Quartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1970 classic The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes co-written and directed by Billy Wilder and starring Robert Stephens, Geneviève Page, Colin Blakely and Christopher Lee. The 2-CD set features the remastered original score from the MGM production composed and conducted by Miklós Rózsa (Ben-Hur, Spellbound, Quo Vadis, King of Kings, Ivanhoe) and performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on the first disc, as well as all the source music from the movie (supervised by the composer), the premiere CD edition of the the piece Fantasy that Rózsa recorded for his album Rózsa Conducts Rózsa and a new remastering of the premiere recording of the violin concerto on which parts of the score are based.
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New Soundtrack Albums for ‘A Passage to India’ and ‘The Beastmaster’ Announced
Quartet Records has announced three new limited edition soundtrack releases. First up is a new soundtrack album for the 1984 historical drama A Passage to India directed by David Lean and starring Judy David, Victor Banerjee, Peggy Ashcroft, James Fox and Alec Guiness. The album features the film’s complete original score composed and conducted by Maurice Jarre who previously worked with the director on Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago and Ryan’s Daughter. The release includes more than 20 minutes of previously unreleased music, including many cues that were not used in the final cut of the movie. The composer was honored with his third Academy Award for his score in 1985 and the movie received ten more nominations. The music is performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. For the full album details and to check out audio clips, visit Quartet’s official website.