Film soundtrack recordings
The following albums contain original recordings or are themselves re-recordings of Frankel’s music for film. With regard to the availability of manuscript scores, all those extant are housed at the British Library except “Battle of the Bulge”, of which the original is stored at Warner Bros. Archives, University of Southern California.
“Battle of the Bulge” Music from the film Queensland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Werner Andreas Albert. CPO 999 696-2 [78:43]
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“Battle of the Bulge” original soundtrack album on CD Club SCC-1014 (Warner Bros. Japan/Soundtrack Listeners Communications)
Philharmonia/Frankel
“Battle of the Bulge” (title music) on “The Longest Day” Silva Screen FILM CD 151 -
City of Prague Philharmonic/Paul Bateman
“Music for the Movies” Queensland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Werner Andreas Albert. cpo CPO 999 809-2 [67:04]
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“Curse of the Werewolf” (3-movt. suite) on “Horror!”
Silva Screen FILM CD 175 Silva America SSD 1060 Westminster Philharmonic/Kenneth Alwyn
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“Carriage and Pair” (exe. “So Long at the Fair”)
Chandos 7008 - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
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Marco Polo 8.223522 - RTE Concert Orchestra/Ernest Tomlinson
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Hyperion CDA 66968 - New London Orchestra/Ronald Corp
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Guild Light Music GLCD 5110 - Mantovani - “By Special Request”
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Pearl GEM 0141 (inc.”Long Forgotten Melody”) - Charles Williams and his Orchestra
“Sleeping Car Train” & “Waltz” (exe. film “Sleeping Car to Trieste”) - LSO/Mathieson
(original soundtrack) British Film Music Vol. 3
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“I’m Not In Love” & “When You Smile” (from film “Night Beat”)
Christine Nordern (Voc.)/arr./cond. Benjamin Frankel on
Past Perfect PPCD 78140 - “Elegance”
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Theme from “A Kid for Two Farthings” - Vocalion CDLK 4109
Frank Chacksfield and his orchestra - “Dinner At Eight-Thirty”
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