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World music CD DVD shop and Classic distribution
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ID: CDC007 (EAN: 845458000079) | 1 CD | DDD Ausgefolgt: 2010
- LABEL:
- Carl Davis Collection
- Subkolektion:
- Orchester
- Komponisten:
- DAVIS, Carl
- Ensembles:
- The Wren Orchestra
- Dirigenten:
- DAVIS, Carl
- Andere Infos:
Music for Abel Gance's classic silent film Napoleon: Eagle of Destiny
Carl Davis’ score for the epic 1921 silent movie Napoleon has come to be recognised as a milestone in modern day scoring for silent films. The film when shown is across three screens and is a monumental epic of over five hours in duration when screened in its entirety, and new fragments are still being discovered. Carl Davis was commissioned to write the score at over five hours it was to be the longest in cinema history. The release here is an abridged version. Kevin Brownlow responsible for restoring and bringing a revival of the film said it was the finest score he had ever heard for a film, it not only fitted precisely the action and mood of every sequence, it enhanced the emotional quality of the film. ‘Exalting’, is the only word to describe the effect. The critics were equally enthusiastic. ‘This is the cinematic wonder of the age’ said the Times, ‘and Carl Davis’ score provides a perfect accompaniment- subtle but grandiloquent.’
The score is a mixture of existing music arrangements of traditional material and new composition. During his research into the Hollywood series Carl Davis discovered that this method was the way the composers for silent film worked. This score is his tribute to them.
| DAVIS, Carl (b.1936) | | | Napoleon | | | 1. | Eagle of Destiny | 3:35 | | | 2. | Teaching the Marseillaise | 5:48 | | | 3. | Reunion In Corsica | 4:05 | | | 4. | Pursued | 3:46 | | | 5. | Double Storm | 8:52 | | | 6. | Drums of the 6th Regiment | 2:20 | | | 7. | Victor of Toulon | 3:57 | | | 8. | Bal des Victimes: Gigue | 2:21 | | | 9. | Bal des Victimes: The Fan | 1:05 | | | 10. | Bal des Victimes: Tambourin | 1:14 | | | 11. | Acting Lesson | 4:37 | | | 12. | Ghosts | 3:27 | | | 13. | Peroration | 3:51 | | | 14. | Strange Conductor In the Sky | 3:28 | |
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