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Academy Award Winning Film Scores

CONTINENTAL, THE Theme 1934  
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from the motion picture "The Gay Divorcee"

First Oscar Winner for Best Song of the Year
Composers
Conrad, Con
Magidson, Herb

CONTINENTAL, THE Theme 1934  
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from the motion picture "The Gay Divorcee"

First Oscar Winner for Best Song of the Year
Composers
Conrad, Con
Magidson, Herb

STAGECOACH Suite 1939  
6:39 [ Details ]
Music from the Oscar winning film score
Composer
Hageman, Richard

NOW, VOYAGER
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Main Title and Final Scene 1942  
5:00 [ Details ]
Suite
Composer
Steiner, Max

BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, THE Suite 1946  
12:00 [ Details ]
Main Title
Homecoming
Homer Goes Upstairs
Wilma's Theme
Citation; Bomber Graveyard
Nightmare
End Title

Won Oscar for Best score of the Year.
Composer
Friedhofer, Hugo

SUNSET BOULEVARD Suite
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Suite 1950  
7:44 [ Details ]
Prelude
Norma Desmond
The Studio Stroll
The Comeback:Norma as Salome
Paramount on Parade

Oscar winning film score arranged by Charles Gerhardt and Leonid Raab

Recorded on SUNSET BOULEVARD: The Classic Film Scores by Franz Waxman. Charles Gerhardt conducts National Philharmonic (RCA)

Complete soundtrack recorded by Joel McNeeley and Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Varese Sarabande)
Composer
Waxman, Franz

PLACE IN THE SUN, A
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Orchestral 1951  
8:34 [ Details ]
A Suite for Alto Sax (or Guitar) solo and orchestra

Prelude
Angela
Loon Lake
Farewell & Frenzy
The Farewell

Recorded on SUNSET BOULEVARD: The Classic Film Scores by Franz Waxman. Charles Gerhardt conducts the National Philharmonic. Ronnie Chamberlin alto sax soloist (RCA)

Recorded by John Mauceri with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra on "Hollywood Dreams" Kenneth Radnofsky, alto sax soloist (Phillips Classics)

Oscar winning film score

. Arrangement for Guitar and alto sax by Greg Nestor also available

Composer
Waxman, Franz

HIGH NOON Theme 1952  
2:33 [ Details ]
Theme "Do not forsake me Oh My Darling" (vocal optional)

Arranged by Christopher Palmer
Composer
Tiomkin, Dimitri

LILI Ballet 1953  
5:30 [ Details ]
Oscar Winning Film Score
Composer
Kaper, Bronislau

HIGH & THE MIGHTY, THE
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Suite 1954  
6:46 [ Details ]
Prelude, Safe Landing & Jiubilo

Arranged by Christopher Palmer and Patrick Russ

Theme 1:58 (vocal 1:47) also available

Music from the Oscar winning film score Recorded by Richard Kaufman and the London Symphony Orchestra for "The High & The Mighty" CD (Varese Sarabande)

Composer
Tiomkin, Dimitri

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
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Overture & Epilogue 1956  
2:48 & 5:55 [ Details ]
Overture (2:48)

Epilogue (5:55)

from the Oscar Winning Film Score

Composer
Young, Victor

EXODUS Rhapsody for cello & orchestra 1960  
6:25 [ Details ]
Rhapsody for Cello & Orchestra

Music from the Oscar winning film score

Cello/piano reduction is available for sale

Composer
Gold, Ernest

LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
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Overture &Suite 1962  
5:00 & 12:58 [ Details ]
Suite (12:58) - Main Titles, Rescue, Desert, Horse Stampede, & Overture

Overture (5:00) available without Suite

Main Title

Composer
Jarre, Maurice

BORN FREE Theme 1966  
4:45 [ Details ]
Music from the Oscar winning score
Composer
Barry, John

LOVE STORY Theme 1970  
2:30 [ Details ]
Arranged by Henry Mancini

Oscar Winning Film Score
Composer
Lai, Francis

GODFATHER, THE Suite 1972  
22:00 & 32:30 [ Details ]
Sicilian Pastorale 1:40
The Immigrant 3:00
The Pickup 2:12
Kay 2:42
Love Theme 5:00
A New Carpet: Tarantella 1:58
Waltz 3:34
End Title from THE GODFATHER: Part II

Recorded by Ricardo Muti on (SONY) 22:00

From THE GODFATHER Part III 32:00 edition

Marcia Religioso 4:22
Marcia Festa 1:38
Marcia Stilo Italiano 1:53 (from THE GODFATHER Part II)
The Immigrant/Love Theme 2:29
Intermezzo 3:20
Preludio from Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni/Coppola) 6:11
Finale (Coda) 2:04

Rota's music arranged by Carmine Coppola and recorded by Silva Screen (32:30)
Composer
Rota, Nino

PASSAGE TO INDIA, A
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A Symphonic Journey 1984  
10:00 [ Details ]
A Symphonic Journey in One Movement

Prelude, Bombay, Statues, Kashmir & End Titles, Adelia's Theme (2:23), Bombay March (1:17)

Adelia's Theme aka End Credits (2:41) available as separate piece

Arranged by Christopher Palmer

Composer
Jarre, Maurice

LAST EMPEROR, THE Theme 1987  
5:56 [ Details ]
Oscar winning film score
Composer
Sakamoto, Ryuichi

DANCES WITH WOLVES Suite and Theme 1990  
18:10 [ Details ]
Pawnee Attack, Kicking Bird's Gift, Journey To Fort Sedgewick, Two Socks: The Wolf Theme, Farewell & Finale.

The John Dunbar Theme(2:26)

Music from the Oscar Winning Score
As featured in the composers MOVIEOLA CD (Epic)
Composer
Barry, John

EMMA 1996  
4:20 [ Details ]
Composer
Portman, Rachel

ENGLISH PATIENT, THE Suite 1996  
4:07 [ Details ]
Music from the Oscar winning film score
Composer
Yared, Gabriel

SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE Suite 1998  
7:17 [ Details ]
Suite & End Credits

from the Oscar Winning Film Score
Composer
Warbeck, Stephen

CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON 2000  
5:08 [ Details ]
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon / "The Eternal Vow"

From the Oscar Winning Film Score.
Composer
Dun, Tan

FINDING NEVERLAND Suite 2004  
5:13 [ Details ]
Where is Mr. Barrie?, This is Neverland, and Why Does She Have to Die?

Winner of the Oscar for Best Score of the Year
Composer
Kaczmarek, Jan A.P.