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Cleopatra [Double CD] [Original recording remastered] [Soundtrack] [Import]

~ Alex North
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  • Conductor: Alex North
  • Composer: Alex North
  • Audio CD (20 Mar 2001)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Double CD, Original recording remastered, Soundtrack, Import
  • Label: Varese Sarabande
  • ASIN: B00005ABKF
  • Other Editions: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 271,331 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Disc: 1
1. Overture
2. Main Title
3. Pharsalia
4. Caesar to Egypt
5. VIPs/King Ptolemy
6. Pompey's Ring
7. Gift for Caesar
8. Only Yesterday
9. Epilepsy
10. Great Library
See all 29 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. Cleopatra's Barge
2. Most Becoming
3. Food
4. Antony and Cleopatra in Tarses
5. Bacchus
6. Antony and Cleopatra's Love
7. One Breath Closer
8. Love and Hate
9. Athens
10. Cleopatra's Ambition
See all 24 tracks on this disc

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Finally available after four decades, this complete two-CD set of Alex North's monumental two-and-a-half-hour score for Cleopatra (1963) is a dream come true for serious film music aficionados. The story of the restoration of this music is an epic in itself, well told in the excellent accompanying 24-page colour booklet. The score is a landmark in film composition, combining elements of the bold militarism of Miklós Rózsa's Ben-Hur (1959) with North's own much more modernistic style to create a work which ranges from cold menace and atonality to the deep lyricism and romance. Considering the overlapping subject matter it is unsurprising to find references to North's own music for Spartacus (1960), though the material here is almost entirely new and is based on separate themes for Cleopatra's relationships with Anthony and Caesar, together with an "ambition" theme. Around these North weaves an extraordinarily complex fabric, interspersed with such bold set pieces as "Moon Gate" and the 14-minute "Sea Battle". Use of percussion, from the savagely warlike to the glitteringly mysterious is always imaginative, never resorting to Hollywood cliché. The restored sound, while lacking the impact of more modern recordings, is full and highly detailed. This is probably the most essential archive soundtrack release since John Williams' Superman. --Gary S Dalkin

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Soundtrack as they should be, 30 Sep 2003
By Peter Morrison "luxor180" (Nottingham, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cleopatra (Audio CD)
The opening music of this film have stayed with me for over 40 years (I even wrote some lyrics for it) The composer had his own ideas of how this score should be done and most of it is inspired. From the use of the the original style of Roman horns for blaring fanfares, to cues reminiscent of Prokofiev, to the almost 50's love theme for Anthony and Cleopatra, the music is interesting and compelling. The amount of music for the film was immense. Some have said North borrowed from Spartacus, but this is pure nonsense. These were two very different films. There is none of the innocence of the love in the other film. Cleopatra is about people who know their way around. The jet setters of the Roman World, and the music reflects this. As far as I can tell every cue is there on the discs.
The recording is crisp and the double disc set comes with a 24 page booklet crammed with information about the film and the music.
This is a must for anyone who claims to be a serious collector of film music, or indeed for those who just love music.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars CLEOPATRA,S BACK WITH AVENGANCE!, 10 Sep 2001
By A Customer
This review is from: Cleopatra (Audio CD)
FOR MOST OF MY ADULT LIFE I,VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR A COPY OF THIS BRILLIANT SCORE BY ALEX NORTH, WHEN I FIRST HEARD THE MAIN THEME I JUST COULD,NT GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD, BUT NOW IT,S HERE AT LONG LAST, THE MUSIC ON THIS DOUBLE CD HAS BEEN TOTALLY REMASTERED TO TODAYS STANDARDS, THE MUSIC SOUNDS AS FRESH AS IT DID ALL THOSE YEARS AGO, THE MUSIC HAS BEAUTIFUL SWEEPING THEMES FOR CLEOPATRA,JULIUS CEASAR AND MARK ANTONY, THIS SOUNDTRACK IS FOR ALEX NORTH FANS OR FANS OF THE FILM ITSELF.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A treat for all ears., 3 Dec 2007
By S. M. Araujo (Rio Tinto, Portugal) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cleopatra (Audio CD)
For years and years I wore out my Cleopatra vhs tapes and dived into the enchantment of Ancient Egypt. The movie is a feast for all five senses and Alex North's soundtrack is truly fantastic - I love working (I'm a literature researcher) listening to this wonderful edition.
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