Full title: Murder Is My Beat: Classic Film Noir Themes & Scenes. Original scores composed by Miklos Rozsa, Max Steiner, Adolph DEutsch, David Raskin, Roy Webb & Paul Sawtell, George Bassman, Andre Previn, Franz Waxman, and Anthony Collins. Compilation producers: Ian Whitcomb, Julie D'Angelo, James Austin, David McLees. Includes liner notes by Ian Whitcomb. Digitally remastered by Doug Schwartz (Audio Mechanics, Los Angeles, California). The men behind the music for some of the moodiest movies ever filmed were essential in creating film noir's dark and foreboding atmosphere. The versatile Max Steiner, who wrote for many of Hollywood's blockbusters including GONE WITH THE WIND and KING KONG is well represented on this collection. Also included are many other composers who plied their trade in the world of "B" movies, including Roy Webb (MURDER MY SWEET), George Bassman (THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE), and Adolph Deutsch (THE MALTESE FALCON). Replete with sound effects (car brakes squealing, gun shots, loud, ominous silences), dialogue, and constant foreboding, this disc provides a colorful journey through the jaunty, dangerous, sexy, and jazzy world that is Hollywood's stylized view of the life's seedy underside. MURDER IS MY BEAT generates a visual experience without even having to turn on your VCR or DVD player.

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Full title: Murder Is My Beat: Classic Film Noir Themes & Scenes. Original scores composed by Miklos Rozsa, Max Steiner, Adolph DEutsch, David Raskin, Roy Webb & Paul Sawtell, George Bassman, Andre Previn, Franz Waxman, and Anthony Collins. Compilation producers: Ian Whitcomb, Julie D'Angelo, James Austin, David McLees. Includes liner notes by Ian Whitcomb. Digitally remastered by Doug Schwartz (Audio Mechanics, Los Angeles, California). The men behind the music for some of the moodiest movies ever filmed were essential in creating film noir's dark and foreboding atmosphere. The versatile Max Steiner, who wrote for many of Hollywood's blockbusters including GONE WITH THE WIND and KING KONG is well represented on this collection. Also included are many other composers who plied their trade in the world of "B" movies, including Roy Webb (MURDER MY SWEET), George Bassman (THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE), and Adolph Deutsch (THE MALTESE FALCON). Replete with sound effects (car brakes squealing, gun shots, loud, ominous silences), dialogue, and constant foreboding, this disc provides a colorful journey through the jaunty, dangerous, sexy, and jazzy world that is Hollywood's stylized view of the life's seedy underside. MURDER IS MY BEAT generates a visual experience without even having to turn on your VCR or DVD player.