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• A legend in British concert halls, Sir Malcolm Arnold wasalso in demand as a composer of film music in Hollywoodand beyond. • Including an overture for the New York premiere, the scorefor The Roots of Heaven adds drama and atmosphere to thestory of one man's crusade to save African elephants fromextinction. • David Copperfield was Arnold's last film score and one ofhis most expressive and memorable, summed up as 'trulyamazing' by director Delbert Mann. • Classics Today has described this recording as 'a treatfor Arnold fans and movie buffs alike. '• Recorded at the Mosfilm Studio, Moscow, 4-7 April 2000 bythe Moscow Symphony Orchestra conducted by WilliamStromberg. • The score restorations were realized by John W. Morgan,who, with Mr. Stromberg amongst others has, since theearly 90s, worked in reconstructing and re-recording thegreat symphonic film scores composed during Hollywood'sGolden Age of the mid 30s to the late 50s. Album Tracks 1. 01. Overture 2. 02. Main Title 3. 03. Fort Lamy 4. 04. the Great Elephants 5. 05. Morel's Retribution 6. 06. Morel's Camp 7. 07. Minna and St. Denis 8. 08. Minna and Major Forsythe 9. 09. the Jungle Clearing 10. 10. the Elephant Herd 11. 11. Minna's Dream 12. 12. the Ivory Poachers 13. 13. the Elephant Hunt 14. 14. Morel's Capture 15. 15. at the Well 16. 16. the Sand Storm 17. 17. Return to Biondi 18. 18. Return to Biondi (Part 2) 19. 19. Minna's Goodbye 20. 20. Finale - End Titles 21. 21. Main Title 22. 22. Return to Yarmouth 23. 23. Visit to Aunt Betsey - Davy Loves Emily 24. 24. Agnes's Arrival - Mother's Funeral 25. 25. Mr. Micawber 26. 26. Memories of Dora and Steerforth 27. 27. Love for Dora 28. 28. Mr. Micawber Exposes Heep 29. 29. Dora's Declaration 30. 30. Agnes Leaves David 31. 31. in Search of Emily 32. 32. Emigration to Australia 33. 33. David's Reso