In reply to: re: 1960 Oscars - AlanScott09:52 pm EST 12/27/22
For me, Herrmann is far and away the greatest film composer, nobody else even comes close. But his symphony and other concert works (again, for me) don't rise to the same level. It's an interesting comparison with Erich Wolfgang Korngold, whose film music is highly overrated but whose concert music is more compelling than Herrmann's.
