Morricone's overture is just plain awful; all of his best riffs were cribbed from his earlier work, mostly "Once Upon a Time in the West" and "My Name is Nobody."
Guess the Academy was embarrassed for missing his genius the first time.
I guess the BAFTAs and Grammys were wrong for giving him the win and the Globes were for nominating him.
I don't think "The Untouchables" is one of his career best, but I do think it's a great score that perfectly fits as a neo-pulp noir yarn with the right flourish of the heroic. My favorite piece, aside from the primary theme, is Al Capone's theme because it perfectly reflects the decadent arrogance of Capone and his lifestyle. It feels like something, if he had that kind of imagination, Donald Trump would play at one of his rallies to get the crowds excited.
"[Redmayne] is so thirsty for awards and not in a fun way but in a sad, desperate way" - Twitter
One of the best scores of all-time, for me. No less.
The overture is pure genius and the staccato theme is very original. There's a nice mix of musical emotions in this movie.
Morricone's music really elevates this movie. The more I think about it, the more I realize that with another score I would probably have rated this movie a 7 or an 8, but it's a 9/10 for me.