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Stage & Screen

The incidental music in films are often written off as mere background music, yet any aficianado of movie music knows that that is not the case. At their best, film composers are among the most important contemporary instrumental composers in modern music, and even at its worst -- many critics dismiss the sweeter, melodic work as saccharine and commercial -- film music can be pleasant mood music that is as soothing as easy listening. Film music is either released as complete scores or as collections spotlighting individual composers, such as Bernard Herrmann, Ennio Morricone or Nina Rota.

Stage & Screen Album Highlights

The Sound of Music [Original Broadway Cast]
Mary Martin / Theodore Bikel / Original Broadway Cast / Richard Rodgers The Sound of Music [Original Broadway Cast]
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Ennio Morricone The Good, The Bad and the Ugly [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
West Side Story [Original Broadway Cast Recording]
Original Cast West Side Story [Original Broadway Cast Recording]
Frozen [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Kristen Anderson-Lopez / Robert Lopez / Christophe Beck Frozen [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Stranger Things, Vol. 1 [Original Television Soundtrack]
Kyle Dixon / Michael Stein Stranger Things, Vol. 1 [Original Television Soundtrack]
Rent [Original Broadway Cast Recording]
Original Broadway Cast Rent [Original Broadway Cast Recording]
Fiddler on the Roof [Original Broadway Cast Recording]
Zero Mostel Fiddler on the Roof [Original Broadway Cast Recording]
The Music Man [Original Broadway Cast]
Original Broadway Cast The Music Man [Original Broadway Cast]
The Godfather [Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Nino Rota The Godfather [Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Alien [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Jerry Goldsmith Alien [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Gone with the Wind [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Max Steiner Gone with the Wind [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Jurassic Park [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
John Williams Jurassic Park [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Raiders of the Lost Ark [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
John Williams / London Symphony Orchestra Raiders of the Lost Ark [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
The Magnificent Seven [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Elmer Bernstein The Magnificent Seven [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
The Omen [1976] [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Jerry Goldsmith The Omen [1976] [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Meet Me in St. Louis
Judy Garland Meet Me in St. Louis
On the Waterfront [Original Score]
Original Score On the Waterfront [Original Score]
Chinatown [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Jerry Goldsmith Chinatown [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
The Ennio Morricone Anthology: A Fistful of Film Music
Ennio Morricone The Ennio Morricone Anthology: A Fistful of Film Music
Cabaret [Original Cast Recording]
Jill Hayworth Cabaret [Original Cast Recording]
Cats [Complete Original Broadway Cast Recording]
Andrew Lloyd Webber / Original Broadway Cast Cats [Complete Original Broadway Cast Recording]
Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange (Music from the Soundtrack)
Original Soundtrack Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange (Music from the Soundtrack)
The Wizard of Oz [Rhino Original Soundtrack Deluxe Edition]
Original Soundtrack The Wizard of Oz [Rhino Original Soundtrack Deluxe Edition]
The Music from Peter Gunn [Original TV Soundtrack]
Henry Mancini The Music from Peter Gunn [Original TV Soundtrack]
On Her Majesty's Secret Service [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
John Barry On Her Majesty's Secret Service [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
The Rocky Horror Picture Show [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Various Artists The Rocky Horror Picture Show [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Singin' in the Rain [Original Soundtrack]
Original Soundtrack Singin' in the Rain [Original Soundtrack]
At Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Miklós Rózsa At Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Saturday Night Fever [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Original Soundtrack Saturday Night Fever [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Spaghetti Western: The Ennio Morricone Collection
Ennio Morricone Spaghetti Western: The Ennio Morricone Collection
Halloween [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
John Carpenter Halloween [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
The Social Network [Original Score]
Trent Reznor / Atticus Ross / Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross The Social Network [Original Score]
There Will Be Blood [Original Soundtrack]
Jonny Greenwood There Will Be Blood [Original Soundtrack]
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Danny Elfman Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
The Phantom of the Opera [Original London Cast]
Andrew Lloyd Webber The Phantom of the Opera [Original London Cast]
The Producers [Original 1968 Soundtrack Reissue]
Original Soundtrack The Producers [Original 1968 Soundtrack Reissue]
Super Fly [Original Soundtrack]
Curtis Mayfield Super Fly [Original Soundtrack]
Shaft [Music from the Soundtrack]
Isaac Hayes Shaft [Music from the Soundtrack]
The Book of Mormon [Original Broadway Cast Recording]
Robert Lopez / Trey Parker / Matt Stone The Book of Mormon [Original Broadway Cast Recording]
Original Cast! 100 Years of the American Musical Theater: The Thirties
Various Artists Original Cast! 100 Years of the American Musical Theater: The Thirties
Close Encounters of the Third Kind [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
John Williams Close Encounters of the Third Kind [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Original Soundtrack South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
The Blob (And Other Creepy Sounds)
Ralph Carmichael The Blob (And Other Creepy Sounds)
Guys and Dolls [Original Broadway Cast]
Various Artists Guys and Dolls [Original Broadway Cast]
Cowboy Bebop
Original Soundtrack Cowboy Bebop
Kiss Me, Kate [Original Broadway Cast]
Original Broadway Cast Kiss Me, Kate [Original Broadway Cast]
Jaws [Original Score]
John Williams Jaws [Original Score]
Danny Elfman: Music for a Darkened Theatre (Film & Television Music, Vol. 2)
Danny Elfman Danny Elfman: Music for a Darkened Theatre (Film & Television Music, Vol. 2)
The Best of Star Trek: 30th Anniversary Special
Various Artists The Best of Star Trek: 30th Anniversary Special
Oliver! [1962 London Studio Cast]
1962 London Studio Cast Oliver! [1962 London Studio Cast]
Lonesome Dove [Original Television Soundtrack]
Basil Poledouris Lonesome Dove [Original Television Soundtrack]
Doctor Zhivago [Rhino]
Maurice Jarre Doctor Zhivago [Rhino]
Not of This Earth: The Film Music of Ronald Stein
Ronald Stein Not of This Earth: The Film Music of Ronald Stein
Cutthroat Island [Original Motion Picture Score]
John Debney Cutthroat Island [Original Motion Picture Score]
The Epic Film Music of Miklos Rozsa
Miklós Rózsa The Epic Film Music of Miklos Rozsa
An American in Paris [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Original Soundtrack An American in Paris [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
The Color Purple [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Original Soundtrack The Color Purple [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
The Threepenny Opera
1954 Off-Broadway Revival Cast The Threepenny Opera
A Chorus Line [Original Broadway Cast Recording]
Original Broadway Cast A Chorus Line [Original Broadway Cast Recording]
Gypsy [Original Broadway Cast]
Ethel Merman Gypsy [Original Broadway Cast]
The Last Emperor [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
David Byrne / Ryuichi Sakamoto / Cong Su The Last Emperor [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
The Land Before Time [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
James Horner The Land Before Time [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Sarafina! [Original Cast Recording]
Broadway Cast Recording Sarafina! [Original Cast Recording]
Giant [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Dimitri Tiomkin Giant [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
The Guns of Navarone [Original Soundtrack]
Dimitri Tiomkin / Paul Francis Webster The Guns of Navarone [Original Soundtrack]
The Great Escape [Original Motion Picture Score]
Elmer Bernstein The Great Escape [Original Motion Picture Score]
The Twilight Zone
Bernard Herrmann The Twilight Zone
Candide
Leonard Bernstein / Original Broadway Cast Candide
On Broadway: Hit Songs and Rarities From the Brill Building Era
Various Artists On Broadway: Hit Songs and Rarities From the Brill Building Era
Pinocchio
Original Soundtrack Pinocchio
The Fantasticks [1960 Original Off Broadway Cast]
Original Off Broadway Cast The Fantasticks [1960 Original Off Broadway Cast]
South Pacific [Original Broadway Cast Recording]
Original Broadway Cast South Pacific [Original Broadway Cast Recording]
Apocalypse Now
Carmine Coppola Apocalypse Now
Gigi [Original Soundtrack]
Original Soundtrack Gigi [Original Soundtrack]
David Raksin Conducts His Great Film Scores
David Raksin David Raksin Conducts His Great Film Scores
Ben-Hur [Soundtrack]
Miklós Rózsa Ben-Hur [Soundtrack]
The Godfather, Pt. 2
Nino Rota The Godfather, Pt. 2
That's Entertainment! The Ultimate Anthology of M-G-M Musicals [Rhino Box Set]
Various Artists That's Entertainment! The Ultimate Anthology of M-G-M Musicals [Rhino Box Set]
A Charlie Brown Christmas [Original TV Soundtrack]
Vince Guaraldi Trio / Vince Guaraldi A Charlie Brown Christmas [Original TV Soundtrack]
The Definitive Collection
Sammy Davis, Jr. The Definitive Collection
Nino Rota: Music for Film
Riccardo Muti Nino Rota: Music for Film
The Ultimate Hits Collection
Johnny Mathis The Ultimate Hits Collection
The Anthology 1961-1977
Curtis Mayfield / Curtis Mayfield & the Impressions The Anthology 1961-1977
A Boy Named Charlie Brown [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Vince Guaraldi / Vince Guaraldi Trio A Boy Named Charlie Brown [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
The Film Music of John Barry
John Barry The Film Music of John Barry
Van Halen
Van Halen Van Halen
The Best of Nelson Riddle [Capitol]
Nelson Riddle The Best of Nelson Riddle [Capitol]
16 Most Requested Songs
Doris Day 16 Most Requested Songs
The Essential Maurice Jarre Film Music Collection: Dr. Zhivago & Other Classical Themes
Maurice Jarre The Essential Maurice Jarre Film Music Collection: Dr. Zhivago & Other Classical Themes
Judy Garland in Hollywood: Her Greatest Movie Hits
Judy Garland Judy Garland in Hollywood: Her Greatest Movie Hits
Anthology: The Best of Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye Anthology: The Best of Marvin Gaye
Naked City
John Zorn Naked City
The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
André Previn The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
The Harder They Come [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Jimmy Cliff The Harder They Come [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Once Upon a Time: The Essential Ennio Morricone Film Music Collection
Ennio Morricone Once Upon a Time: The Essential Ennio Morricone Film Music Collection
John Williams: Greatest Hits, 1969-1999
John Williams John Williams: Greatest Hits, 1969-1999