The Crown returns for a second season to continue the telling of the inside story of Queen Elizabeth II's reign, as the fragile social order established after the Second World War breaks apart. The music in the first season conveyed a sense of awe and wonder. But Season Two hits a darker tone, reflected in a bigger and more menacing orchestral sound. Co-composer Lorne Balfe says that's because the characters have matured. "The queen is now a reigning monarch instead of a young girl given this position," Balfe says. "It's a different journey for them and that's why the music evolves."

JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLEOriginal Motion Picture SoundtrackMusic by Henry JackmanSony Music proudly announces the release of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), the soundtrack to the new film by Jake Kasdan featuring music by Henry Jackman.Henry Jackman has established himself as one of today’s top composers by fusing his classical training and his experience as a successful record producer and creator of electronic music. His musical versatility ratcheted up the tension in Paul Greengrass’ Captain Phillips (earning him a BAFTA nomination), super-powered such comic book hits as X-Men: First Class and Captain America: Winter Soldier; kicked ass in Kingsman: The Secret Service and Kick-Ass; breathed life into legendary animated characters like Winnie the Pooh, Puss in Boots, Wreck-It Ralph, and Oscar-winner Big Hero 6. His most recent work can be heard in the sci-fi comedy Pixels, and the post-apocalyptic drama The Fifth Wave starring Chloe Grace Moretz, Marvels blockbuster hit Captain America: Civil War, Paramount Pictures action-packed sequel, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back starring Tom Cruise and Cobie Smulders and the adventure sequel from Warner Bros. Kong: Skull Island starring Brie Larson and Tom Hiddleston.His other diverse credits include the animated features Monsters vs. Aliens and Turbo, period drama Henri 4, family adventure Gulliver’s Travels (starring Jack Black), crime thriller Man on a Ledge, horror fantasy Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, and the Seth Rogen / James Franco comedies This is the End and (the firestorm sensation) The Interview.Jackman grew up in the southeast of England, where he began composing his first symphony at the age of six. He studied classical music at Oxford and sang in the St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir but simultaneously got involved in the underground rave scene and began producing popular electronica music and dance remixes, eventually working with artists such as Seal and The Art of Noise. In 2006 he caught the attention of film composers Hans Zimmer and John Powell, and began writing additional music for Zimmer and Powell on Kung Fu Panda and then for Zimmer on The Dark Knight, The Da Vinci Code, and The Pirates of the Caribbean films, which rapidly led to scoring blockbuster films on his own.Tracklisting1.       The Jumanji Overture   2.       Digging Up the Past   3.       Brantford High   4.       Into the Jungle   5.       Out of Character   6.       The Legend of the Jewel   7.       The Adventure Begins   8.       Special Abilities   9.       The Bikers   10.   Van Pelt   11.   A Test of Friendship   12.   The Bazaar   13.   Snake Charmer   14.   The Power of Bravestone   15.   Seaplane McDonough   16.   The Missing Piece   17.   Lost in Time   18.   Flirting With Danger   19.   Albino Rhinos   20.   Retrieving the Emerald   21.   Out of Lives   22.   First Kiss   23.   The Jaguars   24.   Ring of Fire   25.   Begin the Climb   26.   Call Out Its Name   27.   Leaving Jumanji   28.   An Older Friend   29.   Back To School

PASSENGERS Starring Chris Pratt, Jennifer Lawrence  as star-crossed lovers in space Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Music by multi-awarded composer Thomas Newman ABOUT THE FILMThe Sci-Fi Adventure follows the spaceship “Starship Avalon” in its 120-year voyage to a distant colony planet known as the "Homestead Colony" when malfunctions occur in two of its sleep chambers. Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt are two passengers onboard a spaceship transporting them to a new life on the new planet. The trip takes a deadly turn when their hibernation pods mysteriously wake them 90 years before they reach their destination.As their characters Jim and Aurora try to unravel the mystery behind the malfunction, they begin to fall for each other, unable to deny their intense attraction only to be threatened by the imminent collapse of the ship and the discovery of the truth behind why they woke up. Passengers, from the excellent Norwegian director of The Imitation Game, Morten Tyldum, has the look of a glossy 21st-century update of classic 70s space movies such as Dark Star, Silent Runningand Solaris, all from that era in which sci-fi film-makers loved to riff on the endless boredom of travel between the stars and imagine madness taking root in the cosmos like cholera in dirty water.“You will laugh and cry and hold your breath and be at the edge of your seat. It has chills. It also will make you smile and laugh a lot. We wanted a playful movie. In this day of sequels and reboots I think it’s refreshing that it is a completely original story with two of the best movie stars in the world. I’m very, very happy with the movie.” (Director Morten Tyldum)ABOUT THOMAS NEWMANThomas Newman is an American film score composer and a member of a family who established a film-scoring dynasty in Hollywood.He was born in Los Angeles, California, the youngest son of composer Alfred Newman (1901-1970). Newman has received a total of twelve ©Academy Award nominations. He has won two BAFTAs, six ©Grammys and an Emmy, and has been nominated for three Golden Globes. Newman was honored with the Richard Kirk award at the 2000 BMI Film and TV Awards. The award is given annually to a composer who has made significant contributions to film and television music.One of the most interesting things about Newman is his change of styles, beginning with his score for American Beauty, which received critical acclaim. Before this, Newman gravitated more towards the orchestra for his music, like in most other film music. However, in American Beauty his fans witnessed his take on a minimalistic score with an array of odd instruments and a rhythmic style. Since then Newman has alternated and mixed in both his traditional sweeping orchestral scores along with his new, creative style. He is notorious among score listeners for using plenty of instruments the average listener would never have heard of.Among his most recent compositions are James Bond 007: Skyfall (2012), Side Effects (2013), Bridge of Spies (2015), and James Bond 007: Spectre (2015).TRACKLIST1.         The Starship Avalon (Main Title)  2.         Hibernation Pod 16253.         Command Ring4.         Rate 2 Mechanic5.         Awake for 7 Days6.         Crystalline 7.         Precious Metals8.         Aurora9.         Robot Questions10.      The Sleeping Girl                                                     11.      Build a House and Live In It12.      I Tried Not To…13.      Spacewalk                                     14.      Passengers                                                                     15.      50% of Light Speed16.      Cascade Failure17.      Zero-Gravity18.      Never Happy Here19.      Red Giant20.      Looking for Wrong                                                  21.      Chrysler Bldg.22.      Untethered23.      You Brought Me Back24.      Starlit25.      Accidental Happiness26.      Sugarcoat the Galaxy (End Title)

Sony Masterworks Broadway is proud to announce the release of the Original Cast Recording of Stereophonic. Direct from it's smash hit world premiere at Playwrights Horizon, Stereophonic opens on Broadway on April 19. With original songs by Academy Award nominee Will Butler, formerly of Arcade Fire, Stereophonic is written by David Adjimi, directed by Daniel Aukin and stars Will Brill as Reg, Andrew R. Butler as Charlie, Juliana Canfield as Holly, Eli Gelb as Grover, Tom Pecinka as Peter, Sarah Pidgeon as Diana, and Chris Stack as Simon reprising their highly lauded performances. The album features Butler's music from the show including the hit song and act one closer, "Masquerade." - Dominating the "Best Theater of 2023" lists, Stereophonic mines the agony and the ecstasy of creation as it zooms in on a music studio in 1976. Here, an up-and-coming rock band recording a new album finds itself suddenly on the cusp of superstardom. The ensuing pressures could spark their breakup - or their breakthrough. In Stereophonic, Adjmi invites the audience to immerse themselves-with fly-on-the-wall intimacy-in the powder keg process of a band on the brink of blowing up.

Personnel: James Horner (conductor).
Recorded at Todd-AO Scoring Stage, Studio City, California.

Music by Golden Globe nominee Daniel Pemberton (Steve Jobs, Gold)

TRACKLISTING1. A HIDDEN LIFE 2:512. GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL ISRAEL IN EGYPT, PART I“AND ISRAEL SAW THAT GREAT WORK”“AND BELIEVED THE LORD” 4:263. SURROUNDED BY WALLS 2:544. RETURN 2:425. INDOCTRINATION 2:136. MORALITY IN DARKNESS 3:147. LOVE AND SUFFERING 7:458. ARVO PÄRT TABULA RASA: II. SILENTIUM 15:499. HOPE 2:3010. DESCENT 6:2711. ANTONÍN DVORˇ ÁK CZECH SUITEI. ALLEGRO MODERATO 3:5512. HENRYK GÓRECKI KLEINES REQUIEM FÜR EINE POLKAIV. ADAGIO CANTABILE 6:26​​​​​​​13. KNOTTED 3:4014. THERE WILL BE NO MYSTERIES 4:43

Let no Star Wars fan go home disappointed-this 2-CD soundtrack set brings you every note John Williams composed for one of the most anticipated films in recent history, from the opening fanfare to the last end credit! All 68 tracks are in order as heard in the film, two bonus tracks (with sound effects and dialogue) are included and more than 60 photos grace the pages of the 60-page booklet. A collector's dream!

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GET SHORTYOriginal Television SoundtrackMusic by Grammy Award Winner Antonio Sánchez (Birdman)Epix' best series is a charming, addictive adaptation of the Elmore Leonard’s 1990 New York Times bestselling novel, and 1995 filmTRACKLIST1. Beginning​​​​​​​2. Owen Runs3. Sealed Fate4. Breezy5. Second Thoughts6. Just Hanging 17. Break In8. Pensive9. Watching Us10. Final Steps11. Loose to Fast12. Bad Omen13. Unsettling14. 7 Steps15. Pensive 216. Just Hanging 217. 6:8 Medium18. Hold On19. Desert Highway20. No Way21. Just Hanging 322. Intense23. They're Coming24. Move25. Remembering26. A to B27. Condo Love28. Bad Ways29. Unsettling 230. Be Careful31. Granular32. A to C33. Not So Easy34. Unsettling 335. Car Ride36. A to D37. A to E38. Big Deal

In February 1993, the eyes of the world converged on Mount Carmel, a small religious community located just outside of Waco, TX. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) conducted a raid on leader David Koresh and his devoted followers, known as the Branch Davidians. After what became the longest gun battle in U.S. law enforcement history, four ATF agents and six civilians were dead, and dozens more were wounded. A 51-day standoff ensued, and the conflict ended after an FBI siege led to a fire that engulfed the entire Mount Carmel compound, killing 76 men, women, and children Taylor Kitsch is starring as Koresh. The cast also includes Oscar� and Golden Globe� nominee Michael Shannon, Andrea Riseborough, John Leguizamo, Melissa Benoist, Paul Sparks, Shea Whigham, Rory Culkin, Julia Garner and Camryn Manheim.

1958 TV Cast

Robert Oboussier was born in Antwerp and spent much of his youth in Germany. As a staunch opponent of National Socialism he emigrated to Zurich in 1939 where he held a number of important musical positions. However, the circumstances of his death in 1957 served to plunge his name into immediate obscurity and only now is his music being revived. This selection of mostly world premiere recordings demonstrates his personal use of twelve-tone rows, abrupt contrasts and a fondness for fantasia patterns. Oboussier's radical piano miniatures, 25 Abreviations, are heard here in their original versions and in excerpts arranged for plucked string ensemble by Christian Wernicke.

This album also feartures arrangements of Gershwin songs played by the New York Philharmonic.

Produced by George Korngold

Recording Engineer: K.E. Wilkinson

Recorded in February 1973

"In his notes for this CD, Gerhardt states, "it is my conviction that so powerful an artist as Miss Davis, through the strength of her portrayals, inspired a variety of composers to produce some of their best work....her composers created a 'Bette Davis sound'." Here is a varied program of music written for some of her greatest roles, high points being the excerpts from Dark Victory and Now, Voyager." - Robert Benson, Classical CD Review

Produced by George Korngold

Recording Engineer: K.E. Wilkinson Recorded on September 6 & 7, 1973 Remastered in BMG Studio D on August 18, 1989

"One of the most popular recordings of the series, this opens with an extended suite -- with big orchestra treatment -- of Max Steiner's music from Casablanca including of course "As Time Goes By" Equally memorable are the excerpts from The Treasure of the Sierra Madre and The Two Mrs.Carrolls." - Robert Benson, Classical CD Review

"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)

Shangri-La, the utopia of James Hilton's novel Lost Horizon, had a powerful grip on the world's imagination in the dystopian 1930s. Frank Capra achieved his cinematic vision of this mystic land of peace and contentment (Columbia Pictures, 1937) in no small measure by engaging Ukrainian composer Dimitri Tiomkin (1894-1979) in the first of their many collaborations. Tiomkin was a master at using melody--whether his own sweet themes or familiar traditional tunes--to carry a film's emotions. A suite from his score is the main work on this 1989 CD remastering of a 1974 LP entry in the legendary RCA Classic Film Scores series, now restored to availability via Arkivmusic's "on-demand" re-publishing program.

Like everything in that series (conducted by Charles Gerhardt, produced by George Korngold, and recorded by Kenneth Wilkinson), this re-release is mandatory for film music devotees and cannot be too strongly recommended to the general fan of classical orchestral music. Tiomkin's score features entrancing bell-sounds and a lovely processional theme to evoke Shangri-La, and contrasts these with the hurly-burly of the real world and the various emotions of the Westerners who find themselves shanghai-ed to paradise. Also included on the disc are shorter selections from five films of widely varying genres: war, western (the type of film that dominates Tiomkin's output), romantic comedy, a family drama, and a Cinerama travelogue.

The performances are masterful, made at a time when the National Philharmonic Orchestra and the John Alldis Choir comprised some of London's best classical session musicians and singers. The sound of the original LP was stunning, and gorgeous as it still is on this CD, listeners who remember the original will notice just a bit less presence, less "shimmer" in the effect of the 22-member bell ensemble. Meanwhile, Sony/BMG should seriously consider making SACD versions of this and other "Classic Film Score" masters that were recorded in Quadraphonic sound.

--Joseph Stevenson, ClassicsToday.com

A while ago, when commenting on Michael Nyman's "The Piano," I spoke (or pontificated, rather) to some colleagues regarding my dismay over Nyman's 'art.' I mention guilty pleasures on occasion, but a greater potential irrationality of criticism is the personal determination of whether one should praise certain scores or composers for daring to be abstract, or lambaste them for not getting their points across. I have done both, with disliked emphasis on the latter, when listening to Nyman's compositions. It is with "The End of the Affair," performed by the Michael Nyman Orchestra, that I realize I ought to place my views firmly, diplomatically in the middle.

The music really depends on how the listener feels, as opposed to being the sort of film score that alters how he feels. Reliant on the mood and the focus of attention, the score delights as confidently as it bores. It stands precariously on the divide between art and self-importance. Its incessant, top heavy strings play ad nauseam -- will they never end? -- but the themes they play indulge in the attention. It is exceedingly predictable, just as a fair deal of minimalist music is. And compared to the film scores of minimalist Philip Glass it is neither technically brilliant nor dramatically solid. It is challenging primarily to the amplitude of one's attempt to fall in love with its tedium. Cinematic evolution gets thrown out of the window for a beginning, middle, and end that are practically unidentifiable from one another. As I am not a huge supporter of the minimalist music movement I may be missing some key thought, others may see this score far differently, but to my ears it reaches a point of despotic annoyance. Call me unfashionable. Yet I cannot help praising "The End of the Affair" for its abstract grandeur. The scope, though minimal, gets the most out of the repeating elements, and the cues, taken individually as small concert works rather than part of a theatrical whole, become fascinating essays in contemporary classical music. Nyman has an unconventional way with counterpoint (and lack thereof) that is lush and thoroughly amazing, and the themes are memorable and inhabit the soundscape aggressively well. When these ideas stick out from the common backdrop, it is mesmerizing.

What fascinates me most personally is that this is one of the few soundtracks I know of featuring such a strong dichotomy... I am not sure I appreciate it...

-- Jeffrey Wheeler, MusicWeb International

GRAMMY-nominated, BAFTA-winning composer Austin Wintory created this orchestral score for this single player role-playing tactical game, currently available on PC and Mac. The soundtrack score features the Dallas Winds, recorded by GRAMMY-winning engineer Keith O. Johnson and the Reference Recordings team at the Meyerson Center in Dallas, TX. The Banner Saga is the first-ever video game soundtrack recording from independent audiophile label Reference Recordings, on it's FRESH! From RR series.

On the Sony Classical label - This is the x26 song, original motion picture soundtrack to the highly anticipated film "Little Women" by the ten-time Oscar nominated and two-time Oscar winning film composer Alexandre Desplat. "Little Women" is based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott and stars a number of critically acclaimed actors including Emma Watson, Saoirse Ronan and Meryl Streep. In addition to all of his work with filmmaker Wes Anderson, Desplat credits include the music to The King’s Speech, Argo, The Imitation Game, The Shape of Water and The Grand Budapest Hotel.

Classical Music

Includes a bonus limited edition DVD.
Original score composed by John Frizell and Randy Edelman.
Producers: John Frizell, Randy Edelman, Jeffrey Lesser, Jack Frost.
Includes liner notes by Ronald F. Maxwell.
The Soundtrack for director Ronald F. Maxwell's Civil War film GODS AND GENERALS consists of a score by John Frizell and Randy Edelman, book-ended by original songs from ex-October Project vocalist Mary Fahl and folk/rock icon Bob Dylan. The former track, "Going Home" is a haunting, Celtic-influenced piece that sounds similar to the best work of June Tabor and Maddy Prior. Dylan's contribution is a typically insightful and poignant look at a difficult topic, and lends the proceedings a quiet grandeur. Musically, "'Cross The Green Mountain" recalls his early-'70s work with Leon Russell. Frizell and Edelman's score is appropriately melancholy and sweeping, perfectly reflecting the epic proportions and painful subject matter of the film. The best tracks pair the symphony orchestra with country fiddler extraordinaire Mark O'Connor and Chieftan's frontman Paddy Mahoney, who impart an air of 19th-century authenticity.

Original score composed by John Williams.
Producers include: John Williams.
Principally recorded at Sony Pictures Scoring Stage, Culver City, California. Includes liner notes by Alan Parker.
ANGELA'S ASHES was nominated for the 1999 Academy Awards For Best Original Score.
"Theme From Angela's Ashes" won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition.

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