26/06/2025
It's not an exaggeration to say that the 'Theme' and 'The Plot' are two of the greatest ever pieces of music composed, in my opinion. Music like this sourced from Hairy Records and more, that made me who I am in this respect.
The man is as big as legend as there is, but his array of film scores? Dirty Harry. Bullitt. Cool Hand Luke. Enter The Dragon. There are dozens of scores in film and TV. But the Mission Impossible film run, with 8 folk having their own run at his music. Stunning. I stayed in an IMAX on my own to listen to new composers variations on his music one final time last Sunday. It has always, always meant the world to me.
His influence in that respect may never be matched. There are a few composers, Williams, Horner, Goldsmith. People struggle with following or interpreting their music.
But this man. My god. It's not far off to say every week or so I listen to music adapted by others from him, but yours was unmatched from the start. Your mission is ended, sir. Legend.
