This wonderful score by Jerome Moross is timeless . It will be remembered forever. The Valley Symphony Orchestra has my thanks for performing this great score .Thank you again.
Absolutely spot on fast tempi. Luscious sound from dedicated players. One or two slips in intonation from the brass, but, hey, so what. This is live art! The subject is in part the rugged power of the wide open plains. Nothing dainty there! Thank you from all my heart, Andrea
This is one of my favorite film scores. I noticed the little mistakes of the brass too, just little. I can always hear the original from the film in my head. I also noticed in the first part the tempo was a little too fast.
Köszönöm a hozzászólásokat, nagyon sokszor, sok feldolgozásban hallgattam már ezt a zenét. Azt hittem, csak én hallom a hibákat. Ez valóban élő, koncert zene, nem stúdióban készült. Minden apró hibával együtt szerintem is csodálatos! ❤
Too me, there are few things in the music world more inspiring than watching a full symphony orchestra working together with utmost precision to create magnificent sound. This music is from my favorite Western, "The Big County." It's equal to anything by John Williams, and make no mistake, I love his film scores. He's a bona fide genius. This score was written by Jerome Moross for the 1958 film.
Without question, Awards should have been for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor ( Burl Ives Won), Cinematography, and Best Music Score!!!!!
Without a doubt this is one of the all time greatest scores. My kids have always humored me as I describe what’s happening in the film as the music continues. I’m saddened that Mr Moross didn’t write more music. I believe he has one classical piece. The Big Country in my opinion is iconic and just fun. Though a serious film for the most part. The cast is stellar and who doesn’t love Gregory Peck? There are too many illustrious performances to mention. Sorry for gushing but I think the film and score are just that good. Thank you so much for posting this fabulous performance with the film ad background. Marvelous. PS😊
I completely believe the same. I think it's one of the best Western compositions. Burl ives won an Academy award. If you didnt know, about 3 or 4 months ago a remastered blu-ray came out and it's awesome they fixed the color in scenes like peck and Heston's fight at night.
Yes, brilliant is not enough to describe it. I remember reading that when he was hired to write the score he drove by automobile to Los Angeles, coming west down the huge hill into Albuquerque, then a sleepy little desert town of 35,000. Having traced that path, I feel I can hear the cadence and breadth of those environs, which helped set the scene and tone for the music. He wrote other scores later, but never achieved this again, nor anywhere close to it.
I still watch The Big Country from time to time because of two very important things, The music score by Jerome Moross and the great acting especially by Burl Ives!!!!!
Fantastic. I would have liked to see the accompanying opening credits footage of the stagecoach making its way across the terrain as it was in the movie along with the score rather than clips
A great music score like this seems to bring the musicians a bit closer to the instruments as you can tell they really are enthusiastic about this suite. I see people from all over. What is wrong with us? Look how music brings us together, and art does that, too. We need less politicians, and more music and love.
The East Indian scriptures, from centuries before Christianity relate the insatiable nature of the mind to think and think endlessly. Mind or manas, is man's essential nature, however it's incessant chatter looks to find solace in devotion, where it finally takes refuge. The present age with all the unnecessary over-thinking, concerns about ego, power and social-standing, have manifested into an abundance of political nonsense to the wise. And that's what we see. As music is quintessential for calming the mind and reuniting it with devotion, it's not at all surprising the power inherit in it and what could reasonably quell the modern-day, endless drive towards insanity. Having said that, Jerome Moross created a marvelous musical score, which really captures the essence of America's ventures out West, into the wild and untamed, unknown! It really allows one to imagine and feel it's intensity!
I love how this music and animation video tells a story without using any words. The visuals speak volumes, and the music evokes so many emotions. It's a true work of art!
The Big Country Has Been my favorite since I saw it at the Theater in 1958, in Texas. 'I never get tired of it because of the sound track one of the best Charlton Heston, Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Burl Ives, Chuck Connors. This Video left out the stagecoach road ride arriving at the little town of Abilene, TX and the showing the horsesat full speed zooming in on their legs with the main theme intro and the Henessy's "Big Country Welcome to the Dude with Fantastic Trick Riding and Harassment on the "Big Country Welcome" follow up Still great music sounded like Jerome Moross version in 1958
Great movie! Fabulous soundtrack! Wonderful acting by Charlton Heston, & the rest of the cast………… Trivia: Director William Wyler was so impressed in Heston’s performance, he cast him in his next film, ‘Ben-Hur’. The rest, as is said, is history………
Wonderful! What publishing company sells or rents the sheet music materials for "The Big Country," please? I'd like to use this for my orchestra. I only have the Score/parts for the Main Theme.
Timeless classic. Forget about Dimitri Tiomkin, Miklos Rozsa or Bernard Hermann. Here's one most genuine piece of score ever created and composed. Bravo!
I agree with you about Dimitri Tiomkin. But are you sure you’re not forgetting Ben Hur by Miklos Rosza or The Ghost and Mrs. Muir by Bernard Herrmann? Those two just lay me out.
Not exactly. In his early years, he played different types. "The Riflemen" locked him into "nice guy" roles. In later years, he got back into playing interesting, unsavory characters. When asked why he was "suddenly" playing creeps, he replied that playing brutal jerks had been his bread and butter before he became Lucas McCain. Best wishes from Vermont ❄️💙❄️
The best way to tour the great American West. Force feed the wife and kids. Theme from The Big Country. And Elvis Presley Viva Las Vagas. 😜😂😂✌🏻👍🏼🥰🏴🇺🇸🍷😍
The film is really a great western. The music fits like a glove. It’s hard to resist Gregory Peck, Jean Simons, Carol Baker, Charles Bickford, Charleston Heston , Alfonso Bedoya and Chuck Connors.
Fabulous performance from one of the greatest film scores of all time ! Jerome Moross should have gotten the award for best musical score of 1958, what was the academy thinking that year, what a mistake and the picture should have been Best Picture of 1958 instead of that awful overrated Gigi !!!!!
I love Westerns AND musicals. How to choose the musical gems from either genre? Lerner and Loewe were masters fo their craft and, let's be fair, neither genre is over-represented when it comes to Oscars!
Absolutely beautifully presented, bravo! My only quuible is that the end title is not correct. This is the actual cue: ruclips.net/video/2Hk1P5eCGWc/видео.html
At 2:37 to 2:42 we get a good look at a musician sitting with his arms folded next to what appears to be a contra-bassoon. I've watched the whole piece through. He never picks it up; he never plays anything. Why is he here? If he plays the contra-bassoon and there's no music written for it, why be there at all?
A great movie with some of the best score music ever written.
This wonderful score by Jerome Moross is timeless . It will be remembered forever. The Valley Symphony Orchestra has my thanks for performing this great score .Thank you again.
Absolutely spot on fast tempi. Luscious sound from dedicated players. One or two slips in intonation from the brass, but, hey, so what. This is live art! The subject is in part the rugged power of the wide open plains. Nothing dainty there! Thank you from all my heart, Andrea
This is one of my favorite film scores. I noticed the little mistakes of the brass too, just little. I can always hear the original from the film in my head. I also noticed in the first part the tempo was a little too fast.
Köszönöm a hozzászólásokat, nagyon sokszor, sok feldolgozásban hallgattam már ezt a zenét. Azt hittem, csak én hallom a hibákat. Ez valóban élő, koncert zene, nem stúdióban készült. Minden apró hibával együtt szerintem is csodálatos! ❤
Best Western score ever composed....
Too me, there are few things in the music world more inspiring than watching a full symphony orchestra working together with utmost precision to create magnificent sound. This music is from my favorite Western, "The Big County." It's equal to anything by John Williams, and make no mistake, I love his film scores. He's a bona fide genius.
This score was written by Jerome Moross for the 1958 film.
What u smoking? Please Stop Stealing Medicine out ur Moms Purse! 🤔
most beautiful soundtrack ever??
Excellent Performance. Jerome Moross would be very happy with the performance of his score. Thanks for the upload. Out.
Indeed he would have loved it !!!!!
Great performance...bravo......brought back wonderful memories of this fabulous film 1958...peace
Wonderful piece. Beautiful music. Reminds me of the 1960/70s.😮🤩🥰👍🏼✌🏻🏴🇺🇸😉🍷🙌🏻😎🗽🇺🇸🇬🇧
Bravo!!!!!! Greatmovie...excellent cast..fabulous score.....Bravo!!!!! Peace
I loved it, used to see the movie growing up many years ago, my dad used to take us kids to see it in the theatre!!😊😊😊❤
Brilliant soundtrack should have got the Oscar without a doubt
Without question, Awards should have been for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor ( Burl Ives Won), Cinematography, and Best Music Score!!!!!
Agree!!!!!
@@scottmiller6495 I
I remember when Moross was called Hollywood to write this score, entered New Mexico going west, came down the huge hill into
@@gregfieg482 nice story..the musical SCORE..THE BIG COUNTRY...a classic..peace
Without a doubt this is one of the all time greatest scores. My kids have always humored me as I describe what’s happening in the film as the music continues. I’m saddened that Mr Moross didn’t write more music. I believe he has one classical piece. The Big Country in my opinion is iconic and just fun. Though a serious film for the most part. The cast is stellar and who doesn’t love Gregory Peck? There are too many illustrious performances to mention. Sorry for gushing but I think the film and score are just that good. Thank you so much for posting this fabulous performance with the film ad background. Marvelous. PS😊
I completely believe the same. I think it's one of the best Western compositions. Burl ives won an Academy award. If you didnt know, about 3 or 4 months ago a remastered blu-ray came out and it's awesome they fixed the color in scenes like peck and Heston's fight at night.
Yes, brilliant is not enough to describe it. I remember reading that when he was hired to write the score he drove by automobile to Los Angeles, coming west down the huge hill into Albuquerque, then a sleepy little desert town of 35,000. Having traced that path, I feel I can hear the cadence and breadth of those environs, which helped set the scene and tone for the music. He wrote other scores later, but never achieved this again, nor anywhere close to it.
The Big Country Is the Best Western Motion Picture of all time !!!!!
Jerome Morross was robbed of the Oscar for best Score!!!
@@deacondavis5098 Yes He Was and that score still is Sensational even today!!!!!
@@scottmiller6495 ABSOLUTELY
@@deacondavis5098 Jerome Moross also composed the theme for the great western television series Wagon Train, that too is Incredible!!!!!
I still watch The Big Country from time to time because of two very important things, The music score by Jerome Moross and the great acting especially by Burl Ives!!!!!
I fell in love with the opening theme to ,"Big Country", as a child and it still thrills me to hear it!!!
Fantastic. I would have liked to see the accompanying opening credits footage of the stagecoach making its way across the terrain as it was in the movie along with the score rather than clips
Terrific. I also love his scores from The Jayhawkers, from which came the Wagon Train theme, and The Cardinal, among others.
A great music score like this seems to bring the musicians a bit closer to the instruments as you can tell they really are enthusiastic about this suite. I see people from all over. What is wrong with us? Look how music brings us together, and art does that, too. We need less politicians, and more music and love.
The East Indian scriptures, from centuries before Christianity relate the insatiable nature of the mind to think and think endlessly. Mind or manas, is man's essential nature, however it's incessant chatter looks to find solace in devotion, where it finally takes refuge. The present age with all the unnecessary over-thinking, concerns about ego, power and social-standing, have manifested into an abundance of political nonsense to the wise. And that's what we see. As music is quintessential for calming the mind and reuniting it with devotion, it's not at all surprising the power inherit in it and what could reasonably quell the modern-day, endless drive towards insanity. Having said that, Jerome Moross created a marvelous musical score, which really captures the essence of America's ventures out West, into the wild and untamed, unknown! It really allows one to imagine and feel it's intensity!
@@jjns5600 Absolutely 💯 Percent Correct PERIOD!!!!!
@@jjns5600 You are an outstanding writer. Thank you for associating your thoughts with my commentary.
I love how this music and animation video tells a story without using any words. The visuals speak volumes, and the music evokes so many emotions. It's a true work of art!
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I wish this Suite were available on iTunes.
Outstanding and an absolutely great selection.
Beautiful!
From the UK - what's not to like? Yahoo!!
Two excellent comments....
Thank you. Out.
The Big Country Has Been my favorite since I saw it at the Theater in 1958, in Texas.
'I never get tired of it because of the sound track one of the best Charlton Heston, Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Burl Ives, Chuck Connors.
This Video left out the stagecoach road ride arriving at the little town of Abilene, TX and the showing the horsesat full speed zooming in on their legs with the main theme intro and the Henessy's "Big Country Welcome to the Dude with Fantastic Trick Riding and Harassment on the "Big Country Welcome" follow up
Still great music sounded like Jerome Moross version in 1958
Very brave - keep going with your playing.
I am sorry I waited so long to hear this beautiful music
Watch the movie.
Stunning from the UK😊
I love this score!
Must be so cool hearing this live.
Great movie! Fabulous soundtrack! Wonderful acting by Charlton Heston, & the rest of the cast…………
Trivia: Director William Wyler was so impressed in Heston’s performance, he cast him in his next film, ‘Ben-Hur’. The rest, as is said, is history………
I agree.
Listen to this and try not to smile. Impossible!
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Wonderful! What publishing company sells or rents the sheet music materials for "The Big Country," please? I'd like to use this for my orchestra. I only have the Score/parts for the Main Theme.
Love the staging!
A GREAT Score , like this MAKES a GREAT Movie !!!!!!!
Timeless classic.
Forget about Dimitri Tiomkin, Miklos Rozsa or Bernard Hermann. Here's one most genuine piece of score ever created and composed.
Bravo!
Mr Jerome maross
I agree with you about Dimitri Tiomkin. But are you sure you’re not forgetting Ben Hur by Miklos Rosza or The Ghost and Mrs. Muir by Bernard Herrmann?
Those two just lay me out.
@@robertacolarette1594 Yes, I won't be forgetting Rozsa's Ben-Hur score in a hurry.
Very nice performance, though I found myself a little distracted by the footage going on behind, some of which was clearly NOT from The Big Country. .
Chuck Connor’s was great in this movie …he played against type.
Not exactly. In his early years, he played different types. "The Riflemen" locked him into "nice guy" roles. In later years, he got back into playing interesting, unsavory characters.
When asked why he was "suddenly" playing creeps, he replied that playing brutal jerks had been his bread and butter before he became Lucas McCain.
Best wishes from Vermont ❄️💙❄️
The best way to tour the great American West. Force feed the wife and kids. Theme from The Big Country. And Elvis Presley Viva Las Vagas. 😜😂😂✌🏻👍🏼🥰🏴🇺🇸🍷😍
How could the members of that orchestra not be laughing there Asses off
The film is really a great western. The music fits like a glove. It’s hard to resist Gregory Peck, Jean Simons, Carol Baker, Charles Bickford, Charleston Heston , Alfonso Bedoya and Chuck Connors.
Fabulous performance from one of the greatest film scores of all time ! Jerome Moross should have gotten the award for best musical score of 1958, what was the academy thinking that year, what a mistake and the picture should have been Best Picture of 1958 instead of that awful overrated Gigi !!!!!
I could listen to that fabulous score as well as the movie over and over again.
@@eliciafaitell8237 I know it's incredible, nothing like it since !!!!!
Thank God Burl Ives won Best Supporting Actor for the films only award, what an overlooked tragedy!!!!!
@@scottmiller6495 you’re right.
I love Westerns AND musicals. How to choose the musical gems from either genre? Lerner and Loewe
were masters fo their craft and, let's be fair, neither genre is over-represented when it comes to Oscars!
Top Arrengemnet, Jerome would have enjoyed it.
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It’s Big.
Blanco Canyon Sound High Class from Jerome Morros
Tempo is much faster than the original movie score
Absolutely beautifully presented, bravo! My only quuible is that the end title is not correct. This is the actual cue:
ruclips.net/video/2Hk1P5eCGWc/видео.html
Daylight wasting so saddle up move them out.
At 2:37 to 2:42 we get a good look at a musician sitting with his arms folded next to what appears to be a contra-bassoon. I've watched the whole piece through. He never picks it up; he never plays anything. Why is he here? If he plays the contra-bassoon and there's no music written for it, why be there at all?
Maybe he had a role in a piece before or after this one?
too fast...
One of the worst ever performances of this iconic score. Basta!
Jean Simmons. Perfect.