He had a fantastically long and deep career. My favorite of the scores I actually know is the score he wrote for Rollercoaster (1977?) a sort of combination disaster film with Hitcockian aspirations, starring George Segal. That was probably the last movie released in "Sensurround", a gimmick that caused the theater to tremble at particular dramatic points (i.e., POV shots of riding the rollercoasters). I thought the original Amitiyville Horror was also a really good and eerie score. He also wrote an unused score for William Friedkin's The Exorcist. I don't think it was discarded because it was not a good score, but as a result of other considerations. It would be interesting to hear that--maybe it has been released in some form.
Thank you, Mr. Schifrin, and rest in peace.
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