Underscore

Today is the first installment of Reel Change, an ongoing series of episodes in between films. To hopefully cleanse the palate and prepare for our next subject, this week we focus on a musical device relevant to all eras of cinema: The Ostinato. Join us on a brief exploration of this musical mechanism as we track its development in films from the golden age to the present. Off we go!Listen to Reel Change: The OstinatoCaptain Blood - Erich Wolfgang Korngold - Warner Bros - 1935 (Michael Curtiz, dir.)King Kong - Max Steiner - Radio Pictures - 1933 (M. Cooper, E. Schoedsack, dir.)Scaramouche - Victor Young -  MGM - 1952 (George Sidney, dir.)Peter Gunn - Henry Mancini - NBC - Official Films  - 1958-61 (Blake Edwards, creator)The Magnificent Seven - Elmer Berstein - United Artists - 1960 (John Sturges, dir.)Taras Bulba - Franz Waxman - United Artists - 1962 (J. Lee Thompson, dir.)The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Ennio Morricone - United Artists - 1966 (Sergio Leone, dir.)Midnight Cowboy - John Barry - Un