Ennio Morricone factored into all of this by carving out a score that gave a heart and muscle to De Palma and Mamet’s familiar archetypes. His compositions for The Untouchables are large and vibrant, gushing with all sorts of angst, swagger, and gusto.

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Misery is a serious work for the full orchestra, which blends plentiful Herrmannesque tense atmospherics with some excellent action material for the film’s conclusive showdown. Light piano textures introduce Annie’s lullaby-esque theme.

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In order to capture the sound and feel of Los Angeles in the 1940s, Silvestri augmented his large symphony orchestra with a healthy doze of smoky film noir cool and upbeat toe-tapping big band jazz. The “End Title” offers most of the score’s main themes.

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