The City Light Symphony Orchestra, founded in Lucerne in 2018, has announced its debut album with the 100-minute program Spotlight on John Williams. The 90-piece orchestra recorded a selection of classic film scores by Williams in the concert hall of the KKL Luzern in September 2020 – with a deliberate focus on his great stylistic diversity. The music is conducted by Kevin Griffiths and the featured soloists include Valentine Michaud, Reinhold Friedrich and Paul Meyer. Pirmin Zängerle is producing the record, which will be released digitally on April 9, 2021 by Prospero Classical (visit Amazon to pre-order) and as a 2-CD set overseas on the same day and internationally in May. Listen to several tracks from the album after the jump.
Here’s the album track list:
Disc 1 (Film Music Masterpieces for Orchestra):
1. Overture (From “The Cowboys”) (9:30)
2. End Credits (From “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom”) (6:24)
3. Main Theme (From “Jurassic Park”) (6:16)
4. The Flight to Neverland (From “Hook”) (4:42)
5. The Chamber of Secrets (From “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets “) (3:54)
6. Fawkes the Phoenix (From “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”) (3:59)
7. Witches, Wands and Wizards (From “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”) (4:39)
8. The Duel (From “The Adventures of Tintin. The Secret of the Unicorn”) (3:05)
9. March (From “Superman”) (4:32)
10. Star Wars – The Force Awakens (Suite for Orchestra): I. March of the Resistance (2:39)
11. Star Wars – The Force Awakens (Suite for Orchestra): II. Rey’s Theme (3:09)
12. Star Wars – The Force Awakens (Suite for Orchestra): III. Scherzo for X-Wings (2:20)
13. Star Wars – The Force Awakens (Suite for Orchestra): IV. The Jedi Steps & Finale (9:28)
Disc 2 (Film Music Masterpieces for Orchestra and Soloists):
1. Theme (From “JFK”) (5:17)
2. Escapades (From “Catch Me If You Can”) For Alto Saxophone & Orchestra: I. Closing In (2:54)
3. Escapades (From “Catch Me If You Can”) For Alto Saxophone & Orchestra: II. Reflections (5:58)
4. Escapades (From “Catch Me If You Can”) For Alto Saxophone & Orchestra: III. Joy Ride (5:09)
5. Main Theme (From “Born on the Fourth of July”) (6:38)
6. Viktor’s Tale (From “The Terminal”) For Solo Clarinet & Orchestra (4:09)
7. Opening Credits (From “The Adventures of Tintin. The Secret of the Unicorn”) (3:02)
8. Nimbus 2000 (From “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”) (2:17)
