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A bit awkward, but below is the content
of our previous discussion forum which was hacked. Perhaps
an Ctrl-F search can point you to the desired information.
"2","ef62a99cd0","David Hemmings","Sorry to hear about
the death of actor David Hemmings. In 1977 he produced and
appeared in a film called 'The Disappearance'. and Robert
Farnon composed the score. Hemmings obviously recognised
talent!"
"8","22c3929537","new Nelson Riddle CDs","I see that Capitol
(EMI) in the UK have, at long last, paired Nelson
Riddle's 'Sea of Dreams' LP and 'Love Tide' LP together
on a two
for one CD to be released on 15 March.
The catalogue number is 5970532 and the title of the CD
naturally
is ""Sea of Dreams/Love Tide"".
The CD will be available from all the usual sources eg
HMV etc
I have found out that the German record company MPS (part
of
Universal) is reissuing two of its Nelson Riddle LPs on
separate CDs
on 29 March 2004.
The LPs being reissued on CD are'Communication' (tracks
are: My Life / Uptown Dance / Time And Space / Romantic
Places / Volcano's Daughter / Rachel / Born Happy / A Night
Of Love / Dedication / Greenwich Villa) and 'Changing Colors'
(tracks are: My Life / My Sweet Love / Sao Paulo / Close
To You / My One And Only Love / Lamento / When the World
Was Young / Naomi / Just A Little Lovin' / Changing Colors).
The catalogue number for the Communication CD is
602498147955 and the catalogue number for the Changing
Colors CD is
602498147948
I have found a few online CD retailers that are already
listing them:
www.cybercd.de
www.amazon.de
www.hmv.co.jp
I expect other online CD retailers will list these CDs
in due course
when the word gets out about their release at the end of
March.
The original LPs are rare. Second hand copies do crop up
on the
internet but usually for crazy amounts of money. MPS did
release the two albums on a double CD called ""The Silver
Collection"" way back in 1997. This double CD set has been
deleted now for many years and is very difficult to find
on the Web. It's good to see these two superb highly sought
after LPs finally rereleased in the CD format. :?"
"4","c0336608d3","Light Music on BBC Radio 2","British
members of The Robert Farnon Society may be aware of forthcoming
changes at the top of BBC Radio 2. In recent years this
network has drastically reduced the amount of quality vocal
and orchestral 'popular' music broadcast during daylight
hours, and it is to be hoped that this regrettable trend
can be reversed. There is no national radio station in Britain
which can be relied upon to broadcast regularly the kind
of popular music enjoyed by the majority of the population
aged 50 and over. You are urged to make your views known
to the BBC (and any other broadcasters you consider appropriate).
It does seem that the 'silent majority' need to stop being
silent, because by doing so their interests are being ignored."
"5","25a8c0f335","Charles Williams","Although I regard
Robert Farnon as the world's greatest exponent of light
music, I have a tremendous regard for the music of the late
Charles Williams.
I have just purchased the latest CD by the BBC Concert
Orchestra of Mr. Williams' work and have certainly not been
disappointed.
The 24 tracks provide a broad cross-section of his style
from the frivolous to the dramatic.
This compilation would make an ideal Christmas gift if
there's a light music ""tragic""(like me) among your circle.
Incidentally, one thinks of Charles Williams every time
the ABC Radio news comes on air here in Australia. His ""Majestic
Fanfare"" has been the signature tune (in various forms)
since about 1950.
And congratulations to all concerned with the new-look
Discussion Forum. I hope it will be well used.
Best wishes to all members for 2004.
Graham Miles
Moree NSW."
"6","764938dc1d","The Bingola - Vivian Ellis","On the link
below is a clip of the Border Television Start-up sequence
and I think that the first piece of music on the clip is
'The Bingola' by Vivian Ellis. Can anyone confirm this?
- I know it has just recently been released on a CD of Boosey
and Hawkes Libary Music:
http://www.tv-ark.org.uk/itvborder/itvcumbriaandsouthscotland.html
It's the first file at the top of the page (real file not
.wav file)
Hope someone is able to confirm this. If it isn't The Bingola
does anyone have any ideas what it might be instead?
Many Thanks,
David Barton"
"7","7f499b948b",,"After researching various other sources
after there were no replies on this forum (although nearly
50 people viewed the message) I can confirm that the piece
is The Bingola by Vivian Ellis and has recently been released
on a CD of Boosey and Hawkes Library Music Vol.1
David"
"9","dfb1a77261","Ronnie Aldrich and Stanley Black CDs","On
2 February, Universal Music released the following two CDs
in the UK on their budget Spectrum label:
Romantic Pianos Of Ronnie Aldrich, The - Ronnie Aldrich
Catalogue number: 5449842
Track Listings:
1. Feelings
2. My Cherie Amour
3. Windmills Of Your Mind (from Thomas Crown Affair)
4. This Guy's In Love Wth You
5. Love Theme
6. What The World Needs Now Is Love
7. Un Homme Et Une Femme
8. Whiter Shade Of Pale
9. It's Impossible
10. Yesterday
11. Love Is Blue
12. Something
13. Without You
14. Evergreen
15. Nights In White Satin
16. Can't Smile Without You
17. Killing Me Softly With His Song
18. Baby I'm A Want You
19. Just The Way You Are
20. She
Black Magic - Stanley Black
Catalogue number 5449882
Track Listings:
1. Ebb Tide
2. Canadian Sunset
3. April In Portugal
4. Lullaby Of Birdland
5. Blue Tango
6. Melody Of Love
7. It's Magic
8. Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing
9. Tammy
10. Be My Love
11. Three Coins In The Fountain
12. True Love
13. Around The World
14. Secret Love
15. When I Fall In Love
16. On The Streets Where You Live
17. Memories Are Made Of This
18. No Other Love
19. Limelight (theme)
20. Petite Fleur"
"10","c04c6038d0","Wine & Lovers CD by Maxwell
King & His Orchestra","Record company Jaggar Records
in Canada http://www.jaggarrecords.com/ have released the
superb easy listening orchestral CD ""Wine & Lovers""
by Maxwell King & his Orchestra.
There are 12 tracks and you can listen to samples from
6 of the tracks at the Jaggar Records website. You can also
order the CD from the Jaggar Records website. If you do
order, please note that you can pay by Paypal and payment
is in Canadian dollars.
I am sure this CD will appeal to many people. Very enjoyable
and relaxing. Highly recommended.
More please!
Chris"
"11","e6899635fb","Biddu Orchestra","Cherry Red Records
in the UK (www.cherryred.co.uk) have recently released a
new compilation CD by the Biddu Orchestra. Details as follows:
Biddu
An Eastern Star In A Western Sky - The Very Best Of The
Biddu Orchestra
CDMRED 246
Biddu is best known for producing big hits for Tina Charles
('I love to Love' - No 1), Jimmy James and The Vagabonds
('Now Is The Time' - No 5) and Carl Douglas (Kung Fu Fighting
- No 1). This unique double CD, one disc Western songs,
one disc Eastern songs (many of which have never appeared
on CD before) contains the 3 hits singles, 'Summer of '42'
(No15 August 1975), 'Rain Forest' (No 39 April 1976) and
'Journey To The Moon' (No 41 February 1978), making this
a must have for both Eastern and Western fans alike.
CD1:
Summer Of '42 / Blue Eyed Soul / Exodus / Rain Forest /
Northern Dancer / The Stud / Couldn't We Be Friends / Girl
You'll Be A Woman Soon / Aranjuez Mon Amour
CD2:
Passage to India / Himalayan Sunrise / Dance Of Shiva /
Winds Of Change / Eastern Journey / Taj Mahal / Palace On
Wheels / An Eastern Star In A Western Sky / Goa / Unfinished
Journey / Dance Of Shiva Pt. 2 -"
"12","fdb93059ff","Ron Goodwin","As briefly mentioned by
Jeff Hall in the latest JIM, FSM (Film Score Monthly) in
the USA www.filmscoremonthly.com released in January a double
CD set of Ron Goodwin's scores to Where Eagles Dare and
Operation Crossbow.
Price is US$ 24.95 and can be ordered directly from the
FSM website. You can also listen to tracks from the CD.
This is a must purchase for all Ron Goodwin fans. As with
all FSM releases, this is a limited edition release (only
3,000 copies), therefore if you intend buying the double
CD, I suggest you do it sooner rather than later before
they sell out."
"13","49a6de82c3","Henry Mancini's Thorn Birds........finally
ona 2-CD release","Exciting news. Film music specialist's
Varese Sarabande at www.varesesarabande.com are to release
the original television soundtrack to the Thorn Birds on
a double CD on 27 April 2004. You will be able to order
directly from the Varese Sarabande website.
Not just for Mancini fans, this 2-CD release is a must
for everyone who simply enjoys beautiful music. Personally,
I can't wait! Details as follows:
THE THORN BIRDS
Original Television Soundtrack
Music Composed and Conducted by Henry Mancini
World Premiere Release
2 CD Set
Richard Chamberlain
Rachel Ward
Barbara Stanwyck
Jean Simmons
Richard Kiley
Christopher Plummer
Mare Winningham
Piper Laurie
Bryan Brown
DESIRE. PASSION. SCANDAL.
Based on Colleen McCulloughs best-selling novel,
this romantic saga spans fifty years and three generations.
Winner of 5 Emmy Awards, The Thorn Birds features a star-studded
cast. Even after 20 years it remains the second highest-rated
miniseries in television history.
In the rugged Australian Outback, three generations of
Clearys live through joy sadness, bitter defeat and magnificent
triumph driven by their dreams, sustained by remarkable
strength of character
and torn by dark passions,
violence and a scandalous family legacy of forbidden love.
Richard Chamberlain played the tortured priest Ralph de
Bricassart and Rachel Ward was Meggie Clearly, the girl
whose heart he broke, time and time again.
In addition to its own legendary status, The Thorn Birds
featured what is inarguably one of the greatest and most-loved
scores ever penned by the incomparable Henry Mancini. Amazingly,
despite the extraordinary success of the mini-series, Mancinis
fame and a huge public outcry for the musics release,
no soundtrack album was ever forthcoming. Finally, in honor
of what would have been Henry Mancinis 80th birthday
(April 16, 2004), and to coincide with the US Postal Services
issue of a Henry Mancini stamp, we are thrilled to offer
this spectacular score as a deluxe 2 CD set. Featuring the
enormously famous themes from the 10-hour production, this
is classic romance at its finest. As a score every bit as
beautiful, romantic and famous as Somewhere In Time, Out
of Africa or Doctor Zhivago, the release of The Thorn Birds
is a major recording event not to be missed by anyone who
saw the miniseries, still remembers Mancinis enchanting
melodies or simply loves beautiful music. Further raising
current awareness of the television classic, The Thorn Birds
has also just made its DVD debut to a vast and awaiting
fan base.
At long last, this Mancini masterpiece comes to CD as a
lavish two disc set!
Catalog #: 302 066 564 2
Release Date: 04/27/04"
"14","04433b2acc","Sidney Torch","As mentioned briefly
in the latest issue of Journal Into Melody, there is a forthcoming
Sidney Torch CD release from Sanctuary Classics Living Era
label.
Both the HMV UK website and the Tower Europe website give
a release date of 29 March 2004. Catalogue number is CDAJA5540
and the title of the CD is:
All Strings & Fancy Free: 1946-1953
Neither website give a tracklisting and interestingly the
Sanctuary Classics website at www.sanctuaryclassics.com
does not yet list the Sidney Torch CD under their new releases
for March for some reason."
"15","8abe66b86f","Ronlad Binge CD from Mozart Records","A
CD called ""....still sailing by"" is available to buy from
the record store at Mozart Edition's website at www.editionuk.co.uk
There are 22 tracks all composed by Ronald Binge. The tracks
are:
01 SAILING BY 2.34
02 BORN ON SUNDAY 1.57
03 HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN 2.12
04 THE YELLOW PARROT 2.58
05 THE MOON LOOKS DOWN 2.14 (click for sample)
06 THE JOLLY SWAGMAN 2.14
07 LOVERS FANCY 2.14
08 LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT 3.14
09 WATERLOO BRIDGE 3.00
10 THE LOOK IN YOUR EYES 2.55
11 AUTUMN DREAM 4.15
12 LITTLE DANCER 2.24
13 INAMORATA 3.03
14 ROYAL BLUES 2.46
15 THIS IS LIKE OLD TIMES 3.08
COSMORAMA - Panopramic Suite
16 DEEP SEA 1.20
17 OPEN COUNTRY 1.21
18 NIGHT SKY 1.20
19 CITY LIGHTS 1.26
20 SCOTTISH RHAPSODY 3.45 (click for sample)
21 FUGAL FUN 2.36
22 TO OUR NEXT MEETING 2.10
Be warned though, that seven of the tracks (1,5,10,11,13,20
and 21) also appear on the ASV 2-CD collection called The
Music of Ronald Binge: Sailing By. Catalogue number ASV
CD WLZ 245.
It appears the ""....still sailing by"" CD originally came
out in 2000, however this is the first time I have heard
of it.
For those that do not know, Mozart Edition is a Mood Music/Production
Music Publisher that was recently bought by Heinz Herschmann
of Apollo Sound fame (www.apollosound.co.uk). Apollo Sound
are famous for releasing a series of Test Card Music CDs.
It would appear that Mr Herschmann has relaunched the Mozart
Edition website. I am not sure whether he is selling off
old stock or whether these are new pressings but it is interesting
to note that the much sought after, long deleted, Mozart
Edition compilation CDs MECD 1001, MECD 1003 and MECD 105
are also availabe to buy at £12 each.
Mr Herschmann is selling these CDs to the public. You can
order directly from the www.editionuk.co.uk website.
Also available to buy for Mood Music collectors is a long
list of Mozart Edition LPs. However they are expensive at
£12 each so probably for mood music fans/collectors only!"
"16","d16e7e1221","Vocalion Spring 2004 CD releases","I've
just received the Spring 2004 new CD releases catalogue
supplement from Vocalion. For those that enjoy the CDs
released by
Vocalion, you might be interested to know of some of their
forthcoming releases. Exact dates for their release are
not known at
this time except that they are due to be released sometime
in April.
I note that the Vocalion website has also been updated
with the
April new releases (www.duttonlabs.demon.co.uk)
I see, at long last, a Werner Muller CD is to
be released in April:
Werner Muller & his Orchestra - (from the Teldec
Archives) 'Percussion in the Sky & Wild Strings'.
Catalogue number
CDLK4235.
Tracks taken from the original Werner Muller Percussion
in the Sky
LP (Teldec PFS 34005 -1962)are:
You are my Lucky Star.
The High and The Mighty
Don't let The Stars Get In Your Eyes
I got the sun in the morning
Blue Moon
Look for a star
Moonlight Becomes You
Over The Rainbow
I'm sitting on top of the World
The Moon was yellow
Stairway to the Stars
When you wish upon a star
Tracks taken from the original Werner Muller Wild Strings
LP (Teldec
SKL 4529 - 1963) are:
The Breeze and I
Dance, Ballerina, Dance
Hora staccato
Moonglow
Ritual Fire Dance
Alla en el Rancho Grande
T.D.'s Boogie Woogie
Granada
Villa
How High the Moon
Lady of Spain
The World is Waiting for the Sunrise
Other releases for April include more Ronnie Aldrich, Stanley
Black,
Cyril Stapleton, Frank Chacksfield, Johnny Keating, Edmundo
Ros, Ted
Heath and Mantovani CDs all taken from the Decca Archives.
There is also
another Robert Farnon CD taken from the Chappell Archives.
Also a
light music CD 'Montague Phillips' - BBC Concert Orchestra
conducted
by Gavin Sutherland - recorded at BBC Studio 1, Maida Vale,
London
on 19-20 January, 2004.
Details of some of the CD releases that might be of interest
are as
follows:
CDLK 4157 Mantovani: American Scene & Concert Spectacular
CDLK 4233 Mantovani: Collector's Mantovani - Volume 2
CDLK 4190 Edmundo Ros: Ros Mambos & Ros album of
Sambas
CDLK 4222 Frank Chacksfield: Beyond the sea & The
Victors
CDLK 4230 Ronnie Aldrich: Ronnie Aldrich & His
Two Pianos & Melodies
from the classics
CDLK 4231 Stanley Black: Spain & The all-time top
tangos
CDLK 4232 Cyril Stapleton: Come 'n get it & Songs
you won't easily
forget
CDLK 4235 Werner Mueller: Percussion in the sky &
Wild strings
CDLK 4236 Billy Cotton: Billy's your uncle
CDLK 4238 Robert Farnon: Showcase for soloists and other
cameos
CDEA 6095 Roberto Inglez: Volume 2 - The Melody Maker
CDEA 6097 Mantovani & His Tipica Orchestra: At
the cafe Continental
CDLK 4224 Ted Heath & Max Bygraves: The hits of
the twenties and
thirties
CDLK 4236 Caterina Valente: Caterina Valente's Greatest
Hits &
Intimate Valente
CDLK 4197 Johnny Keating: Temptation & Percussive
Moods
CDLK 4228 Ted Heath & His Music: Pow! &
Big Band Spirtuals
CDLK 4224 Ted Heath & Max Bygraves: The hits of
the twenties and
thirties
There you have it. Quite a bumper release schedule from
Vocalion
for April. As with previous releases from Vocalion, I expect
these
new CD releases will be staggered over April with probably
some of
them not being released until late April.
Chris"
"17","8d0c4a1755","Brillant Music Archives","For those
interested in the instrumental easy listening music of German
composers Werner Tautz, Heinz Kiessling and others, there
appears to still be available to buy a series of three CD
compilations of music taken from the Brillant Music Archives
at Bliss Records release during the last couple of years.see
www.brillant-music.de (FYI, BRILLANT-MUSIK was established
in 1964 by the composers Werner Tautz and Heinz Kiessling,
and the publisher Hans Gerig. The business specialised in
the production and distribution of instrumental light music
(Easy Listening, Mood Music, String Orchestras, Big Bands,
and Combos) for use in radio, television, film, advertising
etc).
The CDs in question have been released by the German record
label Brigade Mondaine - see www.brigademondaine.com
The CDs released are:
Days of Summer - released in 2000 - catalogue number CD
REF0046012.
Like a breeze - released in 2001 - catalogue number CD
REF0046032
And the latest CD released in 2003 is Holiday in Brazil
- catalogue number 9:PM021 BM002
It appears a new CD will be released in Spring 2004 called
Dolce far Niente - '20 suave cocktail classics'.
Some of these CDs are available at www.amazon.de where
you can listen to tracks. Also try www.moviegroves.com for
availability. It's possible that the Days of summer CD may
no longer be available but I am not certain."
"18","31a8869b55","Sidney Torch CD","Well the Sanctuary
Classics website at www.sanctuaryclassics.com has been updated
for April and now lists the new Sidney Torch CD. Details
about the CD including track details are as follows:
All Strings and Fancy Free
SIDNEY TORCH & his Orchestra
(CD AJA5540)
British-born of Russian parents, Sidney Torch (1908-1990)
was an enormously influential figure in Light Music of the
40s and 50s, and he follows on from such as Stanley Black,
Percy Faith, André Konstelanetz, Leroy Anderson,
Mantovani, Robert Farnon, Melachrino and Peter Yorke in
Living Eras acclaimed Light Music catalogue. Remarkably,
although best remembered nowadays as a conductor and composer,
Sidney Torch was also a superstar of the cinema organ before
the war.
All Strings And Fancy Free (the title of a delightful Torch
original) presents the sort of melodious fare that Sidney
Torch used to provide for listeners to his countless radio
broadcasts, most notably of Friday Night Is Music Night,
an enduring institution from the 50s. The main billing goes
to the maestros own compositions, such as On A Spring
Note, Radio Romantic, Meandering, London Playhouse, Blue
Night, Amore Mio, Fandango and Shooting Star. Also featured
are many scintillating Torch arrangements, among them Coronation
Scot, Destiny Waltz and Pan American Fantasy.
Despite his popularity there is next to nothing of Sidney
Torch currently available, so this generously filled CD
should find a warm welcome from Light Music enthusiasts.
Tracklisting:
1/1. On a Spring Note Sidney Torch
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1/2. Siboney Ernesto Lecuona
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1/3. Magic Circles Marshall Ross
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1/4. Coronation Scot Vivian Ellis
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1/5. Radio Romantic Sidney Torch
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1/6. BeachComber Clive Richardson
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1/7. Destiny Sidney Baynes
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1/8. Cornflakes Sydney Norman
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1/9. All Strings and fancy Free Sidney
Torch
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1/10. Without my Lover Philippe Gerard
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1/11. A Song by the way Eric Coates
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1/12. Meandering Sidney Torch
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1/13. Just one of those things Cole
Porter
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1/14. High Heels Trevor Duncan
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1/15. Domino Louis Ferrari
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1/16. Elfinette Guus Jansen
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1/17. A Canadian in Mayfair Angela Morley
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1/18. London Playhouse Sidney Torch
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1/19. Blue Night Sidney Torch
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1/20. Out of the Blue Robert Busby
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1/21. Amore Mio Sidney Torch
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1/22. Fandango Sidney Torch
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1/23. Cresta Run Claude Yvoire
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1/24. Shooting Star Sidney Torch
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1/25. Pan American Fantasy Sidney Torch
I understand that this CD was released at the end of March."
"19","17b6daee28","James Galway performs film themes -
new CD","One of the world's finest flautists, James Galway,
has recorded a new album featuring various film themes that
I am sure will appeal to many.
Called ""Quiet on the Set:James Galway at the Movies"",
the CD was released by BMG Red Seal in the UK on 9 February
2004. Catalogue number 82876579102. Total playing time is
just over 45 minutes. There are 13 tracks listed below including
James Horner's Braveheart, Ennio Morricone's The Mission
and Andrea Morricone's Cinema Paradiso, Rachel Portman's
Emma, John William's Far and Away, Alan Silvestri's Forrest
Gump, Thomas Newman's The Horse Whisperer and Luis Bacalov's
Il Postino.
This is actually Galway's second collection of themes and
songs from popular films.
The CD retails in the UK for about £15.99.
All thirteen tracks are beautiful melodies expertly played
by James Galway on his flute and backed by what the CD cover
says is the ""London Mozart Players"" - which to my ears
sounds like a full string orchestra.
Highly recommended.
Track listing:
1. The Horse Whisperer
2. Il Postino
3. Forrest Gump
4. Emma
5. Far And Away
6. Nature Boy [From Moulin Rouge]
7. You'll Be In My Heart [From Tarzan]
8. Cinema Paradiso
9. Stalia, Stalia [From My Big Fat Greek Wedding]
10. Braveheart
11. O Mio Bambino Caro [From A Room With A View]
12. She [From Notting Hill]
13. Angel Band [From O Brother, Where Art Thou?]"
"20","4d0049870f","Andre Kostelanetz CD news","Collectors'
Choice in the USA - see www.ccmusic.com have released the
following two CDs in March (available from the usual online
sources including www.hmv.co.uk):
On 11 March 2004:
Sounds Of Today / Todays Greatest Movie Hits - catalogue
number CCL76012
Track Listing:
1 Born Free
2 Dommage, Dommage
3 Games That Lovers Play
4 In The Arms Of Love
5 Summer Wind
6 Man And A Woman, A
7 Sounds Of Silence, The
8 Cabaret
9 Alfie
10 Strangers In The Night
11 Guantanamera
12 Two For The Road
13 Barefoot In The Park
14 Tara's Theme
15 Thoroughly Modern Millie
16 What To Do?
17 Eyes Of Love (carol's Theme), The
18 Doctor Dolittle
19 This Is My Song
20 Fabulous Places
21 Dreamsville
22 Happy Barefoot Boy
On 25 March 2004 :
For The Young At Heart / I'll Never Fall In Love - catalogue
number CCL76002
Track Listing
1 Mrs. Robinson
2 Impossible Dream (the Quest), The
3 Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde, The
4 Happy Time, The
5 Young Girl
6 Theme From ""the Fox""
7 Lady Madonna
8 Gentle Rain, The
9 Valleri
10 Dawn Of Our Love, The
11 To Life
12 I'll Never Fall In Love Again
13 Jean
14 Arizona
15 Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
16 Without Love (there Is Nothing)
17 Come Saturday Morning
18 Hey There Lonely Girl
19 Midnight Cowboy
20 Early In The Morning
21 Breaking Up Is Hard To Do / Blowing Away
22 Leaving On A Jet Plane"
"21","ef18f149c7","Nelson Riddle CDs","Just a quick note
to say that the release of the two MPS Nelson Riddle CDs
has been put back to 5 April 2004."
"22","257eb03fad","Vocalion Spring 2004 CD releases","It
appears that most of the Vocalion new Spring CD releases
will not be released until 26 April 2004"
"23","b7bf92e3fe","Classy The Easy Listening Best Collection","On
24 March 2004, Universal Music in Japan released a 2-CD
set titled Classy The Easy Listening Best Collection (catalogue
number: UICY-4140)
Track Listing:
Disc 1:
01. THEME FROM A SUMMER PLACE / THE PERCY FAITH ORCHESTRA
02. SUMMERTIME IN VENICE / MANTOVANI ORCHESTRA
03. LIMELIGHT / FRANK CHACKSFIELD
04. GODFATHER / PAUL MAURIAT
05. AUTUMN LEAVES / FRANK CHACKSFIELD
06. THE DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES / HENRY MANCINI AND HIS
ORCHESTRA
07 THE THIRDMAN / ANTON KARAS
08. AS TIME GOES BY / MANTOVANI ORCHESTRA
09. UN HOMME ET UNE FEMME / JAMES LAST
10. JOURS EN FRANCE / PAUL MAURIAT
11. LOSS OF LOVE / MANTOVANI ORCHESTRA
12. EAST OF EDEN / VICTOR YOUNG
13. PLEIN SOLEIL / STANLEY BLACK
14. JEUX INTERDITS / NARCISO YEPES
15. ELVIRA MADIGAN / FRANK CHACKSFIELD
16. FASCINATION / STANLEY BLACK
17. ALFIE / BURT BACHARACH
18. THE SONG FROM MOULIN ROUGE / THE PERCY FAITH ORCHESTRA
19. C'EST MAGNIFIQUE / MANTOVANI ORCHESTRA
20. AROUND THE WORLD / VICTOR YOUNG
Disc 2:
01. MOON RIVER / HENRY MANCINI AND HIS ORCHESTRA
02. SOME ENCHANTED EVENING / MANTOVANI ORCHESTRA
03. LOVE STORY / PAUL MAURIAT
04. THE APARTMENT / HELMUT ZACHARIAS
05. SMILE / FRANK CHACKSFIELD
06. TARA'S THEME / VICTOR YOUNG
07. LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND / BILLY VAUGHN
08. LA VIE EN ROSE / MANTOVANI ORCHESTRA
09. LILI MARLENE / JAMES LAST
10. MADEMOISELLES DE PARIS / ALFRED HAUSE
11. OVER THE RAINBOW / BERT KAEMPFERT
12. GENERIQUE-THEME DU FILM ""LES PARAPLUIES DE CHERBOURG""
/ PAUL MAURIAT
13. AMAPOLA / EDMUNDO ROS
14. CAVATINA / SOLLSCHER
15. MIDNIGHT COWBOY / JOHN BARRY
16. MANDOLIN SERENADE / STANLEY BLACK
17. WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR / FRANK CHACKSFIELD
18. LARA'S THEME / JAMES LAST
19. THE WAY WE WERE / PAUL MAURIAT
20. EDELWEISS / MANTOVANI ORCHESTRA
The price is approx Yen 3,238 ( or approx US$30). I have
found at least two on-line retailers that stock this CD:
www.hmv.co.jp
www.cdjapan.co.jp
Both of these retailers have english websites"
"24","c9174da19a","British Light Classics","Barry Wordsworth
conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in a new CD titled
""British Light Classics"" from Warner Classics to be released
in the UK on 19 April 2004. Catalogue number is 2564614382
Track listing:
1. English Dance-Sir Malcolm Arnold
2. Calling All Workers / The Sleepy Lagoon / Dam Busters
March-Eric Coates
3. Three Dale Dances / Yorkshire Moors Suite / Barnsley
Fair / Barwick Green-Arthur Wood
4. Coronation Scot-Vivian Ellis
5. The Bandstand, Hyde Park-Haydn Wood
6. Cornish Rhapsody-Hubert Bath
7. A Portrait Of A Flirt / Westminster Waltz-Robert Farnon
8. March (From Little Suite)-Trevor Duncan
9. Rhythm On Rails / Heart O London / Devils
Galop-Charles Williams
10. Jamaican Rumba-Arthur Benjamin
11. Puffin Billy-Edward White
12. Vanity Fair-Anthony Collins
13. Chanson De Nuit-Sir Edward Elgar"
"25","9106842bbd","The Golden Age of Light Music - Guild
Music's new CDs","I recently received the three CDs in the
Guild Light Music series as mentioned in the March 2004
issue of JIM - see also the Journal Into Melody pages on
the RFS website for full details.
[url]http://www.rfsoc.org.uk/jim15.shtml[/url]
These CDs are an absolute delight to listen to. The sound
quality is superb - Alan Bunting has done a fantastic job
with the audio restoration. Congratulations must go to both
Alan and David Ades who have obviously spent many hours
working on these CDs for our listening enjoyment.
Anyone who has any interest in 'our' type of music should
buy these CDs without hesitation. They deserve to sell very
well. I look forward to the next three CD releases in this
light music series."
"26","3d0c2adb70","Guild Music's New Light Music CDs","I
understand that the next new CD releases in this excellent
series should be available by the middle of May:
GLCD 5104 Great British Light Orchestras
GLCD 5105 Great American Light Orchestras
Further releases will highlight the 1930s, film music and
the production music libraries.
Further information and sound clips on the first three
CDs in this light music series are available at the Guild
Music website at www.guildmusic.com"
"27","5d78453057","Francis Lai new limited edition 14 CD
boxset now available","Editions 23 have released a unique
project, the Francis Lai Story. It's a limited edition of
14 unique CDs, bringing over 15 hours of famous French composer
Francis Lai's legendary beautiful melodic compositions including
the Oscar winning Love Story, A Man and A Woman, Le Voyou,
Bilitis, Vivre Pour Vivre, Les Uns et Les Autres and many
more, in their original editions on 5 CD's. The other CD's
contain songs from films, international performers, Francis
Lai sings Francis Lai, French performers and instrumental
music. There is an opportunity to request a personalized
autographed CD boxset from the composer.
This unique limited edition 14 CD boxset is retailing for
£97 pounds sterling. For more info including soundclips
and ordering, visit 121Music at http://www.121music.com/pages/cd6/story.html"
"28","8178d6e07e","The romantic melodies of Stephen Schlaks-new
CD-'In Love'","US composer Stephen Schlaks has recently
released in the USA a CD that was originally released in
Italy in 1995. The CD is called In Love and you can find
it for sale at www.amazon.com for US$17.99. You can also
find further information as well as listen to soundclips
at Stephen Schlaks website at http://www.europesgreatestmusic.com/
which is still under construction.
For those that don't know who Stephen Schlaks is, to date
Stephen has recorded fourteen (14) albums featuring his
original music. Several of these albums have reached top
forty success in many countries especially Italy where Stephen
lived for many years and was hugely popular. His music has
been used as themes for many radio and television programs
and has been used as featured background music in over 200
radio and television commercials
Album Description from Stephen Schlak's website:
""200 MILLION EUROPEANS CAN'T BE WRONG! Finally, by special
arrangement with his European Record Company we can now
bring you the Romantic Melodies of Stephen Schlaks.
Stephen Schlaks has been the Artist and Composer of more
top selling albums enjoyed by Europeans for the last 20
years. Richly Orchestrated Melodies that will take you on
a voyage filled with the aura of Romance and Intrigue. Music
played and recorded by musicians hand picked from Italy's
famed orchestras of Milan and Rome.
You will fall in Love again. You will find Romance again.
Listen!!!!!!.""
All the music on Stephen Schlaks albums are his own,mainly
instrumental, compositions. Stephen who now lives in Florida
definitely has a knack for writing beautiful piano led melodic
music. If you like musicians like Frank Mills, you will
definitely like Stephen Schlaks. Check out the soundclips
on his website, you will not be disappointed."
"29","9a4b61eb72","Material for performance","I'm an amateur
singer who'd like to include a little of Haydn Wood's vocal
music in my repertoire but am having difficulty locating
printed score for performance purposes. Second hand music
shops are a hopeful but an unreliable way of proceeding
and a search of on-line music shops has yielded no fruit.
I have a very good local library but music scores are not
borrowable and photocopying is seldom allowed. Can anyone
point me to sources?
Don Giovanni"
"30","f3ee83b4e6","The Thorn Birds","This double CD is
now scheduled for release on 4 May 2004."
"31","2e149ad1b3","New Nelson Riddle CDs","I have had confirmation
from Amazon in Germany that the two new MPS Nelson Riddle
CDs - Communication and Changing Colors have definitely
been released.
I ordered both CDs from www.amazon.de who have e.mailed
me to confirm that the Changing Colors CD was shipped to
me on 21 April and the Communication CD shipped on 23 April."
"32","fb441ce57a","Vocalion Spring 2004 CD releases","According
to the HMV UK - www.hmv.co.uk website most of the Vocalion
Spring 2004 CD releases were issued on 19 or 20 April."
"33","4a30572b99","Stephen Schlaks - The Best of the Best
Vol.1","Sony Italy released a best of CD back in 1997 which
still appears to be available.
The CD is titled ""The Best of the Best Stephen Schlaks
Vol.1"" As far as I can tell, there has never been a Vol.2.
The catalogue number is 4971382. The CD is available from
a number of online CD retailers including CD Express in
Holland at www.cdexpress.com
There are twelve tracks on the CD:
1. Blue Dolphin
2. Destinies of love
3. Magic Dreams
4. Casablanca a ballet
5. Composition in Venice
6. Fantasy Girl
7. 3rd Melody
8. New temptations
9. Twenty ninety five
10. Sensitive and delicate
11. Cinema part 11
12. Bolero four four
Superb CD. Highly recommended."
"34","bf9f9c3e03","Franck Pourcel - The Movie Collection
Vol.2 CD","EMI Brazil (see www.emi.com.br where the CD is
listed) released a new Franck Pourcel CD in January 2004.
The CD is titled ""The Movie Collection Vol.2"". If there
was a Vol.1, I suspect it was deleted a long time ago as
I cannot find any mention of it on the Web.
There are nineteen tracks on the Vol.2 CD as follows:
1- THEME FROM PAPILLON
2- THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
3- LA DANSE DE ZORBA - THE GREEK
4- JOHNNY GUITAR
5- LOS CANHOES DE NAVARONE
6- IL ETAIT UNE FOIS...LA REVOLUTION
7- ""COLONEL BOGEY (FROM """"THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI"""")""
8- THE GREEN LEAVES OF SUMMER
9- AROUND THE WORLD
10- VIVRE POUR VIVRE
11- THE LONGEST DAY
12- LES PARAPLUIES DE CHERBOURG
13- LIMELIGHT
14- UNCHAINED MELODY
15- STRANGER IN PARADISE
16- CONCORDE
17- LA FONTAINE DES AMOURS
18- THEME FROM LOVE STORY
19- MANHÃ DE CARNAVAL
Most of the Brazilian online CD retailers stock this CD.
Unfortunately, the vast majority of these online retailers
do not have English websites for ordering.
You can listen to sound clips from all these tracks by
going to online Brazilian CD retailer www.livrariasaraiva.com.br
If you wish to buy this CD, I have found a Brazilian online
CD retailer that has an English website and stocks this
CD. The retailer is called S'Music CDs at http://planeta.terra.com.br/lazer/laerciojr/
S'Music also advertise their entire catalogue on www.gemm.com
Also at www.netsoundmusic.com and also at www.musicstack.com"
"35","5dcf765a2c","George Melachrino - 'L'Amour Toujours
L'amour' CD","This is not a new CD but I have not seen it
mentioned anywhere before so it maybe of interest to some
people. It was released in November 2001 in Brazil on the
Revivendo record label. It appears the CD is still available
as I have found that many Brazilian online CD retailers
stock it.
The title of the CD is 'L'amour Toujours L'amour' by George
Melachrino and his Orchestra. There are 21 tracks on the
CD as follows:
1.Fascination
2.Estrellita
3.Domino
4.Lover, Come Back to Me
5.Autumn Leaves
6.Souls Le Ciel de Paris
7.Too Young
8.September Song
9.L'Amour Toujours L'Amour
10.Charmaine
11.Solidão (Canção do Mar)
12.By The Sleepy Lagoon
13.Tesoro Mio
14.Mam' Selle
15.Diane
16.The Desert Song
17.Padam...Padam
18.La Golondrina
19.These Foolish Things
20.The Champagne Waltz
21.""Warsaw"" Concert
You can listen to sound clips of all these tracks at http://www.livrariasaraiva.com.br/
Just do a search for the CD under artist name.
The CD is available from S'Music Records in Brazil at http://planeta.terra.com.br/lazer/laerciojr/"
"36","f2199cb67d","Joseph Lanza's revised Elevator Music
book","Full name for this paperback book published by the
University of Michigan Press is ""Elevator Music : A Surreal
History of Muzak, Easy-Listening, and Other Moodsong"".
ISBN: 0472089420.
This book was originally published in the USA back in I
believe 1994 and also published in the UK in 1995.
The book has been revised and expanded. The revised version
of the book was published in the USA on 26 January 2004
by the University of Michigan Press.
Although I haven't seen the revised version, the first
edition is an excellent overview of the history of easy
listening, mood music, light music and I recommend it to
anyone interested in this type of music. Don't let the title
of ""Elevator music"" put you off, this is a very interesting,
easy to read book. According to Amazon, there are 329 pages
(first edition had 280 pages). Obviously in a book of 329
pages, you cannot expect an indepth look at the history
of this genre of music (you would need at least a thousand
pages or more) but as an overview, it is highly recommended.
The book is available from Amazon.com for US$13.27. For
you information, the publisher's book description is as
follows:
Elevator Music
A Surreal History of Muzak, Easy-Listening, and Other Moodsong;
Revised and Expanded Edition
Joseph Lanza
5-1/2 x 8-1/4. 12 photographs.
Paper 0-472-08942-0 $18.95T
Noted music historian Joseph Lanza seriously appraises
an American musical tradition.
For a sound intended to be comforting, unobtrusive, and
inoffensive, ""elevator music"" --i.e., easy listening,
mood music, ""Beautiful Music,"" and ""Music by Muzak®""
--has ignited strong and often heated opinions.
With an arsenal of historical anecdotes and facts, Joseph
Lanza sings seriously, with healthy doses of humor and wit,
the praises of this misunderstood musical genre. Lanza traces
mood music's mystifying presence from the mind-altering
sirens who lured Odysseus to the harp David played to soothe
King Saul, but the tale gets more intriguing in the early
twentieth century, with Erik Satie's ""furniture music""
experiments, the birth of the Muzak® Corporation, and
various science fiction stories that featured mood music
as a futuristic staple.
Lanza also chronicles the parallel development of the ""easy
listening"" instrumental, discussing such ""mood maestros""
as Ray Conniff, Percy Faith, Andre Kostelanetz, and Mantovani.
More recent ""ambient"" soundscapers like Brian Eno and
practitioners of what some still call New Age also enter
the picture. Along the way, Lanza addresses mood music's
social and even governmental uses, raising questions about
music's role in modern life while challenging aesthetic
assumptions.
This revised and expanded edition delves deeper into the
surreal phenomenon of ""metarock"" --the art of reinterpreting
rock songs into dreamlike, string-laden, easy-listening
alternatives. The author also adds an afterword about some
of the actual musicians who arranged and conducted Muzak®
sessions --respected names like Nelson Riddle.
Elevator Music confronts the criticisms of elites who say
that elevator music is ""dehumanizing"" or less than music.
These reactions, Lanza argues, are based more on cultural
prejudices than honest musical appraisal. In a current climate
where the noises are louder, and the background beats are
ever more aggressive, this history of music intended as
a pleasing background makes for a captivating read.
Joseph Lanza is currently writing an impressionistic history
of romantic pop ballads. He has served as an independent
consultant for Time Life Music and was executive producer
for the two-disc collection Music for TV Dinners (Caroline
Records). His most recent book is about the legendary crooner
Russ Columbo"
"37","192b9ff183","The OTHER "Forgotten Dreams",
we think.","We think there is a ""Forgotten Dreams"" that
is not Leroy Anderson's, and is not any of the newer post-1980
songs of the same name. Google helped me find your site,
but did not help me find this song.
My wife recently heard it played on TV, and saw it on the
sheet music the piano player was using. She thinks it was
from the 50's, it was played on the American Airlines ""Music
'til Dawn"" (As for me, I don't remember it).
But, since I cannot attach sheet music here, I'll do my
best to write out the melody (it's an instrumental -- and
much of our memory is poor about this).
All the notes are below HighC, but the C above middle is
designated as +C, and the F above is designated +F. The
metre is straight 4/4 time.
Thus, this should be playable on the piano or elsewhere.
Here is our best guess:
First Line:
&, 1 & 2 &, 3 & 4 &,
1 & 2 &, 3 (& 4)
C, +C C D C, +C C D C, +C C E G, F - -
Second line: Repeat first line (approximately)
&, 1 & 2 &, 3 & 4 &,
1 & 2 &, 3 (& 4)
C, +C C D C, +C C D C, +C C E G, F - -
Third line: repeat same line using F as base note:
&, 1 & 2 &, 3 & 4 &,
1 & 2 &, 3 (& 4)
F, +F F G F, +F F G F, +F F A? +C?, Bb? - -
Last line: repeat patternuntil the end
&, 1 & 2 &, 3 & 4 &,
1 & 2 &, 3 (& 4)
C, +C C D C, +C C D C, G F A +C +F - - -
(we think - it gets fuzzy at the end.)
Can you help us figure out what this is?
It is possible that the man was playing a song OTHER than
the sheet music on the piano (which said ""Forgotten Dreams"")
Good luck! If anybody figures this out they ought to win
themselves a million pounds or dollars somewhere!
Larry Gott"
"38","cd471d7b68","British Light Music Discoveries Volume
6","For June, Sanctuary Classics have released on their
mid-price White Line label a further volume in the delightful
"British Light Music Discoveries" series. Volume
6 is full of world-premiere recordings and features the
Royal Ballet Sinfonia under Gavin Sutherland (CD WHL 2149).
Gramophone wrote of an earlier volume (CD WHL 2131): "All
this music is played freshly and spiritedly and is excellently
recorded".
British Light Music Volume 6
Royal Ballet Sinfonia / City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
/ Gavin Sutherland / London Symphony Orchestra / Neil Thomson
(CD WHL2149)
Features composers such as David Fanshawe, composer of
the world-famous African Sanctus, as well as Sir Hamilton
Harty, whose moving Londonderry Air is an arrangement of
"Oh, Danny Boy"
Tracklisting:
1/1. MARCH PAST OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE (1919)
Sir Henry Walford Davies (1869-1941)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/2. LEGEND OF THE LAKE - Suite for small orchestra
(1984 rev.2002) - 1. Prologue Gareth Glyn (b.
1951)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/3. LEGEND OF THE LAKE - Suite for small orchestra
(1984 rev.2002) - II. Night Flight Gareth Glyn
(b. 1951)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/4. LEGEND OF THE LAKE - Suite for small orchestra
(1984 rev.2002) - III. Remembrance Gareth Glyn
(b. 1951)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/5. LEGEND OF THE LAKE - Suite for small orchestra
(1984 rev.2002) - IV. Manhunt Gareth Glyn (b.
1951)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/6. LEGEND OF THE LAKE - Suite for small orchestra
(1984 rev.2002) - V. Spirit of the Lake Gareth
Glyn (b. 1951)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/7. LONDONDERRY AIR (1924) Sir Hamilton
Harty (1879-1941)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/8. RONDO in Ab John Field (1782-1837)
ed. P.Lane
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/9. OVERTURE 1912 (1958) Iain Hamilton
(1922-2000)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/10. TARKA THE OTTER (1978) extended theme
David Fanshawe (b. 1942)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/11. SERENATA: MOTHER AND CHILD (2002)
David Fanshawe (b. 1942)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/12. FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT SUITE (2002) -I. Fallingwater
Christopher Slaski (b.1974)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/13. FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT SUITE (2002) II. Guggenheim
NYC Christopher Slaski (b.1974)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/14. FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT SUITE (2002) III.
Solar Hemicycle Christopher Slaski (b.1974)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/15. FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT SUITE (2002) IV. Wingspread
Christopher Slaski (b.1974)"
"39","5fe7d90d59","The Christmas Collection-Robert Farnon","Hi,
I'm trying to trace a copy of one of Robert's recordings.
The details are:
Jingle Bells
composer: Trad
Arranger & Composer: Robert Farnon
CD: Christmas Collection track 35
Chappell Music Publishing
Is anyone able to advise me how I could go about tracking
a copy down?"
"40","5d6136d37f","Decca Phase 4 CDs 2 on 1","On 12 July,
Decca are releasing the following 2 on 1 CDs:
1. Ronnie Aldrich ""Soft & Wicked/Come To Where
The Love Is"". Catalogue number 4756147
2. Frank Chacksfield ""Beyond The Sea/New Limelight"".
Catalogue number 4756149
3. Edmundo Ros ""Hair Goes Latin/Caribbean Ros"". Catalogue
number 4756148
You may want to shop around for these CDs as www.hmv.co.uk
has them listed for preorder at £10.99 each while www.towereurope.com
lists them at a price of £5.47 each."
"41","e00d5b4db9","Instrumental Memories: 2 CD","Virgin
have a 2 CD set for release on 12 July called Instrumental
Memories(price is about £15). Track listing is as follows:
Disc : 1
1 Stranger On the Shore 15 Sucu Sucu
2 A Summer Place 16 Guaglione
3 A Swingin' Safari 17 Wheels Cha Cha
4 I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman 18 Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom
White
5 Apache 19 Dick Van Dyke Theme
6 Midnight In Moscow 20 Devil's Galop
7 The Pink Panther Theme 21 Barwick Green
8 James Bond Theme 22 Theme From '633 Squadron'
9 At The Sign Of The Swingin' Cymbal 23 Dragnet
10 Telstar 24 The Man With The Golden Arm
11 Nut Rocker 25 Theme From 'Z Cars'
12 On The Rebound 26 A Touch Of Velvet - A Sting Of Brass
13 Unsquare Dance 27 Town Talk
14 Guitar Boogie Shuffle 28 The Poor People Of Paris
Disc : 2
1 Chi Mai 14 Man Of Mystery
2 Albatross 15 Tom Hark
3 Petite Fleur 16 Side Saddle
4 African Waltz 17 Marching Strings
5 Sleep Walk 18 Cast Your Fate To The Wind
6 Love Is Blue 19 A Walk In The Black Forest
7 Hit And Miss 20 Love At First Sight
8 Classical Gas 21 Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G Minor (1st
Movement Allegro Molto)
9 Walk Don't Run 22 Concierto De Aranjuez (Theme From 2nd
Movement)
10 McDonald's Cave 23 Theme From Exodus
11 Yakety Sax 24 Sleepy Shores (Theme From Owen M.D.)
12 The Cruel Sea 25 By The Sleepy Lagoon (Valse Serenade)
13 Saturday Nite At The Duck-Pond"
"42","c1b4b1ce77","Laurie Johnson","On 5 July, Castle are
issuing another CD compilation of Laurie Johnson's cult
tv themes. Called appropriately enough ""Cult TV Themes"",
the catalogue number is CMQCD944 (price approx £13) and
the track listing is as follows:
1. The Avengers
2. The Professionals
3. The New Avengers [Single Version]
4. Jason King
5. West End [Whicker's World]
6. Theme From The Deputy
7. No-Hiding Place
8. Echo Four -Two
9. The Avengers [Rigg/Thorson Theme]
10. Sucu Sucu [Top Secret]
11. Latin Quarter [Riviera Police]
12. Las Vegas [Animal Magic]
13. Gala Performance [This Is Your Life]
14. Shirley's Theme [Shirley's World]
15. The New Avengers
16. The Lady And The Highwayman
17. A Hazard Of Hearts
18. A Duel Of Hearts
19. A Ghost In Monte Carlo
20. A Flavour Of The New Avengers"
"43","efdd6c7456","Bobby Richards","Hello, I'll try this
enquiry again.
Please, is there anybody out there who can give me any
information about Bobby Richards who used to record for
World Record Club?"
"44","4f4f8e4680","Vocalion Summer 2004 releases","Vocalion's
Summer 2004 releases include:
Two new double LPs from the Decca archives:
CDLK 4241 Ronnie Aldrich: Two Pianos in Hollywood (1967)
& Invitation to Love (1978)
CDLK 4242 Edmundo Ros: Latin Melodies (1956) &
Standards a la Ros (1956)
A new series of twelve single LPs from the Decca archives
are available:
CDLF 8100 Harry James: The Golden trumpet of Harry James
(1968)
CDLF 8101 Les Paul: Les Paul Now! (1968)
CDLF 8102 The Ted Heath Band: 'Live' in concert from the
Fairfield Hall
1977
CDLF 8103 Vic Lewis: Mulligan's music (with Gerry Mulligan)
& Progressive Jazz (1954-55)
CDLF 8104 Kismet: Mantovani, Kenneth McKellar, Adele Leigh
et al. (1964)
CDLF 8105 David Hughes: Sixteenth to eighteenth century
Songs of Love (1962)
CDLF 8106 Josef Locke: The world of Josef Locke today (1969)
CDLF 8107 Bing Crosby: Feels Good, Feels Right (1977)
CDLF 8108 Anton Karas: Vienna, City of Dreams (1963)
CDLF 8109 Johnny Keating: Swing Revisited (1964)
CDLF 8110 David Snell: The subtle sound of David Snell
(1966)
CDLF 8111 Jeannie Carson: The Girl with S.Q. (1968)
Full details at Vocalion's website at http://www.duttonlabs.demon.co.uk/"
"45","7e2cbecc88","Debbie Wiseman Concerts with Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra !","Debbie Wiseman will be conducting an evening
of her film and TV scores with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
on Saturday 13th November 2004. The concert will be held
at Cadogan Hall, Sloane Terrace, London SW3 - the brand
new venue which is the new home of the RPO.
The concert will include her music from many of her most
popular scores, as well as premieres of music from her latest
films.
Films to be featured will include
WILDE
LIGHTHOUSE
TOM'S MIDNIGHT GARDEN
BEFORE YOU GO
and the brand new epic action-adventure film ARSENE LUPIN
TV favourites will include
JUDGE JOHN DEED
HE KNEW HE WAS RIGHT
MY UNCLE SILAS
WARRIORS
Tickets from £10 can be purchased from the Cadogan Hall
Box Office on 0207 730 4500.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FAIRFIELD HALL, CROYDON
Wednesday 15th December 2004, 8.00pm
with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Debbie Wiseman will conduct her orchestral work THE UGLY
DUCKLING, narrated by Nigel Havers
Fairfield Hall Box Office: 020 8688 9291
Online Booking: www.fairfield.co.uk
Tickets from £8.50
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ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Sunday 5th June 2005, 7.30pm
FILMHARMONIC
with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Debbie Wiseman will conduct some of her recent film scores.
Telephone Bookings: 020 7589 8212
Online Bookings: www.royalalberthall.com
Tickets from £10.00
Details are also available from the official Debbie Wiseman
website at http://www.debbiewiseman.co.uk
Don't miss this opportunity to see one of Britain's most
talented film and tv music composer's. If you wish to hear
some soundbytes of Debbie Wiseman's music, just go to her
official website and click on 'Soundbytes' where you can
listen to excerpts from six films she has composed music
for."
"46","bf6c5fd6fa","New Henry Mancini 2 on 1 CD","On 16
August 2004, BMG in the UK are releasing another '2 on 1'
Henry Mancini CD. The new CD combines Mancini's ""Our Man
In Hollywood"" with ""Dear Heart and other Songs About Love"".
BMG in Spain has already released these two albums on individual
CDs back in 1998/1999 (not sure if they are still available).
However, in my opinion, the sound quality of previous '2
on 1' Mancini CD's released by BMG in the UK has, on the
whole, been superior to the sound quality of those single
Mancini CDs released by BMG in Spain."
"47","01dc3bf20b","New Raymond Lefevre CD","Victor Entertainment
in Japan are set to release a new Raymond Lefevre compilation
CD on 8 September 2004. The CD is titled ""Applause"" and
catalgue number is VICP-62825. Track listing as follows:
01
CADET ROUSSELLEiRaymond Lefevre
02
CHANSON BOHEME CARMENhiBizet / Arr R.Lefevre
03
TONIGHT(L.Bernstein - S.Sondheim)
04
PENNY LANE (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)
05
HEY JUDE (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)
06
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLE WATER (Paul Simon)
07
MacARTHUR PARKiJimmy Web - P.Delanoej
08
PARIS CANNAILLEiL.Ferrej
09
L'ETE DUgLES QUATRE SAISONShiVivaldi
/ ArrFR.Lefevrej
10
MY WAYiJ.Revaux - C.Francois - C.Thibaut - P.Ankaj
11
HOKKAIDO SYMPHONIE 3eme mouvement CARNAVAL DES NEIGESiR.Lefevrej
12
LES FEUILLES MORTES (J.Prevert - J.Kosma)
13
LA VIE EN ROSE (E.Piaf-P.Louiguy)
14
HYMNE A L'AMOUR (E.Piaf - M.Monnot)
15
LES PARAPLUIES DE CHERBOURGiM.Legrandj
16
LIMELIGHTiC.Chaplinj
17
THEME FROM STAR WARSiJ.Williamsj
18
LE CANON DE PACHELBEL (Johann Pachelbel ^ Arr.:Raymond
Lefevre)
19
AI NO CORRIDAiC.Jankel - K.Youngj
20
PRELUDE EN MI MAJEURiBach / ArrFR.Lefevrej
21
ET MAINTENANT (P.Delanoe - G.Becaud)
22
4 eme MOUVMENT DE LA 9 eme SYMPHONIE DE BEETHOVENLudwig
van Beethoven / ArrFRaymond Lefevrej
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LA REINE DE SABA (Michel Laurent)
This CD cab be pre-ordered from CD Japan at http://www.cdjapan.co.jp
and at HMV Japan at http://www.hmv.co.jp Both these sites
have english websites."
"48","788e4c1bd8","Out of Copyright - The Copyright Timebomb","""Music
Week"" which is a long established weekly trade magazine
for the UK music industry has recently launched a campaign
to get the current term of copyright of 50 years extended.
Within Europe, the term of protection for sound recordings
is 50 years after initial release. This term compares to
70 years in Australia, Brazil, Chile, Peru and Turkey and
95 years in the USA (the USA's 95 years is the most generous
of a range of variations worldwide). Europe's 50 year term
was established on a pan-European basis in 1993.
The music industry in the UK are starting to panic because
on 1 January next year, the first Elvis Presley recordings
begin to move out of copyright and into the public domain.
Other 50s classics from artists such as Bill Haley and Ray
Charles will also fall into public domain.
Personally, I think that 50 years is more than enough.
Record companies are just being greedy by wanting the 50
years extended. Let's face it, most of the large record
companies are just not interested in releasing our kind
of music as there is not enough profit for them to make
it worthwhile. Extending the 50 years term will hit companies
like Prism Leisure, Naxos and Guild (ie the new series of
Light Music CDs). I sincerely hope the 50 years copyright
term is not extended otherwise I fear I will not be able
to live long enough to see some of my favourite light/popular
orchestral music released on CD.
Article below taken from Music Week magazine:
""From January 1, 2005, classic recordings from artists
such as Elvis Presley, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra will
fall out of UK copyright.
The music industry is preparing for a year-long campaign
to extend the term of copyright on sound recordings from
50 years across Europe.
Artists, labels, managers and industry associations are
adding their voices to a growing lobby which is calling
for a change to prevent some of the treasures of rocknroll
moving into the public domain over the next few years.
The momentum is building in favour of a change in the European
law. Last week, a coalition of artists revealed details
of a petition, co-ordinated with the IFPI, to bring pressure
in Brussels over the issue. The move came as representatives
from Aim and EMI met to discuss the issue and the pan-industry
Music Business Forum agreed to talk about its position for
the first time.
Just a week before, BPI executive chairman Peter Jamieson
used his AGM speech to call for the industry to step up
its campaign within the European Commission. And, a fortnight
before that, artist Mick Hucknall called for an extension
at Aims AGM.
The process of pushing for change has quietly been underway
for more than a year. The IFPI put in a formal request to
the European Commission in June last year, asking for the
term of copyright to be extended as part of the ECs
review of a series of copyright-related directives dating
from the mid- to early-Nineties. The directives - covering
Rental, Term Of Protection, Cable & Satellite, Database
and Software - all include clauses recommending a review
to ensure they are keeping up with technological advances.
Since then, the Commission has been working on the review;
a staff working paper has since emerged, but, while it raises
the issue, it does not commit the EC to a particular position.
While many suggest that the current wave of concern is
overdue, it is not too late, by any means. With the European
Parliament heading into recess through August, little significant
is likely to happen until the new session begins in September.
If the Commission submits a report this autumn, a full directive
could be in place by next summer.
It could take until 2007 for any changes to come into force
through Europe. This, stresses IFPI European regional director
Frances Moore, leaves a 12-month window of opportunity for
interested parties to ensure their voices are heard on the
matter.
And, even though copyrights such as Elvis Presleys
Thats All Right and others would, in theory, have
been public domain for two years by then, there are precedents
for such works to come back into copyright. ""The problem
is that during the couple of years they go out of copyright
they can be exploited in ways that the artist might not
like,"" says Moore.
How far back into history public domain recordings might
be returned to copyright is unclear, but it would probably
go back ""a few years"", says one observer.
There is little doubt that securing an extension will not
come easy. As one Brussels source concedes, ""It will be
an uphill struggle.""
Because of the UKs traditional position as one of
the key suppliers of repertoire for the world market - and
rivalled only by the US as a source for the rocknroll
industrys most historic recordings - this market is
likely to be the most strenuous advocates for an extension
of term.
Peter Jamieson says, ""A lot of the smaller markets dont
have the same tradition in indigenous repertoire and will
be less inclined to push for a change in the law.""
Although the decision will be taken in Brussels, the views
of the EU members - including those of the UK Government
- will be crucial. Past experience indicates that the Commission
will be inclined towards retaining the status quo, unless
the member states make a case for a change, says Moore.
The campaign to remove or lower the rate of VAT on music
started with just France raising the issue and has snowballed
to encompass the feelings of far wider support, she says.
In turn, the recent enforcement directive and copyright
directive were both published with wording which initially
raised serious concerns, but which evolved through the lobbying
process.
Early signs indicate that there is some interest in making
a change; support has already been voiced for such a move
by France, Portugal, Denmark, Netherlands and Belgium.
Jamieson says, ""It is an EU issue, not a UK in isolation
issue, but we have to make sure that all the UK MEPs and
UK MPS are abreast of the issue. I think it is a no-brainer
that the UK has to come out firmly behind this.""
Feargal Sharkey, the former Undertones frontman who currently
chairs the DCMS-backed Live Music Forum, believes government
ears are open to issues of copyright and that it could well
be open to the music communitys point of view on the
issue of term.
""The industry has an incredibly good argument right now,""
he says. In an era when margins are shrinking both in the
physical world, where retail prices are falling, and in
the digital world, where retailers - such as Apple - are
increasingly dictating terms, the music industrys
ability to continue investing is in question, he says.
""Some 13% of annual revenues goes back into new artists
- thats a huge investment in research and development
- and 85% to 90% of that will never generate a penny of
profit. Extending the term will give the music industry
a much better chance of recouping its investment.""
In other words, failure to extend the term - in the light
of prevailing market conditions - could force some companies
to scale down their investment.
It is not just about benefiting corporations, however.
Sharkey cites Musicians Union data which indicates that
60% of all musicians make less than £10,000 a year. ""In
that light, extending the term for sound recording may be
a reasonable thing to do, to give some opportunity for creators
to gain some benefit for what they have created,"" he says.
And, as an increasing number of artists gain control of
their masters - as Sharkey and the rest of the Undertones
did in the mid-Eighties - this argument becomes all the
more potent.
There are plenty of other arguments for an extension in
the term, too. ""50 years is really the international minimum
- there are many other countries going towards a much higher
level,"" says Moore. ""The EU is supposed to be strong on
culture and yet it only has 50 year protection for producers
of sound recordings.""
When the 50-year term was first established, many years
ago, it was intended to reflect life expectancy and thus
constitute a pension, says Moore. ""Life expectancy is longer
now,"" she adds.
The arrival of rocknroll recordings into public
domain also creates a more acute international rights issue,
says Moore. ""If you have countries all around the world
at 95 years and 80 years and 70 years and 50 in Europe,
you have the potential for a quite substantial problem arising
in infringement in the international environment.""
The comparable protection of authors - of life plus 70
years - further highlights the anomaly. """
"49","a351ad6818","Reel Chill","This film music compilation
double CD might appeal to some people. It is released on
2 August by Silva Screen Records in the UK. Catalogue number:
FILMXCD373. Performed by the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.
Details as follows:
""A SUPERB UP-TO-DATE COLLECTION OF 30 GREAT
CHILL-OUT TUNES FROM CLASSIC FILMS FINALLY MADE AVAILABLE
AS A MID-PRICE 2-CD COMPILATION
SOOTHING FILM THEMES THAT CONTINUE TO MOVE
AUDIENCES WORLDWIDE THROUGH REPEATS, VIDEO
AND DVD
Featuring music from best-loved film composers -
John Barry Ennio Morricone Craig Armstrong
Thomas Newman Michael Nyman Ryuichi
Sakamoto John Williams James Horner Hans Zimmer
Including themes from - The Lord Of The Rings Gladiator
American Beauty Midnight Cowboy Cinema Paradiso
Diva Romeo & Juliet Once Upon A Time
In America The Deerhunter Death In Venice
The Piano
Performed by the critically acclaimed City of Prague Philharmonic
Orchestra and 120 voices strong Crouch End Festival Chorus.
tracks on this album
001 BARRY LYNDON - Sarabande (Handel) 4:02
002 MIDNIGHT COWBOY - Main Theme (John Barry) 3:56
003 DIVA - Promenade Sentimentale (Vladimir Cosma) 2:30
004 THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
005 BARRY LYNDON - Women of Ireland (Sean O'Riorda) 4:27
006 GALLIPOLI - Adagio for Strings & Organ (Albinoni)
8:01
007 ROMEO & JULIET - Romeo / Love Theme (Nino
Rota) 6:26
008 ROMEO + JULIET - Balcony Scene (Craig Armstrong) 5:36
009 CHARIOTS OF FIRE - Main Theme (Vangelis) 3:29
010 BILITIS - Main Theme (Francis Lai) 3:23
011 MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE - Main Theme (Ryuichi
Sakamoto) 4:40
012 CINEMA PARADISO - Main Theme (Ennio Morricone) 3:28
013 ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST - Maria's Theme (Ennio
Morricone) 6:01
014 ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA - Deborah's Theme (Ennio
Morricone) 4:35
015 THE MISSION (Ennio Morricone) 8:47
016 YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (John Barry) 5:21
017 THE PIANO - The Heart Asks Pleasure First (Michael
Nyman) 3:40
018 PLATOON - Agnus Dei (Samuel Barber) 6:09
019 HANNIBAL - Vide Cor Meum (Patrick Cassidy) 2:57
020 DEATH IN VENICE - Adagietto from Symphony No.5 (Mahler)
10:28
021 AMERICAN BEAUTY - Any Other Name / Dead Already (Thomas
Newman) 7:01
022 THE LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING - Into the
West (Howard Shore) 4:33
023 A.I. : ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - Where Dreams are
Made (John Williams) 3:43
024 SOMEWHERE IN TIME - Main Theme (John Barry) 6:09
025 ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE - We Have All the
Time in the World (John Barry) 3:28
026 PATRIOT GAMES - Electronic Battlefield (James Horner)
3:37
027 GLADIATOR - Now We Are Free (Hans Zimmer / Lisa Gerrard)
6:32
028 RAGING BULL - Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
(Mascagni) 3:17
029 THE DEERHUNTER - Cavatina (Stanley Myers) 3:11
030 OUT OF AFRICA - Main Theme (John Barry) 4:31"
"50","2d9a0c6c2b","New Japanese CDs by Chacksfield and
Mantovani","On 21 May 2004, the following were released
in Japan:
1. Immortal Serenades by Frank Chacksfield. Catalogue number
UICY1570
This Frank Chacksfield album was originally released in
1958!
14 Tracks total:
1. Toselli's Serenade
2. Fair Maid Of Perth - Serenade
3. Student Prince - Serenade
4. Don Giovanni - Deh, Vieni All Finestra
5. Pierne's Serenade
6. Barcarolle (Tales Of Hoffman)
7. Romeo And Juliet
8. Les Millions D'Arlequin
9. Don Pasquale - Com' E Gentil (Serenata)
10. Schubert's Serenade
11. Angels Serenade
12. Serenade To A Mandarin
13. Mephistopheles' Serenade (Damnation Of Faust)
14. Cavalleria Rusticana - Siciliana
2. New Ebb Tide by Frank Chacksfield
This Frank Chacksfield album was originally released in
1964! Catalogue number UICY1569
1. Ebb Tide
2. How Deep Is The Ocean
3. Deep River
4. Stranger On The Shore
5. Moonlight On The Ganges
6. Sea Mist
7. Shenandoah
8. La Mer
9. Moon River
10. Sleepy Lagoon
11. Victory At Sea
3. Mantovani Magic by Mantovani
This Mantovani album was originally released in 1965.
12 Tracks total. Catalogue number UICY1567
1. Misty
2. Red Roses For A Blue Lady
3. Chim Chim Cheree
4. Love Me With All Your Heart
5. Goodnight Sweetheart
6. Cara Mia
7. I Wish You Love
8. Lover
9. Stardust
10. Mona Lisa
11. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
12. Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart
4. The Mantovani Touch by Mantovani
This Mantovani album was originally released in 1968.
12 Tracks total. Catalogue number UICY1568
1. On A Clear Day You Can See Forever
2. Alfie
3. Release Me
4. A Man And A Woman
5. Almost There
6. What Now My Love (Et Maintenant)
7. Edelweiss
8. A Day In The Life Of A Fool
9. My Cup Runneth Over
10. The Days Of Wine And Roses
11. The Impossible Dream
12. Puppet On A String"
"51","45244aeebe","New Japanese CDs by Chacksfield and
Mantovani","On 21 May 2004, the following were released
in Japan:
1. Immortal Serenades by Frank Chacksfield. Catalogue number
UICY1570
This Frank Chacksfield album was originally released in
1958!
14 Tracks total:
1. Toselli's Serenade
2. Fair Maid Of Perth - Serenade
3. Student Prince - Serenade
4. Don Giovanni - Deh, Vieni All Finestra
5. Pierne's Serenade
6. Barcarolle (Tales Of Hoffman)
7. Romeo And Juliet
8. Les Millions D'Arlequin
9. Don Pasquale - Com' E Gentil (Serenata)
10. Schubert's Serenade
11. Angels Serenade
12. Serenade To A Mandarin
13. Mephistopheles' Serenade (Damnation Of Faust)
14. Cavalleria Rusticana - Siciliana
2. New Ebb Tide by Frank Chacksfield
This Frank Chacksfield album was originally released in
1964! Catalogue number UICY1569 |