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Film Music-Vol. 1 [Soundtrack]

~ Malcolm (Sir) Arnold (Composer), Kenneth J. Alford (Composer), Richard Hickox (Conductor), London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
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1. Prison Camp (Prelude) [The Bridge on the River Kwai]
2. Colonel Bogey [The Bridge on the River Kwai]
3. Jungle Trek [The Bridge on the River Kwai]
4. Sunset [The Bridge on the River Kwai]
5. Finale: The River Kwai March [The Bridge on the River Kwai]
6. 'Whistle Down the Wind' (Prelude)
7. Three Kings [Whistle Down the Wind]
8. Finale [Whistle Down the Wind]
9. Sound Barrier, Op. 38
10. Overture and Shoe Ballet [Hubson's Choice]
11. Willie and Maggie (Theme and Variations I) [Hubson's Choice]
12. Wedding Night (Theme and Variations II) [Hubson's Choice]
13. Finale [Hubson's Choice]
14. London Prelude [From "The Inn of the Sixth Happiness"]
15. Romantic (Interlude) [The Inn of the Sixth Happiness]
16. Happy Ending: Mountain Crossing- The Children [The Inn of the ...]
On this CD:
  1. Bridge on the River Kwai, film score Suite
    Composed by Malcolm (Sir) Arnold
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by Richard Hickox

  2. Colonel Bogey March for orchestra/band
    Composed by Kenneth J. Alford
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by Richard Hickox

  3. Whistle Down the Wind, film score Suite for small orchestra
    Composed by Malcolm (Sir) Arnold
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by Richard Hickox

  4. Sound Barrier, rhapsody for orchestra, Op 38
    Composed by Malcolm (Sir) Arnold
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by Richard Hickox

  5. Hobson's Choice, film score Suite
    Composed by Malcolm (Sir) Arnold
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by Richard Hickox

  6. Inn of the Sixth Happiness, film score Suite
    Composed by Malcolm (Sir) Arnold
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by Richard Hickox

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Malcolm Arnold, like Dmitri Shostakovich, wrote a wide range of music, including music for film. But while Shostakovich's film music is generally looked down upon (having been mostly commissioned by the state), Arnold's film music aspires to the same level of seriousness (and delight) as his "important" works. Most familiar here is the music from The Bridge Over the River Kwai, which features Kenneth Alford's "Colonel Bogey's March." Fortunately these works are all orchestrated by the late Christopher Palmer; they would otherwise likely have languished in obscurity. Fans of Arnold's music will want this exceptional collection. --Paul Cook

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5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Film Scores, April 16 2001
By Daniel G. Berk (West Bloomfield, Michigan) - See all my reviews
Malcolm Arnold's film scores stand on a par with his concert music; they are of equally high quality. Of the five films represented on this CD, the most prominent would have to be the 1957 best picture Oscar winner, The Bridge on the River Kwai. But, having said that, it would at most have to be considered as first among equals, as the other scores represented are also well-done and well-performed. For film score buffs, this CD should be a keeper.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Jolly Arnold jinks, Jan 17 2001
By K. Farrington (Missegre, France) - See all my reviews
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This album will be a delight to baby boomers like me who were taken to the movies during the late fifties and sixties to see these films. The films seem a little dated now but the scores of Arnold bring out tear jerking emotion, nostalgic pangs and jolly japes, all in the blink of an eye. The heavyweight David Lean 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' item is probably the movie you are most likely to see repeated on TV; who can forget the defiant and physically broken Alec Guiness standing up to the Japanese Camp Commander? Yet, paradoxically, although the Colonel Bogey March was very popular when the movie was relaeased, it probably will not be the most played item on the CD if you buy it. Arnold's fecund imagination comes into its own with the 'Hobson's choice' with the brilliant orchestral character sketches of the grumpy and drunken Charles Laughton character on the deep brass, or the thrilling optimism as our hero sudenly realises he can make it. The 'Whistle Down the Wind' offerings are sheer musical poetry that underline the pathos we all feel of our lost childhood vision of Jesus and the haunting theme stays in your head a long while afterwards. The 'Inn of the Sixth Happiness' and 'Sound Barrier' items are wonderful and will be enjoyed again and again as Arnold's imagination jumps around the orchestra in its different tones. A brilliant buy!
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