Taking the world by storm, Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed, brilliant new staging - Les Miserables: The Arena Concert Spectacular - has been touring since September 2024, visiting 30 cities and selling over 1 million tickets. After sold-out dates at London's Royal Albert Hall this summer, it journeys to New York's Radio City Hall for it's North American premiere July 23-August 9, 2026, featuring many of the same cast members from this recording. The magnificent score to Les Miserables includes the hit songs; "I Dreamed a Dream", "On My Own", "Bring Him Home", "One Day More", "Do You Hear the People Sing?" and many more. Seen by over 150 million people worldwide in 57 countries and in 22 languages, Les Miserables is undisputedly one of the world's most popular musicals.
Elmer Bernstein - Movie Themes, Mood Music & More 1952-62 - Elmer Bernstein was a composer and conductor who became renowned for his work in films and TV, writing, scoring and recording some of the most renowned and recognisable themes in in Hollywood history. He is not related to the renowned composer of stage musicals Leonard Bernstein. Born in 1922, he served in the USAF in WWII, working in Armed Forces Radio, and came to the fore in the early 1950s when he started writing for movies. This 44-track 2-CD collection primarily features soundtrack and commercial recordings of themes and other music written for films and albums during the first decade of his career. In addition, it includes selected titles from his albums "Blues And Brass" for Decca and "Movie & TV Themes" on the Choreo label. It includes "The Man With the Golden Arm", "Staccato's Theme", "The Magnificent Seven", and "Walk On The Wild Side", plus themes from "The Ten Commandments", "The Comancheros", "To Kill A Mockingbird" and more. Although he composed for many different genres of film, his style was very distinctive, characterised by dramatic and atmospheric melodies and arrangements that invariably conjured up the mood and imagery of the subject. Comprising a selection of works from his early career, this collection offers an entertaining and evocative showcase for that style.
Tom Kitt, a Grammy, Tony, and Emmy Award winner, masterfully explores mental illness and family through the electrifying and emotionally charged score of Next to Normal, a Pulitzer Prize-winning musical that has gripped audiences for 15 years. Now, the Original London Cast Album captures the stellar performances from it's recent West End run. Grammy nominee Caissie Levy (Frozen on Broadway, Les Miserables, Ghost) delivers a phenomenal, Olivier-nominated performance, while Jack Wolfe (Shadow and Bone, The Witcher, The Magic Flute) earned an Olivier Award for his captivating portrayal. The music delves into a range of musical styles, from rock to poignant ballads, effectively conveying the characters' complex emotional states. Some of the notable and popular songs that resonate with audiences include "I Miss the Mountains," a powerful expression of a character's struggle with her treatment; "You Don't Know," a raw and intense rock number; and "I'm Alive," a song that explores themes of grief and connection.
The world's longest running musical is celebrating it's 40th anniversary on October 8, 2025. To mark this event, we're re-releasing the recording of the 10th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall on First Night Records. This first-ever release on LP has been remastered and compiled for 2 LP vinyl especially by Sir Cameron Mackintosh and his team. The full recording on 2 CDs is also being reissued. The celebrated concert starred a dream cast featuring Colm Wilkinson, Philip Quast, Michael Ball, Lea Salonga, Ruthie Henshall, Alun Armstrong, Jenny Galloway, Michael Maguire, Judy Kuhn, a company of 250 and the 70 piece London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by David Charles Abell.
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER - PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING [CD] Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera is one of the most celebrated musicals of all time, and this original London cast recording from 1986 remains the definitive recording. Michael Crawford's Tony Award-winning performance as The Phantom and Sarah Brightman's portrayal of Christine Daae helped make this the best-selling cast recording in history. Re-issued for the first time in decades, this classic album brings the unforgettable score to a new generation of listeners. From the title song to "The Music of the Night" and "All I Ask of You," every track reflects the power and beauty that continue to make The Phantom of the Opera a global phenomenon nearly forty years after it's debut. Since it's premiere, The Phantom of the Opera has been seen by more than 160 million people in 195 cities and has received over 70 major theatre awards. It holds the record as the longest-running show in Broadway history and was the first British musical to debut at number one on the music charts. The recording has been certified Platinum in six countries.
