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Light Music from the Silver Screen
TRADITIONAL
1.
Early One Morning (trad., arr. Robert Farnon) featured in 'Spring In Park Lane'
3:00
Orchestra: Robert Farnon Orchestra
ROBERT FARNON
ORTELLI / PIGARELLI
2.
Song of the Mountains (La Montanara)
3:12
from film 'The Glass Mountain'
Orchestra: Sidney Torch Orchestra
Conductor:Sidney Torch
FRANCIS SCHWARTZ
3.
Dancing in the Dark
3:07
soundtrack recording from 'The Band Wagon'
Orchestra: MGM Studio Orchestra
Conductor:Adolph Deutsch
BRONISLAU KAPER
4.
Adoration
3:34
soundtrack recording from 'Lili'
Orchestra: MGM Studio Orchestra
Conductor:Hans Sommer
VICTOR YOUNG
5.
Call of the Faraway Hills
2:18
from film 'Shane'
Orchestra: Ron Goodwin Concert Orchestra
Conductor:Ron Goodwin
FRANCIS CHAGRIN
6.
The Beggar’s Theme
2:33
from film 'Last Holiday'
Orchestra: Charles Williams Concert Orchestra
Conductor:Charles Williams
CLIFTON PARKER
7.
Seascape
4:11
from film 'Western Approaches'
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor:Muir Mathieson
JOHN ADDISON
8.
Theme from the film 'The Man Between'
2:49
Orchestra: Cyril Stapleton Orchestra
Conductor:Cyril Stapleton
MISCHA SPOLIANSKY
9.
Dedication
4:12
from film 'Idol Of Paris'
Orchestra: Queen's Hall Light Orchestra
Conductor:Sidney Torch
JOSE PADILLA
10.
La Violetera
4:29
from film 'City Lights'
Orchestra: Philip Green Orchestra
Conductor:Philip Green
ALLAN GRAY
11.
Theme from the film 'This Man Is Mine'
4:17
Orchestra: Queen's Hall Light Orchestra
Conductor:Charles Williams
GUY WARRACK
12.
Men of Arnhem - March
3:44
from film 'Theirs Is The Glory'
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor:Muir Mathieson
PHILIP GREEN
13.
Romance
3:47
from film 'The Magic Bow'
Orchestra: Louis Levy Concert Orchestra
Conductor:Louis Levy
ANDRE MATHIEU
14.
Quebec Concerto
3:06
from film 'Whispering City'
Orchestra: Charles Williams Concert Orchestra
Conductor:Charles Williams
MAURICE JAUBERT
15.
Valse Grise
2:36
from film 'Le Carnet De Bal'
Orchestra: Sidney Torch Orchestra
Conductor:Sidney Torch
CHARLES WILLIAMS
16.
Throughout the Years
3:09
from film 'Flesh And Blood'
Orchestra: Charles Williams Concert Orchestra
Conductor:Charles Williams
GEORGE MELACHRINO
17.
Vision d’Amour
3:27
from film 'Woman To Woman'
Orchestra: Melachrino Orchestra
Conductor:George Melachrino
PHILIP GREEN
18.
Hour of Meditation
3:26
from film 'Twenty-Four Hours Of A Woman’s Life'
Orchestra: Sidney Torch Orchestra
Conductor:Sidney Torch
ANTHONY COLLINS
19.
Saga of Odette
3:39
from film 'Odette'
Orchestra: Charles Williams Concert Orchestra
Conductor:Charles Williams
GEORGE MELACHRINO
20.
Danse d’Extase
4:15
from film 'No Orchids For Miss Blandish'
Orchestra: Melachrino Orchestra
Conductor:George Melachrino
KENNETH LESLIE-SMITH
21.
Mansell Concerto
3:46
from film 'The Woman’s Angle'
Solo:Arthur Sandfordpiano
Orchestra: Charles Williams Concert Orchestra
Conductor:Charles Williams
PHILIP GREEN
22.
Gaelic Fantasia
5:35
from film 'Saints And Sinners'
Orchestra: Philip Green Orchestra
Conductor:Philip Green
Notes
From the earliest days music was considered essential to accompany silent films. The arrival of talking pictures merely transferred the music inside the cinema to the soundtrack, and a new generation of talented composers and arrangers emerged to fulfil the specialised requirements of the movie industry. Light music has usually been the preferred choice of producers and directors, and by the 1940s it is true to say that this genre had developed into its own art form. As well as writing new material closely allied to the action on screen, composers were often asked to make fresh arrangements of well-known melodies - especially in film musicals. The result has been that a vast amount of recorded material now exists, and it has the power to engender fond recognition of its origins many decades later. Also there are instances where the music has survived better than the film itself, as some of the fine examples in this collection will testify.
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Reviews
"... The ninth release in Guild’s invaluable series of Light Music collections focuses on the famous movies that graced the screen in the immediate pre and post war years. Again this is a deeply nostalgic album that brings together some of those memorable themes that will definitely bring a wistful tear to the eye of those who lived through those tumultuous years. The themes are played by a collection of excellent orchestras such as the MGM Studio Orchestra under the baton of Robert Farnon, the legendary Queens Hall Light Orchestra, the Melachrino Strings and the concert orchestras of Charles Williams, Sidney Torch and Philip Green. Although some of the films may not be so familiar today, one cannot overlook such classics as ‘Shane’, ‘Odette’ and ‘City Lights’ which are all represented here in various forms and guises. David Ades provides all the necessary biographical information that the seasoned collector needs to know and the transfers are, as usual with this series, of a crystal clear nature. There is nothing much to add to the plaudits of this collection although those who are collecting the series will definitely snap this up immediately. I just can’t wait for the next issue."
Gerald Fenech - MusicWeb-International.com
"... There should be something for everybody in this compilation of music that in many cases has deservedly outlived the films for which it was written. In the field of historical movie music the CD is a worthy addition."
John Leeman - MusicWeb-International.com
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