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Napoleon

Ridley Scott's new biopic of Napoeleon is on release now. Matthew Sweet looks at cinema's obsession with the French Emperor in films that have generated extraordinary music.

59 minutes

Last on

Sat 25 Nov 2023 15:00

Music Played

  • Jerry Goldsmith

    The Man from U.N.C.L.E "Main Titles"

    Performer: Hugh Montenegro and His Orchestra.
    • Goldsmith Conducts Goldsmith.
    • Silva Screen.
    • 6.
  • Alex North

    Desir茅e "Main Title", "The Entrance"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Alex North.
    • Desir茅e (1954 Film Score).
    • Var猫se Sarabande.
  • Mike Moran

    Time Bandits "Castiglione Entrance"

    Performer: Mike Moran.
    • Time Bandits (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Intrada.
  • Rachel Portman

    The Emperor's New Clothes "Back to France", "The Battle of Watermelons"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: David Snell.
    • The Emperor's New Clothes (Original Motion Picture Score).
    • Cube.
    • 3.
  • John Swihart

    Napoleon Dynamite "Summer's Cake"

    Performer: John Swihart.
    • Napoleon Dynamite (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Lakeshore Records.
  • Richard Harvey

    Animal Farm "Glorious Leader Napoleon"

    Singer: Brian Gulland. Choir: Budapest Radio Choir. Orchestra: London Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Harvey.
    • Animal Farm (Original Television Soundtrack).
    • Var猫se Sarabande.
  • Edward Shearmur

    The Count of Monte Cristo "Introduction", "Landing on Elba"

    Orchestra: London Metropolitan Orchestra.
    • The Count of Monte Cristo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • RCA.
  • Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich Ovchinnikov

    War and Peace "Prelude/ The Battle of Schongrabern"

    Orchestra: The Moscow Symphony Orchestra. Choir: All Union Radio and TV Chorus. Conductor: Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich Ovchinnikov.
    • War & Peace - Original Soundtrack Recording.
    • Capitol Records.
  • Nino Rota

    War and Peace "Natasha's Waltz", "Battle of Austerlitz"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • War And Peace (1956 Film Score).
    • Classic Soundtracks.
  • Carl Davis

    Napoleon "The Beggars of Glory"

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Carl Davis.
    • Abel Gance - Napoleon 1927.
    • Carl Davis Collection.
  • Martin Phipps

    Napoleon "Napoleon's Piano", "Austerlitz Kyrie"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Napoleon (Soundtrack from the Apple Original Film).
    • Milan.
  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No.2 (Finale)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Choir: London Symphony Chorus. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.
    • Maestro: Music by Leonard Bernstein (Original Soundtrack).
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

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