CD 41 UK
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CD41 002 [soundtrack] MICHAEL POWELL & EMERIC PRESSBURGER CD 08.2016
: THE RED SHOES
1. Archers ident
2. 49th Parallel - Prelude
3. 49th Parallel – Epilogue
4. A Matter of Life & Death - Prelude/This Is the Universe
5. A Matter of Life & Death - The Waiting Room/Washed Ashore
6. A Matter of Life & Death - Prelude/Stairway to Heaven
7. An Airman's Letter to His Mother
8. The Life & Death of Colonel Blimp – Prelude
9. The Life & Death of Colonel Blimp – War Starts at Midnight
10. Commando Patrol
11. A Canterbury Tale - Prelude
12. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
13. The Red Shoes - Prelude
14. The Red Shoes - Ballet Music
15. Black Narcissus - Prologue
16. Black Narcissus - Composed Sequence
17. Gone to Earth - Prelude
18. Gone to Earth - The Tryst
19. Gone to Earth - The Hunt
20. The Small Back Room - Composed Sequence
21. The Small Back Room - Epilogue
22. Tales of Hoffman - Orchestral Tuning
These include 49th Parallel (1941), The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943),
A Canterbury Tale (1944), A Matter of Life and Death (1946), Black Narcissus (1947),
The Red Shoes (1948), The Small Back Room (1949), Gone To Earth (1950) and Tales of
Hoffman (1951).
The CD booklet features detailed notes on the films and the accompanying scores, as
well as biographies of Gray and Easdale. This digitally restored collection is a must
for all with an interest in vintage film soundtracks and British light/orchestral
music, as well as the dazzling vision of Michael Powell and his gifted (if undervalued)
musical collaborators.
(darla@promo.darla.com)
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