When successful composer Richard Rodgers of Oklahoma! fame teamed up with arranger Robert Russell Bennett to work on the soundtrack for Victory At Sea they gave to the themes, melodies and movements and form and structure of a symphony, a colour and feeling that matched the images on screen perfectly. This collection is a selection of some of the most dramatic moments from the series, there are reminders of the most pivotal battles of WWII. Many elements combine to make Victory At Sea a 'must have' soundtrack to the award winning series with the music possessing an inherent vitality and substance by which it can stand alone as a superb musical experience in itself.
トラックリスト
Disc: 1 1. The Song Of The High Seas 2. The Pacific Boils Over 3. Guadalcanal March 4. D-Day 5. Hard Work And Horseplay 6. Theme Of The Fast Carriers 7. Beneath The Southern Cross 8. Mare Nostrum 9. Victory At Sea 10. Fire On The Waters 11. Danger Down Deep 12. Mediterranean Mosaic 13. The Magnetic North
Disc: 2 1. Allies On The March 2. Voyage Into Fate 3. Peleliu 4. The Sound Of Victory 5. Rings Around Rabaul 6. Full Fathom Five 7. The Turkey Shoot 8. Ships That Pass 9. Two If By Sea 10. The Turning Point 11. Symphonic Scenario (The Melodic Story)
1952年に全26話でTV放送され、1954年にそれらを編集した劇場公開もされた第二次世界大戦のドキュメンタリー。３枚のアルバムをCD２枚に収録してリリース！音楽は「南太平洋」や「オクラホマ！」、「王様と私」などミュージカルの傑作を多く残していたリチャード・ロジャースとロバート・ラッセル・ベネットによる編曲。
トラックリストWhen successful composer Richard Rodgers of Oklahoma! fame teamed up with arranger Robert Russell Bennett to work on the soundtrack for Victory At Sea they gave to the themes, melodies and movements and form and structure of a symphony, a colour and feeling that matched the images on screen perfectly. This collection is a selection of some of the most dramatic moments from the series, there are reminders of the most pivotal battles of WWII. Many elements combine to make Victory At Sea a 'must have' soundtrack to the award winning series with the music possessing an inherent vitality and substance by which it can stand alone as a superb musical experience in itself.
Disc: 1
1. The Song Of The High Seas
2. The Pacific Boils Over
3. Guadalcanal March
4. D-Day
5. Hard Work And Horseplay
6. Theme Of The Fast Carriers
7. Beneath The Southern Cross
8. Mare Nostrum
9. Victory At Sea
10. Fire On The Waters
11. Danger Down Deep
12. Mediterranean Mosaic
13. The Magnetic North
Disc: 2
1. Allies On The March
2. Voyage Into Fate
3. Peleliu
4. The Sound Of Victory
5. Rings Around Rabaul
6. Full Fathom Five
7. The Turkey Shoot
8. Ships That Pass
9. Two If By Sea
10. The Turning Point
11. Symphonic Scenario (The Melodic Story)