Goldsmith called his approach 'lyrical serialism' and nowhere else in his career has he been able to display his melodic side hand-in-hand with his atonal, 20th century side. Goldsmith's score links the stories with a single, immediately accessible folk-like theme acting as a springboard for some of the wildest avant garde writing of his career, filled with imaginative woodwind and string counterpoint. The Illustrated Man uses Bradbury's tale of a man (Steiger) covered in elaborate skin illustrations by a timeless witch (Bloom) as the thread amongst three other adaptations of his short stories: 'The Veldt,' in which rebellious children use a futuristic holodeck-device against their parents in a cold, sterile future 'The Long Rain,' featuring astronauts trying to survive on a planet of perpetual rain and 'The Last Night of the World,' in which concerned parents struggle whether or not to spare their children the agony of the world's destruction. The film stars Rod Steiger and Claire Bloom in an adaptation of several short stories by Ray Bradbury, affording Goldsmith the crowning achievement of his work in the anthology format ( CBS Radio Workshop, The Twilight Zone), as well as one of his most memorable and original works in the science fiction, fantasy and horror genres. archives ( The Omega Man, The Towering Inferno) with a masterpiece by Jerry Goldsmith: The Illustrated Man. Film Score Monthly CD: Illustrated Man, TheĢ50 Golden and Silver Age Classics on CD from 1996-2013! Exclusive distribution by SCREEN ARCHIVES ENTERTAINMENT.įSM returns to the treasures of the Warner Bros.

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