Erich Wolfgang Korngold – The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex Suite

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OOYbkWjKKo

Erich Wolfgang Korngold came to Hollywood from Vienna, bringing with him his own unique style born from a context shaped by Richard Strauss in particular. What you know as the typical sound of Hollywood film scores is in fact the style of Korngold. If you don’t know his music, you should!