Miklos Rozsa

SPECIAL GATEFOLD EDITION

11 ACADEMY AWARDS

INCLUDES 2 BONUS TRACKS

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.

SIDE A

01 OVERTURE (*)
02 PRELUDE
03 THE ADORATION OF THE MAGI
04 ROMAN MARCH
05 FRIENDSHIP
06 LOVE THEME OF BEN-HUR
07 THE BURNING DESERT
08 THE ROWING OF THE GALLEY SLAVES

SIDE B

01 NAVAL BATTLE
02 RETURN TO JUDEA
03 VICTORY PARADE
04 THE MOTHER’S LOVE
05 PARADE OF THE CHARIOTEERS (*)
06 THE LEPERS’ SEARCH FOR THE CHRIST
07 THE PROCESSION TO CALVARY
08 THE MIRACLE AND FINALE

(*) Bonus tracks: Not included on the original LP.