Ben-Hur - A Tale Of The Christ: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1959 Version)

A great collection of wonderful music.

You don't have to be a fan of "Ben-Hur" to enjoy Miklos Rosza's orchestral masterpiece. This soundtrack puts together every second of music from the motion picture, plus lots of music that never made its way into the film. The album also comes with a neat little booklet that explains the history behind "Ben-Hur", from the book to the play to the silent films, and finally to the landmark 1959 version. Even if you've never seen "Ben-Hur" and you're just into classic movie soundtracks, this is a must-have for your collection. April 2, 2008

An excellent score to feel in the movie

With this poetic themes, you coud feel inside the movie.
If you liked the movie, your gonna love it.
If not, theres a chance to be enchanted by the marchs, drama Music, Fanfares and love theme.
Anything you need to be in Rome. My recomendation.... just buy and enjoy August 27, 2007

Ben Hur Soundtrack

Just be aware that this is, indeed, the WHOLE soundtrack from Ben Hur, every piece of music played during the entire movie,not just the familiar orchestrations. I have the original vinyl and wanted the same on CD. This is not it. It is the original orchestrations but with all the inbetween tracks it makes it very hard to sample or just listen to. April 5, 2007

Ben-Hur - A Tale of the Christ: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ( 1959 Version )

The accompanying book about the movie and the soundtrack is an excellent and detailed description - complete with pictures, and the soundtrack itself is superb in its drama, themes, and quality. I highly recommend this wonderful and timeless soundtrack. March 26, 2006

Totally Unsurpassed Film-Score Music!

This dual CD set unambiguously deserves many more stars than just a puny five! I have heard none finer. And only a few CDs of equal quality. The legendary Miklos Rozsa is the film's composer. This is the inaugural release of Rozsa's complete score for the 1959 film BEN HUR (BH). The CDs contain 88 tracks in the same order as in the composer's original score. By "complete," I mean there is more music here than there was actually in the film. This is because the CDs include unedited cues and music from film outtakes plus one alternative track. The vast majority of tracks were recorded on the M-G-M sound stage with sizable orchestras of up to 75 performers. The result is sound of intense richness, but not to the point where ensembles over whelmed individual instruments (of which there were quite a few "unusual" ones). Not surprisingly, Rozsa won an Academy Award for BH (his third). While you can debate which of Rozsa's score is his best (my personal favorite is his music for the 1947 film THE RED HOUSE), there is no debate over the undisputed fact that ALL his 90 or so film composition are simply (or very close to) magnificent. The CD booklet is over-the-top outstanding, and easily the most extensive ever created. More of a book than a booklet, it's authors, Marilee Bradford (Ms. Bradford is also produced the CD set) and the late Tony Thomas, have provided us with a definitive source of reference. Rozsa was probably the only composer of his time who could create the score for BH. This CD set is probably the only recording of our time that demands to be in your collection.

William Flanigan, Ph.D. December 3, 2005

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