Search - Maurice Jarre :: Doctor Zhivago: The Classic Film Music Of Maurice Jarre (Film Score Anthology)

"Night Of The Generals..The Fixer..Villa Rides..El Condor"

J. Lovins | Missouri-USA | 01/01/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Composer extraordinaire...born in Lyons, France on September 13, 1924...came on the scene composing "Hotel Des Invalides"(1951)...still going strong today with a beautiful haunting score from "Sunshine"(1999), featuring the talented Ralph Fiennes(playing three roles)...and his latest film "Uprising"(2001), can only mean one thing...Jarre hasn't run out of ideas about his favorite past-time...composing for the films of TODAY.Let us take a stroll down this release from Silva Screen Records..."LAWRENCE OF ARABIA"(1962), director David Lean's masterpiece, with never-to-be-forgotten music from Jarre---"DOCTOR ZHIVAGO"(1965), another Lean project, probably one of the most recognizable themes around the world, passion abounding from counterpoint to counterpoint---must make a note to the "film-score-buffs" out there...within this collection are "hard-to-find" soundtracks...take for instance "JESUS OF NAZARETH"..."THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING"..."IS PARIS BURNING?"..."THE FIXER"..."EL CONDOR"..."RYAN'S DAUGHTER"..."THE NIGHT OF THE GENERALS"..."VILLA RIDES"...each score with specific cues make this a worthwhile "must have" for your ever growing collection.Once again, under the watchful eye of James Fitzpatrick(producer)...Reynold da Silva(executive producer)...The City Of Prague Philharmonic(world renown)...conducted by Paul Bateman(excellent interpretations)...and of course the ageless and legendary icon himself...MAURICE JARRE...truly a classic individual in the field of FILM MUSIC!You might try other Silva Screen Digital Film Scores Series ~ "The Essential Maurice Jarre Film Music Collection:Doctor Zhivago"(SSD-1108)..."Music From The Films Of Harrison Ford"(SSD-1040)..."Citizen Kane:The Essential Bernard Herrmann Film Music Collection"(SSD-1093)...all worthy of a good listen.Total Time: 77:50 on 15 Tracks ~ Silva Screen Records SSD-1047 ~ (1995)"