Hollywood loves a disaster — well, not of the box office sort, at least.
Manmade and natural disasters took hold of the big screen in the 1970s and held on for the next two decades. Alfred Newman, John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, Alan Silvestri, and more feature in this episode.
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Related Links
Airport — the original disaster movie score is still the best (Movie Wave)
Earthquake (1974) — Complete Score Analysis (John Williams Fan Network)
The Towering Inferno (Film Score Monthly)
The Poseidon Adventure — Editorial Review (FilmTracks)
The Abyss — Throwback Thirty (Movie Music UK)
The Swarm Review (Jerry Goldsmith Online)
Dante’s Peak — Editorial Review (FilmTracks)
Volcano — Silvestri Erupts (Movie Wave)
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