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
- 20th Century-Fox Fanfare (with CinemaScope extension) - Alfred Newman
- Main Title/The Award (from All About Eve) - Alfred Newman
- The Family and Bronwen/Finale/End Title (from How Green Was My Valley) - Alfred Newman
- The Vision (from The Song of Bernadette) - Alfred Newman
- Main TItle (from Laura) - David Raksin
- Prelude/Local Train/The Sea (from The Ghost and Mrs. Muir) - Bernard Herrmann
- Conquest (from Captain from Castile) - Alfred Newman
- Main Title (from Twelve O'Clock High) - Alfred Newman
- Prelude/Outer Space/Radar (from The Day the Earth Stood Still) - Bernard Herrmann
- Gathering Forces (from Viva Zapata!) - Alex North
- Main Title (from My Cousin Rachel) - Franz Waxman
- Main Title/Caligula's Arrival/Finale (from The Robe) - Alfred Newman
- Main Title/King Aguar's Escape (from Prince Valiant) - Franz Waxman
- Main Title (from Untamed) - Franz Waxman
- Main Title (from The Rains of Ranchipur) - Hugo Friedhofer
- Street Scene (from How to Marry a Millionaire) - Alfred Newman
- Main Title (from The Seven Year Itch) - Alfred Newman
- Prelude/Rome (from Three Coins in the Fountain) - Victor Young (incorporates "Three Coins In The Fountain" written by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn)
- 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)
- The Long, Hot Summer (performed by Jimmie Rodgers)/Two Butterflies (from The Long, Hot Summer) - Alex North
- Love Theme (from From the Terrace) - Elmer Bernstein
Disc 2: 1961-1985
- Main Title/Cleopatra Enters Rome (from Cleopatra) - Alex North
- The Sand Pebbles 1966 Overture/Main Title (from The Sand Pebbles) - Jerry Goldsmith
- Main Title/The Hunt (from Planet of the Apes) - Jerry Goldsmith
- Main Title/German Advance (from Patton) - Jerry Goldsmith
- Main Title (from Tora! Tora! Tora!) - Jerry Goldsmith
- Main Title/This is It (from The French Connection) - Don Ellis
- Main Title (from The Poseidon Adventure) - John Williams
- End Title (from The Paper Chase) - John Williams
- Main Title (from Conrack) - John Williams
- Ave Satani (from The Omen) - Jerry Goldsmith
- Main Title (from Magic) - Jerry Goldsmith
- For Gillian/End Title (from The Fury) - John Williams
- Main Title (from Alien) - Jerry Goldsmith
- Norma Rae 1979 It Goes Like It Goes (Performed by Jennifer Warnes) (from Norma Rae) - David Shire
- Main Title (from Author! Author!) - Dave Grusin
- End Title (from Max Dugan Returns) - David Shire
- Romancing The Stone 1984 End Title (from Romancing the Stone) - Alan Silvestri
- Prologue/Main Title (from Commando) - James Horner
Disc 3: 1986-2010
- Main Title (from Predator) - Alan Silvestri
- Main Title (from The Fly) - Howard Shore
- Main Title (from Lucas) - Dave Grusin
- Way Out There (from Raising Arizona) - Carter Burwell
- Bud's Scam (from Wall Street) - Stewart Copeland
- Opening (from Big) - Howard Shore
- Young Jane/Main Title (from Broadcast News) - Bill Conti
- The Nakatomi Plaza/Gruber's Arrival (from Die Hard) - Michael Kamen
- Bud on the Ledge (from The Abyss) - Alan Silvestri
- End Credits (from Hoffa) - David Newman
- Main Title (from Mrs. Doubtfire) - Howard Shore
- The Rescue (from Speed) - Mark Mancina
- End Credits (from Cast Away) - Alan Silvestri
- Unfaithful (from Unfaithful) Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
- Opening Travel Music (from Ice Age) David Newman
- End Credits (from I, Robot) - Marco Beltrami
- Main Titles (from Fantastic Four) - John Ottman
- Night at the Museum (from Night at the Museum) - Alan Silvestri
- Horton Suite (from Horton Hears a Who!) - John Powell
- End Credits (from Independence Day) - David Arnold
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