The World at War (TV Series) (1974)

1. Speech: 'A State Of War'
2. Main Theme & German March
3. Wish Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbye
4. (We're Gonna Hang Out) The Washing On The Siegfried Line
5. Boum
6. France Falls - Suite: The Maginot Line/Paris Demo/Mobilisation/The Ardennes/Panic In Paris/Prisoner/Refugees/Hitler In Paris
7. Speech: 'We Shall Go On To The End'
8. Adolf
9. Lili Marlene
10. Red Star
11. The Red Army Is The Strongest
12. Speech: El Alamein Address To The Troops
13. This Is The Army. Mr. Jones
14. G.I. Blues
15. Coming In On A Wing And A Prayer
16. Speech: D-Day Announcement
17. Arnhem Airlift
18. Warsaw Aftermath
19. Run Rabbit Run
20. I'm Going To Get Lit Up (When The Lights Go On Up London)
21. Turkey Shoot
22. London Pride
23. When They Sound The Last 'All Clear'
24. Blood, Sweat And Tears
25. Speech: 'Their Finest Hour'
26. Reckoning (Freed Prisoners/Missing People)
27. End Titles Theme

発売日：2004年1月20日(火)
レーベル：Silva America

レビュー (Amazon)
The epic 1952 television documentary series Victory at Sea had proven the dramatic, inspirational power of combining archival combat footage with Richard Rodgers' stirring, original orchestral score. But in 1974, English television gratifyingly revisited the genre with a more Euro-centric historical and musical scope. This comprehensive new soundtrack edition does double-duty, honoring the series' 30th anniversary and commemorating D-Day plus 60 years. Carl Davis' score (expanded here and given a stirring new performance by the sturdy City of Prague Philharmonic) echoed the nationalities of WWII's combatant nations, variously evoking the spirits of Wagner, Prokofiev, Bartok, French jazz, and Anglo classicism with an economy of intent, yet profound emotional gravity. The composer's modernistic suites for "Arnhem Airlift" and "Warsaw Aftermath" especially echo the unsettling nature of war and the true dimensions of its human tragedy, the latter driven by a ghostly piano cadenza that evokes the city's shattered classical music legacy. Generously rounding out the series' and soundtrack's musical perspective are a dozen original pop recordings of the era, tunes whose sprightly, carefree nature stand in stark irony to the grim events they were attempting to leaven. Those performances span a rare 1939 performance by Gracie Fields with British troops in France and Charles Tenet's bubbly "Boum" and more familiar wartime icons that include Lale Anderson's "Lili Marlene" and timely fare by Noel Coward and Vera Lynn. Excerpts of key speeches by Churchill, Eisenhower, Neville Chamberlain, and Field Marshall Montgomery further underscore the music's powerful historical context. --Jerry McCulley