The Egyptian (1999)

About this title: The 1954 20th Century Fox feature film The Egyptian is unique in cinema history for its combination of music-composition talents -- both Bernard Herrmann and Alfred Newman composed the score, which was the most successful component of the film. Not that some Hollywood scores didn't incorporate the work of two or more composers, but Herrmann was notoriously reticent to mix his work with that of anyone else, and the idea of two men of Herrmann's and Newman's stature collaborating was unusual. An attempt at a serious historical drama, and more character-driven than a lot of other costume movies ... read more

Tracks:

1. Prelude [From the Egyptian] [Herrmann]
2. The Ruins [From the Egyptian] [Herrmann]
3. The Red Sea & Childhood [From the Egyptian] [Herrmann]
4. The Nile & Temple [From the Egyptian] [Herrmann]
5. Her Name Was Merit [From the Egyptian] [Newman]
6. The Chariot Ride [From the Egyptian] [Herrmann]
7. Pursuit [From the Egyptian] [Herrmann]
8. Akhnaton - One Deity [From the Egyptian] [Newman]
9. Taia [From the Egyptian] [Herrmann]
10. Party's End [From the Egyptian] [Herrmann]
11. Nefer-Nefer-Nefer [From "The Egyptian"] [Herrmann]
12. The Rebuke [From the Egyptian] [Herrmann]
13. The Deed [From the Egyptian] [Herrmann]
14. The Harp & Couch [From the Egyptian] [Herrmann]
15. The Perfection of Love [From the Egyptian] [Herrmann]
16. Violence [From the Egyptian] [Herrmann]
17. Valley of the Kings [From the Egyptian] [Newman]
18. The Homecoming [From the Egyptian] [Herrmann]
19. Hymn to Aton [From the Egyptian] [Newman]
20. Sights, Sounds & Smells [From the Egyptian] [Newman]
21. Live for Our Son [From "The Egyptian"] [Newman]
22. Am I Mad? [From the Egyptian] [Newman]
23. The True Pharoah [From the Egyptian] [Herrmann]
24. The Tomb [From the Egyptian] [Herrmann]
25. The Holy War [From the Egyptian] [Herrmann]
26. Dance Macabre [From the Egyptian] [Herrmann]
27. Death of Merit [From the Egyptian] [Newman]
28. Death of Akhnaton [From the Egyptian] [Newman]
29. The New Pharaoh [From the Egyptian] [Newman]
30. Exile & Death [From the Egyptian] [Newman]

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