Research- Soundtrack: Ron Goodwin

Ron Goodwin was born on the 17 February 1927 and died on the 8th January 2003.

He was an English composer who provided the score to multiple media, particularly war films predominantly during the era of the 1960s and 1970s. His notable works contributions include 'Where Eagles Dare' (1969), '633 Squadron' (1964), 'Frenzy' (1972) and 'Battle Of Britain' (1969).

Ron Goodwin's musical style utilises a full orchestra. The scores that were provided usually contain bombastic brass sections which normally follows a more heroic melody in oder to frame the protagonists in a typical heroic way. This follows the mood of the time where the Second World War had not long past and several productions were creating a spectacle out of certain events of the war, usually contain fictional, more heroic accounts of battles that took place during the war.

However, examples such as 'Where Eagles Dare', while retaining the more heroic aesthetic, sometimes explores a darker side of the war, as if to convey that the war itself was not as glorified and heroic as some other films may convey.

This is the kind of style I would wish to incorporate within my own project and score as it would reflect the stereotypical themes of the Second World War as well as the horror/ science fiction aspect of the narrative.