Paramount Pictures 90th Anniversary: Memorable Scores

Disc 1
1	Hymn to the Fallen / Boston Symphony Orchestra From Saving Private Ryan 6:09
2	Prelude / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra From Double Indemnity 3:16
3	Finale / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra From The Lost Weekend 4:12
4	Departure/Morris Suggests Love/The Proposal/Finale / Leonard Slatkin From The Heiress 2:40
5	Prelude / Royal Scottish National Orchestra From Sunset Boulevard 3:50
6	Prelude / Elmer Bernstein From The Ten Commandments 5:06
7	Moon River / Henry Mancini & His Orchestra & Chorus from Breakfast at Tiffany's 2:42
8	Baby Elephant Walk / Henry Mancini From Hatari! 2:42
9	Main Title / Dick Hazard From Rosemary's Baby / Version 2:25
10	Love Theme From Romeo and Juliet / Henry Mancini & His Orchestra 2:33
11	Once Upon a Time in the West / Ned Nash Orchestra From Once Upon a Time in the West 3:53
12	Theme From Love Story 3:21
13	Main Title (The Godfather Waltz) / Carlo Savina From The Godfather 3:07
14	Love Theme From the Godfather / Carlo Savina 2:39
15	Love Theme From Chinatown (Main Title) / Jerry Goldsmith 2:03
16	End Title / Carmine Coppola From The Godfather, Pt. II 3:53
17	End Title / Jerry Goldsmith From Star Trek: The Motion Picture 3:16
18	Raiders of the Lost Ark / London Symphony Orchestra From Raiders of the Lost Ark 6:03
19	Theme From Terms of Endearment 3:27
20	Love Theme From Flashdance / Helen St. John 3:29
21	Axel F / Harold Faltermeyer From Beverly Hills Cop II 3:02
Disc 2
1	Building the Barn From Witness 4:59
2	Main Title / Shirley Walker From Children of a Lesser God 3:00
3	The Strength of the Righteous (Main Title) From The Untouchables 2:22
4	Fatal Attraction From Fatal Attraction 3:47
5	Main Title / Hummie Mann From The Addams Family 2:01
6	Winter 1948 / William Kraft From Dead Again 2:55
7	Flashback & Photos / John Barry From Indecent Proposal 1:42
8	How Could You Lose Me? (End Title) / Dave Grusin From The Firm 3:39
9	A Clear and Present Danger (Main Title) / James Horner From Clear and Present Danger 5:24
10	For the Love of a Princess / James Horner From Braveheart 4:07
11	Courtroom Montage / Artie Kane From Primal Fear 2:14
12	Zoom B / Artie Kane From Misson: Impossible 2:54
13	End Credits / Jerry Goldsmith From Star Trek: First Contact 5:26
14	Hard to Starboard / James Horner From Titanic 6:50
15	Baby Shower Happenings / London Metropolitan Orchestra From The Rugrats Movie 2:23
16	Italia / Harry Rabinowitz From The Talented Mr. Ripley 1:39
17	Semper Fidelis (Always Faithful) / London Metropolitan Orchestra From Rules of Engagement 4:11
18	The Bait From Misson: Impossible 2 1:03
19	Main Titles From Lara Croft: Tomb Raider 2:06
20	To the Roof From Vanilla Sky 2:21
21	The Mission / Shana Blake Hill From "The Sum of All Fears" 5:58
22	I'm Forrest...Forrest Gump / Alan Silvestri From Forrest Gump 2:41

All Music Guide

Paramount Pictures 90th Anniversary: Memorable Scores actually covers a little less than 60 years of film music, but who's counting -- they were 60 good years. Presented primarily in chronological order (the first and last tracks are the exceptions), this disc presents both original soundtrack recordings and some re-recordings of music -- mostly main and end titles -- representing Paramount's film legacy. In so doing, the disc manages to highlight many of Hollywood's pre-eminent composers as well as present a sort of capsule overview of the changes in film music styles over the years. Starting with straight orchestral masterworks of the '40s and '50s (from composers such as Miklos Rozsa and Elmer Bernstein), the disc then moves to Henry Mancini's early-'60s pop sound with his "Moon River" and "Baby Elephant Walk." The late '60s and early '70s represented a time of great diversity in film and film music, here encapsulated in the syrupy strains of Love Story, immediately followed by the sublime "Waltz" and "Love Theme" from The Godfather. Jerry Goldsmith's triumphant Star Trek: The Motion Picture fanfare and John Williams' unforgettable Raiders of the Lost Ark usher in the post-Star Wars blockbuster sound. Synthesizer-based, pop-influenced music, such as "Axel F." from Beverly Hills Cop, threatened to take over film soundtracks in the mid-'80s, while Maurice Jarre brought an orchestral sensibility to the all-electronic score in his brilliant "Building the Barn" from Witness. By the '90s, symphonic sounds, rock rhythms, and synthesizers began to blend, while composers utilized a full palette to really open up their orchestrations. This disc covers a lot of ground, with the penultimate track from Jerry Goldsmith's score to The Sum of All Fears bringing it all together. His use of vocals with unique instrumentation amidst traditional brass and strings provide a glimpse at the power still inherent in the best film music. From the opening strains of John Williams' powerful "Hymn to the Fallen" to Mark Mothersbaugh's delightful "Baby Shower Happenings," this is an interesting and insightful collection. Some of the tracks aren't as "memorable" as Paramount's marketing department might want you to believe (the inclusion of music from Tomb Raider seems particularly gratuitous) and all of the music here has been previously available elsewhere, but as a sampler and a study of the development of film music as an art form, it's not bad at all. ~ Neil Shurley, All Music Guide