2010
December 2010
Cyrano de Bergerac soundtrack released by Screen Archives
December 2010
The War Wagon soundtrack released by Intrada
Dimitri Tiomkin’s score for The War Wagon has been issued for the first time on compact disc. Listen to sample tracks and order here. Intrada had access to the original session master recordings from Universal’s vault and re-mixed and re-mastered …
November 2010
The Unforgiven soundtrack released by Kritzerland
Dimitri Tiomkin’s score for The Unforgiven has been issued on compact disc by Kritzerland. John Huston directed this classic Western, which starred Burt Lancaster, Audrey Hepburn, Audie Murphy, Lillian Gish, and Charles Bickford. The film was released by United Artists …
October 2010
Tiomkin featured in Hollywood Film Music Reader
by Warren M. Sherk The Hollywood Film Music Reader, Mervyn Cooke’s latest book, features material from Dimitri Tiomkin’s 1959 autobiography, Please Don’t Hate Me. The seven excerpts cover the composer’s interactions with directors Frank Capra and Alfred Hitchcock, exchanges with …
September 2010
Patriotism, the American flag, and 1964
by Warren M. Sherk In the America of 1964, the nation was still reeling from the loss of a president, Congress passed a historic civil rights omnibus bill, and the Vietnam War was stoking the fires of discontent. During this …
July 2010
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France to perform Tiomkin
July 2010
Champion soundtrack released by Screen Archives
June 2010
Remember the (complete) Alamo
For years soundtrack collectors have waited for a complete recording of Tiomkin’s score for The Alamo. The wait is finally over. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the epic Western, a complete recording of music from the film will …
May 2010
National Train Day
by Warren M. Sherk Trains have figured prominently in several films scored by Dimitri Tiomkin, from High Noon to Last Train from Gun Hill. In recognition of the third annual National Train Day on May 8, we are highlighting two …