Rozsa : El Cid [Soundtrack]

1. El Cid, film score
Composed by Miklos Rozsa
Performed by New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Conducted by James Sedares

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Average customer rating: EPICS THAT DO NOT DISAPPOINT Interesting selections . . . "Epics featuring The City Of Prague Philarmonic Orchestra ~ 60 years of film scores"

Epics: The History of the World According to Hollywood Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Alwyn | Alwyn, William | ( A ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Korngold, Erich Wolfgang | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Newman | Newman, Alfred | ( N ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Orff | Orff, Carl | ( O ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vangelis | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Walton | Walton, Sir William | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Waxman | Waxman, Franz | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Korngold, Erich Wolfgang | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection Jerry Goldsmith: 40 Years of Film Music The Incredible Film Music Box The Magnificent Westerns The Longest Day: The Ultimate World War Movie Theme Collection ASIN: B0009KIYCW Release Date: 2005-09-06

Tracks:

1. Pre- Historic: One Million Years B.C.
2. The Ancient World: The Ten Commandments
3. The Ancient World: Alexander
4. The Ancient World: Sodom And Gomorrah
5. The Ancient World: The 300 Spartans
6. The Ancient World: Troy
7. The Ancient World: Alexander (Eternal Alexander)
8. The Might Of Rome: Quo Vadis
9. The Might Of Rome: The Robe
10. The Might Of Rome: Demetrius And The Gladiators
11. The Might Of Rome: Cleopatra
12. The Might Of Rome: Antony And Cleopatra
13. The Might Of Rome: Gladiator (Suite)
14. The Might Of Rome: Gladiator (Now We Are Free)

Tracks:

1. The Fall Of Rome: Masada
2. The Fall Of Rome: Spartacus (Main Theme)
3. The Fall Of Rome: Spartacus (Love Theme)
4. The Fall Of Rome: The Fall Of The Roman Empire (Pax Romana)
5. The Fall Of Rome: The Fall Of The Roman Empire (Overture)
6. Biblical Epics: The Greatest Story Ever Told
7. Biblical Epics: Jesus Of Nazareth
8. Biblical Epics: Ben-Hur (Parade Of The Charioteers)
9. Biblical Epics: Ben-Hur (Love Theme)
10. Biblical Epics: The Silver Chalice
11. Biblical Epics: The Passion Of The Christ
12. Medieval Europe: The War Lord
13. Medieval Europe: El Cid (Love Theme)
14. Medieval Europe: El Cid (Overture)
15. Medieval Europe: The Vikings (Suite)

Tracks:

1. Medieval Europe: Flesh & Blood
2. Medieval Europe: The Last Valley
3. Medieval Europe: Prince Valiant
4. Medieval Europe: Taras Bulba
5. Pirates & Swashbucklers: The Sea Hawk
6. Pirates & Swashbucklers: The Crimson Pirate
7. Pirates & Swashbucklers: Pirates Of The Caribbean
8. Pirates & Swashbucklers: Captain Blood
9. Kings & Queens: The Lion In The Winter
10. Kings & Queens: Henry V (1989)
11. Kings & Queens: Henry V (1944)
12. Kings & Queens: Mary Queen Of Scots
13. Kings & Queens: The Private Lives Of Elizabeth And Essex

Tracks:

1. Heroes: Excalibur - O Fortuna
2. Heroes: First Night
3. Heroes: The Adventures Of Robin Hood: March Of The Merry Men
4. Heroes: Braveheart
5. The New Worlds: Mutiny On The Bounty
6. The New Worlds: 1492 - Conquest Of Paradise
7. The New Worlds: Captain From Castle
8. The New Worlds: The Mission
9. The New Worlds: The Alamo
10. The British Empire/The Orient: The Charge Of The Light Brigade
11. The British Empire/The Orient: Lawrence Of Arabia
12. The British Empire/The Orient: Zulu
13. The British Empire/The Orient: The Last Samurai
14. The British Empire/The Orient: Exodus

Customer Reviews:

EPICS THAT DO NOT DISAPPOINT.......2007-05-14

WHAT A BRILLIANT IDEA TO TAKE HOLLYWOOD'S COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL EPIC MOVIES, EXTRACT THE BEST PORTIONS OF THE SCORES AND COMBINE THEM FROM THE DAWN OF MAN TO THE RECENT PAST. I PARTICULARLY ENJOY THE SUITES FROM GLADIATOR, BRAVEHEART AND THE VIKING. THE REPRODUCTION OF THESE SCORES BY THE CITY OF PRAGUE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS IS BRILLIANT, AND THE RECORDING WAS EXCELLENT. I ONLY WISH THERE WERE EIGHT DISCS INSTEAD OF FOUR TO COVER THE VOLUMES OF SCORES THAT COULD NOT BE INCLUDED. LET'S HOPE FOR A VOLUME II.

Interesting selections . . ........2006-12-15

This compiiation album makes an excellent gift for that person wanting to discover great, epic scores. I'm surprised, however, that Vangelis' Alexander is included in this one. Not bad, just surprised.

The reason I give this album 4 out of 5 stars is because of the swashbuckler section. How is it that CutThroat Island - one of the greatest epics in history - was scrubbed out of the list? Pirates of the Caribbean is included on the selection but nothing from Debney's masterpiece?!

Yes, that is a huge compilant. If you haven't discovered CutThroat Island, I suggest you get it then you'll understand my frustration. Still, this album is a great buy and worth looking into!

"Epics featuring The City Of Prague Philarmonic Orchestra ~ 60 years of film scores".......2005-09-07

When I think of the "Golden Age of Hollywood", many composers come to mind...you gave the usher your ticket in the theater and sat down, knowingly you were going to get your moneys worth...when the curtain opened and you heard those first few notes...you sat back, watched and listened as the film score and orchestra worked their magic...now we have the ultimate from Silva Screen Classics "EPICS:THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD ACCORDING TO HOLLYWOOD", featuring a four disc set of the essential film scores of the past 60 years...covering several decades right and up to the present 2005.

There are compilations and then there are "Compilations" beginning with a classics that even the youngsters today recognize...sweeping scores that capture the drama, mystery, adventure, action and romance...one great cue after another, it doesn't get any better than this...many nominated and winners by the Academy for Best Original Score...

Silva Screen Classics as usual, has put quality into this 4-CD-Set featuring The City Of Prague Philarmonic Orchestra and the Crouch End Festival Chorus conducted by Kenneth Alwyn, Paul Bateman, James Fitzpatrick, Mario Klemens and Nic Raine. Recorded in "Dolby Surround" with the new technology of "HDCD", this is a "film-score-buffs" dream, one to treasure now and years to come...this collection is aimed directly at the "Serious Film Score" music fans and collectors...Silva is as always, perfect in every way...just the way we like 'em!

Total Time: 4-CD-Set ~ Silva America 1170 ~ (9/6/2005)

Average customer rating: GREAT EPIC FILM MUSIC Rozsa's Best Work A good start for those who are getting acquainted with Rozsa

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Tracks:

1. Ben-Hur: Prelude
2. Ben-Hur: Love Theme
3. Ben-Hur: Parade Of The Charioteers
4. Ben-Hur: Mother's Love
5. El Cid: Overture
6. El Cid: Love Theme
7. El Cid: March
8. Quo Vadis: Triumphal March
9. Quo Vadis: Love Theme
10. Quo Vadis: Domine?
11. King Of Kings: Nativity
12. King Of Kings: Way Of The Cross
13. King Of Kings: Pieta
14. King Of Kings: Theme
15. Spellbound: Concerto

Customer Reviews:

GREAT EPIC FILM MUSIC.......2007-04-11

ROZSA'S MUSIC THRILLED ME AS A CHILD AND IT STILL DOES NOW. A MUST FOR ANY LOVER OF FILM SCORES.

Rozsa's Best Work.......2007-01-11

Miklos Rozsa composed some impressive scores. These are among his best. These recordings and selections are outstanding. Mother's Love from BEN-HUR is very emotional. The Spellbound: Concerto is also included.

A good start for those who are getting acquainted with Rozsa.......2004-06-15

This CD contains some of Miklos Rozsa's finest film scores, but the pieces are abbrieviated (some of them are only up to 5 minutes in length). Nevertheless, they are still good. My biggest problem with the album was there was not enough pieces from QUO VADIS (my personal favorite). Other than that, the CD is a fine start for those of us (like me) who are getting acquianted with this excellent composer.

Average customer rating: The Only Demonstration Disc You'll Ever Need An Adventure For Your Ears Blows Away All Other Such Compilations! The perfect movie theme collection This is the best cd I have ever bought

The Great Fantasy Adventure Album Manufacturer: Telarc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Elfman, Danny | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Herrmann | Herrmann, Bernard | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Holdridge, Lee | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Kamen | Kamen, Michael | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Big Picture Star Tracks 2 Fantastic Journey Time Warp Chiller ASIN: B000003CZH Release Date: 1994-04-26

Tracks:

1. El Cid: Fanfare And Entry Of The Nobles
2. Hook: Main Themes
3. T. Rex!
4. Jurassic Park: Main Themes
5. Splitting Hairs
6. Robin Hood: Main Titles
7. Henry V: Opening And Closing Titles
8. Willow: Main Themes
9. The Seventh Voyage Of Sinbad: Overture
10. The Abyss: End Titles
11. Clash Of The Titans: Main Titles, Love Theme, And End Titles
12. The Rocketeer: To The Rescue And End Titles
13. Bettlejuice: Main Titles
14. Total Recall: Main Titles
15. The Princess Bride: Main Titles
16. Wizards And Warriors: Main Titles
17. Conan The Barbarian: Anvil Of Crom
18. The Hunt For Red October: Hymn To Red October
19. Cybergenesis
20. Terminator: Theme
21. Jurassic Lunch

Customer Reviews:

The Only Demonstration Disc You'll Ever Need.......2006-06-10

Well, I suppose that depends on the type of music you're testing your equipment for. However, go to almost any online discussion of audio equipment, particularly subwoofers, and you'll come across this disc. Sure, most of the other reviewers mention the sound effects in less than glowing terms. It remains though that this disc contains some of the crazy lowest signals one can buy on disc. The T rex footsteps shake the windows in my house despite being below my hearing range with my Velodyne 12" sub. Incredible stuff. And the glass shattering sound effects in the Terminator theme can melt your tweeters too if turned up too loud. Don't take yourself too seriously for a few minutes and enjoy the noise!
Beyond that, musically this is one of the Cincinatti Pops' finest soundtrack collections. Perhaps the best. Almost all of their recordings are sonically of the highest quality (Copland: Music of America won a Grammy for best engineering), but all too often in recent years the releases have not met the standard of this album. Arrangers that don't begin to care what the composer's intent was or tacking on pre-fab endings are the worst offenders, but most of the selections here meet or exceed the quality of the original soundtracks. All around, a great soundtrack collection.

An Adventure For Your Ears.......2004-06-01

The Cincinnati Pops do an excellent job of faithfully reproducing movie soundtracks and this album is a perfect example. In fact after listening to this CD a few times, I tracked down some of the original soundtracks because I enjoyed the selections on here, such as the "El Cid" music and "Jurrasic Park." I also really enjoyed the music from "Henry V" "Robin Hood,"and "Hunt for Red October." The different tracks go together surprisingly well, like many of the pops other thematic CD's. While it might be helpful to have seen some of the movies the soundtracks come from, it is not crucial. The added soundeffects are a little gimmicky, but fairly short and on seperate tracks, so they can be skipped. If you enjoy movie soundtracks, this is a great investment.

Blows Away All Other Such Compilations!.......2003-04-02

"Caution: Digital Sound Effects of high levels with intrasonic frequencies to 5 Hz. Please establish safe playback levels before playing tracks [3], [5], [19], [20], and [21]. Excessive playback levels could result in damage to equipment."

The above quote is found prominantly on the back cover and is a warning not to be taken lightly. The respective tracks are awesome and should be played, as well as listened to, with great care.

A 20-bit digital recording that is perfect for surround-sound systems, "The Great Fantasy Adventure Album" is a wonder for fans of the sci-fi/fantasy film genre. Highlighting some truly landmark films, the 1994 release showcases compositions from the legends of past and contemporary film scoring. Themes from the likes of Rosza, Williams, Horner, Herrmann, and Elfman are grandiosely featured here.

The best cuts are Goldsmith's "Total Recall: Main Title", "Conan the Barbarian: Anvil of Crom" (Poledouris), and Brad Fiedel's "Terminator: Theme".

Upon hearing this trio, chills will not just go up the spine but will permeate every ounce of one's body

The perfect movie theme collection.......2000-08-16

I have a good number of Kunzel CDs, but this one could easily be called "Mark's Favorite Movie Themes." It doesn't matter that I have many of these repeated on other CDs; it saved me the trouble of having to burn my own 'faves' disc. It's good to see Basil Polodouris' "Conan" and "Red October" themes, he's often overlooked as a film composer, in my book, and regardless what one might think of the movie, the Conan score is still probably the best thing he's ever done. And the hard-to-find "Terminator" theme is hard NOT to listen to, with its highly unusual rythmic motif. I enjoy all the music selections, but having James Horner's sublime theme from "The Rocketeer" was well worth the price of the CD by itself. This is what a movie themes CD should be, and it helps that I happen to like Kunzel's choice of selections, for once. The sound effects that typically accompany these CDs are generally annoying, but I like the sonar segue into "Red October," and the T-Rex roar that precedes "Jurassic Park" is useful for scaring kids at Halloween.

This is the best cd I have ever bought.......1999-10-27

No words can compare how remarkable this cd is. Combined with incredible sound quality, this cd will twist and turn you emotions with every single score. i can honestly say that this disc is the perfect relaxation and energizing thing ever.

Average customer rating: An outstanding CD of Miklos Rozsa film music Discover Rozsa's Great Film Scores Rozsa's Brilliant Score to Epic Films

Spellbound: Classic Film Scores of Miklos Rozsa Manufacturer: Angel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Hungary | Eastern Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Summer and Smoke Ben-Hur - A Tale Of The Christ: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1959 Version) ASIN: B000002SOU Release Date: 1996-03-19

Tracks:

1. Ben-Hur: Prelude
2. Ben-Hur: Love Theme
3. Ben-Hur: Parade Of The Charioteers
4. Ben-Hur: Mother's Love
5. El Cid: Overture
6. El Cid: Love Theme
7. El Cid: El Cid March
8. King Of Kings: Nativity
9. King Of Kings: Way Of The Cross
10. King Of Kings: Pieta
11. King Of Kings: King Of Kings - Theme
12. The Red House: Prelude
13. The Red House: Screams In The Night
14. The Red House: The Oxhead Woods
15. The Red House: Retribution
16. Quo Vadis: Ave Caeser
17. Quo Vadis: Romanza
18. Quo Vadis: Quo Vadis Domine?
19. Spellbound: Part 1
20. Spellbound: Part 2

Customer Reviews:

An outstanding CD of Miklos Rozsa film music.......2005-09-28

This CD is the real deal, the authentic music from Rozsa's movie scores delivered by an unnamed orchestra with the composer at the helm. The first half is recorded in stereo and recorded in Los Angeles in 1962. The back half is in excellent mono and recorded in Europe in 1952.

While many listeners have heard the Roman marches from "Ben Hur" and "Quo Vadis" as well as the music from "Spellbound" by watching the films themselves, I would draw your attention to the outstanding music herein from "El Cid" and "The Red House", two movies I have never seen.

The three selections from "El Cid" -- Overture, Love Theme and the outstanding El Cid March -- comprise an organic entity boiling over in Spanish flavor. The four selections from "The Red House" -- Prelude, Screams In The Night, The Oxhead Woods and the very disturbing Retribution -- do even more to create an atmospheric thriller in good mono right there on your home or car stereo! The addition of a wobbly female voice in "Screams of the Night" section adds suspense and aura to this already highly effective thriller coming from your equipment.

I'd say this music has to be heard in its entirety to be believed. It eschews the common failings of film music and in effect creates a suite from each movie that rivals, even betters, well known classical music suites. These are impassioned, thrilling, highly fulfilling performances that must be considered authoritative given the leadership of the composer.

The one small drawback to this issue are the scanty two page notes about Rozsa and his role in Hollywood. Still, it is the music you want to hear and the music on this CD is glorious beyond glory. On the evidence of this issue, there is no question Rozsa ranks up there with Bernard Herrmann as the best writers for film in the 20th century.

Discover Rozsa's Great Film Scores.......2002-01-18

When film lovers talk about classic film scores, they normally speak of Hermann, Waxman, Steiner, and a few others. It's too bad Rozsa's name is not mentioned more, because he was truly one of the greatest composers of film music. Rozsa was a master of creating excitement and tension in his scores, even if excitement and tension were lacking in the films themselves! I have never seen 'The Red House,' but I'd see it in a minute after hearing the soundtrack represented here. A nice look at a forgotten film great and his music.

Rozsa's Brilliant Score to Epic Films.......2000-06-29

The scores on this CD are beautiful and grand, matching the expanse of the movies they were ment to score. Written in the Golden Age of Film Scores which helped inspire modern film score composers such as John Williams.

Average customer rating: Good stuff

Legendary Hollywood: Miklos Rozsa (Film Score Anthology) Manufacturer: Citadel ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Hungary | Eastern Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000003JVM Release Date: 2005-09-13

Tracks:

1. The World, The Flesh And The Devil: Ov - Utah SO/Elmer Bernstein
2. Because Of Him: Ov - Utah SO/Elmer Bernstein
3. El Cid: Palace Music
4. Young Bess: Fant on Themes From Young Bess
5. Young Bess: Danish Dance
6. Julius Caesar: Caesar's Procession
7. Sodom And Gomorrah: Triumphal March And Wedding
8. King Of Kings: Via Dolorosa
9. King Of Kings: Jugglers And Tumblers
10. Ben Hur: Parade Of The Carioteers
11. Ben Hur: Victory Parade
12. The Story Of Three Loves: Java De La Seine
13. Festive Flourish

Customer Reviews:

Good stuff.......2003-11-14

This is a must-have CD for Rozsa fans. Especially treasurable is "Fantasy on Themes from Young Bess", a 16 minute concert arrangement for brass and organ.

Average customer rating: One More Great Percy Faith Twofer by Collectables "Miklos Rozsa epic film scores ~ Percy Faith" Uneven outing for Faith Love Goddesses/Hollywoods Great Themes

The Love Goddesses/Hollywood's Greatest Themes Manufacturer: Collectables ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Previn, André | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mancini | Mancini, Henry | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Solo Instrumental | New Age | Styles | Music Traditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Easy Listening | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000636A6 Release Date: 2002-03-19

Tracks:

1. Love Goddess [Theme from The Love Goddesses]
2. Cheesecake
3. Marilyn
4. Surrender
5. Vamp
6. Keystone Kapers
7. Virginian [From "The Virginian"]
8. Our Love
9. Monaco Theme [From "A Look at Monaco"]
10. Chico Bolero
11. Celia's Waltz
12. Oba! (Bossa Nova)
13. Cid (Love Theme) [From "El Cid"]
14. Moon River [From Breakfast at Tiffany's]
15. Theme From King of Kings
16. Splendor in the Grass (Love Theme) [From "Splendor in the Grass"]
17. Maria [From West Side Story]
18. It Might As Well Be Spring [From State Fair][#]
19. Over and Over Again [From Jumbo]
20. Ben Hur (Love Theme) [From Ben Hur]
21. Too Late Blues [From "Too Late Blues"]
22. I Enjoy Being a Girl [From "Flower Drum Song"]
23. Theme From the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse " [From "The Four ...]
24. Theme from Light in the Piazza

Customer Reviews:

One More Great Percy Faith Twofer by Collectables.......2006-02-12

Two big qualities distinguish the late Percy Faith.

First of all he was an original arranger with all those strings combined as if in a brass section in a unique sound. Second of all, he was a staff arranger for Columbia Records what gave him the opportunity to work on memorable albums by Johnny Mathis and other singers.

This twofer shows two different approaches: the first 12 takes came from his splendid album 'The Love Godessess' full of Mr. Faith's own compositions for films and TV series like 'The Virginian'. They're such inspired songs like the title song and 'Celia's Waltz'.

The second 12 takes came from another album with a miscellaneous movie soundtrack repertoire. They're such great songs by great composers but Mr. Faith's arrangements do not add any special flavor to the originals.

A special note on Collectables Records regarding its extraordinary series of twofers which have finally issued virtually all Percy Faith material.

"Miklos Rozsa epic film scores ~ Percy Faith".......2003-07-04

Every week I would go to the downtown library and check out the latest albums (LP's) ~ my eyes would always look for the Percy Faith releases. One of my favorites was "The Love Goddesses", featuring compositions by Maestro Faith, something about his string arrangements drew me to this album. At that time I had a reel-to-reel recorder/player and cassette recorder, would tape every album by Mr. Faith I could get my hands on. Later I would go to Webster Records the local record store in Old Webster, Mo. and purchase his latest releases.

Entire album is a stand out, but here are some of the highlights ~ "MARILYN", beautiful haunting melody as strings and counter strings open, blending a harp that keeps reoccurring in your head ~ "THE VAMP", solo clarinet with plunking violins, enters the solo violin and full strings answer, simply beautiful ~ "OUR LOVE", is typical Percy Faith with an arrangement to die for ~ "CELIA'S WALTZ", a solo saxophone comes forward with counterpoints from Faith's famous string section, the melody gets under your skin and becomes intoxicating ~ "OBA! (BOSSA NOVA)", what is a Percy Faith album without Latin flavor, and this is what he does best.

Second half of the album is "Hollywood's Great Themes", opening with "EL CID(LOVE THEME), "THEME FROM KING OF KINGS" and "BEN HUR(LOVE THEME)" the legendary Miklos Rozsa could do no wrong when it came to epic films, Faith's brilliant arrangement puts the listener right up there on the big screen ~ "MARIA", the wonderful song from "West Side Story" that will go one forever ~ "THEME FROM LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA", a heart-wrenching film with a light floating melody that lingers on, just take a listen to Faith's strings in top form ~ what a classic arrangement from the git-go!

Total Time: 72:52 on 24 Tracks ~ Collectables 7478 ~ (3/19/2002)

Uneven outing for Faith.......2002-05-20

This twofer, with over 70 minutes of music, provides a showcase for Faith-penned tunes and some lesser known hits from Hollywood. The Love Goddess finds the Faith arrangements full of his trademark strings, but several hits are distinctive in that Faith employs the brassiness of a big band sound, especially on Cheesecake. Keystone Kapers, with whistles and bells, is forgetful, but other selections are an easy listen. Hollywood's Great Themes contains selections that certainly would not make anyone's list of great themes from Hollywood. Would you pick the love theme from Ben Hur, or the theme from Light in the Piazza, or how about Over and Over Again from Jumbo? The only real Hollywood classic here is Moon River, though Faith does add a smattering of Richard Rodgers, with Hart and Hammerstein.

Love Goddesses/Hollywoods Great Themes.......2002-03-23

The Love Goddesses from 1964 is a fairely good album by Faith and oneI'm glad to add to my collection.This album is more jazzeier than a lot of Faith's other albums.Some songs are very lush such as Marilyn Our Love,The Monoco Theme,The Love Goddess,Chico Bolero,and Celia's Waltz.The other songs on this album are upbeat with incarnations of jazz especially Cheesecake.Oba is a bossa nova and is pretty good.All songs from the Love Goddesses album was written by Percy Faith himself.Hollywood's Great Themes from 1962 is movie themes and some are very good.This album features light strings with the exception of the last two Theme From The Four Horseman Of The Apocalypse and Theme From Light In The Plazza These two have heavy strings.My favorite is Splendor In The Grass.This album was only available on cassette several years ago beforecollectibles,taragon,good music and ranwood came along with Faith reissiues.Back then only 4 albums were out by Faith and 2 cassettes this one and Deep Purple which were hard to find than.Liner Notes are included for the Love Goddesses but are not included for Hollywoods Great Themes.Another great 2 on 1 album with 2 great albums by Faith.

Average customer rating: A mixed [and small] Bag Just terrible performances La mejor Banda sonora awe inspiring music from the greatest movies Real masterpieces, but poor performances

El Cid / Ben Hur / King Of Kings: Suites From The Epic Films For Orchestra, Chorus And Organ Miklos Rozsa Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Lawrence Of Arabia (Re-recording of 1962 Film) ASIN: B000001543 Release Date: 1991-07-01

Tracks:

1. El Cid: Overture
2. El Cid: Palace Music
3. El Cid: Legend and Epilogue
4. Ben Hur: Prelude
5. Ben Hur: Love Theme
6. Ben Hur: Victory Parade
7. Ben Hur: Miracle and Finale
8. King Of Kings: Main Title
9. King Of Kings: Nativity
10. King Of Kings: Miracles Of Christ
11. King Of Kings: Salome's Dance
12. King Of Kings: Way Of The Cross
13. King Of Kings: Resurrection and Finale

Customer Reviews:

A mixed [and small] Bag.......2006-05-12

This CD is truly a mixed bag. It is a re-release of a "Somerset Stereo" 99 cent bin record of the early 60's... I know, I grew up with the vinyl! There is some interesting and sometimes "muscular" playing that has something going for it, and the music is treated purely on its own, thus played often slower than the soundtrack, and sometimes actually differing greatly from the soundtrack. The playing is good, but not great, the chorus is very "wobbly" in their vibrato and tone, and the engineering: above-average 60's analog stereo, but far short of Mercury Living Presence or RCA's Living Stereo. If you're a fan of epic soundtracks, this could be an interesting addition to your collection, but I do question why a $.99 bargain LP from 1962 with less then 45 minutes of music should now cost $17??? With superb alternatives now available from Kunzel on Telarc and others, this is definitely a "curiousity" rather than a must have.

Just terrible performances.......2001-09-17

This music is given turgid performances below professional standards. You cannot hear the words of the out of tune choruses. Just terrible.

The recording engineering is among the worst also...very muddy recording.

Please...someone find the DG Rosza tributes and release them at once!

La mejor Banda sonora.......2001-04-01

El Cid campeador, Don Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, es parte de la historia de España y Miklos Rozsa fue capaz de plasmar en toda su amplitud la grandeza de este heroe nacional. Ben Hur y Rey de Reyes fueron otras dos grandes peliculas de la epoca historia del cine de Holywood. Aciertas si lo compras

awe inspiring music from the greatest movies.......2001-03-03

THIS CD IS A MUST FOR THOSE OF US WHO HAVE WATCHED THESE MOVIES WHEN WE WERE YOUNGER AND HAD THE MUSIC PLAYING IN OUR HEADS DAYS AFTER WE WATCHED THEM.AWESOME SCORES!

Real masterpieces, but poor performances.......2000-03-30

All music here great. But the performances are very poor. Recorded sound is fine nonetheless.

Average customer rating: Why is this out of print? "The Heavy-Weight of setting standards...Miklos Rozsa" New wine in old bottles

Ben-Hur: The Essential Miklós Rózsa Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00004X0T8 Release Date: 2000-09-26

Tracks:

1. Ben-Hur Suite: Prelude - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra/Crouch End Festival Chor/David Temple
2. Ben-Hur Suite: Love Theme - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra/Crouch End Festival Chor/David Temple
3. Ben-Hur Suite: Parade Of The Charioteers - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra/Crouch End Festival Chor/David Temple
4. Providence: Valse Crespesculaire/Finale - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra/Crouch End Festival Chor/David Temple
5. Julius Caesar: Caesar Now Be Still/Finale - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra/Crouch End Festival Chor/David Temple
6. El Cid: Overture - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra/David Temple
7. El Cid: Love Theme - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra/Crouch End Festival Chor/David Temple
8. Sodom And Gomorrah: Overture - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra/David Temple
9. Beau Brummell: Prelude/The King's Visit & Farewell - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra/Crouch End Festival Chor/David Temple
10. Spellbound: Concerto For Orchestra - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra/David Temple

Tracks:

1. The Thief Of Bagdad Suite: Main Title - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra/Crouch End Festival Chor/David Temple
2. The Thief Of Bagdad Suite: The Love Of A Princess - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra/Crouch End Festival Chor/David Temple
3. The Thief Of Bagdad Suite: Flying Horse Galop - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra/Crouch End Festival Chor/David Temple
4. The Thief Of Bagdad Suite: The Market At Basra - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra/Crouch End Festival Chor/David Temple
5. King Of Kings: Prelude - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra/Crouch End Festival Chor/David Temple
6. King Of Kings: The Lord's Prayer - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra/Crouch End Festival Chor/David Temple
7. All The Brothers Were Valiant: Main Title/Finale - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra/Crouch End Festival Chor/David Temple
8. Madame Bovary: Waltz - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra/Crouch End Festival Chor/David Temple
9. The Golden Voyage Of Sinbad: Prelude/Sinbad Battles Kali/Finale - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra/Crouch End Festival Chor/David Temple
10. Quo Vadis Suite: Prelude - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra/David Temple
11. Quo Vadis Suite: Arabesque - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra/David Temple
12. Quo Vadis Suite: Romanza - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra/David Temple
13. Quo Vadis Suite: Ave Caesar - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra/David Temple

Customer Reviews:

Why is this out of print?.......2007-04-22

This was released in 2001, but dont worry it is still available at amazon.co.uk or Silva Screen's own website, silvascreen.co.uk

What you have here is all of Silva Screen's Miklos Rozsa tracks ranging back to 1993 up through the (then-current) release of 2001.

In 93, the Spellbound Concerto was included on an Alfred Hitchcock compilation.

The bulk of these tracks fare from the 1996 "Epic Film Music of Miklos Rozsa" with the City of Prague Philharmonic conducted by Kenneth Alwyn.

The remaining tracks originate from as follows:
-Providence from 1998's Arthouse Cafe Vol. 2, Silva Screen's first series of European Film Music
-The Theif of Bagdad from 1997's incredibly popular Warriors of the Silver Screen.
- Julius Caesar from 2001's 'Shakespeare at the Movies'.

There was no track newly recorded for this release, just a collection of the previous Rozsa CD with other tracks in Silva's back catalog/library.

A good collection, much better than the oddly still in print 1996 compilation.


Recommended.

"The Heavy-Weight of setting standards...Miklos Rozsa".......2002-01-08

A leader among composers in the "World of Cinema Scoring"...Miklos Rozsa is a name that sets the standards high in his music endeavours...his compositions reek with rhythm, melody, themes, originality...Rozsa's scoring style has always been one step ahead of other composers...romantic passages of love themes, thrillers and historical counterpoints tend to lend themselves with the pen of this brilliant human being who feels the heart of what the director and screenplay is trying to express...music becomes another character in this triangle of a media known as the CINEMA.

Who better to present the illustrious works of our composer than The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra...led by Kenneth Alwyn...Paul Bateman...Nic Raine...and the Crouch End Festival Chorus...Musical Director:David Temple...Silva Screen Records released "The Epic Film Music Of Miklos Rozsa"(SSD-1056) in 1996, a collection to be reckoned with...now with this 2-CD-Set, more complete with additional scores and some hard-to-find cues.

Let's look at the additional scores ~ "PROVIDENCE"(1927)..."THIEF OF BAGDAD"(1940)..."JULIUS CAESAR"(1953)..."BEAU BRUMMELL"(1954)..."SPELLBOUND"(1945)...the last selection was an Alfred Hitchcock project and Rozsa's romantic dark theme with overtones of a dreamlike mood that overtakes each passage, this became a classic and is still as fresh today as it was when originally released in the '40s.

If you don't own both releases from Silva Screen...you're missing what "film-score-buff" collectors crave, film scoring on the highest plain...not to mention the latest in recording technology "HDCD" and DOLBY SURROUND...just like sitting in the theater and watching your favorite classic from the past...one can only hope this Silva Screen Digital Film Scores Series will continue now and in the coming years, gotta love it!

Total Time: Disc One 52:19 on 10 Tracks & Disc Two 51:33 on 13 Tracks ~ Silva Screen Records SSD-1117 ~ (2000)

New wine in old bottles.......2001-12-02

Silva's 2-CD set of "The Essential Miklos Rozsa" treads no new ground, loaded up, as it is, with the old warhorses such as selections from "BEN-HUR," "JULIUS CAESAR" and "KING OF KINGS."

Silva's primary activity in recent years seems to have been repackaging old sountrack albums, throwing in a withheld track or two to make it seem "new" or to force the hand of completists (such as myself, I must admit, when it comes to the music of Miklos Rozsa) who absolutely must have every recording from their favorites, whether it deserves purchase on purely artistic merit or not.

This set is merely an expansion of Silva's "Epic Film Music of Miklos Rozsa" CD issued about three years ago. That disc had the virtue of including a selection from the composer's "GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD", properly instrumented for the fisrt time (unlike the original soundtrack), and one from the Main Title, and exceptionally moving Finale, from "BEAU BRUMMELL" (music Rozsa characteristically "ghost-wrote"to replace rejected parts of the score by the original composer, Richard Addinsell), previously unavailable commercially. They are included on this 2-disc set, though most of the other selections are available elsewhere, and in superior performances.

As always, Nic Raine and Kenneth Alwyn, with the City of Prague Philharmonic, deliver adequate but uninspired performances of Rozsa's music which, admittedly, is among the more difficult to perform among the works of major film composers.

In the final analysis, potential buyers or long-time afficianoados would be advised to spend their money on the splendid 2-CD set "Miklos Rozsa at M-G-M (Rhino), or the forthcoming 2-CD "KING OF KINGS," due this Easter from Rhino." Each is more expensive, but the former contains extended suites edited from the films' original soundtracks, many never before released commercially, all under the spirited baton of the maestro, himself, Miklos Rozsa, while the latter is a long-awaited definitive version of one of the composer's most challenging assignments and uplifting scores.

Average customer rating: very good! 5 stars... four, 5 it's "king of Kings" soundtrac

El Cid Miklós Rózsa Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music ASIN: B000008FC6 Release Date: 1991-09-10

Tracks:

1. Oveture
2. Prelude
3. Palace Music
4. Fight for Calahorra
5. 13 Knights
6. Farewell
7. Intermezzo: The el Cid March
8. Twins
9. Battle of Valencia
10. Cid's Death
11. Legend and Epilogue

Customer Reviews:

very good! 5 stars... four, 5 it's "king of Kings" soundtrac.......2003-02-12

I like Rozsa, I think it's the precursor of the soundtrascks!

Average customer rating: Very Good remastering of the original album EL CID- Long time overdue EL CID- Long time overdue

Rozsa : El Cid Score Miklos Rozsa , and The Graunke Symphony Orchestra of Munich Manufacturer: Chapter III Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005ABEY Release Date: 2001-03-20

Tracks:

1. Overture
2. Prelude
3. Palace Music
4. Fight For Calahorra
5. 13 Knights
6. Farewell
7. Intermezzo: The El Cid March
8. The Twins
9. Battle Of Valencia
10. The Cid's Death
11. The Legend & Epilogue

Customer Reviews:

Very Good remastering of the original album.......2006-11-19

If I am not wrong this one is the original album release Miklós Rózsa recorded for commercial purposes (originally produced by MGM). Miklós Rózsa conducts, apparently, a German orchestra. This excellent recording (42:43 minutos, 11 tracks, and stereo) should NOT be confused with the "Original Soundtrack", wich actually apparently is lost; nor with the also excellent and longer re-recording made in 1996 by "Koch" with James Sedares and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (65:52 minutes, 15 tracks, stereo and digital). Koch's re-recording, it is important to point out, was prepared by Christopher Palmer with the approval of Mr. Rózsa.

This "Original Album" is extremely good, and probably represents a "suite" Miklós Rózsa extracted from the longer original score. It is not the actual soundtrack recording, but, since it is most probably lost, this record is the only surviving material from the period of the film release. Considering that El Cid's score is rated together with Ben-Hur's as one of Mr. Rózsa's top film compositions, for a wise collector this recording is very important. There is even some music that is not included in Koch's re-recording. I recomend to include this "original" album in any music collection, but without forgeting Koch's re-recording, which is more complete and also can be considered an "official" reconstruction.

EL CID- Long time overdue.......2002-08-12

Great music for an excellent film. Long time overdue. Fans of the great epic films such as El Cid, Spartacus, Ten Commandments, Ben Hur, etc. will enjoy this CD.

Hopefully, there will be more CDs made for the great music classics.

EL CID- Long time overdue.......2002-08-12

Great music for an excellent film. Long time overdue. Fans of the great epic films such as El Cid, Spartacus, Ten Commandments, Ben Hur, etc. will enjoy this CD.

Hopefully, there will be more CDs made for the great music classics.

Track Listings:

1. Schoenberg: Verkläte Nacht/Strauss: Metamorphosen
2. Schubert: Masses, D324 & D452
3. Sergei Rachmaninov: The Bells/Spring/3 Russian Songs
4. Songs and Dances Of Death
5. St Olaf Orchestra Performs
6. Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake/Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet
7. Te Deum & Jubilate V3
8. Ten Top Sopranos Vol. 2
9. The Complete Organ Sonatas
10. The Golden Dream

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