One of the best epics ever made……..
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — El Cid
ccmiller1492 — 18 years ago(May 28, 2007 02:19 PM)
and certainly one of the best film scores ever written. Although Miklos Rosza was prolific in film scores, particulary epic films, this has to be his best. Quo Vadis?, King of Kings, Ben Hur, Lust for Life and many others are all memorable, but El Cid in my opinion is the most stirring and haunting of all his film scores and provides such vital color and character to the film, yet stands on its own as a beautiful piece of music worthy of the best classical orchestras.
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picardy-third — 18 years ago(July 24, 2007 09:03 PM)
THE
best movie score in film history. In all the epics films, all the John Williams scores, the best of the best, there is nothing that tears the heart out more than El Cid. And there never will be again.
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turtletommy — 13 years ago(July 31, 2012 09:27 PM)
Definitely one of the best epics ever made, and I absolutely love Rozsa's score. I've never really warmed up to Sophia Loren but she was fine in this. Genevieve Page as Princess Urraca was sexier and more interesting a character to me.
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jstang411 — 13 years ago(August 08, 2012 10:45 AM)
Genevieve Page as Princess Urraca was sexier and more interesting a character to me.
Sohpia just was that devasting look for me, but certainly Page had the more interesting character. You are for a good part of the movie not sure which way she is going to go. Factions of the Moors as good guys and a love relationship which is often hate are two other examples of how this is an Epic where all is not just black or white in this film. -
IndianaMcClane — 12 years ago(September 09, 2013 01:06 AM)
It is criminally underrated. I think it easily deserves to be mentioned in the same breadth as other big epics of the time that are more well known/remembered today like "The Ten Commandments," "Ben-Hur", "Spartacus", and "Lawrence of Arabia".
Although it seems to be more of an issue of it not being as well known, rather than not being judged fairly. As most people I know who have seen it love the film. -
Ken K. — 12 years ago(January 28, 2014 08:24 AM)
Absolutely. It introduced a piece of Spanish history to the rest of the world that they did not know. And the music? One of the most exciting scores of all time. I saw it when it first came out in its roadshow engagement. One of my all time great memories is the Entr'acte music which is called The El Cid March. Are the original soundtrack tapes of this music missing? I'm always disappointed when a new album comes out and it is only someone re-recording it rather than the original. For those who know that piece of music, it increased in volume as each iteration of the main line was played. That theater was booming and with the final pounding of the drums and clashing of cymbals, the lights were slowly turned down. There has never been a lead-in to a film like that before or since.
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turtletommy — 12 years ago(January 29, 2014 12:42 PM)
Yes the original soundtrack recording master tapes are missing. This link gives some history on the El Cid soundtrack:
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super-sapien — 9 years ago(September 01, 2016 09:10 PM)
the first hour and a half is really good. the rest sucks.
and the score isn't good. there are no memorable melodies. ben hur and king of kings is better. and even those two only have one good melody each.
if you think this is a great soundtrack go listen to conan the barbarian this is a joke compared to that.
people just like average music like beethoven and mozart.
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