Spartacus (1960 Film)

Spartacus (1960 Film) Artist: Alex North
Label: Mca
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Format: Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 008811025625
EAN: 0008811025625
ASIN: B000002OGF


Release Date: 1991-05-14

Spartacus (1960 Film)


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Tracks:

  1. Main Title
  2. Spartacus Love Theme
  3. Gladiators Fight To The Death
  4. Blue Shadows And Puple Hills
  5. Homeward Bound: On To The Sea/Beside The Pool
  6. Hoeful Preparations, Vesuvius Camp
  7. Prelude To Battle: Quiet Interlude/The Final Conflict
  8. On To Vesuvius: Forward, Gladiators/Forest Meeting
  9. Oysters And Snails-Festival
  10. Headed For Freedom
  11. Goodbye My Life, My Love- End Title

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Classic Alex North........2004-07-23

This is a powerful score by Alex North and I think he should have won the Oscar in 1960 for Best Original Score. He lossed to Ernest Gold's Exodus which is good but doesn't sound as good as this one. I would like to see an extended version of this album in the future because only a fraction of the score is on this CD but it's worth it.

5 out of 5 stars Where's the rest?.......2004-05-01

A previous reviewer states that the absence of the complete score on cd is the 'biggest whole in the catalog'. It's worse than that - it's a travesty. We have Cleopatra on two discs, Ben Hur on 2, King of Kings on 2 - the list goes on. Where's Spartacus? The bootlegs have the unpublished cues - in STEREO - so they're out there - waiting. We're waiting . . . . to BUY it.

5 out of 5 stars Companion piece to the composer's own "Cleopatra".......2002-11-20

They don't make 'em like this any more: triumphant, passionate, soaring, reverential, militaristic, and inspirational. While not a "complete" score, it still highlights the best from one of the most epic films ever made.

The best cuts are "Gladiators Fight to the Death", a brilliant piece that accompanied the well-choreographed duel between star Kirk Douglas and veteran Woody Strode and "Goodbye My Life, My Love - End Title", heard as Jean Simmons ("Varinia") bids farewell to the dying Douglas ("Spartacus"). The latter remains one of the most lyrical melodies ever composed for the screen.

5 out of 5 stars Spartacus- Classic music for an epic film.......2002-09-09

Not much to say. Great music for a great movie. These were the type of movies that made Hollywood great (Spartacus, El Cid, Ben Hur, etc.).

If you loved the film, you need this CD for your collection.

4 out of 5 stars

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