The Classic Film Themes

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12001: A Space Odyssey: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 (excerpt)Richard Strauss9:25
2Platoon: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
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
Samuel Barber9:56
3Apocalypse Now: The Ride of the Valkyries
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt (The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854 until 1856)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"
Richard Wagner4:46
4Lawrence of Arabia: Lawrence of Arabia
recording of:
Theme (Lawrence of Arabia)
composer:
Maurice Jarre (composer and conductor)
Maurice Jarre3:57
5Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Raiders March
recording of:
The Raiders March (Raiders of the Lost Ark)
composer:
John Williams (American score composer and conductor)
publisher:
BMG Music
part of:
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
John Williams5:12
6James Bond Theme
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”)
Monty Norman2:39
7Love Theme from The Godfather
recording of:
Love Theme from The Godfather
composer:
Nino Rota (Italian composer)
version of:
Buongiorno Fortunella
part of:
The Godfather (1972 film soundtrack)
Nino Rota2:50
8Goldfinger: Goldfinger
recording of:
Goldfinger
lyricist:
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley (English actor, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker)
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
Goldfinger
John Barry3:01
9Doctor Zhivago: Lara's Theme
recording of:
Lara’s Theme (original without lyrics)
composer:
Maurice Jarre (composer and conductor)
publisher:
Big 3 Music Ltd. and EMI United Publishers
part of:
Doctor Zhivago
Maurice Jarre6:04
10Casablanca: As Time Goes By
recording of:
As Time Goes By (the song from “Casablanca”)
lyricist and composer:
Herman Hupfeld
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (ended), Chappell (library/production music), Redwood Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1931)
sub-publisher:
香港商華納音樂出版有限公司台灣分公司 (Warner Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited Taiwan Branch)
part of:
Casablanca (original soundtrack of the 1942 American film)
Herman Hupfeld4:23
11Breakfast at Tiffany's: Moon River
recording of:
Moon River
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Famous Chappell, Famous Music Group, Sony/ATV Harmony, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1961) and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1989)
sub-publisher:
BMG Ariola Belgium (do not use this as an imprint!), BMG Unisongs Music Publishers BV, Famous Music Publishing Germany GmbH & Co. KG and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
part of:
The 34th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1), Grammy Award: Song of the Year nominees (number: 1962 winner) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1961 winner)
Henry Mancini3:34
12Gone With the Wind: Tara's Theme
recording of:
Tara’s Theme (Gone With the Wind, main theme)
composer:
Max Steiner
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Olive Music LLC
part of:
Gone With the Wind (soundtrack from the 1939 film)
Max Steiner4:02
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1O Fortuna
choir vocals:
Russian State Chorus, Salzburg Boys Choir and Salzburg Mozarteum Chorus
orchestra:
Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg (Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra), Russian State Symphony Orchestra (“New Russia” State Symphony Orchestra) and Государственный академический симфонический оркестр России (State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia “Evgeny Svetlanov”, “Evgeny Svetlanov” / GASO)
conductor:
Kurt Prestel (conductor, chorus master) and Serge Tchaikov (conductor, unknown pseudonym, probably Alfred Scholz related)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Selcor Ltd. (for copyrights use only) (in 1989)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
version of:
O Fortuna (Poem, CB 17)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
Carl Orff2:48
2One Fine Day
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini4:25
3The Death of Butterfly
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto III. “Con onor muore … Tu? Tu? Piccolo Iddio” (Butterfly, Pinkerton)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto III (Madame Butterfly: Act III, also: Atto II, parte 2)
Giacomo Puccini3:17
4The Marriage of Figaro: Overture
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro: Sinfonia
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
part of:
Die Hochzeit des Figaro (German translation)
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 (The Marriage of Figaro, K 492)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:25
5Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888)
publisher:
Ascherberg Hopwood & Crew
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana (German lyrics)
Pietro Mascagni3:57
6Night on Bald Mountain
recording of:
A Night on Bare Mountain (orchestrated by Stokowski)
orchestrator:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer)
is based on:
Une nuit sur le mont chauve: Fantaisie pour l’orchestre (Night on Bald Mountain, orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov)
Модест Петрович Мусоргский10:41
7Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, I. Vivace
violin:
Vladimir Spivakov (Russian violinist/conductor)
orchestra:
Moscow Virtuosi
recording of:
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: I. Vivace
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (from 1730 until 1731)
part of:
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Johann Sebastian Bach4:17
8Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, II. Largo ma non tanto
violin:
Vladimir Spivakov (Russian violinist/conductor)
orchestra:
Moscow Virtuosi
recording of:
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (from 1730 until 1731)
part of:
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Johann Sebastian Bach7:55
9Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, III. Allegro
violin:
Vladimir Spivakov (Russian violinist/conductor)
orchestra:
Moscow Virtuosi
recording of:
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: III. Allegro
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (from 1730 until 1731)
part of:
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Johann Sebastian Bach5:23
10Bolero
recording of:
Boléro
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
premiered at:
Palais Garnier in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1928-11-22)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 9) and Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 81)
Maurice Ravel14:47
11Andante from Piano Concerto No. 21Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:08
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1Amadeus: Eine kleine Nachtmusik: I. Allegro
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: I. Allegro (Serenade No. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:51
2Amadeus: Eine kleine Nachtmusik: II. Romanza. Andante
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1987-02)
conductor:
Nicholas Cleobury (conductor) (in 1987-02)
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: II. Romance. Andante (in 1987-02)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:54
3Amadeus: Eine kleine Nachtmusik: III. Minuetto. Allegro-TrioWolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:57
4Amadeus: Eine kleine Nachtmusik: IV. Rondo. AllegroWolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:01
5Testimony: Piano Concerto No.2
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович6:02
6A Room With a View: O mio babbino caroGiacomo Puccini2:32
7Manhattan: Rhapsody in Blue
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1942)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Ferde Grofé Music Publishing (New York), New World Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Classic 100: Feel Good (2024) (number: 5)
revision of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
George Gershwin18:13
8Out of Africa: Clarinet Concerto in A major
partial recording of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1791-09-28 until 1791-10-07)
dedicated to:
Anton Paul Stadler
part of:
ABC Classic 100 (2001) (number: 1), Classic 100: The Music You Can't Live Without (2021) (number: 9), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 622) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: K. 622)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart8:04
9Dangerous Moonlight: Warsaw Concerto
recording of:
Warsaw Concerto (Dangerous Moonlight)
orchestrator:
Roy Douglas (British composer, pianist)
composer:
Richard Addinsell (composer)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 45)
part of:
Dangerous Moonlight (film soundtrack)
Richard Addinsell8:21
10The Ladykillers: Minuet in E
Luigi Boccherini4:06
11The Witches of Eastwick: Nessun dorma
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA (Italian publisher)
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini3:07