Lawrence Of Arabia (+ 14 bonus tracks) (1962)

Heruitgave van de originele LP uit 1962 (eerdere CD-uitgaven betroffen steeds heropgenomen versies, maar dit is 'the real thing'). De bonustracks betreft materiaal uit Jarre-scores uit dezelfde periode, voor The Longest Day (1962) en Les Yeus Sans Visage (1960. "Composer Maurice Jarre's majestic score for David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia is as epic and grand as the 1962 Oscar-winning movie itself. Bombastic and hypnotic, balancing sweeping strings and brass with violent percussion, Jarre (who also conducts) holds back nothing, relying on the film's desert vistas to guide his soaring, Middle Eastern-inspired cues into the listener's head like a cannonball. While the Tony Bremner-conducted re-recording that appeared a few years later is of excellent quality, there is no matching the power and cinematic scope of the original." (James Christopher Monger, Allmusic; waardering: 5 uit 5 sterren(!))