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Review

This is the sixth release in a new series of beautiful lovelorn recordings from the RCA Red Seal imprint. The goal seems to be capturing the emotion and musical magic of 17 beloved films with new interpretations of their familiar themes or classical pieces from them. The liner notes by series compiler Peter Munves invites listeners to enter into a world of reverie where they can feel joyous, cry, whatever. In one sense, the movie memories evoked comprise a unique travelogue to exotic locales (Africa, Italy, England, France...Seattle) as it brings back memories by some of the most treasured modern film scorers (Henry Mancini, Ennio Morricone, Leonard Bernstein, James Horner) and classical composers (Puccini, Mozart, Bach, Rachmaninoff). Each song features a unique arrangement and a guest conductor or soloist. These include the Mancini Pops Orchestra ("Cinema Paradiso"); flutist James Galway ("My Heart Will Go On," from Titanic, "Unchained Melody" from Ghost, "Beauty and the Beast," Mozart's "Adagio ma Non Troppo" from Green Card); clarinetist Richard Stoltzman ("When I Fall in Love," from Sleepless in Seattle, "Philadelphia," Mozart's "Adagio" from Out of Africa); and the late, legendary guitarist Chet Atkins with the Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler ("Scarborough Fair" from The Graduate). ~ Jonathan Widran, All Music Guide

Performances

Composer	Title	Time
Ennio Morricone	Cinema Paradiso, film score (Cinema Paradiso Theme)	4:32
James Horner	Titanic, film score (My Heart Will Go On)	4:50
Victor Young	When I Fall in Love	4:32
Alex North	Unchained Melody, song (from the film "Unchained")	3:25
Neil Young	Philadelphia (from the film)	2:52
Paul Simon	Scarborough Fair	3:53
Alan Menken	Beauty and the Beast, film score (Beauty & the Beast)	3:39
Herman Hupfeld	As Time Goes By	3:11
Henry Mancini	Breakfast at Tiffany's, film score (Moon River)	3:45
Nino Rota	Work(s) (Romeo & Juliet Love Theme / La Strada Love Theme)	3:09
Giacomo Puccini	La bohème, opera (Act 1. Love Duet)	3:55
Giacomo Puccini	La bohème, opera (Musetta's Waltz)	4:37
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622 (Adagio (conclusion))	3:13
Giacomo Puccini	La Rondine (The Swallow), opera (Doretta's Dream)	2:45
Giacomo Puccini	Gianni Schicchi, opera (O mio babbino caro)	2:30
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major, K. 313 (K. 285c) (Adagio ma non troppo (part 1))	5:24
Johann Sebastian Bach	Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ("Double"), BWV 1043 (Largo ma non tanto)	7:22
Sergey Rachmaninov	Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Introduction and 24 Variations), in A minor for piano & orchestra, Op. 43 (18th Variation)	2:49
Leonard Bernstein	Somewhere, song (from "West Side Story")	4:05