The Essential Hollywood [Sony] (2006)

About this title: Sony's two-disc Essential Hollywood compilation collects 27 of the silver screen's greatest themes. While most choices are obvious (Jaws, Gone with the Wind, Star Wars, Lawrence of Arabia etc.), a few, like Max Steiner's "King Kong/The Forgotten Island/Natives/Sacrificial Dance/The Gate of Kong" and Erich Korngold's "Kings Row/Main Title" are pleasant surprises. There are countless other collections like this out there, but as far as quality goes Essential Hollywood features a decent cross-section that pays its respects to both the past and the future of celluloid without coming off as over ... read more

Tracks:

1. Star Wars/Main Title [Williams]
2. Gone with the Wind/Selznick International Fanfare (Newman)/Main Title: [Steiner]
3. Doctor Zhivago/Prelude & Lara's Theme [Jarre]
4. Laura/Main Theme [Raksin]
5. Psycho/Prelude [Herrmann]
6. Psycho/The Murder [Herrmann]
7. Psycho/Finale [Herrmann]
8. Lawrence of Arabia/Overture (Part 2) [Jarre]
9. The Magnificent Seven/Main Title & Calvera's Visit [Bernstein]
10. E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial/Flying Theme [Williams]
11. The Adventures of Robin Hood/Robin Hood & His Merry Men [Korngold]
12. Jaws/Theme [Williams]
13. Vertigo/Scene d'Amour [Herrmann]
14. The Godfather Part 2/End Title [Rota]
15. 20th Century Fox Fanfare (With Cinemascope Extension)/Street Scene (As [Newman]
16. Casablanca/Main Title/The Immigrants/Morocco/"Sam, I Thought I ..." [Steiner]
17. Dr. No/The James Bond Theme [Norman]
18. The Good, The Bad and the Ugly/Titles [Morricone]
19. Close Encounters of the Third Kind/The Dialogue [Williams]
20. King Kong/The Forgotten Island/Natives/Sacrificial Dance/The Gate ... [Steiner]
21. High Noon/Theme [Tiomkin]
22. Sunset Boulevard/Main Title/Norma Desmond/The Studio Stroll/The ... [Waxman]
23. The Pink Panther/Theme [Mancini]
24. Ben-Hur/Parade of the Charioteers [Rózsa]
25. Breakfast at Tiffany's/Moon River [Mancini]
26. Citizen Kane/Rosebud/Finale [Herrmann]
27. Kings Row/Main Title [Korngold]

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