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Carl Davis - Napoleon | Carl Davis Collection CDC007

Carl Davis - Napoleon

£10.87

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Label: Carl Davis Collection

Cat No: CDC007

Barcode: 0845458000079

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 1st March 2010

Contents

Artists

Wren Orchestra

Conductor

Carl Davis

Works

Davis, Carl

Napoleon

Artists

Wren Orchestra

Conductor

Carl Davis

About

Carl Davis’ score for the epic 1921 silent movie Napoleon has come to be recognised as a milestone in modern day scoring for silent films. When shown, the film is across three screens and is a monumental epic of over five hours in duration when screened in its entirety, and new fragments are still being discovered.

Carl Davis was commissioned to write the score - at over five hours in length, it was to be the longest in cinema history. The release here is an abridged version. Kevin Brownlow, responsible for restoring and bringing a revival of the film, said it was the finest score he had ever heard for a film, it not only fitted precisely the action and mood of every sequence, it enhanced the emotional quality of the film. ‘Exalting’, is the only word to describe the effect. The critics were equally enthusiastic. ‘This is the cinematic wonder of the age’ said the Times, ‘and Carl Davis’ score provides a perfect accompaniment - subtle but grandiloquent.

The score is a mixture of existing music arrangements of traditional material and new composition. During his research into the Hollywood series, Carl Davis discovered that this method was the way the composers for silent film worked. This score is his tribute to them.

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