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Matthew Sweet plays film soundtracks which were replaced before the final cut, such as Alex North's original score for 2001: A Space Odyssey which is not heard in the final film.

Matthew Sweet plays film soundtracks which were replaced before the final cut, such as Alex North's original score for 2001: A Space Odyssey which director Stanley Kubrick didn't use in the final film, preferring to use well-known pieces of classical music such as The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss II instead.

Alfred Hitchcock wasn't afraid to change composers either. Bernard Herrmann, who created the iconic Psycho score, wrote music in his usual style for Hitchcock's Cold War drama Torn Curtain, but the director replaced him with John Addison. The two never worked together again. For his 1972 film, Frenzy, Hitchcock replaced Henry Mancini with Ron Goodwin.

Goodwin also replaced William Walton on Battle of Britain. But, as Matthew explains, Walton may have lost the battle, but he eventually won the war.

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Music Played

  • Alex North

    2001: A Space Odyssey "Main Title" + "Space Station Docking" + "The Dawn of Man"

    Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Jerry Goldsmith.
    • 2001 (World Premiere Recording).
    • Varese Sarabande.

  • Hans Zimmer

    Pirates of the Caribbean "Black Pearl" + "Skull and Crossbones" +"He's a Pirate"

    Composer: Klaus Badelt. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Original Soundtrack).
    • Walt Disney Records.

  • Elmer Bernstein

    Gangs of New York "Doctor" + "Battle"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • The Cinema Of Martin Scorsese.
    • Universal Music Division Decca Records France.

  • Howard Shore

    Gangs Of New York "Brooklyn Heights, Pt. 3"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Gangs Of New York (Music From The Miramax Motion Picture).
    • Interscope.

  • John Phillips

    The Man Who Fell To Earth "Jazz II"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • The Man Who Fell To Earth (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).

  • John Mervyn Addison

    Torn Curtain "The Murder Of Gromek"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Alfred Hitchcock's "Torn Curtain" - The Original Sound Track Album.
    • Var猫se Sarabande.

  • Bernard Herrmann

    Torn Curtain "The Killing"

    Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Joel McNeely.
    • Torn Curtain (The Unused Score).
    • Varese Sarabande.

  • Henry Mancini

    Frenzy "Prologue"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Frenzy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Universal City Studios LLC.

  • Ron Goodwin

    Frenzy "Main Title"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Frenzy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Universal City Studios LLC.

  • Ron Goodwin

    Battle of Britain "Ace High March"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Battle Of Britain (Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Rykodisc.

  • William Walton

    Battle of Britain "March Introduction & Battle of Britain March"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Battle Of Britain (Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Rykodisc.

  • William Walton

    Battle of Britain "Battle in the Air"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Battle Of Britain (Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Rykodisc.

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