Hank V wrote:
I don't think Rozsa liked to talk about this score judging the response he gave (virtually none) on the Pav DVDr. Yet the music is such a great listen away from the film. I have to confess that I have never seen the whole movie, only the last 20 minutes.

I seem to recall Rozsa replying to a question about which of his scores he'd like to see get a re-release with something like, "Well, Sodom and Gomorrah has some exciting music." I don't think he was at all loathe to discuss it; I have a Films & Filming interview in which he tells the whole story of how he was hired for the job, adding that once he'd realized it was a turkey he determined nevetherless to have fun scoring it, which I think he did. He probably knew by then that it would be his last epic historical score.

Watching the film now one is reminded of a critic's remark that Rozsa's music had the power to give risible dialogue and acting real gravitas--words to that effect. One can only wonder how bad the film would have been with a typical crap Italian score (with electric guitars).