The Adventures of Marco Polo [Soundtrack]

the adventures of marco polo [soundtrack]

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    The Adventures of Marco Polo, musical
    Composed by Clay Warnick, Mel Pahl
    Performed by Adventures of Marco Polo Pit Orchestra
    with Paul Ukena, Doretta Morrow, Alfred Drake, Ray Drakeley
    Conducted by Charles Sanford

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The Adventures of Marco Polo [Soundtrack]
The Adventures of Marco Polo (Original 1956 Television Cast)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Another gem
  • a lovely reunion for KISMET's original Hajj and Marsinah...
  • A Minor Classic on CD for the First Time . . .
 The Adventures of Marco Polo (Original 1956 Television Cast)

Manufacturer: Drg
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ASIN: B00008XERK
Release Date: 2003-05-06

Tracks:

  1. Overture
  2. Beyond The Sunrise
  3. You'll Be Seeing Me
  4. Market Day
  5. Xanadu
  6. Population
  7. Silver Bells
  8. The Tartar Song
  9. The Garden Of Imagining
  10. Who, Me?
  11. Uneasy Lies The Head
  12. Worlds
  13. Is It You
  14. You'll Be Seeing Me (Reprise)
  15. Epilogue

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Another gem.......2007-03-15

This is one of a number of CDs I've been looking for w/o much hope. I only checked periodically because the 1956 television musical was not that well known. The music, based on work of Rimsky-Korsakov, is wonderful, the lyrics witty, and Alfred Drake absolutely superb. I was idly searching titles a few weeks ago and was astounded to find the CD. It is a real treasure for anyone who likes musical theater.

4 out of 5 stars a lovely reunion for KISMET's original Hajj and Marsinah..........2005-04-06

THE ADVENTURES OF MARCO POLO, a 1956 made-for-television musical, features a fantastic score by Edward Eager, Clay Warnick and Mel Pahl, and reunited the original leads of Broadway's KISMET - Alfred Drake and Doretta Morrow.

The music was based around existing Rimsky-Korsakov themes (the same idea adopted from KISMET), and the entire score is quite lovely, up to Broadway standard in every respect. Alfred Drake (at the zenith of his career) is great in the title role with Doretta Morrow as his love interest. Morrow gets the achingly-poignant "You'll Be Seeing Me" and Drake is at his best with "Worlds".

This was one in a positive cavalcade of lavish TV musicals, mostly produced by Max Leibman, which also included Betty Hutton in SATINS AND SPURS (available from DRG), and Ann Sothern in LADY IN THE DARK (available from AEI).

Congratulations to DRG for releasing this much sought-after recording on CD for the very first time, in glorious monoaural.

5 out of 5 stars A Minor Classic on CD for the First Time . . ........2004-07-09

During the golden age of television, CBS was in the habit of broadcasting full-scale musicals. 1958 saw Cole Porter's ALADDIN (an orginal for TV starring Cyril Ritchard, Anna Maria Alberghetti, and Sal Mineo in the title role) and Rosiland Russell repeating her Broadway triumph in WONDERFUL TOWN. In 1957 Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote CINDERELLA for Julie Andrews. And in 1956 we had THE ADVENTURES OF MARCO POLO, written for Alfred Drake and Doretta Morrow.

Drake and Morrow had just ". . . returned to America after more than a year in London, rousing British audiences to wild applause for their notable performances in KISMET." MGM's 1955 film version of the musical featured Howard Keel and Ann Blyth in the roles Drake and Morrow originated on Broadway two years earlier, which may be one of the reasons CBS sought an original vehicle for their talents.

Just as Robert Wright and George Forrest adapted the music of Alexander Borodin for KISMET, Clay Warnick and Mel Pahl turned to the music of Rimsky-Korsakov for POLO. And a fine job they did! The book (by William Friedberg and Neil Simon) was merely a pretext for the popular couple to wander through some sumptuous sets and display their ample vocal abilities to the gorgeous melodies with clever lyrics by Edward Eager.

The musical numbers are strung together with a narration by Mr. Drake in his role as the world traveler, so you really don't need a plot analysis. In Miss Dorrow's opening song, she sends Marco Polo off to see the world, knowing he will become involved with other women. She sings, "When you look into their eyes, you'll be seeing me." And indeed he does. Whatever the locale, the women he meets are all played by Doretta Morrow.

If MARCO POLO reminds you of KISMET, well . . . so what! Everything about it is a delight, although "The Tartar Song" could have used a few more Tartars in the chorus. The sound is excellent mono, and DRG has done a magnificent job on the remastering and packaging. Incidentally, the whole thing was produced and directed by Max Liebman. Oh, if only the Golden Age of TV would return!
Friedhofer: The adventures of Marco Polo/The Lodger/The Rains of Ranchipur/Seven Cities of Gold
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Limelight for Hugo...
  • Friedhofer: a good sampling
 Friedhofer: The adventures of Marco Polo/The Lodger/The Rains of Ranchipur/Seven Cities of Gold

Manufacturer: Marco Polo
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00000465E
Release Date: 1997-08-05

Tracks:

  1. The Adventures of Marco Polo (Suite)
  2. The Lodger: Fox trade mark fanfare
  3. The Lodger: Prologue
  4. The Lodger: Murder
  5. The Lodger: Mr. Slade moves in
  6. The Lodger: Mr. Slade explains
  7. The Lodger: Mr. Slade has nerves
  8. The Lodger: The ripper
  9. The Lodger: Alarms and excursions
  10. The Lodger: A note for Mr. Slade
  11. The Lodger: Mr. Slade is cornered
  12. The Lodger: Epilogue
  13. The Rains of Ranchipur: Main title
  14. The Rains of Ranchipur: Allan and Edwina
  15. The Rains of Ranchipur: Love theme
  16. The Rains of Ranchipur: Safti and Edwina
  17. The Rains of Ranchipur: Storm and flood
  18. The Rains of Ranchipur: Crisis past
  19. The Rains of Ranchipur: End title (Goodbye Edwina)
  20. Seven Cities of Gold: Fox fanfare
  21. Seven Cities of Gold: Main title
  22. Seven Cities of Gold: The coach
  23. Seven Cities of Gold: Expedition
  24. Seven Cities of Gold: Encounter
  25. Seven Cities of Gold: Jose and Serra
  26. Seven Cities of Gold: Sand storm
  27. Seven Cities of Gold: The miracle
  28. Seven Cities of Gold: At the mission
  29. Seven Cities of Gold: Jose and Ula
  30. Seven Cities of Gold: Departure
  31. Seven Cities of Gold: Seven Cities of Gold - End title

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Limelight for Hugo..........2005-04-05

The modest skillful orchestrator Hugo Friedhofer spent most of his career in the shadows of his friends, film score icons Steiner and Korngold. In fact, during interviews he prefered to discuss their achievements rather than his own. John Morgan that master film score reconstructor has given us here a generous sampling of this talented neglected film composer/orchestrator. The selections span the "Golden Era", from the 1930's to mid fifties. None of this is great music, but other than the "Lodger" we're treated to some exotic instrumentation and melodic themes typical of the fables told and the locals filmed. The "Lodger" uses somber and sad elements and modern techniques to illustrate the demented Jack the Ripper. I prefer when Morgan strings together themes as in "Marco Polo", rather than the seemingly endless track by track divisions nearly always implemented not just with this composer. "Marco Polo" comes off more like an exotic tone poem. All in all, this is another well recorded project of one more valued film composer that if not undertaken would have gone down in obscurity.

4 out of 5 stars Friedhofer: a good sampling.......2000-06-16

The "golden era" of Hollywood had film scores written by the likes of Rozsa, Steiner, Newman, Herrmann, and Friedhofer. Hugo Friedhofer is primarily remembered for his Academy Award winning music to THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES. Most of his scores are rich orchestral masterpieces but he is not as well known as well as some of his contemporaries. Still, his music is worth a listen today.

Marco Polo continues recording music from "forgotten" film classics with commendable performances by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra. This CD contains superb music from four of his earlier works: ADVENTURES OF MARCO POLO -- 1937, 13 min.; THE LODGER -- 1944, 20 min.; RAINS OF RANCHIPUR -- 1955, 15 min.; SEVEN CITIES OF GOLD -- 1955, 25 min.

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