DISCOVER: FILM MUSIC (2CD)

The ‘Discover’ series opens the door to key areas of classical music. Through a combination of illustrative music tracks and a richly filled 170 page booklet, the exploration is both revealing and enjoyable. As the twentieth century approached, a new art form was developed, one that would go on to dominate the next hundred years. Though cinema began in silence, it quickly acquired sound and attracted musicians and composers. The new medium demanded a new approach, both aesthetically and technologically, but these problems were overcome remarkably quickly, allowing film composition to develop into a sophisticated branch of music-drama. This booklet-and-CD set outlines the history of film music, introduces some of the major characters, and shows how their music works in the context of film.
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Author: John Riley
2 CDs with 160-page booklet:
- 25,000-word essay
- Timeline of events in film music, history, art & literature

CD 1 Max Steiner (1888-1971)

King Kong
1 Main Title 2:10
2 A Boat in the Fog 1:36
Moscow Symphony Orchestra / William Stromberg 8.223763

Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957)

The Adventures of Robin Hood
3 Main Title 1:48
4 Sir Guy and Robin Hood 1:49
5 The Banquet 2:14
Moscow Symphony Orchestra / William Stromberg 8.225268

Hans Salter (1896-1994)

House of Frankenstein
6 Full Moon 1:16
Moscow Symphony Orchestra / William Stromberg 8.570188

Adolph Deutsch (1897-1980)

The Maltese Falcon
7 The Deal 2:47
Moscow Symphony Orchestra / William Stromberg 8.557701

Franz Waxman (1906-1967)

Rebecca
8 Selznick International Trademark - Introduction - Foreword - Opening Scene 3:16
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Adriano 8.557549

Bernard Herrmann (1911-1975)

Jane Eyre
9 Rochester 2:29
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Adriano 8.223535

Miklos Rozsa (1907-1995)

10 Spellbound Concerto 3:55
Philip Fowke, piano / RTE Concert Orchestra / Proinnsias O Duinn 8.554323

Alfred Newman (1900-1970)

11 All About Eve Suite 4:38
Moscow Symphony Orchestra / William Stromberg 8.570187

Dimitri Tiomkin (1894-1979)

Red River
12 Main Title 1:29
13 Dunson Heads South 4:47
Moscow Symphony Orchestra / William Stromberg 8.557699

Virgil Thomson (1896-1989)

The Plow that Broke the Plains
14 War and the Tractors 3:54

Post-Classical Ensemble / Angel Gil-Ordonez 8.559291

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

The Red Pony Suite
15 Walk to the Bunkhouse 2:57
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra / JoAnn Falletta 8.559240

Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)

On the Waterfront
16 Symphonic Suite (excerpt) 5:35
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Marin Alsop 8.559177

Miklos Rozsa

Ben Hur
17 Prelude 3:41 John Williams (1932-)

Schindler’s List
18 Main Theme 4:24
Thelma Handy, violin / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Carl Davis 8.570505

Star Wars
19 Main Title Theme 5:23
Richard Hayman and His Orchestra 8.555020

Jerry Goldsmith (1929-2004)

Alien
20 Main Theme (original version) 4:44
Richard Hayman and His Orchestra 8.555020

John Barry (1933-)

Out of Africa
21 Main Title Theme 3:54
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Carl Davis 8.570505

Vangelis (1943-)

Chariots of Fire (arr. Andy Vinter)
22 Main Title Theme 3:31
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Carl Davis 8.570505

Danny Elfman (1953-)

Spider-Man (arr. John Wasson)>br> 23 Main Theme and Farewell 5:13
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Carl Davis 8.570505

Disc 2 Toral Time: 78:52

CD 2

Eric Coates (1886-1957)

The Dam Busters
1 Dam Busters’ March 3:53
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Adrian Leaper 8.570575-76

Ron Goodwin (1925-2003)
633 Squadron
2 Main Theme 2:57
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Adrian Leaper 8.570575-76

Arthur Bliss (1891-1975)

Things to Come

3 Interlude: The World in Ruins 2:37
Queensland Symphony Orchestra / Christopher Lyndon-Gee 8.553698

Richard Addinsell (1904-1977)

Dangerous Moonlight
4 Warsaw Concerto 3:33
Philip Fowke, piano / RTE Concert Orchestra / Proinnsias O Duinn 8.554323

Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006)

David Copperfield

5 Mr. Micawber 2:10
Moscow Symphony Orchestra / William Stromberg 8.225167

William Walton (1902-1983)

Hamlet
6 The Ghost 3:13
Benjamin Frankel (1906-1973)

The Curse of the Werewolf
7 Revenge and Escape 2:58
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Carl Davis 8.557850

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

49th Parallel
8 Prelude 2:13
RTE Concert Orchestra / Andrew Penny 8.223665

Erik Nordgren (1913-1992)

Smiles of a Summer Night
9 Dangerous Wine 2:38
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Adriano 8.223682

Hugo Alfven (1872-1960)

A Country Tale Suite
10 Introduction 2:55
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra / Niklas Willen 8.557828

Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975)

Alone
11 Largo 1:32
12 Overtone singer 0:43
13 The school class - Allegro 1:02
14 The children come to comfort Kuzmina - Andante 1:08
Mark van Tongeren, overtone singer / Barbara Buchholz, theremin / Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra / Mark Fitz-Gerald 8.570316

Hamlet

15 The Ghost 3:40
Russian Philharmonic Orchestra / Dmitry Yablonsky 8.557446

Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Lieutenant Kije Suite
16 The Birth of Kije 4:10
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Mogrelia 8.554057

Ennio Morricone (1928-)

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
17 Main Theme 2:52
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra / Crouch End Festival Chorus / Derek Wadsworth

Arthur Honegger (1892-1955)

Regain Suite I
18 Nuit dans la grange - Ete 3:50
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Adriano 8.223467

Crime et chatiment
19 Depart pour le crime 4:57
Jacques Tchamkerten, ondes martenot / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Adriano 8.223466

Jacques Ibert (1890-1962)

Don Quichotte
20 Chanson de la mort 3:05
Henry Kiichli, bass / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Adriano 8.223287

Macbeth Suite
21 Overture 3:19
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Adriano 8.223287

Georges Auric (1899-1983)

La Belle et la Bete

22 Les couloirs mysterieux 3:37
Axios / Moscow Symphony Orchestra / Adriano 8.223765

Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996)

Face of Another
23 Waltz 2:20
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Marin Alsop 8.557760

Akira Ifukube (1914-2006)

24 Symphonic Fantasia No. 1 (excerpt) 4:04
Russian Philharmonic Orchestra / Dmitry Yablonsky 8.557587

Frederic Devreese (1929-)

Un Soir, un Train…
25 Danse de l’Auberge 2:40
BRT Philharmonic Orchestra / Frederic Devreese 8.223681
Wojciech Kilar (1932-)

Bram Stoker’s Dracula
26 Mina / Dracula 4:46
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Antoni Wit 8.557703

Disc 2 Total Time: 78:48