King of Movie Soundtracks

NO, not Danny F-ing Elfman...!
Silly goose, Bernard Herrmann.
As a young lad I stayed up late and snuck downstairs to watch "Taxi Driver" on HBO, back in... the last `70s. Anyway... the haunting music in the film stuck with me and the sax parts and the strings were just amazing. I found the soundtrack on casette and wore it out, mostly sitting around smoking and drinking - it was music to get depressed and angry to. Just ask Travis Bickle!

So, years go by and as luck would have it I sat down to catch the original "Day The Earth Stood Still" (not to be confused with the recent re-make) and guess who did the music? That's right, Bernard Herrmann.