FIMUCITÉ 6: UNIVERSAL PICTURES 100TH ANNIVERSARY GALA

Diego Navarro conducts the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra and Tenerife Film Choir
On The 2-CD Limited Edition Set

Music by John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, James Horner, Thomas Newman, Elmer Bernstein,
Bernard Herrmann, Danny Elfman, Alfred Newman, Hans Zimmer, Basil Poledouris, Dave Grusin,
Craig Armstrong, John Powell, Alan Silvestri and more!

(July 6, 2015– Los Angeles, CA) – Varèse Sarabande announces the release of their latest CD Club title, FIMUCITÉ 6: UNIVERSAL PICTURES 100TH ANNIVERSARY GALA on CD July 27, 2015. The 2-CD limited edition set (3000 units) retails for $19.98, and features live concert performances of celebrated films from the history of Universal Pictures including music from horror favorites FRANKENSTEIN, DRACULA, THE WOLFMAN and THE MUMMY, award-winning films including A BEAUTIFUL MIND, E.T.: THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL, FRIED GREEN TOMATOES and ON GOLDEN POND, and family fare like THE LORAX and AN AMERICAN TAIL.

In 2012 the Fimucité festival in Tenerife, Spain, (one of the most important and prestigious film music festivals in the world) was selected as the location for the official Universal Pictures 100th Anniversary concert celebrating the studio’s illustrious history of great film music. “Almost everything was a world premiere concert performance,” said producer Robert Townson in the liner notes. “To add even more iconic Universal Pictures scores, we’ve included a special Bonus Tracks section featuring Universal classics that have been performed in past Fimucité concerts including Alex North’s SPARTACUS, John Williams’ JAWS, JURASSIC PARK and SCHINDLER’S LIST, John Barry’s OUT OF AFRICA and James Newton Howard’s KING KONG.”

“I am as awestruck by the Fimucité festival for this incredible celebration of Universal’s musical legacy as I am proud to be the current guardian of it,” said Mike Knobloch, the President of Film Music and Publishing for Universal Pictures. “Bravo for a concert performance that will live on along with the legendary films that inspired it.”

Townson added, “Finishing this CD in the days following the tragic death of James Horner reminded us how important he was to this studio as we featured over twenty minutes of the composer’s music in this concert, including FIELD OF DREAMS, AN AMERICAN TAIL and A BEAUTIFUL MIND.”


Track Listing

Disc One
1. Universal Pictures Fanfare (Jerry Goldsmith, Arranged by Brian Tyler)
2. Frankenstein: Main Title (Bernhard Kaun)
3. Dracula: End Titles (John Williams)
4. The Wolfman: Wolf Suite (Danny Elfman)
5. The Mummy: The Sand Volcano (Jerry Goldsmith)
6. Cape Fear: Main Title (Bernard Herrmann)
7. To Kill A Mockingbird: Main Title (Elmer Bernstein)
8. Field of Dreams: The Place Where Dreams Come True (James Horner)
9. Airport: Main Title (Alfred Newman)
10. An American Tail: Flying Away and End Credits (James Horner)
11. Far and Away: The Land Race (John Williams)

Disc Two
1. On Golden Pond: Main Title (Dave Grusin)
2. Fried Green Tomatoes: Ghost Train (Main Title) (Thomas Newman)
3. Love Actually: Glasgow Love Theme / PM's Love Theme (Craig Armstrong)
4. A Beautiful Mind: A Kaleidoscope Of Mathematics (James Horner)
5. Meet Joe Black: That Next Place (Thomas Newman)
6. The Lorax: Ted, Audrey And The Trees (John Powell)
7. Backdraft: Show Me Your Firetruck (Hans Zimmer)
8. Back To The Future III: End Credits (Alan Silvestri)
9. Conan The Barbarian: Riddle Of Steel / Riders Of Doom (Basil Poledouris)
10. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial: Over The Moon (John Williams)

Bonus Tracks:
11. Spartacus: Main Title (Alex North)
12. Jaws: Main Title (John Williams)
13. Out of Africa: Flight Over Africa (John Barry)
14. Schindler’s List: Theme (John Williams)
15. King Kong: Climbing The Empire State Building (James Newton Howard)
16. Jurassic Park: Theme (John Williams)

Varèse Sarabande presents FIMUCITÉ 6: UNIVERSAL PICTURES 100TH ANNIVERSARY GALA available on 2-CDs (limited edition 3000;  retail price $19.98) on July 27, 2015.