Film Classics (1998)

About this title: For the first release on his Aleph Records label, Lalo Schifrin conducts a concert of familiar movie themes. "Lalo Schifrin presents 100 Years of Cinema" is the subtitle, and it's not entirely accurate, since the earliest music here comes from 1939's Gone With the Wind and The Wizard of Oz, but after that it's an interesting mixture of genres ("Western Medley," "Classics Medley," "Movie Songs Medley") and well-known tunes like "As Time Goes By," "The Shadow of Your Smile," and "The Entertainer." Schifrin, who often sits in for some jazzy piano work, is joined by Dee Dee Bridgewater and Julia ... read more

Tracks:

1. Western Medley [Tiomkin/Bernstein]
2. As Time Goes By [Hupfield]
3. The Shadow of Your Smile [Mandel/Webster]
4. The Theme from James Bond [Barry]
5. Piensa en Mi [Lara/Lara]
6. Classics Medley [Jarre/Karas/Theodor]
7. The Fox [Schifrin]
8. Raiders of the Lost Ark March [Williams]
9. Tara's Theme [Steiner]
10. The Entertainer [Joplin]
11. Homage to Nino Rota [Rota]
12. Movie Songs Medley: Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head/Over the Rainbow [David/Bacharach/Arl]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.