Film Music of Ron Goodwin

Track Listings

1. Main Theme {From 633 Squadron}

2. London Theme {From Frenzy}

3. Main Theme {From Lancelot and Guinevere}

4. Main Theme {From Deadly Strangers}

5. Battle of Britain Suite

6. Battle of Britain Suite (Continued)

7. Battle of Britain Suite (Continued)

8. Battle of Britain Suite (Continued)

9. Battle of Britain Suite (Continued)

10. Battle of Britain Suite (Continued)

11. Main Theme {From Whirlpool}

12. London Marathon Theme (Main Theme) {From the Trap}

13. Main Theme {From of Human Bondage}

14. Suite {From Monte Carlo or Bust}

15. Love Theme {From 633 Squadron}

16. Main Theme {From Submarine X-1}

17. Miss Marple Theme {From Miss Marple}

18. Main Theme {From Operation Crossbow}

19. Suite {From Clash of Loyalties}

20. Belle's Love Theme {From Beauty and the Beast}

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Tracks:

The Peanut Vendor
Shenandoah
Cherry Ripe
Summertime
Time Was
Scarborough Fair
None But The Lonely Heart
Linstead Market
The Oak And The Ash
Wives And Lovers
Blow Away The Morning Dew
The Green Leaves Of Summer
What Kind Of Things

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As the line in the opening track, "The Peanut Vendor", says: "Fifty million monkeys can't be wrong." And back in 1971, the purchasers of this debut LP (originally The King's Singers: By Appointment) found overwhelming proof in its vinyl grooves that a refreshingly new quality product was on the market. Soon the unlikely lads known as The King's Singers were all over television screens in the company of the likes of Val Doonican, Shirley Bassey, and Nana Mouskouri--also, of course, performing bucketloads of serious repertoire in concerts. For those who rushed to buy the original, this re-release is a real trip down memory lane, the excellent sound enhanced by the extra detail and color in the CD transfer (though, please note, there's less than 35 minutes of music). "Cherry Ripe," "Scarborough Fair," and Bacharach's "Wives and Lovers" are here, along with lots more, performed with that familiar mix of vocal perfection and effortless poise and complemented by the discreet contribution of the Gordon Langford Trio. --Andrew Green

Customer Reviews:

King's Singers Debut.......2007-01-12

I am a real fan of the King's Singers, and this album was very well received. I loved it. Recommend it to anyone.

Thirty years old: still terrific.......2003-02-02

We have loved this album for 30 years. We are so pleased it has been released on CD. It was originally part of a very small collection of gramophone records, and is now one of hundreds of CDs, but it is one we keep playing and playing.

The singing is flawless, the songs are wonderful and the arrangements are very clever. What more could you want?

It includes The Kings' Singers theme song, "What Kind of Things (do the Kings' Singers sing?)" which is a humorous description of the variety in their music and in their vocal ranges.

Other highlights are:
Summertime, which is quite close to the orignal sheet music, carefully arranged for 6 voices.

The folk song Scarborough Fair adheres quite closely to the Simon and Garfunkel arrangement, whereas The Oak and the Ash and Blow Away the Morning Dew are special creations for the group by Gordon Langford.

Time Was and The Green Leaves of Summer show the group's ability to create a wonderful mood through slow, soulful singing.

Highly recommended. Timeless music.

This is vintage King's Singers!.......2001-06-09

In the thirty or more years that the King's Singers have been going, they've released dozens of CDs. And as much as I adore some of their recent recordings, I still regard this first album as some of their best work.

This performance is both of a very high quality and is also a magnificent showcase of the variety of things the King's Singers sing. I doubt you would find many other recordings which contain works by Tchaikovsky, Gershwin, Bacharach as well as traditional folksongs from the British Isles and America - especially not recordings that are of such a high standard. The vocal harmonies are just delicious, and the Gordon Langford Trio also provides a brilliant accompaniment and gives songs like The Peanut Vendor, Shenandoah and Summertime a delightful relaxed feeling. Then there is also the lighthearted and whimsical What Kind of Things - a song all about what sort of music the King's Singers sing!

Tracks:

Gonna Fly Now (Theme From 'Rocky') - Bill Conti
Theme From 'Ben Casey' - Valjean
Theme From 'The Apartment' - Ferrante & Teicher
The Long Ships (Part 1) - Charles Albertine (mono)
The Day The Rains Came - Raymond Lefevre (mono)
Beautiful Obsession - Sir Chauncey
Theme From 'The Sundowners'- Felix Slatkin
Chariot (I Will Follow Him) - Franck Pourcel
That's The Way With Love - Peter Soffici (mono)
Theme From 'The Dark At The Top Of The Stairs' - Percy Faith
Theme From 'A Man And A Woman' (from The Soundtrack) - Francis Lai
Route 66 Theme - Nelson Riddle
Moonglow & Theme From 'Picnic' - George Cates (mono)
Swinging Sweethearts - Ron Goodwin (mono)
Ringo's Theme (This Boy) - George Martin
Song For Anna (Chanson D'Anna) - (Herb) Ohta-San
Nadia's Theme (The Young & The Restless) - Barry Devorzon & Perry Botkinc Jr.
Danny Boy - Sil Austin
Trumpeter's Prayer - Tutti Camarata
One Moment In Time - Vienna Symphonic Orchestra (VSOP)

Album Description

A spectacular follow-up to Volume One in this instrumental series featuring 15 songs that have never been on a U.S. CD before. But this set isn't just for collectors, but also for listeners. All recordings have been digitally mastered from the original master tapes & are in True Stereo wherever possible. Includes a full 8-page booklet with detailed liner notes on each song.

Customer Reviews:

A Slight Innacuracy.......2007-06-13

The version of "Nadia's Theme" (Theme from The Young and the Restless) isn't actually the one you're expecting. I believe it's actually the original arrangement made for "Bless the Beasts and the Children". So what later became the Young and the Restless theme (the one that was a hit) still remains unreleased on CD.

Hopefully, we can see that version on a future release. Maybe they could get "Little Ballerina Blue" on one while they're at it.

Still, some great stuff here.

Excelente .......2007-03-22

El tema de nadia es una de las canciones mas excelentes de la historia de la musica

Hard to Find Orchestral Instrumentals, Vol. 2.......2006-03-22

The purchase went as we had hoped. The delievry was as promised, and the quality of the product equal too, or above our expectations.

Not totally an instrumental.......2006-03-10

I was excited to find this album. I bought it but was horrified to find a loud vocal on the first track. The rest of the music is all instrumental but this one track simply JARS you when it plays. Very disappointing!

Another Collection You Wonr Find Anywhere else.......2003-05-06

Well, ERIC records has done it again.

Continuing their unique practice of giving us both well known hits and impossible to find rarities, Eric presents Volume 2 of "Hard to Find Orchestral Instrumentals". This one is, in my opinion, even better than the first.

First off, the sound quality of this disk is ASTOUNDING. ERIC has gotten the various reissue departments to provide them with absolute first generation mono and stereo masters and this CD proves it. The aural quality is breathtaking. The fact that Orchestral music is so beautifully suited for true stereo playback is exhibited here, as a whopping 15 of the 20 tracks are True Stereo and sound magnificent.

There are, of course, the big soundtrack hits here, like 'The Day The Rains Came" "Rocky", "Ben Casey", "Theme from The Apartment", and " Nadias Theme". All top 30 and well remembered. However, for this 43 year old fan, it was the some of the lessor known tracks, in particulatr the 1963 Colpix low level charter "Theme From The Long Ships" that really makes this collection the gem that it is. Outstanding tracks include "Theme From The Sundowners" , "The Dark At The Top of The Stairs" and "I Will Follow Him" , all tracks that will suddenly sound familiar again after first listen.

Therein lies the BEST part of this collection. When you put this on your player, you will be treated to a nostalgic feast,
a time when the magic of Orchestral music still ruled the charts, and existed in all our homes. And you'll certainly remember most of these once you hear them, which is the fun part!!

There arent enough great things I can say about this collection AND its sister CD "Hard To Find pop Instrumentals- Part 2" I personally liked this volume better, but if you dont have either yet, give yourself a musical treat, and some REAL listening enjoyment and pick these up...

Its listening the way it used to be.

Tracks:

The Song Of The High Seas
Guadalcanal March
Hardwork And Horseplay
Beneath The Southern Cross
Mare Norstrum
Love Theme From The Winds Of War/War And Remembrance
Casablanca Suite
Colonel Bogey March
Warsaw Concerto From Suicide Squadron
Suite From The Valiant Years
Main Theme From The Battle Of Britain
Over There
March From The Longest Day
MacArthur March/Patton Theme
Armed Forces Medley: The Air Force/The Marine Corps/The Coast Guard/The Army/The Navy

Customer Reviews:

an excellent sampler of patriotic military music.......2003-02-17

I love this CD because it combines into one disc many outstanding and well recorded (Telarc DDD) performances of a variety of patriotic military tunes. For someone who doesn't want to break down and buy the entire "Victory at Sea" set, along with soundtracks to "Patton," "Casablanca" and more, this is a fine choice. My only complaint would be that conductor Kunzel has a habit of adding his own flourishes to pieces. But the outstanding clarity of the Telarc sound and the grandness of the Cincinnati Pops counters this.

The Longest Day: The Ultimate World War Movie Theme Collection

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These are not the same arrangements as the original movie soundtracks
An outstanding compilation
The really good ones are missing.
"many were winners by the Academy for best scores"

The Longest Day: The Ultimate World War Movie Theme Collection

Manufacturer: Silva America
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00020R02O
Release Date: 2004-05-25

Tracks:

The Longest Day
Attack On The Iron Coast
Band Of Brothers-Prelude
Band Of Brothers-Theme
Battle Of Britain
The Battle Of The Bulge
The Blue Max
Das Boot
The Bridge At Remagen
The Bridge On The River Kwai
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Tracks:

Coastal Command
The Cruel Sea
The Dambusters
The Diary Of Anne Frank
The Eagle Has Landed
Empire Of The Sun
The English Patient
Fear And Desire
Force Ten From Navarone
Gallipoli
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Tracks:

Hanover Street
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In Harm's Way
Is Paris Burning?
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Lifeboat
Macarthur / Patton
Malta G.C.
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
Midway
The Mountain Road
1941

Tracks:

The Naked And The Dead
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Paradise Road
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Pearl Harbor
Saving Private Ryan
Schindler'S List
Sergeant York
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Sink The Bismarck!
633 Squadron
Where Eagles Dare
The World At War
The Longest Day

Customer Reviews:

These are not the same arrangements as the original movie soundtracks.......2007-01-21

I was disappointed that these are not the same arrangements as the original movie soundtracks. For example, in Colonel Bogey, the countermarch from the movie soundtrack is not included in the arrangement on this CD. Don't get me wrong, the songs are good, but I would have preferred the same arrangements as the original movies.

An outstanding compilation.......2006-08-25

This compilation is superb and a real must-buy. From Band of Brothers to A Bridge Too Far: every war movie theme is represented here. An all time classic.

The really good ones are missing........2005-07-18

While this compilation has some masterpieces such as the theme from The Great Escape and Is Paris Burning, it's missing some of the finest tracts ever written. Where is the theme from Victory and Ernest Gold's stirring epic from Cross of Iron? The closing theme from Inchon was also a feast for the ears, but it's not here. It was written by Jerry Goldsmith, one of the foremost soundtrack composers of our time. Instead we're subjected to the likes of Hanover Street and The English Patient. I'll admit Inchon and Victory weren't Academy Award winning movies, but their soundtracks were second to none. As John Stossel would say," Give me a break"!!!

"many were winners by the Academy for best scores".......2004-05-26

Silva America presents the essential in film music during the period of World Wars ~ "Longest Day:Ultimate World War Movie Theme", featuring some long forgotten cues, 53 to be exact that sent chills and thrills into the pulses of world events ~ selections from a limited collectors edition that would make any "film-score-buff" green with envy.

Released to commemorate the sixth Anniversary of D-Day, never has there ever been such a tribute compilation package from any other label and Silva comes to the forefront ~ featuring The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (Paul Bateman, Nic Raine Tony Bremner and Carl Davis as conductors), The Philharmonia (Kenneth Alwyn, Jerry Goldsmith, Mario Klemens and Paul Bateman as conductors) and also the world renown Crouch End Festival Chorus (David Temple as choir master) ~ what a gathering of talented musicians and singers fill this collection supreme.

The lineup of composers is a Who's Who in the world of film music ~ John Addison, Tomaso Albinoni, Kenneth J. Alford, Paul Anka, John Barry, Arnold Bax, Elmer Bernstein, Eric Coates, Carl Davis, Klaus Doldinger, Antonin Dvorak, Benjamin Frankel, Gerald Fried, Hugo Friedhofer, Jerry Goldsmith, Ron Goodwin, Bernard Herrmann, Maurice Jarre, Michael Kamen, Jerome Moross, Alfred Newman, Clifton Parker, Alan Rawsthorne, Ryvichi Sakamoto, Lalo Schifrin, Gerard Schurmann, David Shire, Max Steiner, Dimitri Tiomkin, Ralph Vaughan Williams, John Williams, Gabriel Yared and Hans Zimmer ~ set the stage for compositional human drama while exploring the deepest troves of musical emotion ~ one masterpiece after another, each cue manages to display both a convincing authenticity of the times and places ~ experience every tracks passion and skill for striking the exotic orchestral colors, explosive power and spectacular works of full large scale orchestral arrangements previal at every turn.

We are grateful to James Fitzpatrick (producer), Reybnold da Silva (executive producer), Rick Clark (associate producer/album sequence), Marion Garden (associate producer) and the whole gang at Silva America who have resurrected many of the soundtracks for the "film-score-buffs" in all of us.

Tracks:

633 Squadron: Main Theme
Frenzy: The London Theme
Lancelot And Guinevere: Main Theme
Deadly Strangers: Main Theme
Battle Of Britain Suite: Luftwaffe March (Aces High)
Battle Of Britain Suite: Prelude To Battle
Battle Of Britain Suite: Work And Play
Battle Of Britain Suite: Battle Of Britain Theme
Battle Of Britain Suite: Early Encounter
Battle Of Britain Suite: Epilogue
Whirlpool: Main Theme
The Trap: Main Theme 'The London Marathon Theme'
Of Human Bondage: Main Theme
Monte Carlo Or Bust: Suite
633 Squadron: Love Theme
Submarine X-1: Main Theme
Miss Marple Theme
Operation Crossbow: Main Theme
Clash Of Loyalties: Suite
Beauty And The Beast: Belle's Love Theme
Force Ten From Navarone: Main Theme
Where Eagles Dare: Main Theme
Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines (Selection)

Customer Reviews:

Amazing!!.......2007-02-23

Great music performed by one of the best orchestras in the world. What more can you ask for?Ron Goodwin is a genius. The music that he wrote is incredible. His best pieces are featured here on this cd. From the great marches like " Force ten from Navarone" to great romantic sounding pieces like "Deadly Stranger" and the love theme from 633 Sqadron. I also really like the selections from "Monte Carlo or Bust"(almost seven minutes long) and the selections from "Those magnificent men in Their flying machines" (six minutes long). Rumon Gamba and the BBC Philharmonic do a great job performing all the pieces, and add another great cd to the Chandos movie series. This is a must have for fans of Ron Goddwin or great film music in general. It well deserves the 5 stars and maybe even more.

Enjoyable!.......2007-01-10

Ron Goodwin is a fine composer. I particularly enjoyed listening to the music from the early 1960's Miss Marple films, starring Margaret Rutherford. But, to let one know; the Marple music is different from most of the Goodwin scores on this CD. His music is mostly of the rousing march or military variety.

None Better.......2006-10-31

Goodwin's music is outstanding. His World War II scores are outstanding. They have drive and purpose. They sound good too.

those magnificent men in their flying machines.......2005-08-05

This CD provides a range of music mainly from films and concerned with epic war dramas all from the pen of the well known Ron Goodwin. Films such as 633squadron, submarine - X, operation strongbow, force ten from navarone, where eagles dare are just some which are represented. I was particularly looking for the title'Those magnificant men in their flying machines' to add to a slide show of vintage planes in flight and on exhibition. This fitted the bill just fine.

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Battle of Britain
Crank this up in your car CD player!
One of the Great War-Film Scores

Battle of Britain
Ron Goodwin , and William Walton
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00028HBUW
Release Date: 2004-06-08

Tracks:

Battle Of Britan Theme - Ron Goodwin
Ace High March - Ron Goodwin
The Lull Before The Storm - Ron Goodwin
Work And Play - Ron Goodwin
Death And Destruction - Ron Goodwin
Briefing The Luftwaffe - Ron Goodwin
Prelude To Battle - Ron Goodwin
Victory Assured - Ron Goodwin
Defeat - Ron Goodwin
Hitler's Headquarters - Ron Goodwin
Return To Base - Ron Goodwin
Threat - Ron Goodwin
Civilian Tragedy - Ron Goodwin
Offensive Build Up - Ron Goodwin
Attack - Ron Goodwin
Personal Tragedy - Ron Goodwin
Battle In The Air - Ron Goodwin
Absent Friends - Ron Goodwin
Battle Of Britain - End Title - Ron Goodwin
March Introduction/Battle Of Britian March - Sir William Walton
The Young Siegfrieds - Sir William Walton
Luftwaffe Victory - Sir William Walton
The Few Fight Back - Sir William Walton
Cat And Mouse - Sir William Walton
Scherzo 'Gay Berlin' - Sir William Walton
Dogfight - Sir William Walton
Scramble!/Battle In The Air - Sir William Walton
Finale: Battle Of Britain March - Sir William Walton

Customer Reviews:

Battle of Britain.......2007-01-23

Ron Goodwin is awesome. This Soundtrack again shows his genius of producing great stirring (military)music for an equally great film. His main title and "Aces High" march are great works of music and the other pieces are also great. Walton 's score is also really good(especially his Battle of Britain march and Battle in the Air). The two scores for the film are put together in this great Cd. A must buy for all film music lovers.

Crank this up in your car CD player!.......2005-05-03

I remember watching this film at the flicks in 1970. How quaint it is now to see real aeroplanes! Wonderful film and a superb soundtrack, especially the foot tapping "Aces High" and the one William Walton composition retained for the film "Battle in the Air" The stirring "Battle of Britain March" brings it to a great conclusion.

One of the Great War-Film Scores.......2004-06-11

Ron Goodwin is one of the most underrated film composers of his time. Single-handedly he made music for war films into something of an art form with "Where Eagles Dare," "Operation Crossbow," and especially "The Battle of Britain." His stirring main theme will always call to mind the soaring beauty of British Spitfires and Hurricanes, and the few courageous pilots who held the breach against the Nazi scourge in the summer of 1940. But equally worthy of note is his wonderful German march. Indeed, it ranks as one of the best in the genre. There was a controversy with the film that involved the music. Originally, Sir William Walton was to do the score and in fact he produced some very interesting music. In the end it was not quite what director Guy Hamilton and producer Harry Saltzman had in mind, however, and Goodwin was brought in. The current version of the film includes elements of both scores, oddly enough. Most of Goodwin's music is still there, but two elements of Walton's score are also evident ("Battle in the Air" and the "Finale"). The recent release by Varese is an updated version of the RKO CD of 1999 with new notes, artwork and updated sound. It is remarkable in that it includes both Goodwin's score (including his own "End Title" which is arguably the better ending)and the music written by Walton, as did the earlier version. This is a rare treat for film buffs. The new release is very nicely packaged with notable production values and a reasonable price.

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"The blizzard goes on but still they must fly"
Where Eagles Dare / Operation Crossbow

Where Eagles Dare/Operation Crossbow

Manufacturer: Film Score Monthly
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0006SSR9W
Release Date: 2005-01-04

Tracks:

Main Title
Before Jump/Death of Harrod
Mary and Smith Meet/Sting on Castle/Parade Ground
Preparation in Luggage Office/Fight in Car
Booby Trap
Ascent on the Cable Car
Death of Radio Engineer and Helicopter Pilot
Checking on Smit/Names in Notebook
Smith Triumphs Over Nazis
Intermission Playout
Entr'acte
Encounter in the Castle
Journey Through the Castle, Pt.1
Journey Through the Castle, Pt.2
Descent and Fight on the Cable Car
Escape from the Cable Car
Chase, Pt. 1 & 2
Chase to the Airfield
Real Traitor
End Playout

Tracks:

Main Title
Flying Bomb
Funeral/Spitfire/Photograph
Peenemunde
Reitsch's Flight
Parachute Training
Up the Rhine/Air Raid
Nora/Frieda
Erilk/Promises
Confession/Execution
Farewell/Nora's Death
Secret Base
Research/Rocket Launch
V-2
Launching Section
Power House/One Minute
Countdown/Switch R-9
End Title
Waltz [Source Music]
Polka [Source Music]
Accordion Band [Source Music]
More Accordion [Source Music]
March [Source Music]
Tango [Source Music]
Beguine [Source Music]
Slow Waltz [Source Music]
Fox Trot [Source Music]
Polka [Source Music]
Ascent on the Cable Car [Original Version]
Descent and Fight on the Cable Car [Original Version]

Customer Reviews:

"The blizzard goes on but still they must fly".......2007-05-14

I'm sure you remember the opening sequence. A lone German transport aircraft flies past snow-capped mountains. The credits appear, in a blood-red Gothic font. We hear martial drums that slowly gather in volume, and then with a loud blare the orchestra starts playing a grandiose melody that sounds as cold and forbidding as the scenery. Where Eagles Dare is a suspenseful, exciting film, and the music really lifts it up.

This is a two-disc release of Ron Goodwin's soundtrack, put out by Film Score Monthly, and available both here and on their website. It is a limited edition, but it is not too expensive, and it is still in print. It sounds great on headphones. The second disc has Goodwin's music for Operation Crossbow, I film I have not seen. I have only skimmed through the second disc. There is some source music from Where Eagles Dare at the end of the disc, and two alternative takes, which have different percussion arrangements to the original tracks. The album has several pages of annotations and a little biography of Ron Goodwin. I like to smell the booklet.

The music for Where Eagles Dare can be divided into two halves. The first half of the disc has the most variety, and is the easiest to listen to in one sitting. The second half of the disc suffers from having too many minor variations of the Main Theme. It is a wonderful Main Theme, though. It consists of a dramatic brass fanfare followed by a loud Morse code freak-out towards the end. Both of these elements are used throughout the score, although with a "suspense theme" that appears most purely in the "Intermission Playout". "Before Jump / Death of Harrod", "Death of Radio Engineer", and "Smith Triumphs over Nazis" are quiet and cold and mysterious, with churning strings and rumbling kettle drums. A lot of the music reminds me of John Williams' score for Raiders of the Lost Ark; perhaps Steven Spielberg asked Williams to channel the still-living spirit of Ron Goodwin.

Whereas the first half of Where Eagles Dare has lots of suspense, the second half of the film consists of gunfights and chases and explosions, and the music reflects this. Unfortunately the second half of the disc is a bit numbing, because it is basically a rehash of the music from the first half of the disc. The two elements of the Main Theme are repeated several times, with only minor orchestral variations. "The Chase", "Journey Through the Castle" and "Escape from the Cable Car" are all cut from the some cloth, and they don't add anything to the music you have already heard. The only real deviations are "Chase to the Airfield" and the slower "Descent and Fight on the Cable Car". "Chase to the Airfield" is a variation of the Main Theme, but it is a creative variation rather than a slightly shorter repeat. You could easily condense the album down to half an hour of core musical material.

Still, this is nitpicking - you don't have to listen to the album all the way through (it's one and a quarter hours long). With the right sequencing it is a cold, atmospheric piece of music that barely sounds almost forty years old.

Where Eagles Dare / Operation Crossbow.......2005-10-01

Ron Goodwin is one of my very favourite composers and the release of two of his recordings is definitely cause for celebration. These are original recordings thus the sound quality betrays its age. Nevertheless, it is highly recommended if only for what I believe is the very first release of the Operation Crossbow soundtrack. You can almost feel yourself strapped in the tiny cockpit of a V-1 manned flying bomb, or tremble at the terrible sight of the first V-2 ballistic missile liftoff. If anything, Operation Crossbow should be the subject of a new recording (Where Eagles Dare already has).

Halcyon Days: A Treasury of British Light Music

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Halcyon Days: A Treasury of British Light Music

Manufacturer: Asv Living Era
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000Y37NI
Release Date: 2004-02-24

Tracks:

Overture
Lento, Ma Non Troppo
Gaily, But Not Quick
Cantilena
Vivace
Miss Melanie
Raf March Past
Very Slow
Maestoso; Alla Marcia Funebre
Fairly Slowly, But Evenly Flowing In Strict Time
Allegretto Rubato
Overture, Op.52
Fantasia On 'Greensleeves'
Country Dance: Allegretto E Leggiero
Burlesco: Allegro
Adagio
Sarabande: Maestoso
Bourree: Vivace
Rondo In A Flat
Allegro
Lento Moderato
Con Brio

Tracks:

March
Plymouth Hoe (A Nautical Overture)
Nelson's Column, Trafalgar Square
Tower Hill
The Horse Guards, Whitehall
Rotten Row
Covent Garden
Westminster
Knightsbridge March
No.1 Wheatly Processional
No.2 Constant Billy
No.4 Jockie To The Fair
No.5 Ladies Of Pleasure
No.6 Princess Royal
Malltraeth (Pastorale)
Cemaes (Scherzo)
March Of The Bowmen
City Of Lincoln March
Overture, Op.3
Londonderry Air

Tracks:

The Devil's Galop
Sailing By
High Adventure
The Watermill
Loch Laggan
Psalm 23 - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
Southern Rhapsody
Ecce Homo - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
Girls In Grey
Halcyon Days
March Glorious
An English Overture
Spitfire Prelude And Fugue
Carry On Suite
Carry On Up The Khyber
Andante Expressivo
The Dam Busters March
Tarka The Otter
The African Queen

Tracks:

Caramba
Two Interlinked French Melodies
Kanikani
Preambule
Barcarolle
Provencale
By The Sleepy Lagoon
A L'ombre D'un Buissonet
Triste Est Le ciel
Allons Gay
A Mountain Tune
Tambourin
Passepied
Sarabande
Farandole
Petite Promenade
Andante/Medium Beguine
Song Dance
Fado
Kolo
In The French Countryside
Carpet Dance
Slow Waltz
End Titles

Tracks:

Miniature Overture (Help!)
March (When I'm 64)
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Chinese Dance (Ticket To Ride)
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Waltz Of The Flowers (From Me To You)
Pas De Deux (All My Loving)
Sarabande
The Reception
The Orgy (Rondo)
Danza Gaya
Scene 1
Malaguena (Vivace)
Habanera (Moderato)
Tango (Vivace)
The Hiring Fair
Carousing
Round Dance
Pas De Deux
Hornpipe
March
Doll's Dance
Round Dance
Bobby Shaftoe
The Keel Row
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Great Music for Great RAF Heros
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633 Squadron: The Dambusters March etc.

Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000A9X
Release Date: 1994-07-26

Tracks:

The Dambusters March
Those Magnificent Men
633 Squadron
Luftwaffe March
Pathfinders March
Battle Of Britain March
Spitfire Prelude
Under The Double Eagle
Washington Post
El Abanico
The Champion
Cossack Patrol - Cavalry Of The Steppes
Radetsky March
Entry Of The Gladiators
With Sword And Lance
Liberty Bell
Light Of Foot
Blaze Away
Royal Air Force March Past

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Great Music for Great RAF Heros.......2005-09-09

My uncle was a pilot in the RAF during WW II
I love it!

MISSED OPPORTUNITY.......2004-12-08

If you've read this far, you're probably considering purchasing this CD because you're a fan of the fine British air war films and their soundtracks from which the selections contained therein are taken. Except that they're NOT, in fact, taken from the soundtracks: they're copied, very poorly, by a British "concert" band, the kind you can hear on any Sunday afternoon on any bandstand in any public garden in Blighty. Buyer beware then, mate. But I say, old boy, it would be awfully jolly if you could manage the genuine article sometime, what, there's a good chap. Pip, pip, cheerio!

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Beautifully packaged, masterfully engineered, a truly rare gem this limited edition 2-CD set is!
Brilliant, the kind of movie music nobody writes any more

Shoes of the Fisherman

Manufacturer: Film Score Monthly
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ASIN: B0006SSQO8
Release Date: 2005-01-04

Tracks:

Overture
Main Title
Kiril's Release/Kamenev
Rome
Pope and Kiril/Announcement/St. Peter's Square
Ceremony
Arrival of the Cardinals
Election [Album Version]
Kiril's Past
Kiril Is Proclaimed Pope/White Smoke
Entr' Acte/Leone
Kiril's Loneliness
Advanture
Consolation/Tiny Folly
Commission's Reaction/Telemond's Death
Solitary Pilgrimage/Daybreak at St. Peter's
Gathering
Coronation
End Title, End Cast
Exit Musi
Main Title [Alternate Take]
Election of the Pope [Film Version]
Kiril's Loneliness [Alternate Take]
Theme from the Shoes of the Fisherman
Solitary Pilgrimage [Alternate Take]
Coronation [Alternate Take]
End Titles [Leone Version]
Rome /Main Title [Excerpt of Alternate]

Tracks:

Veni Creator Spiritus
Tu Es Petrus
Celebration
Roman Band
Zoo
Roman Party
Tiny Folly [Jazz Version]
Tiny Folly [Film Version]
Water Theme [Demonstration Track]
Theme from Ice Station Zebra [Demonstration Track]
Water Theme/Theme from Ice Station Zebra [Demonstration Track]
Main Title
Asent on the Cable Car
Pursued by the Enemy
Booby Trap
Encounter in the Castle
On Enemy Territory
Descent and Fight on the Cable Car
Chase to the Airfield
Three Incidental Pieces from the Film: (A) Beguine/(b) Polka/(c) ...

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Beautifully packaged, masterfully engineered, a truly rare gem this limited edition 2-CD set is!.......2007-01-25

The Shoes Of The Fisherman was a wonderful film set at the height of the cold war between the Western nations and the Soviet Union. The film shows us a planet on the brink of war and chaos. China is headed towards starvation, and the world's superpowers are ready to engage in a battle that will mutually sure their own destruction. From the tumult emerges a Pope who aims to bring peace. And the film's climax should be a lesson for today's leaders about finding the courage to love and care for others regardless of the cost. The Shoes Of The Fisherman was wonderfully acted and shot. with a cast including screen legends Anthony Quinn, John Sir John Gielgud, and the great Sir Laurence Oliver. Add to this a moving soundtrack by Alex North and you have a near perfect film. I never thought that I would ever see this soundtrack on CD but here it is! And the producers have thrown in a couple of other scores by North as well. Probably the best piece in this collection is the 'Coronation' scene's music. It truly sounds as though it was written for the crowning of a Pope. It also reminds me a bit of the music of John Tavener.

One of the nicest features of this two disc set is the packaging and appearance. each disc is a 'picture disc' with different image of Quinn as Pope Kiril on each CD. And the liner notes contain all sorts of information and colour photos of the film. I wish all my favourite movies of this era (or any era for that matter) were given this sort of attention.

You may also notice on this 2-CD set that it is a limited edition of only a few thousand copies, making it a genuine collectors item. But if you miss out, fear not. works this great always find their way pack into reprinting. I think that will be the case with this glorious soundtrack to one of the greatest films of this genre.

Brilliant, the kind of movie music nobody writes any more.......2006-06-08

I picked this up used after reading numerous rave reviews, and boy am I glad I did. Alex North is considered one of the greatest film composers, and his "Cleopatra" score is one of my first movie music memories.

This album presents the complete score to "Fisherman," which is filled with memorable themes and gorgeous orchestrations. Apparently North used elements of his score for "2001," which was rejected by Stanley Kubrick, in this film. It's a highly entertaining listen and displays a playful ease with the sounds of the orchestra that reminds me of John Williams at his best.

The sound can best be described as "Spartacus" meets "Doctor Zhivago." There's a heavy Russian influence, since that's where the film's Pope, played by Anthony Quinn, comes from. The epic music for the Vatican is powerful and stirring without feeling corny or lapsing into stereotypical "religious" sounds.

As if that's not good enough, the second disc also has the complete soundtrack album to "Where Eagles Dare," which I thoroughly enjoyed too.

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Daktari

1. Main Theme {From 633 Squadron}
2. London Theme {From Frenzy}
3. Main Theme {From Lancelot and Guinevere}
4. Main Theme {From Deadly Strangers}
5. Battle of Britain Suite
6. Battle of Britain Suite (Continued)
7. Battle of Britain Suite (Continued)
8. Battle of Britain Suite (Continued)
9. Battle of Britain Suite (Continued)
10. Battle of Britain Suite (Continued)
11. Main Theme {From Whirlpool}
12. London Marathon Theme (Main Theme) {From the Trap}
13. Main Theme {From of Human Bondage}
14. Suite {From Monte Carlo or Bust}
15. Love Theme {From 633 Squadron}
16. Main Theme {From Submarine X-1}
17. Miss Marple Theme {From Miss Marple}
18. Main Theme {From Operation Crossbow}
19. Suite {From Clash of Loyalties}
20. Belle's Love Theme {From Beauty and the Beast}