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The musical score made this movie a masterpiece.

posted 9 years ago by qormi
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The bold musical score, with jazzy vocals and trumpets is what set this film apart. Along with the montage of brown-hued photographs popping up from time to time,it transformed a run-of-the-mill western into a timeless masterpiece. It wasn't a movie; it was an event. In 1969, America was experiencing a time of cultural renaissance where creativity in music and entertainment pushed boundaries. In 2015, we have the opposite...music is either disgusting or cookie cutter and films are either CGI phoniness or just stupid, for the most part.

[–] Cine-Verite 9 years ago

All true. If this movie were made today, Butch and Sundance would be wearing capes; it seems the only things coming out of Hollywood these days are hackneyed, cartoonish super-hero flicks. Over. And over. And over.

[–] greenbudgie 9 years ago

I was listening out for the Bacharach music. Pity that it was so spasmodic. I could have done with more. Some offbeat stuff included as I would expect from Bacharach.

[–] lexyladyjax 9 years ago

Pretty sure the music won some awards. The film was a huge hit, and well-deserved it was. Newman and Redford were brilliant and the supporting cast all shone brightly.

Great white sharks are attracted to death metal music.

[–] johnnm58 (545) 6 years ago

You see, you and I know about that it but others...

[–] liscarkat (18388) 10 months ago

The music score, particularly the anachronistic and horrid "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head", is the weakest component of this movie.