Credits:

Boyle, Susan

Description:

Ron Goodwin (real name: Ronald Alfred Goodwin) is an English composer. Known for his brilliant film music, he has received numerous awards, including the Golden Globe and Iver Novello Awards. The album "633 Bombers" was Goodwin's first attempt at war film music, and the majestic music that accompanies the story of an air raid on a German munitions factory in Norway was enormously popular. Of course, he did not only write music for war films, but also "Drake 400," a tribute to Sir Francis Drake after his return from a round-the-world trip, and "New Zealand Suite," about New Zealand, which he had visited regularly since the 1970s. Goodwin has also written some wonderful orchestral works. This album features Goodwin himself conducting the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. This is truly one of the best albums of his career. Naxos Japan

Tracklisting:

1.Main Title Theme (from the film "633 Squadron")
2.Drake 400 Suite~I. The Eddystone Seascape -
3.Drake 400 Suite~II. Song of the Mewstone
4.Drake 400 Suite~III. Hornpipe: The Barbican
5.Drake 400 Suite~IV. The Hoe on a Summer Night
6.Drake 400 Suite~V. March: Plymouth Hoe
7.Drake 400 Suite~VI. The Eddystone Seascape (Reprise)
8.Puppet Serenade
9.New Zealand Suite~I. Aotearoa (The Land of the Long White Cloud)
10.New Zealand Suite~II. Milford Sound
11.New Zealand Suite~III. Picnic at Rotorua
12.New Zealand Suite~IV. The Earnslaw Steam Theme
13.New Zealand Suite~V. The A & P Show
14.New Zealand Suite~VI. Po Atarau (Now is the Hour)
15.Arabian Celebration
16.Venus Waltz
17.Prisoners of War March, 'The Kriegie'
18.Minuet in Blue
19.The London Marathon Theme (Main theme from the film "The Trap")
20.Girl with a Dream
21.Lancelot and Guinevere~Main Theme