Carl Davis - Intolerance (2019)

How exciting to revisit this recording made in Luxembourg in 1986 as a soundtrack for what was then the Thames Silents. The team of directors and producers, Kevin Brownlow and David Gill, and myself were delivering up to three restorations of full length feature films a year. And I was about to embark on the 1925 Ben Hur score as soon as I had finished Intolerance. The recording of the score followed 2 live performances of the film with the RTL Orchestra so they were more than ready. The main Intolerance theme which spanned the entire 2 hours 40 minutes score had already passed into the orchestras history it was hummable and quoted at times of stress. There has been a recent re-issuing on DVD with remastered sound and new material from the Library of Congress. Performing the score to this extraordinary film is always challenging but deeply rewarding. The films theme has never dated and the international crises of 1917 (the films first release) are as relevant today in 2018. When will we learn? - Carl Davis - 26th January 2018

Tracklist:
01. Carl Davis - Intolerance: Out of the Cradle (2:18)
02. Carl Davis - Intolerance: The Dear One (1:12)
03. Carl Davis - Intolerance: Old Paris (The Court) (2:41)
04. Carl Davis - Intolerance: Brown Eyes (0:56)
05. Carl Davis - Intolerance: Strike (4:38)
06. Carl Davis - Intolerance: Babylon (The Love Temple) (2:33)
07. Carl Davis - Intolerance: Uplifters (2:35)
08. Carl Davis - Intolerance: The Siege of Babylon (8:36)
09. Carl Davis - Intolerance: Fire Machine and Defeat of Cyrus (2:17)
10. Carl Davis - Intolerance: The Boy's Return and Victory Celebration (3:55)
11. Carl Davis - Intolerance: Sacred Dance (2:56)
12. Carl Davis - Intolerance: Seduction, Murder and Trial (10:20)
13. Carl Davis - Intolerance: Last Dawn (2:40)
14. Carl Davis - Intolerance: St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre (3:53)
15. Carl Davis - Intolerance: Last Sacrement (4:53)
16. Carl Davis - Intolerance: Prosper's Rescue Attempt and Via Dolorosa (1:42)
17. Carl Davis - Intolerance: Babylon's Last Bacchanale (1:13)
18. Carl Davis - Intolerance: The Death of Brown Eyes (2:15)
19. Carl Davis - Intolerance: Cyrus at the Gates (1:25)
20. Carl Davis - Intolerance: The Fall of Babylon (6:31)
21. Carl Davis - Intolerance: The Walk to the Scaffold (3:34)
22. Carl Davis - Intolerance: Apotheosis (2:30)