Mike Cole:

>I still feel that Bernstein's score for "On the Waterfront" is the best
>film music I have ever heard.

Have you heard Prokofiev's Alexander Nevsky, Ivan the Terrible, or Lt. Kije?

>Another use of music in film that I find very effective is that of John
>Ford's sweeping Irish march melodies in many of his John Wayne Westerns.

I love John Ford's movies.  In fact, I can only smile with infinite pity
on those who don't accept him as our greatest movie director.  However,
to me the music he generally uses is incredibly weak, usually provided by
routineers.  The only exception that comes to mind immediately is Victor
Young's score for The Quiet Man.

Steve Schwartz, Ford Freak