Franz Waxman (1906-1967)
Part Three
Wednesday 21 May 2008 12:00-13:00 (Radio 3)
Repeated: Wednesday 21 May 2008 20:45-21:45 (Radio 3)
Donald Macleod and film musicologist Rachel Segal examine the life and work of Franz Waxman, one of Hollywood's most celebrated and prolific composers.
Playlist
3/5. Hollywood's Golden Composer
The programme looks at Waxman's back-to-back Academy Award success in 1950 and 1951, when he gained two in succession, having previously been nominated six times without ever winning. Featuring Waxman's moody, jazz-inflected score for A Place in the Sun, and what has been described as his masterpiece - his soundtrack to Billy Wilder's iconic film noir, Sunset Boulevard.
Suite: A Place In The Sun (film score)
Prelude - Angela - Loon Lake - Farewell and Frenzy - The Farewell
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Franz Waxman [live, September 1963]
Columbia CK 66691
CD1 T4
Sunset Boulevard [excerpts]
Sunset Boulevard Prelude
Paramount Studio
Chase and Mansion
Norma Desmond
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Joel McNeely
VARESE SARABANDE 3020667772
Tracks 1-4
Sunset Boulevard [excerpts]
De Mille's Compassion
Norma's Suspicions
A New Interest - The Studio Stroll
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Joel McNeely
VARESE SARABANDE 3020667772,
Tracks 15-17
Sunset Boulevard [excerpts]
The Showdown
Farewell
Joe Walks Out
The Corpse
The Comeback
Cast and End Credits
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Joel McNeely
VARESE SARABANDE 3020667772,
Tracks 19-24
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