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Discover - Film Music
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Discover - Film Music

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Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Various
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Dec 16, 2008
Catalog #
8558210-11
UPC
636943821022

About

With 49 tracks spanning two CDs, DISCOVER-FILM MUSIC is an informative package designed to lure the casual listener into the larger world of film music. Disc One largely consists of major Hollywood releases, including KING KONG, BEN HUR, STAR WARS, and SPIDER-MAN. Disc Two explores the more classical-centric foreign film scores, originating in Britain, Europe, and Japan. The set is accompanied by a 72-page booklet / learning guide, composed by British film music lecturer John Riley.

Tracklist 49 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Main Title 02:10
    Track
    1
    Title
    Main Title
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Max Steiner
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    William Stromberg
  3. 2 A Boat in the Fog 01:36
    Track
    2
    Title
    A Boat in the Fog
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Max Steiner
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    William Stromberg
  4. 3 Main Title - Muted Fanfare 01:48
    Track
    3
    Title
    Main Title - Muted Fanfare
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    William Stromberg
  5. 4 Sir Guy and Robin Hood 01:49
    Track
    4
    Title
    Sir Guy and Robin Hood
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    William Stromberg
  6. 5 The Banquet 02:14
    Track
    5
    Title
    The Banquet
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    William Stromberg
  7. 6 House of Frankenstein: Full Moon (reconstructed and orchestrated J. Morgan and W. T. Stromberg) 01:16
    Track
    6
    Title
    House of Frankenstein: Full Moon (reconstructed and orchestrated J. Morgan and W. T. Stromberg)
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Hans J. Salter
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    William Stromberg
  8. 7 The Maltese Falcon: The Deal (restored J. Morgan) 02:47
    Track
    7
    Title
    The Maltese Falcon: The Deal (restored J. Morgan)
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Adolph Deutsch
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    William Stromberg
  9. 8 Rebecca: Selznick International Trademark (by Alfred Newman) - Introduction - Foreword - Opening Scene 03:16
    Track
    8
    Title
    Rebecca: Selznick International Trademark (by Alfred Newman) - Introduction - Foreword - Opening Scene
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Franz Waxman
    Ensemble
    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Adriano
  10. 9 Jane Eyre: Rochester 02:29
    Track
    9
    Title
    Jane Eyre: Rochester
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Bernard Herrmann
    Ensemble
    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Adriano
  11. 10 Spellbound Concerto (Spellbound) 03:55
    Track
    10
    Title
    Spellbound Concerto (Spellbound)
    Duration
    03:55
    Composer
    Miklós Rózsa
    Performer
    Philip Fowke
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Concert Orchestra
    Conductor
    Proinnsías Ó Duinn
  12. 11 All About Eve Suite 04:38
    Track
    11
    Title
    All About Eve Suite
    Duration
    04:38
    Composer
    Alfred Newman
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    William Stromberg
  13. 12 Main Title 01:29
    Track
    12
    Title
    Main Title
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Dimitri Tiomkin
    Ensemble
    Moscow Symphony Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    William Stromberg
  14. 13 Dunson Heads South 04:47
    Track
    13
    Title
    Dunson Heads South
    Duration
    04:47
    Composer
    Dimitri Tiomkin
    Ensemble
    Moscow Symphony Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    William Stromberg
  15. 14 The Plow that Broke the Plains: War and the Tractor 03:54
    Track
    14
    Title
    The Plow that Broke the Plains: War and the Tractor
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Ensemble
    PostClassical Ensemble
    Conductor
    Angel Gil-Ordóñez
  16. 15 The Red Pony Suite: IV. Walk to the Bunkhouse 02:57
    Track
    15
    Title
    The Red Pony Suite: IV. Walk to the Bunkhouse
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Ensemble
    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    JoAnn Falletta
  17. 16 On the Waterfront (excerpt) 05:35
    Track
    16
    Title
    On the Waterfront (excerpt)
    Duration
    05:35
    Composer
    Leonard Bernstein
    Ensemble
    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  18. 17 Ben-Hur: Prelude 03:41
    Track
    17
    Title
    Ben-Hur: Prelude
    Duration
    03:41
    Composer
    Miklós Rózsa
    Ensemble
    Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kenneth Alwyn
  19. 18 Schindler's List: Main title theme 04:24
    Track
    18
    Title
    Schindler's List: Main title theme
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    John Williams
    Performer
    Thelma Handy
    Ensemble
    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Carl Davis
  20. 19 Star Wars: Main title theme 05:23
    Track
    19
    Title
    Star Wars: Main title theme
    Duration
    05:23
    Composer
    John Williams
    Ensemble
    Richard Hayman Orchestra
    Conductor
    Richard Hayman
  21. 20 Alien: Main Theme 04:44
    Track
    20
    Title
    Alien: Main Theme
    Duration
    04:44
    Composer
    Jerry Goldsmith
    Ensemble
    Richard Hayman Orchestra
    Conductor
    Richard Hayman
  22. 21 Out of Africa: Main title theme 03:54
    Track
    21
    Title
    Out of Africa: Main title theme
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    John Barry
    Ensemble
    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Carl Davis
  23. 22 Chariots of Fire: Main title theme 03:31
    Track
    22
    Title
    Chariots of Fire: Main title theme
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    Vangelis
    Ensemble
    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Carl Davis
  24. 23 Spider-Man: Main title theme 05:13
    Track
    23
    Title
    Spider-Man: Main title theme
    Duration
    05:13
    Composer
    Danny Elfman
    Ensemble
    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Carl Davis
  25. Disc 2
  26. 1 The Dam Busters: The Dam Busters March 03:53
    Track
    1
    Title
    The Dam Busters: The Dam Busters March
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Eric Coates
    Ensemble
    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Adrian Leaper
  27. 2 633 Squadron: Main title theme 02:57
    Track
    2
    Title
    633 Squadron: Main title theme
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Ron Goodwin
    Ensemble
    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ron Goodwin
  28. 3 Things to Come: II. Interlude: The World in Ruins 02:37
    Track
    3
    Title
    Things to Come: II. Interlude: The World in Ruins
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Arthur Bliss
    Ensemble
    Queensland Orchestra
    Conductor
    Christopher Lyndon-Gee
  29. 4 Warsaw Concerto (excerpt) 03:33
    Track
    4
    Title
    Warsaw Concerto (excerpt)
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Richard Addinsell
    Performer
    Philip Fowke
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Concert Orchestra
    Conductor
    Proinnsías Ó Duinn
  30. 5 David Copperfield: Mr. Micawber (restored J. Morgan) 02:10
    Track
    5
    Title
    David Copperfield: Mr. Micawber (restored J. Morgan)
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Malcolm Arnold
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    William Stromberg
  31. 6 Hamlet: The Ghost 03:13
    Track
    6
    Title
    Hamlet: The Ghost
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    William Walton
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Concert Orchestra
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  32. 7 Curse of the Werewolf: IV. Revenge and Escape 02:58
    Track
    7
    Title
    Curse of the Werewolf: IV. Revenge and Escape
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Benjamin Frankel
    Ensemble
    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Carl Davis
  33. 8 49th Parallel: I. Prelude 02:13
    Track
    8
    Title
    49th Parallel: I. Prelude
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Ensemble
    RTÉ Concert Orchestra
    Conductor
    Andrew Penny
  34. 9 Sommarnattens leende (Smiles of a Summer Night): Dangerous Wine 02:38
    Track
    9
    Title
    Sommarnattens leende (Smiles of a Summer Night): Dangerous Wine
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Erik Nordgren
    Ensemble
    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Adriano
  35. 10 En bygdesaga (A Country Tale) Suite, Op. 53: I. Introduktion (Introduction) 02:55
    Track
    10
    Title
    En bygdesaga (A Country Tale) Suite, Op. 53: I. Introduktion (Introduction)
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Hugo Alfvén
    Ensemble
    Norrköpings Symfoniorkester
    Conductor
    Niklas Willén
  36. 11 Reel 6, Attempted Murder of Kuzmina: Kuzmina Almost Freezes to Death (beginning) 01:33
    Track
    11
    Title
    Reel 6, Attempted Murder of Kuzmina: Kuzmina Almost Freezes to Death (beginning)
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  37. 12 Reel 3, Kuzmina Arrives Alone in the Altai Steppes: Overtone Singer 00:43
    Track
    12
    Title
    Reel 3, Kuzmina Arrives Alone in the Altai Steppes: Overtone Singer
    Duration
    00:43
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Mark van Tongeren
  38. 13 Reel 4, Kuzmina Starts Teaching the Local Children: The School Class 01:02
    Track
    13
    Title
    Reel 4, Kuzmina Starts Teaching the Local Children: The School Class
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  39. 14 Reel 7, Kuzmina's Rescue by Aeroplane: The Children Come to Comfort Kuzmina 01:08
    Track
    14
    Title
    Reel 7, Kuzmina's Rescue by Aeroplane: The Children Come to Comfort Kuzmina
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Barbara Buchholz
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt
    Conductor
    Mark Fitz-Gerald
  40. 15 Hamlet, Op. 116: The Ghost 03:40
    Track
    15
    Title
    Hamlet, Op. 116: The Ghost
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Russian Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dmitry Yablonsky
  41. 16 Lieutenant Kije Suite, Op. 60: I. The Birth of Kije 04:10
    Track
    16
    Title
    Lieutenant Kije Suite, Op. 60: I. The Birth of Kije
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Andrew Mogrelia
  42. 17 Il Buono, il brutto, il cattivo (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly): Main theme 02:52
    Track
    17
    Title
    Il Buono, il brutto, il cattivo (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly): Main theme
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Ennio Morricone
    Ensemble
    Crouch End Festival Chorus, Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Derek Wadsworth
  43. 18 Regain Suite No. 2: III. Nuit dans la grange - Ete 03:50
    Track
    18
    Title
    Regain Suite No. 2: III. Nuit dans la grange - Ete
    Duration
    03:50
    Composer
    Arthur Honegger
    Ensemble
    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Adriano
  44. 19 Crime et Chatiment: III. Depart pour le crime 04:57
    Track
    19
    Title
    Crime et Chatiment: III. Depart pour le crime
    Duration
    04:57
    Composer
    Arthur Honegger
    Ensemble
    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Adriano
  45. 20 4 Chansons de Don Quichotte: No. 4. Chanson de la mort 03:08
    Track
    20
    Title
    4 Chansons de Don Quichotte: No. 4. Chanson de la mort
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Jacques Ibert
    Performer
    Henry Kiichli
    Ensemble
    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Adriano
  46. 21 Macbeth (Suite): Overture 03:19
    Track
    21
    Title
    Macbeth (Suite): Overture
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Jacques Ibert
    Ensemble
    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Adriano
  47. 22 La Belle et La Bete (Beauty and the Beast): Les couloirs mysterieux (Mysterious corridors) 03:37
    Track
    22
    Title
    La Belle et La Bete (Beauty and the Beast): Les couloirs mysterieux (Mysterious corridors)
    Duration
    03:37
    Composer
    Georges Auric
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Adriano
  48. 23 3 Film Scores: No. 3. Face of Another: Waltz 02:20
    Track
    23
    Title
    3 Film Scores: No. 3. Face of Another: Waltz
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Tōru Takemitsu
    Ensemble
    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  49. 24 Symphonic Fantasia No. 1 (excerpt) 04:04
    Track
    24
    Title
    Symphonic Fantasia No. 1 (excerpt)
    Duration
    04:04
    Composer
    Akira Ifukube
    Ensemble
    Russian Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dmitry Yablonsky
  50. 25 Un Soir, un Train …: Danse de l'Auberge (Dance in the Inn) 02:40
    Track
    25
    Title
    Un Soir, un Train …: Danse de l'Auberge (Dance in the Inn)
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Frédéric Devreese
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Frédéric Devreese
  51. 26 Bram Stoker's Dracula: Mina / Dracula 04:46
    Track
    26
    Title
    Bram Stoker's Dracula: Mina / Dracula
    Duration
    04:46
    Composer
    Wojciech Kilar