MIKLOS ROZSA TREASURY (1949-1968)

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FSM presents the Miklós Rózsa Treasury (1949-1968), a 15CD set celebrating one of the giants of film music. In this single package FSM makes available virtually every surviving, as-yet-unreleased note from the composer’s fertile and productive association with M-G-M.

At the core of the set are the first-ever complete releases of Madame Bovary and Quo Vadis (reconstructed with sound effects in some cues), two of the most sought-after titles in the composer’s filmography. Scores that have previously circulated in pirate editions—Young Bess, The Story of Three Loves and All the Brothers Were Valiant—are included with professional mastering and comprehensive bonus tracks. There are also complete (or near-complete) scores that have never appeared in any prior format, such as The Light Touch, Crisis, The Asphalt Jungle, Tip on a Dead Jockey, Something of Value and Crest of the Wave, plus surviving cues from The Red Danube, The Miniver Story and East Side, West Side. All this—and more: the U.K. recording of Knights of the Round Table is included for the first time complete (an abridged version was released by Varèse Sarabande), and Rózsa’s (uncredited) contribution to Beau Brummell is presented alongside the full original score by Richard Addinsell.

Extensive bonus tracks throughout the set shed light on both the filmmaking and composing processes, allowing fans to see how certain ideas were developed and changed over time.

The Treasury “closes the book” on previous FSM releases Knights of the Round Table and Lust for Life with additional bonus tracks; and also includes bonus tracks from King of Kings and Ivanhoe for which there was not room on their earlier Rhino editions.

This amazing set also makes available several score re-recordings conducted by Rózsa himself, including El Cid, The V.I.P.s and the first genuine stereo CD release of King of Kings. And for the first time ever on CD, listeners can hear the “greatest hits” album Rózsa recorded for MGM Records in 1963: Great Movie Themes Composed by Miklós Rózsa.

Crowning this magnificent achievement is the premiere release of the complete score to The Power—previously available only in abridged form, now with extensive bonus tracks and mastered for the first time from the (newly discovered) original 35mm scoring masters.

The three clamshell cases come in a deluxe box with a 48-page booklet containing a short essay and complete track listings. Online you will find free extensive notes in the finest FSM tradition by FSM regulars Lukas Kendall and Al Kaplan, plus Rózsa Society members Frank K. DeWald and John Fitzpatrick. There are also original LP notes and a few surprises.

This is a set to be loved and cherished by Rozsaphiles past, present and future. With only 2,000 being pressed, it is sure to become a collector’s item. 

CD1:
Tracks 1-26
1. Madame Bovary 65:07

Tracks 27-32
2. Bonus Tracks 11:57

CD2:
Tracks 1-8
1. The Red Danube 13:54

Tracks 9-13
2. The Miniver Story 9:19

Tracks 14-18
3. The Asphalt Jungle 9:00

Tracks 19-20
4. East Side, West Side 3:43

Tracks 21-40
5. The Light Touch 41:29

CD3:
Tracks 1-34
1. Quo Vadis (Music and Effects Reconstruction) 78:46

CD4:
Tracks 1-12
1. Quo Vadis (Archival Music) 26:19

Tracks 13-24
2. Pre-Recordings 17:15

Tracks 25-28
3. Pre-Recorded Marches 18:14

Tracks 29-34
4. Pre-Recorded Fanfares 3:05

Tracks 25-42
5. Original Soundtrack Fanfares 2:23

Tracks 43-44
6. Additional and Alternate Cues 4:28

CD5:
Tracks 1-23
1. The Story of Three Loves 55:48

Tracks 24-35
2. Bonus Tracks 22:01

CD6:
Tracks 1-25
1. Young Bess 62:01

Tracks 26-41
2. Bonus Tracks 15:01

CD7:
Tracks 1-15
1. All the Brothers Were Valiant 48:46

Tracks 16-26
2. Revised Cues 29:21

CD8:
Tracks 1-23
1. Knights of the Round Table 72:21

Tracks 24-27
2. Source Music 6:04

CD9:
Tracks 1-11
1. Crest of the Wave 14:40

Tracks 12-14
2. Beau Brummell 11:34

Tracks 15-31
3. Beau Brummell 28:15

Tracks 32-39
4. Source Music 7:49

Tracks 40-45
5. Outtakes 8:28

Track 46
6. Crest of the Wave 5:24

CD 10:
Tracks 1-23
1. Something of Value 49:26

Tracks 24-34
2. Crisis 16:02

Tracks 35-40
3. Bonus Tracks 12:57

CD 11:
Tracks 1-12
1. Tip On a Dead Jockey 29:01

Tracks 35-40
2. Bonus Tracks 12:53

Tracks 18-29
3. Madame Bovary 26:48

Track 30
4. Rogue's March 0:43

Tracks 31-35
5. Desperate Search 4:59

Track 36
6. Code Two 3:16

CD 12:
Tracks 1-16
1. King of Kings 42:36

Tracks 17-33
2. Soundtrack Alternates and Outtakes 33:55

Track 34
3. The Prayer of Our Lord (outtake) 2:19

CD 13:
Tracks 1-12
1. El Cid 45:07

Tracks 13-20
2. Ivanhoe 11:59

Track 21
3. Knights of the Round Table 5:56

Tracks 22-26
4. Lust for Life 8:13

Track 27
5. King of Kings 2:28

CD 14:
Tracks 1-12
1. The V.I.P.s 40:55

Tracks 13-20
2. Great Movie Themes Composed by Miklós Rózsa 33:29

CD 15:
Tracks 1-18
1. The Power 46:33

Tracks 18-29
2. Source Music 21:52

Tracks 30-31
3. Pre-Recordings 5:03