Dimitri Tiomkin - Friendly Persuasion: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack '1956

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About Dimitri Tiomkin
It was once considered cute by Hollywood wits to poke fun at Russian-born
composer Dimitri Tiomkins borscht-flavored accent. How amusing it was to hear
him yell out Switt lyand of lyaberty! while orchestrating The Star Spangled
Banner for Frank Capras Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939). A graduate of the
St. Petersburg Academy (where he studied under the famed composer Glazunov) and
a holder of both a law and music degree, Tiomkin exhibited a fondness for Native
American music early in his career. While a touring concert pianist, it was
Tiomkin who was most instrumental in introducing the works of Gershwin to
Europe. Tiomkin left Russia for the U.S. in 1925, becoming an American citizen
12 years later and making his conducting debut with the L.A. Philharmonic in
1938. Most of his first compositions for American consumption were live ballets
(his wife was choreographer Albertina Raasch); he didnt start working in films
until 1933. With Lost Horizon (1937), Tiomkin began a long association with
director Frank Capra, which unfortunately ended in bitterness due to artistic
clashes on the set of Its a Wonderful Life (1946). Though jukebox acceptance was
probably never a priority with Tiomkin, he was responsible for several Top Ten
hit songs, all of which originated in his film scores: Do Not Forsake Me from
High Noon (1952), the whistled main theme from The High and the Mighty (1954),
the credit music from Friendly Persuasion (1956), and Green Leaves of Summer
from The Alamo (1960), among others. The winner of five Academy Awards (among
many other international honors), Tiomkin remained active in films until 1970,
the year that he produced, directed, and orchestrated the U.S./Soviet
co-production Tschaikovsky. ~ Hal Erickson

Tracklist:
01. Dimitri Tiomkin - Main Title - Little Jess and Samantha (4:22)
02. Dimitri Tiomkin - Carriage Chase (2:41)
03. Dimitri Tiomkin - Polka at the Fair (2:45)
04. Dimitri Tiomkin - Villagers Galloping to Battle (3:12)
05. Dimitri Tiomkin - Jess Searches for Josh - End Title (3:49)
06. Dimitri Tiomkin - The Battle - Joshs Horse Returns Home (3:06)
07. Dimitri Tiomkin - The Trip to Ohio (3:02)
08. Dimitri Tiomkin - Leaving The Widow Hudspeths Farm (1:35)
09. Dimitri Tiomkin - Love Scene in the Barn - Coax Me a Little - Thee I Love
(5:26)

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