The Ten Commandments

Intrada brengt 6-CD box uit!

Intrada heeft deze week de lang verwachte box met de volledige score van Elmer Bernstein's The Ten Commandments uitgebracht. Na vele jaren van voorbereiding is het een 6-CD box geworden. Cecil B Demille's film wordt nog steeds aanzien als één van de grootste epossen die ooit gemaakt zijn. Op CD 1, 2 en het eerste deel van 3 staat de volledige score, meer dan 2 uur 30 lang. Het grootste deel is in stereo. Elk stukje muziek dat voor de film opgenomen is staat erop. CD 3 bevat 40 minuten aan alternative versies en stukjes muziek die niet gebruikt geweest zijn. Er staat ook nog een zeldzame suite op van 12 minuten waarin Elmer Bernstein alle thema's van de film op piano speelt en zelf de introductie ervan doet. CD 4 bevat de originele DOT soundtrack uit 1957 in mono. CD 5 bevat de heropgenomen score in stereo uit 1960, ook uitgebracht door DOT. CD 6 bevat de premiere op CD van het United Artists stereo album uit 1966, opgenomen door Elmer Bernstein met nieuwe arrangementen van de muziek. Deze set bevat maar liefst 357 minuten muziek. The Ten Commandments hebben nog nooit zo goed geklonken. Dit allemaal dankzij Intrada!!

Track list

CECIL B. DeMILLE’s THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
(MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE) COMPOSED AND CONDUCTED By Elmer Bernstein
CD 1 – Part 1
01. Introduction (1:37)
02. Prelude – Part 1/Prelude – Part 2 (5:44)
03. Slaughter Of The Newborn/In The Bulrushes/Bithia’s Bathing Float (3:46)
04. Moses (Long Version) (0:41)
05. Nefretiri/Fanfares/Return Of The Conqueror/Drums And Percussion/Fanfare (1:40)
06. Ethiopians/Drums (0:45)
07. Fanfare/Moses And Nefretiri/New City Underway (4:00)
08. The Advancing Keystone/Mercy And A Tomb Of Rock (3:26)
09. Temple Grain (Final Film Version) (1:13)
10. Hounds And Jackals (2:42)
11. Moses The Builder – Part 1/Fanfare/Moses The Builder – Part 2 (1:52)
12. Obelisk (0:20)
13. The Glory Of Goshen (2:33)
14. Harp For Nefretiri (1:05)
15. Memnet’s Murder (2:15)
16. The Brick Pits (2:12)
17. Death In The Brick Pits (4:01)
18. Intro To Royal Barge/The Royal Barge (3:18)
19. The Die Is Cast – Part 1/The Die Is Cast – Part 2 (5:23)
20. Court Dance (2:47)
21. Take Him Away (2:16)
22. Drums/The Dungeon (2:30)
23. Dathan’s Garden (1:14)
24. Lilia’s Harp/Dathan Bribes Lilia (1:23)
25. Egyptian Border/Moses Crosses Desert (5:33)
CD1 Total Time: 64:49

CD 2 – Part 2
01. Song For Jethro’s Daughters (0:35)
02. Defending The Well (0:52)
03. Mountain Of God (3:30)
04. Jethro’s Daughters’ Dance (1:33)
05. Moses Chooses Sephora (3:23)
06. Sethi’s Death Chant/Royal Falcon (3:02)
07. Burning Bush (1:39)
08. Organ (I Am That I Am) (2:26)
09. Word Of God (End Act 1) (2:17)
10. Overture – Act 2 (Part A)/Overture – Act 2 (Part B) (2:16)
11. The Power Of God – Part 1/The Power Of God – Part 2 (4:08)
12. Well Of Strangers/Royal Barge (Revised) (2:23)
13. Joshua And Lilia/The Shrine Of The River Gods (1:49)
14. The Red River (1:28)
15. God Of Slaves (1:51)
16. Lilia’s Song/Lilia’s Song (Harp Chord) (0:27)
17. Pestilence (1:00)
18. Shadow Of Death (1:16)
19. The Dying Boy (3:02)
20. Lord Of The Underworld (2:21)
21. Shofars/Exodus – Part 1/Dathan’s House/Nubian Drums/Exodus – Part 2 (7:31)
22. Fanfare (Alternate No. 1) (0:15)
23. Fanfare (Alternate No. 2) (0:16)
24. Fanfare (0:10)
25. Exodus – Part 3 (3:10)
26. Death Gongs (0:28)
27. A Hardened Heart/Fanfare/Chariot Assembly/Ready For Battle Fanfares (2:39)
28. Mission Of Vengeance (0:59)
29. Shofars & Fanfares (0:37)
30. Pillar Of Fire/The Red Sea – Parts 1, 2 & 3 (7:40)
31. The Red Sea – Part 4 (0:59)
CD2 Total Time: 66:45

CD 3 – Part 3
01. Mount Sinai (0:35)
02. Spoils Of Egypt/Idolators (Bacchanali)/Forming Of Golden Idol (0:49)
03. The Finger Of God/Golden Idol/Idol Sacrifice/Idolators (Bacchanali)/Bacchanal/Shofar (8:46)
04. The Lord’s Side/End Title (3:46)
05. Exit Music – Part 1/Exit Music – Part 2 (5:16)
Time: 19:19
Total Score Time: 2:30:53

CD 3 The Extras – Alternates And Unused Cues
06. Moses (Alternate) (0:23)
07. Moses And Nefretiri (Alternate)/New City Underway (Alternate) (3:55)
08. Temple Grain (Alternate) (1:12)
09. Memnet’s Murder (Alternate) (3:22)
10. Memnet’s Murder (Revised) (2:16)
11. The Royal Barge (Alternate) (3:23)
12. Court Dance (Alternate) (2:22)
13. Baccha’s Garden No. 1 (2:16)
14. Baccha’s Garden No. 2 (2:15)
15. Baccha’s Garden No. 3 (2:01)
16. Song For Jethro’s Daughters (Alternate) (0:31)
17. Defending The Well (Alternate – Long) (2:17)
18. Jethro’s Daughters’ Dance (Alternate) (1:57)
19. Exodus – Part 3 (Short Version) (1:37)
20. Shofars & Fanfares (Alternates) (0:56)
21. Exit Music – Part 2 (Alternate) (1:45)
Alternates and Unused Cues Time: 32:54

Additional Cues
22. The Red Sea – Part 3/Song Of Joseph (Film Edit) (2:00)
23. The Red Sea – Part 4 (Early Version) (1:34)
24. Exodus (Early Version) (3:12)
25. The Lord’s Side (Brass) (0:15)
26. The Royal Barge (Short Source Alternate) (0:16)
27. Tiple (Wild) (0:31)
28. Drums No. 1 (Wild) (0:26)
29. Drums No. 2 (Wild) (0:30)
30. The Finger Of God – Part 1 (Early Version) (0:37)
31. Trailer No. 1 (0:57)
32. Trailer No. 2 (0:30)
Additional Cues Time: 11:01

Elmer Bernstein ’s Original Piano Theme Demos
33. Theme Of Egypt/Nefretiri’s Theme/Bithia’s Theme/Hebrew Theme/
Theme Of Moses/Possible Short Identifying Themes For Moses/
Sephora-Bedouin Theme/Song Of Joseph – Exodus Anthem/
Joshua-Lilia Love Theme/Joshua-Lilia Love Theme In A Major Key/
Theme Of God/Theme Of Evil (12:36)
Extras Total: 54:40
CD3 Total Time: 76:01

CECIL B. DeMILLE’s THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
(Original 1957 Dot Soundtrack Album (Mono) COMPOSED AND CONDUCTED By Elmer Bernstein)
CD 4
01. Prelude (5:43)
02. In The Bulrushes (3:23)
03. The Bitter Life (2:09)
04. Love And Ambition (3:53)
05. The Hard Bondage (2:12)
06. Egyptian Dance (2:47)
07. The Crucible Of God (3:15)
08. And Moses Watered Jethro’s Flock (2:17)
09. Bedouin Dance (1:57)
10. I Am That I Am (3:52)
11. Overture (2:13)
12. Thus Says The Lord (3:45)
13. The Plagues (2:11)
14. The Exodus (6:40)
15. The Pillar Of Fire (2:45)
16. The Red Sea (2:35)
17. The Ten Commandments (5:22)
18. Go, Proclaim Liberty! (3:20)
CD Total Time: 60:44

CECIL B. DeMILLE’s THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
(Original 1960 Dot Soundtrack Album (STEREO) COMPOSED AND CONDUCTED By Elmer Bernstein)
CD 5
01. Prelude (5:07)
02. In The Bulrushes (4:01)
03. The Bitter Life (2:05)
04. Love And Ambition (4:03)
05. The Hard Bondage (2:03)
06. Egyptian Dance (2:52)
07. The Crucible Of God (3:07)
08. And Moses Watered Jethro’s Flock (2:13)
09. Bedouin Dance (1:56)
10. I Am That I Am (3:13)
11. Overture (2:06)
12. Thus Says The Lord (3:39)
13. The Plagues (2:51)
14. The Exodus (6:00)
15. The Pillar Of Fire (2:45)
16. The Red Sea (2:30)
17. The Ten Commandments (5:40)
18. Go, Proclaim Liberty! (3:20)
CD Total Time: 59:56

CECIL B. DeMILLE’s THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
Original 1966 United Artists Re-Recorded Album (Stereo) COMPOSED AND CONDUCTED By Elmer Bernstein
CD 6
01. Overture Act I (4:15)
02. Nefretiri (2:36)
03. Court Dance (3:03)
04. Sephora (2:10)
05. The Burning Bush (3:44)
06. Overture Act II (2:06)
07. The Exodus (3:04)
08. Dance Of Jethro’s Daughters (2:02)
09. The Red Sea (2:36)
10. Finale (3:29)
CD Total Time: 29:14