"A magnificent compilation of music of one of the truly great cinema composers, Max Steiner, opening with the sublime Now Voyager love theme and continuing...

"A magnificent compilation of music of one of the truly great cinema composers, Max Steiner, opening with the sublime Now Voyager love theme and continuing with a suite from King Kong. For many the highlight will be the suites from two of Steiner's finest scores, The Big Sleep and The Fountainhead." - Robert Benson, Classical CD Review

"Once again, as for this album's acclaimed predecessor, The Sea Hawk, producer George Korngold and conductor Charles Gerhardt have collaborated and approached the project with love and enthusiasm alsong with a thorough knowledge of Max Steiner's scores. The repertoire was carefully researched and selected to provide the listener with a proper cross selection and some of the highlights - within space limitations - of the composer's film career prior to 1950

The National Philharmonic Orchestra, consisting of 92 of the best musicians from London's five symphony orchestras, was again used, as was the acoustically superb Kinsway Hall. The augmented orchestra - necessary for the optimum re-creation of the Steiner sound - included two vibraphones, marimba, xylophone, gongs, chimes, organ, celesta, tom-toms, orchestra bells, two pianos, two harps and a further assortment of percussion instruments." -- Rudy Behlmer (from the liner notes)