New Kong Coming

[Richard]

Peter Jackson, of "Lord of the Rings" fame, will be releasing (yet another) version of "King Kong" this coming December:

http://www.kingkongmovie.com/

I hope it will not be as bad of some of the re-releases I have seen..hopefully not.

I don't think anything will ever surpass the original 1933 movie with Fay Wray and Robert Armstrong.

[Barry]

There is only one.

I've probably seen the original more than any other film, although not for a fairly long time.

I was a fanatical fan of it (and the original Dracula with Lugosi) when I was a young kid and watched it every time it would appear on one of the local UHF channels, which was pretty regularly.

[Ralph]

I've seen the trailer and it looks like the special effects are what the film is about. I can't imagine anything beating the original.

[Brendan]

Wow! A remake of King Kong! I see a remake of The Invasion of the Body Snatchers is underway. After Bewitched the movie, Dukes of Hazzard the movie and the oh-so-deep character acting of Fantastic Four and X-Men 2 its hard to understand critics saying creativity is dead in Hollywood.

[Richard]

I agree, Ralph, I think it would be impossible to match the original. I think I have seen the film at least 15-20 times, Barry.

I read something kind of interesting, a while ago, about Max Steiner, who composed the music for the original 1933 film. Steiner was a very talented musical composer, but mainly chose to compose background music for movies. (during the depression era, you can understand that movies would be a more lucrative option). I am not sure if Steiner composed much for media other than motion pictures. I do know his music greatly enhanced King Kong.

[Ralph]

Steiner was incredibly prolific:


FILMOGRAPHY MORE ON Max Steiner


Max Steiner
Composer (Music Score)/Musical Direction/Supervision: Born May 10, 1888 - Vienna, Austria
Critic's Pick Denotes a New York Times Critic's Pick

Critic's Pick 1995 A Hundred and One Nights Composer (Music Score) » Review
» Trailer
Critic's Pick 1995 Hollywood Sound Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1978 The Corn Is Green Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1976 King Kong Composer (Music Score) » Review
Critic's Pick 1972 Play It Again, Sam Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1965 Two on a Guillotine Composer (Music Score) » Review
Critic's Pick 1965 Those Calloways Composer (Music Score) / Songwriter » Review
Critic's Pick 1964 Youngblood Hawke Composer (Music Score) » Review
Critic's Pick 1964 FBI Code 98 Composer (Music Score) » Review
Critic's Pick 1964 A Distant Trumpet Composer (Music Score) » Review
Critic's Pick 1963 Spencer's Mountain Composer (Music Score) » Review
Critic's Pick 1962 Rome Adventure Composer (Music Score) / Songwriter
Critic's Pick 1961 Susan Slade Composer (Music Score) » Review
Critic's Pick 1961 Portrait of a Mobster Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1961 A Majority of One Composer (Music Score) » Review
Critic's Pick 1961 Parrish Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1960 The Sins of Rachel Cade Composer (Music Score) » Review
Critic's Pick 1960 Ice Palace Composer (Music Score) » Review
Critic's Pick 1960 The Dark at the Top of the Stairs Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1959 The Hanging Tree Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1959 The FBI Story Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1959 A Summer Place Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1959 Cash McCall Composer (Music Score) » Review
Critic's Pick 1959 John Paul Jones Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1958 Darby's Rangers Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1958 Marjorie Morningstar Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1958 Fort Dobbs Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1957 Escapade in Japan Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1957 Band of Angels Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1957 China Gate Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1956 Death of a Scoundrel Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1956 The Searchers Composer (Music Score) » Review
» Trailer
Critic's Pick 1956 Bandido Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1956 Come Next Spring Composer (Music Score) / Songwriter
Critic's Pick 1956 The Kettles in the Ozarks Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1956 All Mine to Give Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1955 Hell on Frisco Bay Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1955 Illegal Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1955 The McConnell Story Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1955 The Last Command Composer (Music Score) / Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1955 Helen of Troy Composer (Music Score) / Screenwriter
Critic's Pick 1955 Battle Cry Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1954 King Richard and the Crusaders Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1954 The Violent Men Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1954 The Boy from Oklahoma Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1954 The Caine Mutiny Composer (Music Score) » Review
» Trailer
Critic's Pick 1953 So Big Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1953 So This Is Love Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1953 Trouble Along the Way Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1953 The Desert Song Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1953 The Jazz Singer Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1953 The Charge at Feather River Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1953 By the Light of the Silvery Moon Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1952 Mara Maru Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1952 Springfield Rifle Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1952 Room for One More Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1952 This is Cinerama Composer (Music Score) » Review
Critic's Pick 1952 The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1952 The Iron Mistress Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1952 The Lion and the Horse Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1951 Sugarfoot Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1951 Raton Pass Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1951 Distant Drums Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1951 Jim Thorpe - All American Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1951 On Moonlight Bay Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1951 Force of Arms Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1951 Operation Pacific Composer (Music Score) » Trailer
Critic's Pick 1951 I Was a Communist for the F.B.I. Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1951 Close to My Heart Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1951 Lightning Strikes Twice Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1950 Rocky Mountain Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1950 The Flame and the Arrow Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1950 The Glass Menagerie Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1950 Caged Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1950 Dallas Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1949 Mrs. Mike Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1949 Oh, You Beautiful Doll Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1949 Without Honor Composer (Music Score) / Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1949 The Adventures of Don Juan Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1949 The Fountainhead Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1949 Flamingo Road Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1949 White Heat Composer (Music Score) » Review
Critic's Pick 1949 The Lady Takes a Sailor Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1949 A Kiss in the Dark Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1949 Beyond the Forest Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1948 The Woman in White Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1948 My Girl Tisa Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1948 Key Largo Composer (Music Score) » Trailer
Critic's Pick 1948 Johnny Belinda Composer (Music Score) » Review
Critic's Pick 1948 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Composer (Music Score) » Review
Critic's Pick 1948 Silver River Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1948 Winter Meeting Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1948 South of St. Louis Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1948 Fighter Squadron Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1948 The Decision of Christopher Blake Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1947 Love and Learn Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1947 My Wild Irish Rose Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1947 The Unfaithful Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1947 The Voice of the Turtle Composer (Music Score) » Review
Critic's Pick 1947 Life With Father Composer (Music Score) » Review
Critic's Pick 1947 Pursued Composer (Music Score) » Review
Critic's Pick 1947 Cheyenne Composer (Music Score) / Songwriter
Critic's Pick 1947 Deep Valley Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1946 My Reputation Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1946 One More Tomorrow Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1946 Cloak and Dagger Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1946 The Man I Love Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1946 Tomorrow Is Forever Composer (Music Score) / Songwriter
Critic's Pick 1946 Night and Day Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1946 A Stolen Life Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1946 Her Kind of Man Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1946 The Beast with Five Fingers Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1946 The Big Sleep Composer (Music Score) » Review
» Trailer
Critic's Pick 1945 Roughly Speaking Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1945 Saratoga Trunk Composer (Music Score) / Songwriter
Critic's Pick 1945 The Big Sleep (1945 pre-release version) Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1945 The Corn Is Green Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1945 Rhapsody in Blue Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1945 Mildred Pierce Composer (Music Score) » Trailer
Critic's Pick 1945 San Antonio Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1944 The Adventures of Mark Twain Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1944 To Have and Have Not Composer (Music Score) » Review
Critic's Pick 1944 Passage to Marseilles Composer (Music Score) / Songwriter
Critic's Pick 1944 Since You Went Away Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1944 The Conspirators Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1944 Arsenic and Old Lace Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1943 Mission to Moscow Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1943 Watch on the Rhine Composer (Music Score) » Review
Critic's Pick 1943 This Is the Army Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1942 Desperate Journey Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1942 In This Our Life Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1942 Now, Voyager Composer (Music Score) / Songwriter
Critic's Pick 1942 The Gay Sisters Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1942 Captains of the Clouds Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1942 Casablanca Composer (Music Score) » Review
» Trailer
Critic's Pick 1941 One Foot in Heaven Composer (Music Score) » Review
Critic's Pick 1941 Shining Victory Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1941 Dive Bomber Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1941 The Great Lie Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1941 Sergeant York Composer (Music Score) » Review
Critic's Pick 1941 They Died With Their Boots On Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1941 The Bride Came C.O.D. Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1940 Tugboat Annie Sails Again Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1940 The Letter Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1940 Santa Fe Trail Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1940 Virginia City Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1940 A Dispatch from Reuters Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1940 Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1940 All This and Heaven Too Composer (Music Score) » Review
Critic's Pick 1940 City for Conquest Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1939 We Are Not Alone Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1939 Gone With the Wind Composer (Music Score) » Review
» Trailer
Critic's Pick 1939 Dark Victory Composer (Music Score) » Review
» Trailer
Critic's Pick 1939 Each Dawn I Die Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1939 Dodge City Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1939 Intermezzo Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1939 The Oklahoma Kid Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1939 The Old Maid Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1939 Stagecoach Composer (Music Score) » Review
» Trailer
Critic's Pick 1939 Dust Be My Destiny Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1939 They Made Me a Criminal Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1939 Four Wives Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1939 Confessions of a Nazi Spy Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1939 Daughters Courageous Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1938 White Banners Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1938 The Dawn Patrol Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1938 Four Daughters Composer (Music Score) » Review
Critic's Pick 1938 Jezebel Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1938 The Sisters Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1938 The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1938 Gold Is Where You Find It Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1938 Crime School Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1938 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1938 Angels With Dirty Faces Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1937 Slim Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1937 Submarine D-1 Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1937 Tovarich Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1937 Lost Horizon Musical Direction/Supervision » Review
Critic's Pick 1937 Kid Galahad Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1937 The Life of Emile Zola Composer (Music Score) » Review
Critic's Pick 1937 A Star is Born Composer (Music Score) » Review
Critic's Pick 1937 That Certain Woman Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1937 First Lady Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1937 God's Country and the Woman Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1937 The Green Light Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1936 M'Liss Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1936 Follow the Fleet Composer (Music Score) / Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1936 Mary of Scotland Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1936 The Garden of Allah Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1936 Little Lord Fauntleroy Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1936 Winterset Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1936 The Charge of the Light Brigade Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1935 She Composer (Music Score) » Trailer
Critic's Pick 1935 I Dream Too Much Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1935 Top Hat Musical Direction/Supervision » Review
Critic's Pick 1935 The Informer Composer (Music Score) » Review
Critic's Pick 1935 Roberta Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1935 Star of Midnight Musical Direction/Supervision / Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1935 The Three Musketeers Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1935 By Your Leave Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1935 Gridiron Flash Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1935 Dangerous Corner Composer (Music Score) / Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1935 Alice Adams Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1935 Break of Hearts Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1934 Man of Two Worlds Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1934 Murder on the Blackboard Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1934 Success at Any Price Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1934 Their Big Moment Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1934 The Meanest Gal in Town Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1934 Stingaree Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1934 Rafter Romance Composer (Music Score) / Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1934 This Man Is Mine Composer (Music Score) / Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1934 The Richest Girl in the World Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1934 The World Moves On Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1934 The Lost Patrol Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1934 Hips, Hips, Hooray Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1934 The Gay Divorcee Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1934 Spitfire Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1934 Of Human Bondage Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1934 The Little Minister Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1934 The Age of Innocence Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1934 The Fountain Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1934 The Crime Doctor Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1934 Down to Their Last Yacht Composer (Music Score) / Musical Direction/Supervision / Songwriter
Critic's Pick 1934 Let's Try Again Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1934 The Life of Vergie Winters Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1934 Anne of Green Gables Composer (Music Score) / Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1934 Bachelor Bait Composer (Music Score) / Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1933 The Silver Cord Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1933 Midshipman Jack Composer (Music Score) / Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1933 Lucky Devils Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1933 No Marriage Ties Composer (Music Score) / Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1933 Sweepings Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1933 Our Betters Composer (Music Score) / Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1933 No Other Woman Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1933 The Monkey's Paw Composer (Music Score) / Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1933 One Man's Journey Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1933 Professional Sweetheart Composer (Music Score) / Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1933 The Right to Romance Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1933 Ace of Aces Composer (Music Score) / Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1933 Diplomaniacs Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1933 Finishing School Composer (Music Score) / Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1933 Morning Glory Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1933 Topaze Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1933 King Kong Composer (Music Score) » Review
Critic's Pick 1933 Flying Down to Rio Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1933 The Son of Kong Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1933 Little Women Composer (Music Score) » Review
» Trailer
Critic's Pick 1933 Emergency Call Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1933 After Tonight Composer (Music Score) / Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1933 Blind Adventure Composer (Music Score) / Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1933 Flying Devils Composer (Music Score) / Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1933 Before Dawn Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1933 Bed of Roses Composer (Music Score) / Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1933 Headline Shooter Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1933 If I Were Free Musical Direction/Supervision / Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1933 Chance at Heaven Composer (Music Score) / Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1933 Double Harness Composer (Music Score) / Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1933 Aggie Appleby Composer (Music Score) / Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1933 Ann Vickers Composer (Music Score) / Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1933 The Cheyenne Kid Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1933 Christopher Strong Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1932 Men of Chance Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1932 The Sport Parade Musical Direction/Supervision / Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1932 The Phantom of Crestwood Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1932 Thirteen Women Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1932 Roar of the Dragon Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1932 The Penguin Pool Murder Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1932 Renegades of the West Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1932 Westward Passage Composer (Music Score) / Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1932 Young Bride Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1932 Rockabye Composer (Music Score) / Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1932 Secrets of the French Police Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1932 Symphony of Six Million Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1932 The Lost Squadron Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1932 Melody Cruise Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1932 Hold 'em Jail Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1932 The Most Dangerous Game Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1932 The Saddle Buster Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1932 What Price Hollywood? Composer (Music Score) / Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1932 Way Back Home Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1932 Little Orphan Annie Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1932 Girl Crazy Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1932 Girl of the Rio Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1932 The Half-Naked Truth Composer (Music Score) / Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1932 Carnival Boat Songwriter
Critic's Pick 1932 Hell's Highway Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1932 Ladies of the Jury Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1932 The Conquerors Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1932 Is My Face Red? Composer (Music Score) / Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1932 Lady with a Past Composer (Music Score) / Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1932 The Animal Kingdom Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1932 A Bill of Divorcement Composer (Music Score) » Review
Critic's Pick 1932 Bird of Paradise Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1931 Transgression Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1931 Traveling Husbands Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1931 The Runaround Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1931 Secret Service Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1931 Young Donovan's Kid Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1931 Consolation Marriage Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1931 Kept Husbands Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1931 State's Attorney Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1931 Friends and Lovers Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1931 Fanny Foley Herself Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1931 The Gay Diplomat Composer (Music Score) / Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1931 Cracked Nuts Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1931 Beau Ideal Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1931 Are These Our Children? Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1930 Half-Shot at Sunrise Musical Direction/Supervision
Critic's Pick 1930 Dixiana Musical Direction/Supervision / Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1930 Check and Double Check Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1930 Cimarron Composer (Music Score)
Critic's Pick 1929 Rio Rita Composer (Music Score)

[Richard]

I didn't realize just how prolific, Ralph.

Also, I just remembered he composed the music for "Gone With the Wind"

[Ted]

“Have you ever heard of…Kong”?

As for Steiner, as iconic as King Kong is, he’s a flash in the pan next to Max

Judging from the trailer and if memory serves me well as far as Jackson’s cinema influences are concerned, this should be a worthy remake… that piece of crap that De Laurentiis produced (John Guillermin directed) besmirched the good name of Kong.

Ralph Wrote:

I've seen the trailer and it looks like the special effects are what the film is about.

That is a real hoot Ralph.
As if the original wasn't/isn’t all about special effects.

From what I can see this new version will tug at the heartstrings as well

’Twas beauty killed the beast”

[Ralph]

I didn't realize just how prolific, Ralph.

Also, I just remembered he composed the music for "Gone With the Wind"

*****

The movie about the devastating early 20th Century hurricane down South? Think I've heard of it.

[Corlyss_D]

Peter Jackson, of "Lord of the Rings" fame, will be releasing (yet another) version of "King Kong" this coming December:

I can hardly wait.

[Corlyss_D]

Steiner was incredibly prolific:

Crikey! That ain't the word for it!

[Ralph]

Steiner was incredibly prolific:

Crikey! That ain't the word for it!

*****
Crikey was also a score composer? I can't find anything about him/her on the Web.

[Richard]

I was cricked by trying to watch all of the terrible remakes of the original King Kong.

By the way, a link between King Kong and Gone With The Wind, other than Max Steiner.

The large wooden barrier, in the orignal "King Kong" (the large wooden wall and gate) was never dismantled after the filming of the movie.
I'm sure you remember the scene, in Gone With The Wind, of the horse and buggy moving across the screen, in the foreground, with Atlanta burning in the background. To make that scene, they needed to put a torch to something. The old King Kong wooden barrier was burned and that was the source of the background flames, in that scene.

[Ted]

The old King Kong wooden barrier was burned and that was the source of the background flames, in that scene.

That’s some mighty good research Richard
I guess when Kong devotees protested the burning of the wall the response from the producers of Gone With the Wind was:
“Frankly We Don’t Give a Damn”

[Richard]

You are quite right, Ted.

And an alternative ending to GWTW could have been Rhett turning to Scarlett and saying "it was beauty who killed the beast".