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THEMES FROM THE GENERAL ELECTRIC THEATER - Score by Elmer Bernstein

THEMES FROM THE GENERAL ELECTRIC THEATER – Score by Elmer Bernstein

CD premiere of superb Elmer Bernstein score for landmark CBS television anthology series sponsored by General Electric, hosted by Ronald Reagan. The General Electric Theater presented adaptations of popular plays, short stories, novels and films in a half-hour anthology series starring top Hollywood and Broadway talent. The format accommodated live telecasts originating from both coasts and telefilms,...
SOUNDER / DECISION FOR CHEMISTRY - Music Composed By Alex North

SOUNDER / DECISION FOR CHEMISTRY – Music Composed By Alex North

Composed and Conducted by Alex North Alex North had a deep affinity for the music of the American South, and following his landmark 1951 score for A Streetcar Named Desire he’d been given frequent opportunities to harness this love.  One such opportunity came in the form of 1972’s Sounder, based on the beloved young adult novel by William H....