Masada - Part I - Suite (Jerry Goldsmith - 1981)

[@myblasphemouslife9052]

Been to Masada four times in the past two years, the real history is far more epic.

[@gerardoduqueavila]

Definitivamente está nueva versión de MASADA es mas brillante que la del LP original de 1980,y más extendida,GRACIAS! .

[@guidoharmeling5872]

Epic story and EPIC music !

[@crwdfwtx]

This is from the absolute peak of what Jerry could do

[@robertroth3930]

I have quite the opposite opinion.

[@Daniel-r3y2u]

​@@robertroth3930you guys are so close-minded, it obviously lies somewhere along a crest-trough continuum. 😂 Seriously though, I enjoy the theme, but it's not his best score.

[@asch7906]

RIP David Warner

[@victorfabianveravillalobos3539]

hermosísima...

[@Schiggstaaa]

Thx

[@hacedordearmas6715]

10:52 Perfection !

[@iceomistar4302]

I love how Goldsmith blends Russian and Jewish styles together

[@aj.s...]

The Russian and Jewish orthodox music traditions are actually very similar. So, whatever "blending" you're hearing... that's just your brain making the connection that's already there. Pretty interesting, I think.

[@pp312]

Problem with your observation is that the story is set in Roman times, which has nothing to do with Russia. I enjoy the score very much, but authentic or even redolent of ancient Rome it ain't.

[@aj.s...]

@@pp312 I know you were talking to the op, but I'll throw in my 2 cents. I'm vaguely familiar with this story and the events it's based on. The Romans play a huge part, yes, but the story is a Jewish one. Hence, the music is very Jewish (as opposed to Roman) and, therefore, very Russian-sounding.

[@pp312]

@@aj.s... Actually I think Goldsmith simply got sidetracked by the fact that the series starts in the modern day showing us, if I recall, Jewish teenagers in training. Goldsmith pitched his themes to that opening and kept to them, which works okay but is hardly appropriate to the period. For someone who was a pupil of Miklos Rozsa (Ben-Hur, Quo Vadis, King of Kings) I'm sure he could have come up with a more "Roman" approach without losing the Jewishness.

[@aj.s...]

@@pp312 Hmm... an interesting point. You could be right. I haven't actually watched the miniseries; I just know the story and know that it's very much a Jewish, like, remembrance sort of thing. Like, very proudly Jewish. And when I listen to the score, it does put appropriately ancient pictures in my head. But, yeah, idk, you might be right. It sounds like you've actually seen the film, and I can't say I have lol