Rebecca (Score) [Original recording remastered, Soundtrack]

Franz Waxman (Artist), Joel McNeely (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 10, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered, Soundtrack
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B00006IK2R
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #126,383 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Main Title/Forward/Opening Scene - Joel McNeely

2. Hotel Lobby

3. Terrace Scene

4. Tennis Montage I

5. Tennis Montage II

6. Proposal Scene

7. Marriage

8. Arrival at Manderley

9. Mrs. Danvers [Original Version]

10. Walk to the Beach

11. The Boathouse

12. Coming Back from Boathouse

13. Rebecca's Room

14. The New Mrs. De Winter

15. Confession Scene

16. Telephone Rings

17. Fireplace Tableau

18. The Fire and Epilogue

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great score from Hollywood's golden era, May 10, 2004

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Bryant Burnette "Bryant Burnette" (Tuscaloosa, AL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rebecca (Score) (Audio CD)

This is a re-recording (by the always-excellent Joel McNeely conducting the Royal Scottish National Orchestra) of Frank Waxman's music for the 1940 film "Rebecca." The movie is historically notable for a number of reasons: it won the Oscar for Best Picture; it was Alfred Hitchcock's first Hollywood film; and it was produced by David O. Selznick concurrently with another little film he produced, "Gone with the Wind." The music was written by German immigrant Franz Waxman, and is lush, gorgeous stuff in the way only scores from this particular era of Hollywood can manage.

The CD is about 55 minutes long, and is composed of 18 tracks. It's a great score, one that gets better with every listen. And as if the score weren't reason enough to buy the CD, the liner notes on the somewhat troubled history of the film in general and the scoring process in particular are fantastic.

Highly recommended to people who love film music.

4 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very beautiful score by Franz Waxman, October 30, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Rebecca (Score) (Audio CD)

I haven't heard this cd yet, I'm only writing this review because they won't have any sample tracks until someone writes a review. I have seen the movie though, and the music is very beautiful.