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Elmer Bernstein - Movie Themes, Mood Music & More 1952-62 - Elmer Bernstein was a composer and conductor who became renowned for his work in films and TV, writing, scoring and recording some of the most renowned and recognisable themes in in Hollywood history. He is not related to the renowned composer of stage musicals Leonard Bernstein. Born in 1922, he served in the USAF in WWII, working in Armed Forces Radio, and came to the fore in the early 1950s when he started writing for movies. This 44-track 2-CD collection primarily features soundtrack and commercial recordings of themes and other music written for films and albums during the first decade of his career. In addition, it includes selected titles from his albums InchBlues And BrassInch for Decca and InchMovie & TV ThemesInch on the Choreo tag. It includes InchThe Man With the Golden ArmInch, InchStaccato's ThemeInch, InchThe Magnificent SevenInch, and InchWalk On The Wild SideInch, plus themes from InchThe Ten CommandmentsInch, InchThe ComancherosInch, InchTo Kill A MockingbirdInch and more. Although he composed for many different genres of film, his style was very distinctive, characterised by dramatic and atmospheric melodies and arrangements that invariably conjured up the mood and imagery of the subject. Comprising a selection of works from his early career, this collection offers an entertaining and evocative showcase for that style. Album Tracks 1. Sudden Fear Title Theme 2. Make Haste to Live 3. The Eternal Sea Theme 4. The View from Pompey's Head 5. Man Title Theme from Man with the Golden Arm 6. Clark Street 7. Prelude 8. The Ten Commandments 9. Prelude (Drango Comes to Kennesaw Pass) 10. Men in War 11. The Street 12. Toots Shor's Blues 13. The Tin Star 14. Desire Under the Elms 15. Kings Go Forth 16. To Love and Be Loved 17. Live It Up 18. The Buccaneer 19. B
