Double Indemnity

Double Indemnity

Film Noir pictures from Paramount with dramatic soundtracks are examined in exciting world premiere 2-CD set. Miklos Rozsa, Hugo Friedhofer, Franz Waxman, Victor Young, several other composers are featured. Leading the way is powerhouse, influential Miklos Rozsa soundtrack for equally powerful, influential Billy Wilder classic, Double Indemnity (1944), with Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Edward G. Robinson. Angular main theme that unfolds in deliberate fashion is centerpiece. Nearly 39 minutes of intense, magnificent Rozsa. Following is superb Hugo Friedhofer soundtrack from Billy Wilder's stunning, cynical "media circus" picture Ace In The Hole (1951), starring Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling. Intense "Prelude", somber "Sand Trickle" cave-in material, sultry "Platinum Blonde" tune are amongst several dramatic sequences. Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) affords Franz Waxman considerable room for intense, edged action, dark suspense music to accompany emotionally-charged Anatole Litvak film with Burt Lancaster, Barbara Stanwyck. One track by Nathan Van Cleave also appears. Victor Young follows suit with equally charged, dramatic soundtrack for I Walk Alone (1948), directed by Byron Haskin, starring Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas as clashing ex-partners in crime. Thirty minutes of edged, aggressive music features some of Young's most powerful ever. The Desperate Hours (1955) happily survives in stereo, boasting unusual, rhythmically potent soundtrack by Gail Kubik with one track by Daniele Amfitheatrof. Leith Stevens has his say with dark, agitated soundtrack for 1956 Michael Curtiz picture The Scarlet Hour, with Tom Tryon, Carol Ohmart. Score also features melody from film's original song "Never Let Me Go" by Livingston/Evans. Rounding out exciting collection are three cues by Heinz Roemheld from Union Station (1950), Rudolph Mate's kidnap thriller with William Holden. 2-CD set restored from 35mm magnetic film recordings courtesy Paramount Historical CDs project.
Country USA
Manufacturer Intrada
Binding Audio CD
ReleaseDate 2015-12-08
Format Import
UPCs 720258533524
EANs 0720258533524

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Intrada
Binding	Audio CD
ReleaseDate	2015-12-08
Format	Import
UPCs	720258533524
EANs	0720258533524

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