Here's How The Score Of 'Apocalypse Now' Originally Sounded
The original score for the 1979 war film was never used because the director, Francis Ford Coppola, had a falling out with the composer, David Shire. Now, the lost music is being released for the first time.
Jan 06, 2018
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David Shire was hired to compose the soundtrack for Apocalypse Now but had a falling out with the film's director Francis Ford Coppola. Now, Shire's original electronic, all-synthesizer score is being released for the first time.
Shire says he'd mostly forgotten about the music he wrote for . He heard
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