Odd Couples

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Odd Couples For our Valentine's Day edition, scores from films about unlikely couples. We'll hear music from Beauty and The Beast, Avatar and more.

Title Artist Album Label Year Buy Now
Overture from The Phantom of the Opera Andrew Lloyd Webber original soundtrack Polygram 064 1990
Main Title from La Belle et la Bete Georges Auric Moscow Symphony Orchestra / Adriano, cond. Marco Polo 8.223765 1946
Belle’s Love Theme from Beauty and the Beast Ron Goodwin BBC Philharmonic / Rumon Gamba, cond. Chandos 10262 1976
Beauty and the Beast from Beauty and the Beast Alan Menken Indiana University Singing Hoosiers / Cincinnati Pops Orchestra / Erich Kinzel Telarc 80381 1991
Jake’s First Flight from Avatar James Horner original soundtrack conducted by James Horner Atlantic 521681 2009
End Title from Starman Jack Nitzsche City of Prague Philharmonic / Paul Bateman, cond. Silva FILMXCD 359 1984
The Fellowship Reunited from Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Howard Shore original soundtrack Reprise/WEA 9362 48565 2003
Carbon Freeze from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back John Williams London Symphony Orchestra / John Williams, cond. RCA 0902 -68773 1980
Flying Upwards from La Belle et la Bete Georges Auric Moscow Symphony Orchestra / Adriano, cond. Marco Polo 8.223765 1946
Andalasia from Enchanted Alan Menken original soundtrack Walt Disney D000092502 2007
Love Theme from Splash Lee Holdridge London Symphony Orchestra / Charles Gerhardt, cond. Milan 35800 1984
Enchanted Suite from Enchanted Alan Menken original soundtrack Walt Disney D000092502 2007
Orchestral Suite from The King and I, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein Cincinnati Pops Orchestra / Erich Kinzel Telarc 80278 1956
Conclusion (I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face), My Fair Lady Frederick Loewe original soundtrack Columbia 5090 1964
Esmeralda in Bell Tower and End Cast from The Hunchback of Notre Dame Frederick Loewe original soundtrack Marco Polo 8.223750 1939 Not available for purchase on Amazon
Belle’s Lullaby and The Lion Fell in Love with the Lamb from Twilight Carter Burwell Redfeld Ensemble BSX 8900 2008
Conclusion to the Star Wars main them John Williams Original Soundtrack Sony 50133 1977

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