me. A lot of it is a pretty dull affair.
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