MUSIC:"To Kill a Mockingbird Main Theme" by Elmer Bernstein

Monumental Music

from  a

Fantastic Film

based on a

Brilliant Book

***The reason for this selection is a great example

Of how comments can influence what I post***

A Friend of AOM commented about Gabriel's Oboe that I posted yesterday

He said and I quote:

"Still one of my very favourite film themes - right up there with Elmer Bernstein's main theme from To Kill a Mockingbird. I melt whenever I hear it."

So thanks to his comments

Here's the main theme to To Kill a Mockingbird

      

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I rarely get to say this

Because I can never choose just one

Out of so many to top my list of bests

but

The film, To Kill a Mockingbird,

Is my all-time favorite movie

Number One on my List of Best Films Ever Ever

One of the things that makes it so special

Is the musical score by Elmer Bernstein

My favorite scene (among many) is the night Jem, Scout, and Dill

Were outside in the Radley's backyard garden.

To prove how brave he was

Jem scutters through the dark 

up to the back of the Radley's house

Trying to get a peek through the "winder" 

To catch a glimpse of the mysterious Boo Radley

And then - out of nowhere 

A Monstrous Shadow of a man looms large 

on the back wall of the old wooden house

The Music throbs with horror

Dill and Scout hide their faces stifling shrieks

The shadowy figure slithers across the wall

Slowly Closer - Ever Closer

Its menacing hand stretching out to get Jem

From where he crouched, whimpering, hiding his eyes from the

Dark Elongating Shadow Fingers reaching, grasping!

WOW! What a scene! Brilliant!!!!

The use of shadows in the film is incredibly masterful!

We see a similar use of shadows later in the film, during the attack scene

HA! You can tell I love this film

By how I am gushing about it

LOL

       

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So here's the Music!

Happy Melting!

:  )

I'm Melting right along with you!

"To Kill a Mockingbird Main Theme"

composed by 

Elmer Bernstein

Conducted by Elmer Bernstein

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/_t98LWNwUhI