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Maurice Jarre – Lawrence D’Arabie (LP)

Lawrence of Arabia is a 1962 British epic historical drama film based on the life of T. E. Lawrence and his 1926 book Seven Pillars of Wisdom. It was directed by David Lean and produced by Sam Spiegel, through his British company Horizon Pictures, and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The film stars Peter O’Toole as Lawrence with Alec Guinness playing Prince Faisal. The film also stars Jack Hawkins, Anthony Quinn, Omar Sharif, Anthony Quayle, Claude Rains, and Arthur Kennedy. The screenplay was written by Robert Bolt and Michael Wilson.

The film score was composed by Maurice Jarre, little known at the time and selected only after both William Walton and Malcolm Arnold had proved unavailable. Jarre was given just six weeks to compose two hours of orchestral music for Lawrence. The score was performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Sir Adrian Boult is listed as the conductor of the score in the film’s credits, but he could not conduct most of the score, due in part to his failure to adapt to the intricate timings of each cue, and Jarre replaced him as the conductor. The score went on to garner Jarre his first Academy Award for Music Score—Substantially Original and is now considered one of the greatest scores of all time, ranking number three on the American Film Institute’s top twenty-five film scores.

Tracklist:

Side A:
A1 Overture 4:13
A2 Main Title 1:53
A3 Miracle 3:05
A4 Nefud Mirage 2:04
A5 Rescue Of Gasim & Bringing Gasim Into Camp 6:04
A6 Arrival At Auda’s Camp 2:00
A7 The Voice Of The Guns 1:58
A8 Whose Name Do You Ride 2:15

Side B:
B1 Suns Anvil 3:09
B2 Lawrence & Body Guard 2:05
B3 That Is The Desert 2:50
B4 End Title 1:06
B5 Lawrence Of Arabia Suite (Bonus Track) 12:47