The Film Music of Ron Goodwin

Ron Goodwin (Composer), Rumon Gamba (Conductor), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
• Conductor: Rumon Gamba
• Composer: Ron Goodwin
• Audio CD (January 25, 2005)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Chandos
• ASIN: B00069DM7S
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #185,962 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Genre: Musicals
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 25-JAN-2005

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!!, February 22, 2007

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Frank Gierke - See all my reviews
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Great music performed by one of the best orchestras in the world. What more can you ask for?Ron Goodwin is a genius. The music that he wrote is incredible. His best pieces are featured here on this cd. From the great marches like " Force ten from Navarone" to great romantic sounding pieces like "Deadly Stranger" and the love theme from 633 Sqadron. I also really like the selections from "Monte Carlo or Bust"(almost seven minutes long) and the selections from "Those magnificent men in Their flying machines" (six minutes long). Rumon Gamba and the BBC Philharmonic do a great job performing all the pieces, and add another great cd to the Chandos movie series. This is a must have for fans of Ron Goddwin or great film music in general. It well deserves the 5 stars and maybe even more.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not soundtrack music!, January 18, 2011

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John A. Lee "johnalee67" (Maryland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Film Music of Ron Goodwin (Audio CD)

I love the music of Ron Goodwin, particularly "Battle of Britain" and "633 Squadron". Beware, though, that this is not cut from his soundtrack recordings. This is the BBC Philharmonic (i.e. small-time studio orchestra)and directed by some mysterious unknown conductor named Rumon Gamba. Some of the music is chopped up and poorly edited. The entire beginning of "633 Squadron" is cut out and the music starts probably 10 seconds or so from what should be the beginning. "Battle of Britain" is done as a medley of sorts and the individual segments are thrown together with no rhyme or reason.

Forget this CD and spend a little more on the original soundtracks.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars those magnificent men in their flying machines, August 5, 2005

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Mrs. Pauline Laws "Peter Laws" (U.K.) - See all my reviews
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This CD provides a range of music mainly from films and concerned with epic war dramas all from the pen of the well known Ron Goodwin. Films such as 633squadron, submarine - X, operation strongbow, force ten from navarone, where eagles dare are just some which are represented. I was particularly looking for the title'Those magnificant men in their flying machines' to add to a slide show of vintage planes in flight and on exhibition. This fitted the bill just fine.