If you're a Second Disc reader, you're no doubt aware of the immense musical power film composer John Williams has over us (and people like us!). Even a casual fan surely knows his most familiar works for the screen, from Star Wars and Indiana Jones to Jurassic Park and Harry Potter; the films of Steven Spielberg (JAWS, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Schindler's List); themes for everything from Superman to the Olympics. He's picked up five Oscars (53 nominations, second only to Walt Disney), 25
The album was entitled My Way for the song by Paul Anka, Claude Francois, Gilles Thibault, and Jacques Revaux, but truth to tell, the moniker would have been fitting even without that famous anthem. For the ten songs on Frank Sinatra's 1969 Reprise LP were indisputably sung as only one man could: swing - his way, pop - his way, rhythm and blues - his way. Capitol Records, Frank Sinatra Enterprises, and UMe have reissued My Way in a 50th anniversary expanded edition celebrating both the song and
Get ready to celebrate the eternal Chairman of the Board with a pair of releases due October 11 from Capitol Records/UMe and Frank Sinatra Enterprises. Last week, the labels announced a 50th anniversary edition of Sinatra's 1969 LP My Way, available on CD, digital, and LP; and an all-new compilation entitled Sinatra Sings Alan & Marilyn Bergman, also on all three formats. Originally issued on the Reprise label in March 1969, My Way was Sinatra's second consecutive foray into the world of