The Magnificent Seven [Soundtrack]

the magnificent seven [soundtrack]

On this CD:

The Magnificent Seven, film score
Composed by Elmer Bernstein
Conducted by Elmer Bernstein

Editorial Reviews
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The robust main theme from Elmer Bernstein's orchestral Western masterpiece quickly outgrew its source material to become one of the most memorable musical advertising hooks of all time, and then an international pops concert staple. But despite its status as American cultural icon and the stuff of film scoring legend, Bernstein's original soundtrack to John Sturges' landmark Western remake of The Seven Samurai ironically didn't see an official release for nearly 40 years (and then only briefly). Now back in print with new notes, Elmer's epochal soundtrack retains its place as one of the all-time greats, a tribute to both Bernstein's sly scoring genius (watch the film without sound and one will quickly see how Elmer drives its otherwise lackadaisical pacing relentlessly forward) and his accomplished, ever inquisitive training as a classical composer. The touchstone here is early Bernstein mentor Aaron Copland, but Elmer also wisely turns to the Mexican folk motifs that inspired much of the former's own landmark concert and ballet pieces. Though Bernstein has often wryly credited Copland with an assist, it's indeed pure Elmer -- and a dazzling example of how the student can sometimes gratifyingly outclass the master. --Jerry McCulley

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The Magnificent Seven [Soundtrack]

The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection

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Sad Really Sad
An excellent movie themes antology by ELMER BERNSTEIN
Excellent
Great Film Music
Fun, Powerfull music

The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection

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ASIN: B0007XTQ14
Release Date: 2005-06-07

Tracks:

The Magnificent Seven
To Kill A Mockingbird (Suite)
The Buccaneer (Overture)
Walk On The Wild Side
An American Werewolf In London (Metamorphosis)
The Age Of Innocence (End Titles)
The Comancheros
Ghostbusters
Heavy Metal (Taarna's Theme)
Johnny Staccato
True Grit (Rooster Cogburn/A Warm Wrap-Up)
Hollywood And The Stars
Zulu Dawn (River Crossing)

Tracks:

The Great Escape
The Man With The Golden Arm
Far From Heaven
The Sons Of Katie Elder
Airplane (Suite)
The Shootist (Main Title)
Hawaii (Overture)
The Birdman Of Alcatraz (Finale)
The Hallelujah Trail (Overture)
The Bridge At Remagen
Thoroughly Modern Millie (Sky-Hi)
The Scalphunters
The Ten Commandments (Overture)

Album Description

*A specially priced 2CD set with over 110 minutes of some of the greatest film music in the history of cinema.

*New digital recordings in spectacular and sound performed by the acclaimed City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and National Youth Jazz Band.

*Includes world premiere recordings from "The Birdman Of Alcatraz," "Thoroughly Modern Millie," "Airplane!" and "An American Werewolf In London."

*In 2004 the world of cinema lost one of the most iconic figures in film composing. In a career that spanned half-a-century and over 250 films, Elmer Bernstein was responsible for writing the music to many of the greatest and most loved movies of all time ranging from "The Ten Commandments," "The Magnificent Seven" and "The Great Escape," through to "True Grit" and "Airplane!" This collection has been lovingly created and compiled as a tribute to a genius and true master of the art of film scoring.

Customer Reviews:

Sad Really Sad.......2007-05-13

These CDs don't meet the standards I would have expected from Elmer Bernstein's wonderful film music.
*Boring*
It just didn't have the energy one would expect from "The Magnificent Seven" and "The Man with the Golden Arm". I think the City of Prague and National Youth Jazz Orchestras were bargain orchestras used to make an inexpensive CD set of one of my favorite film composers. The conducting and arrangements were what made this an obviously bad album.

An excellent movie themes antology by ELMER BERNSTEIN.......2007-05-10

Silva Screen Records, presents this antology of the music from the late great composer/conductor ELMER BERNSTEIN, who supervised this recording just before die.
Played the The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, and conducted by his one time assistant James Fitzpatrick
Recorded in HDCD and Dolby Surround

Excellent.......2007-04-22

it's unfortunate that more tracks weren't able to be recorded as theree was a good 15-20 minutes of space remaining on both discs. Regardless, this is an excellent sampler, especially in conjunction with Varese's Bernstein sampler including rare stuff like the Black Cualdron.

With regards to this silva set, these recordings range back to 1994, with Sons of Katie Elder and True Grit being recorded for a John Wayne CD and Bridge At Remagen for a CD of classic War themes. The Great Escape was also recorded for that CD, but producer James Fitzpatrick opted to record a new arrangement (same with Magnificent Seven). In '97, The Buccaneer for included on a Swashbucklers disc, while Heavy Metal was on the popular 'Space and Beyond' compilation. In '98, the world premiere recording of Airplane first appeared on a DISASTERS film disc. So while it may technically be the world premiere RECORDING it certainly is not the world premiere CD RELEASE of that recording. Ghostbusters was included on Space 3: Beyond the Final Frontier, the second followup to the popular 'Space and Beyond'. Fast forward to 2002 and 4 recordings first appeared on WAY OUT WEST: ESSENTIAL WESTERN FILM MUSIC COLLECTION VOLUME TWO, those being The Comancheros, The Hallelujah Trail, The Scalphunters and The Shootist. Man With the Golden Arm and Walk on the Wild are from Silva's JAZZ IN FILM cd.

The remaining tracks were all newly recorded for this release. They are of course the strongest tracks, seeing as the City of Prague Philharmonic has improved over time. I do wonder though why they did not include the older arrangements of Great Escape and Mag. Seven as bonus tracks.

I also recommend the simultaneously released '40 years of Film Music: Jerry Goldsmith' for another great set honoring a late great film composer.

Great Film Music.......2007-03-09

This is a great recording of some of the best film music ever. From the
great westerns to the Theme from Airplane to music he did for television,
Bernstein was one of the greatest.

Fun, Powerfull music.......2007-02-17

It's great! It brings back memories of my dad. He loved John Wayne and the old cowboys of the Magnificent Seven. But it's nice just to listen and relax (it's not all cowboy music).

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Release Date: 1994-11-28

Tracks:

The Magnificent Seven: The Magnificent Seven
A Man And A Woman: A Man And A Woman
Breakfast At Tiffany's: Moon River
Dr. Zhivago: Lara's Theme (Somewhere My Love)
A Summer Place: Theme From A Summer Place
Never On Sunday: Never On Sunday
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The Alamo: The Green Leaves Of Summer
Exodus: Theme From Exodus
From Russia With Love: From Russia With Love
A Man Could Get Killed: Strangers In The Night
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
Mondo Cane: More
Zorba The Greek: Zorba's Dance

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Elmer Bernsteins's creative vision was superb
The Magnificent Seven Movie Soundtrack
One of the finest film scores ever
As Good Version of the Move Classic Sound Track.
The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven
Elmer Bernstein
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ASIN: B0001MZ81S
Release Date: 2004-03-30

Tracks:

Main Title And Calvera
Council
Quest
Strange Funeral/After The Brawl
Vin's Luck
And Then There Were Two
Fiesta
Stalking
Worst Shot
The Journey
Toro
Training
Calvera's Return
Calvera Routed
Ambush
Petra's Declaration
Bernardo
Surprise
Defeat
Crossroads
Harry's Mistake
Calvera Killed
Finale

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The robust main theme from Elmer Bernstein's orchestral Western masterpiece quickly outgrew its source material to become one of the most memorable musical advertising hooks of all time, and then an international pops concert staple. But despite its status as American cultural icon and the stuff of film scoring legend, Bernstein's original soundtrack to John Sturges' landmark Western remake of The Seven Samurai ironically didn't see an official release for nearly 40 years (and then only briefly). Now back in print with new notes, Elmer's epochal soundtrack retains its place as one of the all-time greats, a tribute to both Bernstein's sly scoring genius (watch the film without sound and one will quickly see how Elmer drives its otherwise lackadaisical pacing relentlessly forward) and his accomplished, ever inquisitive training as a classical composer. The touchstone here is early Bernstein mentor Aaron Copland, but Elmer also wisely turns to the Mexican folk motifs that inspired much of the former's own landmark concert and ballet pieces. Though Bernstein has often wryly credited Copland with an assist, it's indeed pure Elmer -- and a dazzling example of how the student can sometimes gratifyingly outclass the master. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Elmer Bernsteins's creative vision was superb .......2007-06-27

I grew up viewing films and listening to their music soundtracks by Elmer Bernstein. I was a big fan of other music maestros of that era as well, such as Alfred Newman (How The West Was Won) and Jerome Moross (The Big Country). But Bernstein's original 1960 masterpiece, THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN and the 1966 sequel RETURN OF THE SEVEN were pure genius! In fact, the music score was actually better than the film itself. The music is what western film afficianados remember most about both movies. His rousing music score got as much publicity as any cast member in promoting THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN. Elmer Bernstein was a student of the great Aaron Copeland, whose own "Americana" approach was skillfully brilliant. Elmer Bernstein is a name in music that continues to be synonymous with creativity, versatility and longevity. He wrote the music for over 200 films and TV shows during his career. A longevity feat matched by no other film composer.

The Magnificent Seven Movie Soundtrack.......2007-04-20

Having seen this film hundreds of times it seems since it's release in 1960, it's on my personal top ten list. Having just purchased the soundtrack it might well be the best movie score of all time! I find myself listening to it continuously. It's impossible to appreciate the greatness of this score until you hear it while not watching the film. Elmer Bernstein was truely one of the best and this in my opinion is his best work.

One of the finest film scores ever.......2007-03-18

For years I had been looking for this soundtrack and when Amazon listed it I jumped at the chance. I was not disappointed. Everyone knows the opening theme of the Magnificent Seven, even my wife who is new to the United States.

This is probably the finest work of Elmer Bernstein and I strongly recommen buy this CD.

As Good Version of the Move Classic Sound Track........2007-02-11

Movie Music doesn't get any better than this. And this version of the original sound track does not disappoint.

The Magnificent Seven.......2006-03-03

Great soundtrack from the movie. You can remember scenes from the motion picture as you listen to the C.D. Great sound quality makes it a pleasure to hear.

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Six Decades of Film Music
Excellent collection with fine performances
"essential film scores from 1939 to 2004 ~ Incredible Music"

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Citizen Kane: Overture
Casablanca: As Time Goes By
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The Searchers: Suite
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North By Northwest: Prelude
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The Magnificent Seven: The Magnificent Seven
Lawrence Of Arabia: Overture

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To Kill A Mockingbird: Suite
The Great Escape: Main Title
Doctor Zhivago: Main Title & Lara's Theme
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
Once Upon A Time In The West: Jill's Theme
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Get Carter: Main Title
A Clockwork Orange: Ode To Joy
The Godfather: Waltz & Love Theme
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Rocky: Gonna Fly Now
Taxi Driver: Suite
Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope

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Superman: Main Theme
Alien: End Title
Raging Bull: Intermezzo From Cavalleria Rusticana
Raiders Of The Lost Ark: Raiders March
Blade Runner: End Titles
E.T.: The Extraterrestrial: Adventures On Earth
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Back To The Future: Main Theme
Witness: Building The Barn
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Cinema Paradiso: Cinema Paradiso
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Dances With Wolves: The John Dunbar Theme
Unforgiven: Claudia's Theme

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Schindler's List: Main Theme
Braveheart: End Credits
Titanic: My Heart Will Go On
Saving Private Ryan: Hymn To The Fallen
American Beauty: Any Other Name
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Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring: The Fellowship
The Girl With The Pearl Earring: Griet's Theme
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl: Suite
Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban: Suite
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The Incredibles: Overture

Customer Reviews:

Six Decades of Film Music.......2007-05-13

This is film music for the classical music lover. The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra presents excellent arrangements of a number of classic film themes (although several pieces of the 56 film classics selected for this 4 CD set are not orchestral arrangements, but rather specialty arrangements). Besides great film composers such as John Williams, Elmer Bernstein, Ennio Morricone, and James Horner, classical composers such as Richard Strauss and Pietro Mascagni make an appearance. On several of the numbers the Crouch End Festival Chorus adds the human voice to the power of the full symphonic orchestra to create true movie magic. If you like the sound of a full symphony orchestra playing some of the most recognized themes ever written, you'll love these CDs.

Excellent collection with fine performances.......2007-03-28

Silva Screen Records, based in England, has been issuing some fine collections of film scores, more in one box than we have the right to expect. This four-CD box contains scores by many of the best writers, including Max Steiner, Bernard Herrmann, Dimitri Tomkin, Kenneth J. Alford (The Bridge on the River Kwai), Elmer Bernstein, Maurice Jarre, Ennio Marricone, John Barry, Nino Rota, John Williams, James Horner, and more. We can all think of additional film scores we wished were included, but then there's no way this collection could be all-inclusive. The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, supplemented by Crouch End Festival Chorus on some numbers, does a very competent job...The liner notes give the basic information without any commentary, and as far as I can see, contain only one error. Am I wrong or are tracks 9 and 10 on the fourth CD mislabeled? Track 9, which runs 7:33, seems to have the excitement of "Pirates of the Caribbean" (which I did not see) and track 10, which runs 4:22, the more sedate "The Girl with the Pearl Earring (which I also did not see). Listings seem to have them reversed.

"essential film scores from 1939 to 2004 ~ Incredible Music".......2005-05-16

When I think of the "Golden Age" of Hollywood, many composers come to mind...you gave the usher your ticket in the theater and sat down, knowingly you were going to get your moneys worth...when the curtain opened and you heard those first few notes...you sat back, watched and listened as the film score and orchestra worked their magic...now we have the ultimate from Silva Screen Classics "The Incredible Film Music Box", featuring a four disc set of the essential film scores of the past 60 years...covering several decades from 1939 through and up to the present 2004

There are compilations and then there are "Compilations" beginning with a classic that even the youngsters today recognize "GONE WITH THE WIND" (1939) (Max Steiner), sweeping score that captures the tragic history of the South during the Civil War, one great cue after another, it doesn't get any better than this, nominated by the Academy for Best Original Score...and closing on Disc 4 with "THE INCREDIBLES" (2004) (Michael Giacchino), the big hit in computer animation from Walt Disney & Pixar that once again pit Super-Heroes against the forces of evil...our family of five Supers prove crime doesn't pay, but box-office receipts do...gotta love it!

Silva Screen Classics as usual, has put quality into this 4-CD-Set featuring The City Of Prague Philarmonic Orchestra and the Crouch End Festival Chorus conducted by Kenneth Alwyn, Bill Ashton, Paul Bateman, James Fitzpatrick, Mario Klemens, Derek Wadsworth, and Nic Raine. Recorded in "Dolby Surround" with the new technology of "HDCD", this is a "film-score-buffs" dream, one to treasure now and years to come.

Some selections are missing, but when you think of what Silva has included, it is impossible to please everyone...was happy to see "TOUCH OF EVIL" (1958) from composer Henry Mancini, as I feel this composer deserves all the recognition that has been overlooked recently in the music world...This collection is aimed directly at the "Serious Film Score" music fans and collectors...Silva is as always, perfect in every way...just the way we like 'em!

Total Time: 4-CD-Set ~ Silva America 1181 ~ (5/10/2005)

The Magnificent Seven: Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack [Enhanced CD]

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One of the Best !
Not Bad At All
Buyers beware!!
Great music - bad sound quality
One of the Best Scores Ever Composed

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Release Date: 1998-09-29

Tracks:

Main Title And Calvera
Council
Quest
Strange Funeral/After The Brawl
Vin's Luck
And Then There Were Two
Fiesta
Stalking
Worst Shot
The Journey
Toro
Training
Calvera's Return
Calvera Routed
Ambush
Petra's Declaration
Bernardo
Surprise
Defeat
Crossroads
Harry's Mistake
Calvera Killed
Finale

Customer Reviews:

One of the Best !.......2006-07-24

the late Elmer Bernstein was for more than half a century one of Hollywood's leading score composers."The 10 commandment",
"The sweet smell of success""Ghostbusters""True Grit""The Shootist","Big Jake"all came from his imagination...But the score for this film is not only his best,but his most recognisable...
At the time of the original release of this film,some 40 plus years ago,there was no soundtrack album available..Indeed,save for the pop flavored rendition by guitarist Al Caiola,the music for "The Magnificent Seven"would have to wait until only recently to finally be released to the general public as a full-fledged soundtrack album.
A second film"The Return of the Magnificent Seven"incorporated SOME elements of the original score and was released,on the united artists record label,but that second film and the third,and the fourth were not as successful as the first,and sales for the album were disappointing to say the very least.
Later,Bernstein franchised the theme to Lorrilard Tobacco,and the theme from The Magnificent Seven became associated with Marlboro cigarettes,and the western-oriented"Marlboro Man"..A record album was released which included some of the music used in "The Magnificent Seven"under the title"Music From Marlboro Country"...
But this is the score from the film,rightfully released as such.IT is exciting and memorable...One of the great ones.

Not Bad At All.......2004-11-23

The film is a motion picture event to watch if you can.

This soundtrack, however, does not live up to the film's reputation, as it is quite grainy in sound and indistinct in places.

It's not all bad though, as it offers a wide range of tracks from the film, covering every major event.

An essential for the western lover, just watch out for that quality

Buyers beware!!.......2002-06-19

While Elmer Bernstein's music for The Magnificent Seven is one of the finest and most popular films scores ever written, this CD is virtually worthless.
The music is highly distorted and the recording is mono. If you must hear this wonderful music, buy the DVD or the marvelously recorded CD on the Koch Label (brilliantly performed by The Phoenix Symphony under the direction of James Sedares).
The latter was recorded in 1994, and Bernstein himself considers it to be the definitive interpretation of his music.

Great music - bad sound quality.......2001-12-23

The Magnificent Seven by Elmer Bernstein has one of the more famous themes of cinema, coming from the same year that gave us one of the most famous movie-cues ('The Murder' from Psycho by Bernard Herrmann). Both of these, along with Spartacus by Alex North are said to have ushered in the 'Silver Age' in film music.

This score is much more than its well-known theme, however. It packs in just about everything one would expect from a score for a Western/Mexican movie written pre-Morricone: Happy trumpet lines, lots of latin percussian, fanfareing horns, and Spanish guitar motifs -- and mixes them up brilliantly.

There's lots of great themes abound, especially the various "riding" themes. Almost all the way through the score is packed with some kind of forward energy (it's said that Bernstein intentionalally wrote music faster than the action on screen to make the movie seem better paced). Beyond the main theme, I especially like the secondary theme, prominant in 'The Journey', and the wonderful trumpet theme featured in cues such as 'Calvera's Return'. And the final ten minutes or so bring them all together masterfully providing a great climax to a great score.

Unfortunatly, if you buy this album, you must take the bad with the good. This is the ONLY release of the original tracks recorded in 1960, however the sound quality is, quite frankly, painful at times. The hiss is very overbearing in some spots and listening to this on headphones is not the most pleasent experience. It's probably not Ryko's fault, as they were quite capable of producing albums with great sound (see Taras Bulba, a 1962 score). It was long thought that the original tapes were lost, so they likely deteriorated. As a result, I would recommend either of the two re-recordings -- one on the Koch lable, and the other very hard-to-find one the BMG lable (the prior is still buyable, but the latter is a slightly better performance).

So overall, buy this great score in some form, but I recommend a different version than this, unless you are the type who MUST have the original performance.

One of the Best Scores Ever Composed.......2001-10-04

Elmer Bernstein's score for THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN is an innovative and groundbreaking score ringing in a new era for film music. This reissue and expanded recording of the original 1960 United Artists album is an essential CD. There actually was a soundtrack LP pressed for THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN and it did contain an actual United Artists catalog number. However, it was used for promotional use only and never issued for retail sale. This is the first time the original soundtrack has ever been available to the general public. It was worth the wait. Bernstein's main theme for THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN besides being highly recognizable is both rousing and reflective. It is a statement on the nature of bravery and nobility as the seven gunmen go up against innumerable odds for the rights of the downtrodden. The score is pensive yet contains a lot of orchestral movement which not only advances the plot but entices the viewer to become enthralled in the drama. Bernstein utilizes both traditional Western and Mexican orchestral flavor into the score yet rearranges these styles to deliver the adventure, human drama and most importantly asks us by the film's finale to fathom the enigma of bravery and self-sacrifice. This recording is in mono but is one of a handful of soundtracks that I would classify as essential.

Music In Film (National Public Radio Milestones Of The Millennium)

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Worth it for "Conquest" alone
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Conquest (Captain From Castile - 1947)
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Working On The Bridge (The Bridge OnThe River Kwai - 1957)
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Good film music should be seen and not heard--that is, it's usually there for background, to reinforce what you're seeing, not to draw attention to itself. So why listen to it? Often that's a mystery, but the items in this collection seem to have been selected because they are interesting music (Prokofiev, Copland, Bernstein) or because they are so familiar that they bring back memories of favorite movies (Laura, High Noon, Star Wars). Like much movie music, a lot of these items are sentimental and overblown, even the more famous ones. (Those famous screaming strings in Psycho can sound silly without the onscreen action.) But if you want one movie-music CD in your collection, this may be the one to have. --Leslie Gerber

Customer Reviews:

Worth it for "Conquest" alone.......2005-09-12

The stirring martial music from the movie "Captain from Castille" ("Conquest") is on this album and so far as I know it's the only CD you'll find it on. But other tracks are great also, including the "Parade of the Charioteers" from "Ben Hur," the theme from "The Magnificent Seven," and "The Imperial March" from Star Wars.

A GREAT COMPILATION!.......2005-06-05

I've come to appreciate soundtracks more and more. This compilation progresses chronologically through 60 years of film music, starting with 1939's "The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood", and ending with "Titanic". It encompasses a huge range of styles. Along with the usual suspects - music from "Ben-Hur", "The Magnificent 7", "Star Wars", et al, there are a few real sleepers, like John Barry's medieval-flavored theme to "The Lion in Winter", or Leonard Roseman's lyrical "East of Eden". Blessedly, most of the tracks are original recordings, conducted by the composers, among them Leonard Bernstein and Aaron Copland. Only those of us burned by tinny, tacky, sacriligiously rearranged retreads on obscure labels can appreciate this.

There are a few notable omissions. The prolific Randy Newman isn't represented, though Uncle Alfred is. And NO Ennio Morricone? - incredible! Presumably, this has more to do with Sony's current copyrights and contracts than the relative merits of the composers. And it's fine to have John Williams included twice, but why two pieces from "Star Wars"? Why not the theme from "Jaws", for instance? Or "Sugarland Express", for a really unexpected treat? But these are minor quibbles. And for whatever it's lacking, there's no fluff substituted. This is real music from fine craftsmen, which sometimes attains art. A great intro to the form, and wonderful just to listen to. I bought it used - one of my best deals ever!

So So Compilation.......2002-01-14

My major interest in this CD was in the selection entitled "Robin Hood And His Merry Men" (duration: 4 min, 28 sec), conducted by John Williams, and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. It turns out that this is a re-issue of the track from Sony Classical SK 62788, 1997. Surprisingly, this performance is poky, ponderous, and prodding. The conducting is, well, somnambulistic. Miking/mixing/processing yields a sonic brick deficient in instrumental nuances while sounding like way too many musicians were shoe horned into the recording studio. As for the rest of the tracks, it's hard to believe, but Silva America offers better compilations! Best to skip this one.

Deserves more than five stars.......2000-06-23

I have several discs of film music, and this one if by far the best. As one of the previous reviewers noted, there are many peices absent that could have been included here, but I don't see how anyone could be completely satisfied with any compilation that fit on just one disc.

The performances here are crisp and clear, and include a good selection of both old and new, ranging from traditional film favorites like the Star Wars theme, to less common selections like the screeching strings from Psycho (at least, I think they're less common, but I could be wrong). And I could listen to the Magnificent Seven theme over and over.

Anyway, this is a great disc for almost anyone. If you're looking for one thing in particular, find that film's soundtrack, but otherwise, this is a fantastic disc, and one of my favorites!

Music In Film (NPR Milestones of the Millennium.......2000-05-02

Great CD;the music is crystal clear with an excellent variety demonstrating the wide variety of musical talents in Hollywood. Liner notes are also most interesting, explaining some of the history behind the cuts and pointing out differences in the composers styles...as with John Barry. His style ranges from "the Lion in Winter" bold dramatic soundtrack to the exquisitley tender "Dances with Wolves" theme music. A CD to enjoy over and over

Great Composers: Elmer Bernstein (Film Score Compilation)

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Enormously Disappointing
Fantastic!!!
Sit Up and Listen
The Best Bernstein Sampler Yet!

Great Composers: Elmer Bernstein (Film Score Compilation)

Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00002DDPE
Release Date: 1999-10-26

Tracks:

Magnificent Seven
Great Escape
To Kill a Mockingbird
Wild Wild West
Age of Innocence
True Grit
My Left Foot
Them Commandments
Gifters
Comancheros
Shootist
Frankie Starlight
Lost in Yonkers
Rage in Harlem
Black Cauldorn

Customer Reviews:

Enormously Disappointing.......2004-10-01

As a big Bernstein fan, I was looking forward to this comp. But I couldn't even make it through one listen. I found it insipid, saccharine. The main idea behind this comp seems to be to stuff every recognizable theme Bernstein ever wrote into one set while cutting out all other sections including any variations or development. They've cut the meat out of the music and left only the fat. The playing is stiff, the tempos are rushed, the arrangements are terrible. Don't waste your time.

Fantastic!!!.......2002-06-07

Fabulous recording. Puts you right in the saddle with the Duke, The Magnificent Seven or Charlton Heston's sandals! Power, scope, range, variety and total magnificence - this has it all. By far the best movie sound-track recording of all!

Sit Up and Listen.......2001-06-28

You pop this CD in to your player and the glorios Magnificent Seven theme knocks you off your feet. I'd forgotten how good it was, an icon of testerone flowing unchecked. Then there is the touching innocent To Kill a Mockingbird theme. Starting with a simple music box theme, the music builds to a dramatic climax, as if all the emotion suddenly exploded. The Great Escape track is, I think, one of the very best march compositions of all time. With the tuba providing the baseline with its own melody, then the light brass, perky and upbeat, providing the second melody, this theme instantly evokes both the fatigue and robotic obedience required of prisoners and the brassy indomitable spirit characteristic of the RAF flyers. If you listen carefully you hear the deeper brass (French Horns) take up the theme and give it a more somber character, as yet another melody is sustained in the background. The Ten Commandments stands alone as a wonderful heroic piece. Buy the CD for any one track and you will be pleasantly surprised by the remainder.

The Best Bernstein Sampler Yet!.......2000-05-21

Varese Sarabande has cheery picked from some of the finest (and most famous) film scores ever composed (and some of the best performances thereof yet recorded) in the second half of the last century. There are samples from sixteen film scores by Mr. Bernstein presented here (and since this is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg for this prolific, spectacularly-talented composer, let's hope there will be many more Bernstein compositions to come!). It's beyond great to have all 16 film scores represented on one CD, even though most/all of these tracks are available off other CDs (CD-burner freaks, you've been left at the gate, or, rather, the CD-R/W drive on this one!). It does get a bit confusing trying to figure out all the source material (there's Bernstein right off the film sound track, Bernstein conducting the Utah Symphony Orchestra, Bernstein conducting the Royal Scottish Orchestra, Mr. Joel McNeely conducting the Royal Scottish Orchestra, McNeely conducting Seattle Symphony orchestra, Mr. Cliff Eidelman conducting the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, and so it goes). But quit making your brain ache; just spin up this CD and let your ears do their thing. And what a wonderful thing those ears will do. Mr. Bernstein, a master of tonality (like Erich Wolfgang Korngold before him), is probably best enjoyed in spurts or in selective film-score "cues"--mainly his opening/closing credit cues, since his scores tend to sag and become less dramatic in between. This CD focuses on the composer's strengths: mostly those opening/closing credit cues you can't help hearing in your mind over and over again. Although the performances are (as previously noted) from many sources, I can't find fault with a single one. The same goes with the recording/mastering/re-mastering. All first rate. One question remains: why are you still reading this write up when you could be buying the CD to empower your ears!

How The West Was Won: Classic Western Film Scores I (Soundtrack Anthology)

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"The Professionals...The Wild Bunch...Wild Rovers...Silva"

How The West Was Won: Classic Western Film Scores I (Soundtrack Anthology)

Manufacturer: Silva America
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000004BQC
Release Date: 1996-05-21

Tracks:

The Magnificent Seven
High Plains Drifter Theme
Gettysburg Suite: Main Title/Fife And Gun...
The Professionals Overture
Buffalo Girls Suite
The Wild Bunch Suite: Train Montage/All Fall Down
Wild Rovers-Bronco Bustin'
How The West Was Won Prelude
How The West Was Won-The Land
How The West Was Won-Cleve And His Mule
How The West Was Won-Intermezzo
How The West Was Won-Cheyenne Attack and Aftermath
How The West Was Won Finale

Customer Reviews:

"The Professionals...The Wild Bunch...Wild Rovers...Silva".......2001-12-28

The "Classic Western" is never-ending...always at the forefront of the Film Industry---whenever our film-makers run out of projects, they bring back "The Western", fresh and never wandering far from the camera's eye or the composers pen---Silva Screen has been a leader in the "Compilation Department", so is it any wonder they release some hard-to-find scores...never fear my trail pardners...here they are!

Let me begin this review by stating the opening track "THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN"(1960-Elmer Bernstein), is without a doubt, one of the most recognizable Western Themes ever composed---the same for "HOW THE WEST WAS WON"(1962-Alfred Newman), two outstanding composers with unforgettable film scores---but the score for "GETTYSBURG"(1993-Randy Edelman), just about steals the show...over fifteen minutes in length, covers the Main Title right up to the Reunion and Finale, with a special arrangement for a Suite, highlighting our freedom and liberty for ALL!

But let's get to the hard-to-find scores---"THE PROFESSIONALS"(1966-Maurice Jarre), starring Burt Lancaster and Lee Marvin, great score with Jack Palance as the villian...Jarre's first attempt of scoring an American Western, captures the mood perfectly---"WILD BUNCH"(1969-Jerry Fielding), the classic Sam Packinpah film has been re-issued on DVD in it's entire uncut length, and composer Fielding completes the picture with this outstanding score---"WILD ROVERS"(1971-Jerry Goldsmith), this Blake Edwards film sets the wheels in motion for our composer to write a gripping score of the West, and how it was coming to the end of the trail, as civilization was closing in.

There you have it Buckaroo's...as we drive our herd to Abilene with Nic Raine(conductor) and The City Of Prague Philharmonic riding point, making sure no stragglers are left behind, we must meet our deadline at the rail head...James Fitzpatrick(producer) and Reynold da Silva(executive producer) giving us a fair price for our beef, this is how the West was, and through the recordings of Silva Screen Records is again...so "film-score-buffs", lean back in the saddle and watch the sun come up over the prairie skies...we're back when our country was just coming of age, gotta love it!

Tracks:

The Magnificent Seven: Main Titles And Calvera's Visit: Allegro con fuoco
The Magnificent Seven: Council Of War: Allegro molto marcato
The Magnificent Seven: Strange Funeral: Moderato
The Magnificent Seven: After The Brawl: Allegro
The Magnificent Seven: The Journey: Allegro vigoroso
The Magnificent Seven: Toreador: Moderato
The Magnificent Seven: Training
The Magnificent Seven: Fiesta And Celebration
The Magnificent Seven: Calvera's Return: Allegro Brutale
The Magnificent Seven: Calvera Routed And Petra's Declaration
The Magnificent Seven: Ambush: Moderato
The Magnificent Seven: Surprise And Crossroads: Allegro energico
The Magnificent Seven: Enemy Camp And Nightmare
The Magnificent Seven: Defeat: Slow And Dark
The Magnificent Seven: Showdown And Finale: Allegro con fuoco
The Hallelujah Trail - Overture For Chorus And Orchestra: The Hallelujah Trail

Customer Reviews:

Definitive Recording of this Noble Score.......2004-03-06

Of all the recordings I have listened to of the score to THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN I must say that this is my favorite. Maestro James Sedares' interpretation of Elmer Bernstein's original goes above and beyond my expectations. This recording touched me emotionally. Sedares through Bernstein's music seemed to have reached somewhere deep into my past making me relive the saga of the seven noble gunfighters who fulfill their destiny through a violent catharsis for redemption. The "Showdown and Finale" is full of energy, passion and optimism that the deeds of these noble seven will never be forgotten. This is an unforgettable recording.

"The Magnificent Seven" Magnificently Recorded.......2003-04-17

Elmer Bernstein has been one of Hollywood's greatest film score composers, with dozens of films to his credit. His best-known score was the one he composed for director John Sturges' classic 1960 western THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN. Although its main theme has gotten most of the attention (primarily as the background music for the Marlboro Man commercials), the full score itself is making its first-ever appearance on CD here on this excellent recording made by the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra and its conductor James Sedares. All the wide open spaces Americana sounds and the rustic Mexican flavoring (owing to the fact that the film was filmed and set in Mexico) are totally in evidence here. Sedares and the orchestra masterfully maneuver through Bernstein's appropriately dramatic score.

As an added bonus, there is the overture for chorus and orchestra that Bernstein wrote for Sturges' far lesser known 1965 comic western THE HALLELUJAH TRAIL, which starred Burt Lancaster and Lee Remick in a bawdy story of a whisky garrison and the temperance union's involvement in its transportation across Indian country. Again the orchestra brilliantly captures Bernstein's Americana sound, and is helped out by the Arizona State University Concert Choir.

This recording comes highly recommended for film score fans in general, and western movie afficionados in particular.

A Magnificent Recording.......2001-04-20

I have to be honest: I don't like all the recordings I've produced. This - James Sedares' performance of The Magnificent Seven - is superb. Even the composer, a conductor himself, called this recording definitive. The complete score stands as a compelling and memorable tone poem of the Western and despite the fact that all was recorded in a too brief four hours, the results are nothing short of spectacular. After finishing the sessions, my wife and I did the obvious thing and went horseback riding in the Arizona desert.

Return Of The Magnificent Seven: Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack [Enhanced CD]

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RETURN OF THE SEVEN Soundtrack is a Classic
Elmer Bernstein is one of the best!

Return Of The Magnificent Seven: Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack [Enhanced CD]
Elmer Bernstein
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005Z5Y
Release Date: 1998-02-24

Tracks:

The Magnificent Seven
Bandidos
Return Of The Seven
Defeat
Mariachis De Mexico
Never Shot A Man
El Toro
The Journey
Five Winchesters
Council
Petra's Declaration
A Little Talk
In The Trap
Every Last One
Battle
Finale

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Elmer Bernstein's score for The Magnificent Seven, director John Sturges's 1960 recasting of Akira Kurosawa's The Seven Samurai as a Western, is one of the genre's greatest accomplishments--and, ironically, one that was originally overlooked. No soundtrack album was ever issued. In 1966, Bernstein got the rare opportunity to revisit his earlier triumph (whose main theme by then had achieved cultural ubiquity as a cigarette ad) for director Burt Kennedy's modestly budgeted, highly underrated sequel. Bernstein's Coplandesque flourishes are economically revamped to great dramatic effect, his Mexican folk flourishes anticipating Jerry Fielding's score for The Wild Bunch.

Amazingly, this is the first release of Bernstein's remarkable recording of his score on CD. How great is it? The composer received two Academy Award nominations, six years apart, for essentially the same body of music. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

RETURN OF THE SEVEN Soundtrack is a Classic.......2000-11-17

Officially this is the soundtrack to the1966 film "RETURN OF THE SEVEN," the sequel to John Sturges' 1960 classic Western, "THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN." Elmer Bernstein's score for "THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN" was innovative and groundbreaking ringing in a new era for film scoring. This is a reissue of the original 1966 United Artists album on compact disc and it sounds very good, excellent! This 1966 recording is very much welcomed. With this recording Elmer Bernstein was able to bolster up the strength and power of the orchestra and Leo Shuken and Jack Hayes improved on the orchestrations. This 1966 recording is dynamically more brilliant compared to the 1960 score. In 1994 maestro James Sedares conducted the most complete digital recording of the 1960 "THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN" score with the Phoenix Symphony. The Sedares recording is excellent, but I find the tempo of Bernstein's 1966 recording to be more accurate. Also, "In the Trap" is not included on the Sedares recording. The only complaint I always had with the 1966 recording is with Track 1 "The Magnificent Seven." The track comes to a definite end as if it were a concert piece. As heard in the actual films, "THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN" and "RETURN OF THE SEVEN," the main title does a smooth transition directly into "Calvera's Visit." The Sedares recording follows the film cue. Unlike with Berstein's 1963 soundtrack "THE GREAT ESCAPE" reissue, I do not care for the dialogue tracks included on the "RETURN OF THE SEVEN" compact disc. There is some excellent dialogue in "RETURN OF THE SEVEN." I saw this film in the theatre in 1966. The audience broke out in applause several times with some of the lines that Yul Brynner had with Warren Oates and Claude Akins. As for Elmer Bernstein's brilliant theme, the tune is immortal, as is this recording. It stands along side Jerome Moross' main title for 1958's "THE BIG COUNTRY," equally immortal. There have never been two greater Western themes from the cinema. Moross' theme is pure Americana and conjures up the American spirit of the individual to persevere against all obstacles and never bend one's principles to satisfy another's. Bernstein's theme is both rousing and reflective and is a statement on bravery and man's defense of the downtrodden, to take up a cause for good when the odds aren't. Both men's musical themes address and define the very essence of what distinguishes traditional American Westerns from other cinematic subjects. One note, since 1966's "RETURN OF THE SEVEN" went to video it has been re-titled "RETURN OF THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN."

Elmer Bernstein is one of the best!.......2000-06-12

I love western soundtracks and Return of the Magnificient 7 is definitely part of my collection. There is some similarity to The Magnificient 7 but Mr Bernstein uses his masterful technique to change the western sound just a tad, but not to offend the listener. I enjoyed this CD asmuch as I did the movie, as usually the case.

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