The Spectacular Film Music of Miklos Rozsa, Vol. 3: Young Bess

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Release Date

July 14, 1995

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55:41

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AllMusic Review by Bruce Eder

One of Miklós Rózsa's most successful historical scores, Young Bess dates from the time in which MGM -- the studio to which he was signed from the late '40s until the early '60s -- was grinding out costume dramas and adventure films in Technicolor seemingly on a monthly basis. In this instance, the movie was a fanciful telling of the early life of the woman who would become Queen Elizabeth I, made to coincide with the coronation of Elizabeth II. Rózsa's music is at its best in its most lighthearted moments, depicting the romantic and playful sides of Elizabeth's life -- those are special, unique moments in Rózsa's output, utilizing the orchestra in sprightly, surprising flourishes; his more dramatic, bombastic underscoring recalls his 1940s work on such movies as Five Graves to Cairo and Sahara, while the music depicting the grandeur of the House of Tudor does overlap to some extent with his contemporary work on Ivanhoe, although the most obvious comparison overall lies with his scoring for thematically similar movie Diane. No one in Hollywood at that time was writing more exquisitely detailed fanfares or underscoring for the more serious psychological revelations of a costume movie's characters.

Track Listing

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
Young Bess, film score
1
Prelude / Hatfield / Reminiscing / Exit Anne Boleyn
Miklós Rózsa 04:34 Amazon
2
Changing Mothers / King Henry / New Stepmother / Hatfield Again
Miklós Rózsa 02:36 Amazon
3
Tom Seymour's Mission / Whitehall / The Prince of Wales
Miklós Rózsa 03:49 Amazon
4
Eavesdropping
Miklós Rózsa 01:15 Amazon
5
Dies Irae
Miklós Rózsa 05:09 Amazon
6
Princess Elizabeth / Appointment with Love
Miklós Rózsa 02:02 Amazon
7
Anne Boleyn's Daughter / Dinner Music
Miklós Rózsa 02:42 Amazon
8
Dreams / Reality / Disillusion
Miklós Rózsa 03:22 Amazon
9
The King's Diary / The King's Finances / The King's English
Miklós Rózsa 03:02 Amazon
10
Returning Hero
Miklós Rózsa 00:21 Amazon
11
Royal Tact / Old Harry / Chelsea
Miklós Rózsa 05:50 Amazon
12
The King's Ballad
Miklós Rózsa 03:10 Amazon
13
Desperate Love / Crossroads / Catherine's End
Miklós Rózsa 05:53 Amazon
14
Bad News / Night Visitor / Farewell
Miklós Rózsa 06:44 Amazon
15
Inquisition / Alone
Miklós Rózsa 03:10 Amazon
16
Finale
Miklós Rózsa 02:02 Amazon
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