Speaking about jazz, hardboiled crime fiction and film noir,
I thought I'd add that I think the best soundtrack of any
film noir has to be Ascenseur pour L'飨afaud (1958). The
French really got the style and angst down in their revival
of the genre in the late 50s. Having Miles Davis score the
film was brilliant and I think it stands as one of his great
works of that decade. Interestingly enough it's been on CD
now for almost 20 years and still in print I believe. If
someone on list can think of a better soundtrack, I for one
would like to know about it.
Jeff
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