Wartime in the Dream Factory
Donald Macleod considers how the Second World War affected the Hollywood film industry. Including music by by Waxman, Tiomkin, Herrrmann and Rozsa.
"Sound of Cinema" moves towards the Second World War as Donald Macleod and guest John Wilson consider how the conflict affected the Hollywood Film industry. While profits at the box office soared, further opportunities arose from the war effort encouraging a successful alliance between film director Frank Capra and composer Dimitri Tiomkin. Meanwhile, two newcomers arrived: Miklos Rozsa and Bernard Herrmann, a man with some rather different ideas on how the music for a film should be produced.
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Bernard Herrmann
Suite from Citizen Kane
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Elmer Bernstein.- Milan: 140812.
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MGM Studio Orchestra
The Philadelphia Story
Conductor: Franz Waxman.- Warner: 8122757012.
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Franz Waxman
Objective, Burma!
Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Gerhardt.- RCA Red Seal: RD87017.
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Dimitri Tiomkin
Lost Horizon
Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra. Choir: John Alldis Choir. Conductor: Charles Gerhardt.- RCA Red Seal: 888697779332.
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Miklós Rózsa
Double Indemnity Suite
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Bernas.- RPO023.
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