

We've heard the squeak of the wind pump, regular as a metronome. The first music we hear, in fact, is Bronson's keening harmonica.īut that doesn't mean there was no soundtrack.

Start watching Once Upon a Time in the West, waiting for that fantastic score, and during the 10-minute title sequence there's not only no music, there's barely any dialogue either. Bernard Herrmann's score for the crop-duster sequence in North By Northwest is rightly celebrated – because he didn't compose one. Lalo Schifrin is always delighted to be congratulated on his music for the car chase in Bullitt – because he didn't write any. Reading on mobile? Click here to watch video
