My first movie soundtrack was Samson and Delilah composed by Victor Young. Still haunts me.
Agree enthusiastically on the music. Absolutely magnificent. Better and more representative than Saint-Saens’. Hedy Lamar wasn’t bad either.
Victor Young - great music - his soundtrack to “Omar Khayyam” is also super - was used as the theme to an early attempt at stereo radio way back in the sixties - one channel on AM from a station in Philly, the other on FM from a Wilmington, Delaware, station - magical music every Sunday midnight - good times.....