The saxophone in movie soundtracks

**Yofis** · 12-18-2009, 01:07 PM

Too much effort to read through six screens, so I hope that the brilliantly scripted , perfectly cast, epic drama...

St Elmo's Fire...

which prominently features Rob Lowe as a troubled and talented tenor sax player...

was included.

**Bill Mecca** · 12-18-2009, 03:14 PM

Swing with the Big Man, Clarence Clemons.

**Joe Giardullo** · 12-18-2009, 03:32 PM

The great Anthony Ortega on the soundtrack for 'AN UNMARRIED WOMAN".
Ferocious sound!

**dooce** · 01-11-2010, 01:41 PM

The latest movie to join this list must be "Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll" - I guess maybe not everyone on this board is familiar with the works of Ian Dury and The Blockheads but they are one of the great British bands of the 70's/80's and this film traces their rise to fame. Although Dury died in 2000, the band plays on.

Gilad Atzmon shares sax duties these days and plays on the movie soundtrack, as does the actor who plays Ian Dury, Andy Serkis, probably best known as Gollum in Lord of the Rings.

**jaysne** · 01-11-2010, 02:23 PM

Originally Posted by SelmerParis

Overture to "West Side Story" by Leonard Bernstein. 1959, I believe. Dunno who the sax player was, but I'm sure it's on the web somewhere.

Al Regni played lead alto on Broadway and also on the original soundtrack album. I haven't heard the film version, but I wouldn't be surprised if he was on that, too.

**Azrayl** · 02-03-2010, 08:17 AM

Danny Elfman...
Tales from the Crypt (TV Series).
The Nightmare Before Christmas, "Sally's Song".

**Frank400** · 03-22-2010, 02:07 PM

I found this movie: Kansas City by Robert Altman

Along this movie he brought out Jazz '34, but I can't find it anywhere. Does anyone have this movie?

Frank

**jrvinson45** · 03-22-2010, 06:17 PM

Ok. I went back and read all six pages from the previous years and I couldn't find the 1958 movie "I Want to Live" starring Susan Hayward as Barbrara Graham the convicted murderess who got the death penalty... The soundtrack was a Grammy Award winner for Johnny Mandel, and the entire theme featured the bari sax of Gerry Mulligan. What a classic piece! Also featured were Art Farmer, Bud Shank, Shelly Manne...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_Ne0Ig9lDU

**sjz75** · 03-24-2010, 04:36 AM

Originally Posted by Frank400

I found this movie: Kansas City by Robert Altman

Along this movie he brought out Jazz '34, but I can't find it anywhere. Does anyone have this movie?

Frank

Yup. I was telling a friend about this recently, after years of not thinking about it - funny timing. I have it on VHS, and I don't see it available on DVD yet, which ought to be a crime. I really need to transfer mine to DVD.

http://www.amazon.com/Robert-Altmans...9405222&sr=8-4

http://www.amazon.com/Robert-Altmans...9405222&sr=8-1

**Louis gerrits** · 03-24-2010, 09:32 AM

Taxi (sitcom TV) has Mike Brecker in the opening end end credits.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3CeKWP3Tdo

**dgsVI** · 07-22-2010, 06:05 PM

"The Terminal" ... Tom Hanks vehicle... If my memory serves, that's Benny Golson in the last scenes.

**piwikiwi** · 07-22-2010, 06:51 PM

monsters inc theme has a soprano solo

**MartinMods** · 07-22-2010, 06:58 PM

Nice Sanborn work in "Tequila Sunrise".

**Yofis** · 07-22-2010, 07:00 PM

I can't recall any sax work in "After the Sunset"...anybody?

**Jazzed** · 07-23-2010, 12:30 AM

I did the main title music and some transitional cues for a documentary, Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow, available at most DVD rental services.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0437236/

-- Discovered you can watch online for free thru the link above or here:

http://www.hulu.com/watch/151127/hub...etter-tomorrow

**legitalto** · 07-23-2010, 06:06 AM

"The Russia House" 1990. Sean Connery, Michelle Pfeiffer. Music by Jerry Goldsmith. Saxophone solos by Branford Marsalis (credited in opening sequence).

**legitalto** · 07-23-2010, 07:56 PM

Originally Posted by legitalto

"The Russia House" 1990. Sean Connery, Michelle Pfeiffer. Music by Jerry Goldsmith. Saxophone solos by Branford Marsalis (credited in opening sequence).

**CardinalRule** · 11-13-2010, 10:47 PM

I just saw "Mickey One" last night--the sound track is by Eddie Sauter with improvisations by Stan Getz. The music was fantastic--the story is kind of French New Wave. Warren Beatty was great! Curious if anyone else has seen this film--and for you Stan-heads I think it'd be a requirement!
Check out the opening here

**brasscane** · 01-08-2012, 02:18 PM

"Happy End", an IMO insufferable Audrey Tautou flick features music by Chico Freeman, who plays tenor and soprano saxophone, as well as keyboards and piano. I pretty much stopped paying attention to the movie less than halfway through but the music and sax playing is terrific.