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1970–2006 Musical artist Basil Konstantine Poledouris ( / ˌ p ɒ l ɪ ˈ d ɔːr ɪ s / ; August 21, 1945 – November 8, 2006) was an American composer , conductor , and orchestrator of film and television scores , [ 1 ] best known for his long-running collaborations with directors John Milius and Paul Verhoeven .
Also, cannon shots are heard at the end of Rush's "Overture". [50] "The Disappearance of Mr Davenheim" (Episode 5, Series 2, of the British drama series, Agatha Christie's Poirot (1990)), the title character plays a record of the 1812 Overture so that the cannon fire will mask the sound of him breaking into his own safe. [51]
Theatre poster, 1879. H.M.S. Pinafore; or, The Lass That Loved a Sailor is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and a libretto by W. S. Gilbert.It opened at the Opera Comique in London on 25 May 1878, and ran for 571 performances, which was the second-longest run of any musical theatre piece up to that time.
Florence Beatrice Price (née Smith; April 9, 1887 – June 3, 1953) was an American classical composer, pianist, organist and music teacher. [2] Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Price was educated at the New England Conservatory of Music, and was active in Chicago from 1927 until her death in 1953.
The following works are some of the most universally respected and established cornerstones of the band repertoire. All have "stood the test of time" through decades of regular performance, and many, either through an innovative use of the medium or by the fame of their composer, helped establish the wind band as a legitimate, serious performing ensemble.
James Roy Horner (August 14, 1953 – June 22, 2015) was an American film composer and conductor. He worked on more than 160 film and television productions between 1978 and 2015.
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I think he more than any other composer bridged the gap between the old Hollywood scoring style and the modern film composer." [ 79 ] In 2006, upon composing The Omen (a remake of the Goldsmith-scored 1976 film ), Marco Beltrami dedicated his score to Goldsmith, which also included an updated arrangement of " Ave Satani " titled "Omen 76/06 ...