Urania Records will release John Williams: Seven for Luck & Other Music for Film and the Concert Stage, a new album featuring the first complete recording of Seven for Luck, the Academy Award-winning composer’s only song cycle. Also included are chamber arrangements of Williams’ themes from Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List and Sydney Pollack’s Sabrina, Viktor’s Tale from The Terminal, The Letter from The Fabelmans, The Days in Between from Stepmom and three pieces from Memoirs of a Geisha. Pianist Simone Pedroni is the featured soloist. Other musicians include Maria Grazia Aschei (Soprano), Fausto Ghiazza (Clarinet), Christiana Coppola (Cello), Luca Stocco (Oboe) and Marco Bronzi (Violin) . The album will be released digitally next Tuesday, November 10 and physically a couple of weeks later. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version and check out the full track list below.
Here’s the album track list:
1. Seven for Luck I. Song (4:29)
2. Seven for Luck II. Chocolate (1:47)
3. Seven for Luck III. Adolescence (4:40)
4. Seven for Luck IV. Black on a Saturday Night (2:55)
5. Seven for Luck V. Serenade (5:06)
6. Seven for Luck VI. Expecting (2:55)
7. Seven for Luck VII. Starting Over (5:29)
8. Viktor’s Tale from “The Terminal” (4:05)
9. Three Pieces for Solo Cello I. Rosewood (6:10)
10. Three Pieces for Solo Cello II. Pickin’ (3:08)
11. Three Pieces for Solo Cello III. The Long Way North (6:33)
12. Theme from “Schindler’s List” (4:21)
13. The Days in Between from “Stepmom” (5:27)
14. Conversations for Piano No. 3 “Chet and Miles” (3:51)
15. Theme from “Sabrina” (5:06)
16. The Letter from “The Fabelmans” (2:06)
17. Three Pieces from “Memoirs of a Geisha” I. Sayuri’s Theme (4:19)
18. Three Pieces from “Memoirs of a Geisha II. A Dream Discarded (2:45)
19. Three Pieces from “Memoirs of a Geisha III. Going to School (3:06)