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Formats and Editions
1. Prelude (Feat. Moscow Symphony Orchestra & William Stromberg)
2. Nazi Attack (Feat. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
3. Retreat (Feat. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
4. Dawn (Feat. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
5. The Poem (Feat. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
6. Rout (Feat. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
7. From Italy (Feat. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
8. The Flag (Feat. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
9. Tanks (Feat. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
10. The Road (Feat. Moscow Symphony Orchestra & William Stromberg)
11. Pastorale (Feat. Moscow Symphony Orchestra & William Stromberg)
12. March (Feat. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
13. Grief (Feat. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
14. The Trestle (Feat. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
15. Suspense (Feat. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
16. The Lookout (Feat. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
17. Death Hunt (Feat. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
18. The Bridge (Feat. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
19. The Message (Feat. Moscow Symphony Orchestra & William Stromberg)
20. Waiting (Feat. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
21. Hunt Scherzo (Feat. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
22. Danica's Death (Feat. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
23. The Front (Feat. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
24. Battle And Fanfares (Feat. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
25. Separation (Feat. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
26. Italian (Feat. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
27. Slow March (Feat. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
28. Riva's Death (Feat. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
29. Finale (Feat. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
30. End Title (Feat. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
31. Prelude (Feat. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
32. The Jungle (Feat. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
33. The Snake (Feat. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
34. The Buzzards (Feat. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
35. The Grenades (Feat. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
36. The Pass (Feat. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
37. Wilson's Death (Feat. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
38. The Mountain Ledge (Feat. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
39. The Fall (Feat. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
40. The Fog (Feat. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
41. Croft's Death (Feat. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
42. Prayer And Rescue (Feat. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
43. Finale (Feat. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
More Info:
Moscow Symphony Orchestra conducted by William Stromberg. Music reconstruction and preparation by John Morgan, Anna Bonn and William Stromberg. The Tribute Film Classics team delivers a knockout recording of a great Bernard Herrmann find, the complete score for the 1969 WWII drama, Battle of Neretva. For this film, Herrmann (1911 - 1975), composer of the music for such films as Citizen Kane, Taxi Driver, and numerous Alfred Hitchcock thrillers, delivered one of his most powerful, yet most overlooked works. Written for full orchestra with expanded brass and percussion sections, the score mirrors the tone of the story, and features suspenseful moments of subdued tension, bittersweet string interludes, trudging music of despair for the displaced evacuees, but most of all, incredibly powerful, exciting, and relentless battle music and marches.? The score as heard in the film was, for the most part, butchered. Almost none of the cues are heard in their entirety, and some were dropped altogether. Although an original soundtrack CD was issued on the Southern Cross label, it contained only about thirty minutes of the score. This new Tribute recording doubles that amount, and presents the complete versions of all the music heard in the film, plus several unused cues, all in exceptionally well-recorded, thrillingly detailed sound. For those who have only heard the old CD, and especially those who have only seen the severely edited movie, this new recording will be a revelation. Astute listeners will notice that Herrmann "revisited" a few of his earlier works, reworking a few cues from previous scores, most notably On Dangerous Ground (including the famous Death Hunt, which receives a riveting, adrenaline-filled performance here). Also included are highlights of Herrmann's score for another WWII film, The Naked and the Dead (1958), featuring a pounding, determined main title march that is a showcase for the massed brasses and percussion. Other portions alternate between slower atmospheric pieces for the soldiers' treks through the jungle, and piercing, angry cues when they engage the enemy. The 32 page booklet designed by Jim Titus is filled with extensive notes by Jim Doherty and Kevin Scott on the films and scores. .
