


Recorded in Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, on 5-7 August 2007.14 great tracks spanning the entire Ring cycle.Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neemi Jarvi (conductor) Wagner The Ring - An Orchestral Adventure The second CD presents music from great adventure and science fiction classics such as Star Wars, Goldfinger, Batman, Superman, ET, Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica. Danny Elfman's theme for Spiderman, Hans Zimmer's for Gladiator, Carl Davis's for Champions, Howard Shore's for Lord of the Rings, Vangelis's for Chariots of Fire and Alan Silvestri's for Forrest Gump are equally memorable, while James Horner's My Heart Will Go On (Titanic) has also become a pop music hit. Another great, John Barry, is probably best known for his James Bond film scores (Dr No), and also wrote music for Out of Africa and Dances With Wolves (for which he won his third and fourth Oscars, respectively). With 45 nominations and five wins to his credit, composer John Williams is the most Oscar-nominated person alive, and is represented by his themes for Raider of the Lost Ark and Schindler's List. Each is an immediately recognisable classic of film music.

The first CD presents themes from 14 great movies of recent times from Dr No (1961) to the first in the Harry Potter series (2001).
