Ben-Hur

Soundtrack Factory presents: Ben-Hur Original Soundtrack (Gatefold Edition) (LP)

Ben-Hur Original Soundtrack (Gatefold Edition) (LP)

11 Academy Awards
2 Bonus tracks: Not included on the original LP.

A 1959 American epic historical drama film, directed by William Wyler and starring Charlton Heston, 'Ben-Hur' was a remake of the homonymous 1925 silent film, both adapted from Lew Wallace’s 1880 novel 'Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ'. The 1959 remake had the largest budget ($15.175 million) as well as the biggest sets built of any film produced at the time. Costume designer Elizabeth Haffenden oversaw a staff of 100 wardrobe fabricators to make the costumes, and a workshop employing 200 artists and workmen provided the hundreds of friezes and statues needed in the film. The nine-minute chariot race has become one of cinema’s most famous sequences, and the film score, composed and conducted by Miklós, is the longest ever composed for a film. It was highly influential on cinema for more than 15 years. Ben-Hur won a record 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Wyler), and Best Actor in a Leading Role (Heston).

Music composed and conducted by MIKLÓS RÓZSA

Orchestrations by EUGENE ZADOR

Recorded in Rome, Italy, in January 1959,
and at MGM Studios Scoring Stage, Culver City, California, May-October 1959.

Label: Soundtrack Factory
EAN: 8436563181009
Reference: 579415
Format: LP
Number of Discs: 1

Ben-Hur soundtrack page