Robin Hood-Prince of Thieves: "Main Title” by Michael Kamen (Score Reduction and Analysis)

A full score reduction of the main title sequence from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.
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[@Anamnesis]

I don't know how in the world you did this, but it's remarkable. I admire many composers, but for thirty years I've considered this cue to be my undisputed favorite "hero theme" in cinema history. It feels like a theme from out of time, influenced by the swashbuckling golden era of Hollywood that predated it by decades. The only thing sadder than knowing Kamen was an underappreciated genius who was taken from us far too soon is knowing that there are few (if any) people who score films like this anymore to replace him. 💘

[@FodorPupil]

So true

[@poppyonline4034]

Agree 100%

[@EPTAsum]

"we have our heading" "here we gooooo!!" Is what I always hear in my head when this song plays. Loveddd this analysis, thank you so much!

[@HeavenestStCyr]

Are these quotes from the movie

[@frostyapples7325]

​@@HeavenestStCyrit's from an advert on disney dvds.The scenes are from pirates of the Caribbean and peter Pan respectively

[@BryanWeltonIII]

How ironic that Disney used a Warner Bros movie theme

[@awintory]

What a masterpiece

[@FodorPupil]

Michael Kamen.. what a treasure. We lost him way too soon. Genius

[@RyanLeach]

This is the piece I think of when I hear "film music". Thanks for this and great work!

[@fentonhutson4560]

Love Michael Kamen. His scores just have such a distinct style. Also love the horn opening of the 6th, 5th and 3rd! Classic use of counterpoint for Horn melodies. Maybe do some more of Kamen's works? :D

[@FodorPupil]

The Dead Zone is also a fantastic score. He also did Highlander. I know he worked with Queen, but not sure if he composed "Who Wants to live Forever." ??

[@alexkarpenter2306]

David, this was fantastic! I haven't watched the movie, but this music evokes great childhood memories of Disney's DVD commercials. I feel honored to grow up with this music :) Sweet memories, I want to shed a tear😭

[@oskarhrankowski]

I really love this cue! Thank you!

[@HewWagner]

Amazing! So glad you did this score. I hope that soon people will begin talking about Kamen's work with the reverence they (justifiably!) talk about Jerry Goldsmith's work with.

[@endmiddlebeginning]

One of my all time favorites

[@gazelleman08]

Such a good theme, Disney co-opted it for some of their promos

[@poppyonline4034]

Fuck Disney for that

[@TheTrueAltoClef]

Thank you! I've loved this title sequence my whole life, and I was waiting for a score reduction for so long

[@liamjamesyardley9181]

One of my favourite films 🎥

[@manuelcervera5692]

Thank you very much David.

[@thpthp]

I always look forward to your posts!

[@notlobparrot3057]

GREAT choice for a new reduction!!!

[@Skitdora2010]

I love this score.

[@okankyoto]

This is also really close to Kamen's score for "From the Earth to the Moon", especially the intro

[@MrMarcoAlvarado]

Bravo!

[@flavioishimaru5399]

Very nice 👍🙂 well done

[@boingokky]

Request; if it pleases your lord... A score breakdown of the "Vincent Gray" track from The Sixth Sense. I would forever pledge faith and allegiance to his honorable Lord David McCaulley for his dutiful service!

[@antoinecardinmusic3904]

YES ! FINALLY ! 👏

[@davidcavalari226]

This movie is great, and the haters are wrong. No, Kevin Costner doesn't sound "English" - but since nobody in the movie is speaking Ye Olde Englishee from ye tyme uf ye Crewsaydees, that doesn't matter. Alan Rickman's accent is equally "wrong."

[@joelviolinpiano]

2:04 Coming soon to Disney dvd promo music.

[@justinpatterson3110]

Could you do the overture from BFG by John Williams?

[@JafuetTheSame]

Encourage everyone interested in Michael Kamen's music to seek out his OST to "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen"...only wish they released complete score

[@masive1498]

0:41 Morgan Creek Logo

[@TheSlowPianist]

Thank you for your dedicated and extremely valuable work. At the very beginning, do you think the double basses might be doing F - Bb instead of two Bb?

[@DavidMcCaulley]

It's very possible since the score I was working with was hard to read. I actually went back and forth on this for a long time, because I thought maybe I heard an F -Bb, though the score looked like a Bb - Bb. Good observation!

[@mitchlg531]

Hey, what program do you use to convert PDFs to high quality images?

[@brantlucas8507]

Could you do Your Father Would Be Proud from Rouge One?!

[@marcoantoniocolombo2860]

Boa noite contando a historia de Robin Rood .depois da luta contra a invasão francesa Robin veio a renacer na Polonia AONDE se casou com a Leonor Princesa de portugal teve dois filhos uma menina com o nome Malu e o menino com o nome do Pai Robin fazendo a vontade do Rei Ricardo coração de Leão e do pai dele Duque de cheor

[@yougosquishnow]

I put the beginning of this into sibelius. It's very off.