Film Music: The Essential Album

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Harry Potter: Main Theme
performer:
Musica Paradiso
cover recording of:
Hedwig’s Theme (Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone)
composer:
John Williams (American score composer and conductor)
publisher:
Warner–Barham Music LLC
part of:
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 2001 film score)
Musica Paradiso2:43
2Star Wars: Main Theme
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Bateman (conductor)
cover recording of:
Main Title (Star Wars)
composer:
John Williams (American score composer and conductor) (ended)
publisher:
Bantha Music, Fox Fanfare Music Inc., Utapau Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Star Wars Holiday Special (television soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode I: The Phantom Menace (film soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002 film score)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (film soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope (film soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019 film score)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (film soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (film soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015 film score)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (2017 film score)
part of:
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Paul Bateman5:27
3The Godfather Waltz
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Bateman (conductor)
cover recording of:
The Godfather Waltz (The Godfather)
composer:
Nino Rota (Italian composer)
part of:
Carmine Coppola's Godfather Suite
part of:
The Godfather (1972 film soundtrack)
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Paul Bateman3:45
4Midnight Cowboy: Main Theme
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Nic Raine
cover recording of:
Midnight Cowboy
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Nic Raine4:02
5Jaws: Man Against Beast
orchestra:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
conductor:
Joel McNeely (American score composer)
cover recording of:
Main Theme (Jaws)
composer:
John Williams (American score composer and conductor)
included in:
Trail Mix‐Up
part of:
Jaws (1975 film score)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Joel McNeely5:17
6Zulu: Isandhlwana 1879, Main Theme
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Nic Raine
cover recording of:
Zulu Main Theme
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Nic Raine2:24
7Cavatina
guitar:
John Williams (classical guitarist)
cover recording of:
Cavatina (theme from The Deer Hunter, for guitar)
composer:
Stanley Myers
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Robbins Music Corp. and Robbins Music Corp. Ltd.
John Williams3:34
8Blade Runner: Love Theme
orchestra:
L’Orchestra Cinematique
cover recording of:
Love Theme, Blade Runner (piano version)
composer and arranger:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
arrangement of:
Love Theme (Blade Runner)
L’Orchestra Cinematique4:19
9The Heart Asks Pleasure First
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Bateman (conductor)
recording of:
The Heart Asks Pleasure First (The Piano)
composer:
Michael Nyman (composer)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd., G. Schirmer Inc., J&W Chester/Ed Wilhelm, Michael Nyman Ltd. (independent UK record, publishing and holding company) and Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)
part of:
The Piano (1993 film score)
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Paul Bateman3:44
10Down to the River to Pray
recording engineer and mixer:
Mike Piersante (recording engineer & mixer)
assistant engineer:
Matt Andrews and Rail Rogut
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer)
assistant mixer:
Ok Hee Kim
additional vocals:
Norman Blake (bluegrass guitarist), Dub Cornett, Pat Enright, Porter McClister, Tim O’Brien (US bluegrass musician), Maura O’Connell, Sam Phillips (Singer-songwriter formerly known as Leslie Phillips), David Rawlings (American guitarist, singer and producer) and Gillian Welch
choir vocals:
The First Baptist Choir of White House, Tennessee
lead vocals:
Alison Krauss
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 2000)
recorded at:
Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
The Good Old Way
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Alison Krauss42:58
11May It Be
choir vocals:
Crouch End Festival Chorus
vocals:
Tara Scammell
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Nic Raine
recording of:
May It Be (Enya song for Lord of the Rings soundtrack)
orchestrator:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
lyricist:
Roma Ryan
composer:
Enya (Irish singer-songwriter) and Nicky Ryan
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and EMI Songs Ltd.
part of:
The 74th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film soundtrack)
Tara Scammell with The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Crouch End Festival Chorus, Nic Raine4:47
12The Enterprise
orchestra:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
conductor:
Jerry Goldsmith (American score composer)
cover recording of:
The Enterprise
composer:
Jerry Goldsmith (American score composer)
part of:
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (soundtrack)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Jerry Goldsmith6:12
13James Bond Theme
orchestra:
The Ian Rich Orchestra
cover recording of:
James Bond Theme
composer:
Monty Norman
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and EMI United Partnership
part of:
James Bond themes
is based on:
Bad Sign, Good Sign (From the stage musical “A House for Mr Biswas”)
The Ian Rich Orchestra2:38
14A Fistful of Dollars: Main Title
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Derek Wadsworth
recording of:
A Fistful of Dollars: Main Title
composer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) and Ennio Morricone (Italian classical and score composer)
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Derek Wadsworth3:30
15For a Few Dollars More: Main Title
choir vocals:
Crouch End Festival Chorus
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Derek Wadsworth
chorus master:
David Temple
instrumental cover recording of:
For a Few Dollars More
writer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Derek Wadsworth, Crouch End Festival Chorus, David Temple3:25
16The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Main Title
choir vocals:
Crouch End Festival Chorus
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Derek Wadsworth
chorus master:
David Temple
cover recording of:
Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Main Title))
orchestrator and composer:
Ennio Morricone (Italian classical and score composer)
part of:
Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, 1966 film score)
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Derek Wadsworth, Crouch End Festival Chorus, David Temple2:55
17Man With a Harmonica
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Nic Raine
cover recording of:
C’era una volta il west: L’uomo dell’armonica (Man With a Harmonica)
composer:
Ennio Morricone (Italian classical and score composer)
part of:
C’era una volta il West (Once Upon a Time in the West)
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Nic Raine3:54
18Adagio for Strings
performer:
I Solisti Italiani
recording of:
Adagio for Strings
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
I Solisti Italiani7:03
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