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Conductor. Adrian Boult. The Planets, Op. 32, is a seven- movement orchestral suite by the English composer Gustav Holst, written between 1914 and 1917. In the last movement the orchestra is joined by a wordless female chorus. Each movement of the suite is named after a planet of the Solar System and its supposed astrological character.
The organization claimed that Zimmer copied Holst's track "Mars, the Bringer of War" in the Gladiator score. The case was settled out of court. [14] [15] Film music critics have noted that the Gladiator score also borrows from works by Richard Wagner, particularly themes from Siegfried and Götterdämmerung. [citation needed]
Robert A. Heinlein's 1961 novel, Stranger in a Strange Land, references The Planets, using Mars, the Bringer of War as Mars' anthem to be played when Valentine Michael Smith visits the White House as an emissary from Mars. [63] In 2014, Bell's Brewery released its "The Planets Series" of seven beers inspired by Holst's The Planets. [64]
Gustav Theodore Holst (born Gustavus Theodore von Holst; 21 September 1874 – 25 May 1934) was an English composer, arranger and teacher. Best known for his orchestral suite The Planets, he composed many other works across a range of genres, although none achieved comparable success. His distinctive compositional style was the product of many ...
[14] [15] The theme music used was the BBC Symphony Orchestra's 1945 recording of "Mars, Bringer of War" from Gustav Holst's The Planets, conducted by Adrian Boult. Each episode was rehearsed from Monday to Friday at the Student Movement House on Gower Street in London, with camera rehearsals taking place all day on Saturday before transmission.
The band's self-titled studio album was a return to the familiar ELP style, with long progressive rock tracks, mellow ballads and a classical theme ("Mars, the Bringer of War" by Gustav Holst, a piece previously performed by Lake during his tenure in King Crimson).
The orchestral intro on "Ramses Bringer of War" is strongly inspired by Gustav Holst's Mars movement from The Planets, written between 1914 and 1916. The title of the song "Das rache krieg lied der Assyriche" roughly translates as "The Revenge War Song of the Assyrians" in German ("Das Rache-Kriegslied der Assyrer").
Song of the Four Angels. Second Song of the Host of Heaven. First Song of the Kings. Second Song of the Kings. The Antiphonal. The Song of the Coming of Christ. for soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, mixed chorus, trumpet, piano, organ and string orchestra ad libitum. Incidental music for a Mystery Play.