News

From Varese Sarabande comes the track list to a really great-looking set: a compilation of music from the films of 20th Century Fox.

The long-running film studio celebrated its 75th anniversary this year with a newly-enhanced opening logo (still maintaining that iconic fanfare as penned by Alfred Newman in 1933), and plans to release a massive set of DVDs (from Cavalcade (1933) to Avatar (2009)) on December 7. That same date will see the release of 20th Century Fox: 75 Years of Great Film Music, a three-disc set compiling the best of the studio’s wide selection of film scores.

While some may gripe at one big omission on the set (the lack of music from the Star Wars trilogy, arguably one of Fox’s most famous musical offerings), the set is appropriately diverse to appeal to both casual and hardcore fans. In fact, two rare Williams compositions – music from the films The Paper Chase (1973) and Conrack (1974) – make appearances on this new set. (Both were previously released on Film Score Monthly’s original CD release of The Poseidon Adventure (1972) from 1998, which has long since gone out of print.) And of course the set has more than music from Williams; compositions by the greatest luminaries in soundtrack history, including Jerry Goldsmith, Alan Silvestri, James Horner, Bernard Hermann, Alex North, Bill Conti, Michael Kamen and (naturally) Alfred Newman, all appear on this set.

Again, Varese will release this set on December 7 in unlimited quantities. Hit the jump to see the track list and order your copy here.

Various Artists, 20th Century Fox: 75 Years of Great Film Music (Varese Sarabande 302 067 059-2, 2010)

Disc 1: 1935-1960

1. 20th Century-Fox Fanfare (with CinemaScope extension) – Alfred Newman
2. Main Title/The Award (from All About Eve) – Alfred Newman
3. The Family and Bronwen/Finale/End Title (from How Green Was My Valley) – Alfred Newman
4. The Vision (from The Song of Bernadette) – Alfred Newman
5. Main TItle (from Laura) – David Raksin
6. Prelude/Local Train/The Sea (from The Ghost and Mrs. Muir) – Bernard Herrmann
7. Conquest (from Captain from Castile) – Alfred Newman
8. Main Title (from Twelve O’Clock High) – Alfred Newman
9. Prelude/Outer Space/Radar (from The Day the Earth Stood Still) – Bernard Herrmann
10. Gathering Forces (from Viva Zapata!) – Alex North
11. Main Title (from My Cousin Rachel) – Franz Waxman
12. Main Title/Caligula’s Arrival/Finale (from The Robe) – Alfred Newman
13. Main Title/King Aguar’s Escape (from Prince Valiant) – Franz Waxman
14. Main Title (from Untamed) – Franz Waxman
15. Main Title (from The Rains of Ranchipur) – Hugo Friedhofer
16. Street Scene (from How to Marry a Millionaire) – Alfred Newman
17. Main Title (from The Seven Year Itch) – Alfred Newman
18. Prelude/Rome (from Three Coins in the Fountain) – Victor Young (incorporates “Three Coins In The Fountain” written by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn)
19. Main Title/God Has Been Good/Finale (from Love is a Many-Splendored Thing) – Alfred Newman (incorporates “Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing” written by Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster)
20. The Long, Hot Summer (performed by Jimmie Rodgers)/Two Butterflies (from The Long, Hot Summer) – Alex North
21. Love Theme (from From the Terrace) – Elmer Bernstein

Disc 2: 1961-1985

1. Main Title/Cleopatra Enters Rome (from Cleopatra) – Alex North
2. The Sand Pebbles 1966 Overture/Main Title (from The Sand Pebbles) – Jerry Goldsmith
3. Main Title/The Hunt (from Planet of the Apes) – Jerry Goldsmith
4. Main Title/German Advance (from Patton) – Jerry Goldsmith
5. Main Title (from Tora! Tora! Tora!) – Jerry Goldsmith
6. Main Title/This is It (from The French Connection) – Don Ellis
7. Main Title (from The Poseidon Adventure) – John Williams
8. End Title (from The Paper Chase) – John Williams
9. Main Title (from Conrack) – John Williams
10. Ave Satani (from The Omen) – Jerry Goldsmith
11. Main Title (from Magic) – Jerry Goldsmith
12. For Gillian/End Title (from The Fury) – John Williams
13. Main Title (from Alien) – Jerry Goldsmith
14. Norma Rae 1979 It Goes Like It Goes (Performed by Jennifer Warnes) (from Norma Rae) – David Shire
15. Main Title (from Author! Author!) – Dave Grusin
16. End Title (from Max Dugan Returns) – David Shire
17. Romancing The Stone 1984 End Title (from Romancing the Stone) – Alan Silvestri
18. Prologue/Main Title (from Commando) – James Horner

Disc 3: 1986-2010

1. Main Title (from Predator) – Alan Silvestri
2. Main Title (from The Fly) – Howard Shore
3. Main Title (from Lucas) – Dave Grusin
4. Way Out There (from Raising Arizona) – Carter Burwell
5. Bud’s Scam (from Wall Street) – Stewart Copeland
6. Opening (from Big) – Howard Shore
7. Young Jane/Main Title (from Broadcast News) – Bill Conti
8. The Nakatomi Plaza/Gruber’s Arrival (from Die Hard) – Michael Kamen
9. Bud on the Ledge (from The Abyss) – Alan Silvestri
10. End Credits (from Hoffa) – David Newman
11. Main Title (from Mrs. Doubtfire) – Howard Shore
12. The Rescue (from Speed) – Mark Mancina
13. End Credits (from Cast Away) – Alan Silvestri
14. Unfaithful (from Unfaithful) Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
15. Opening Travel Music (from Ice Age) David Newman
16. End Credits (from I, Robot) – Marco Beltrami
17. Main Titles (from Fantastic Four) – John Ottman
18. Night at the Museum (from Night at the Museum) – Alan Silvestri
19. Horton Suite (from Horton Hears a Who!) – John Powell
20. End Credits (from Independence Day) – David Arnold