5x CD

Ben‐Hur

Album by Miklós Rózsa

Released 1959

Tracklist

CD 1: The Film Score (Part One)
1
Overture
6:34
2
Anno Domini
1:32
3
Star of Bethlehem / Adoration of the Magi
3:32
4
Shofar Call
0:15
5
Fanfare to Prelude / Prelude / Marcia Romana
4:01
6
Spirit and Sword
0:51
7
Salute for Messala
0:12
8
Friendship
4:23
9
The House of Hur
1:44
10
Conflict
1:42
11
Esther
2:36
12
The Unknown Future
0:44
13
Love Theme / Ring for Freedom
4:49
14
Salute for Gratus
0:36
15
Gratus' Entry to Jerusalem
1:59
16
Arrest
1:20
17
Reminiscences
1:49
18
Condemned
0:57
19
Escape
2:08
20
Vengeance
0:50
21
The Prison Part One / The Prison Part Two
0:48
22
The Desert / Exhaustion / The Prince of Peace / Roman Galley
7:33
23
Salute for Arrius
0:24
24
Quintus Arrius
0:42
25
Roman Fleet
1:05
26
The Galley
3:18
27
Rest
1:21
28
Battle Preparations / The Pirate Fleet / Attack! / Ramming Speed / Battle/Rescue
9:52
29
Roman Sails
0:50
30
The Rowers
0:28
31
Victory Parade
2:24
32
Victory Finale
0:27
CD 2: The Film Score (Part Two)
1
Fertility Dance
1:03
2
Arrius' Party
1:16
3
Nostalgia / Farewell to Rome
2:13
4
A Barren Coast
0:28
5
Judea / Balthazar
2:27
6
Balthazar's World
1:59
7
Homecoming
1:24
8
Memories / Hatred
4:24
9
Lepers
1:04
10
Return / Promise
5:23
11
Sorrow and Intermission
1:28
12
Entr'Acte
3:49
13
Panem et Circenses
0:54
14
Circus Fanfares Nos. 1-4
0:44
15
Panem et Circenses
0:46
16
New Fanfare for Circus Parade (Parade of the Charioteers)
3:16
17
Circus Fanfare No. 6 (Fanfare for Start of Race)
0:14
18
Panem et Circenses
1:00
19
Circus Fanfare No. 7 (Ben-Hur Crowned)
0:18
20
Bitter Triumph
0:48
21
Aftermath
1:18
22
Valley of Lepers / The Search
2:55
23
The Uncleans
2:30
24
Road of Sorrow
2:50
25
The Mount / The Sermon
1:21
26
Frustration
1:18
27
Valley of the Dead / Tirzah Saved
4:03
28
The Procession to Calvary / The Bearing of the Cross / Recognition
7:08
29
Aftermath (Crucifixion)
2:24
30
Golgotha
0:56
31
Shadow of a Storm
1:02
32
The Miracle/Finale
4:53
CD 3: The Savina Album / Act One Alternates
1
Prelude
3:26
2
Adoration of the Magi
2:17
3
Roman March
1:23
4
Friendship
1:41
5
Love Theme of Ben-Hur
2:52
6
The Burning Desert
5:05
7
The Rowing of the Galley Slaves
2:48
8
Naval Battle
2:47
9
Return to Judea
2:06
10
Victory Parade
2:16
11
The Mother's Love
2:41
12
The Lepers' Search for the Christ
2:33
13
The Procession to Calvary
4:33
14
The Miracle and Finale
3:44
15
Star of Bethlehem
1:34
16
Adoration of the Magi
2:07
17
Prelude
2:01
18
Spirit and Sword
0:58
19
Revenge
1:24
20
The Desert / Exhaustion / The Prince of Peace / Roman Galley
7:37
21
Roman Fleet
1:07
22
The Galley
3:16
23
Rest
0:57
24
Battle Preparations Part Two
0:51
25
Roman Sails
0:50
26
Victory Parade
1:37
27
Fertility Dance
1:00
28
Arrius' Party
1:45
29
Judea
2:58
30
Homecoming
1:45
31
Sorrow
1:05
32
Intermission
0:33
CD 4: The First Kloss Album / Act Two Alternates
1
Prelude
3:27
2
The Adoration of the Magi
2:12
3
Roman March
1:17
4
Friendship
1:46
5
Love Theme of Ben-Hur
2:43
6
The Burning Desert
5:03
7
The Rowing of the Galley Slaves
2:51
8
Naval Battle
2:51
9
Return to Judea
2:15
10
Victory Parade
2:15
11
The Mother's Love
2:29
12
The Lepers' Search for the Christ
2:27
13
The Procession to Calvary
4:30
14
The Miracle and Finale
3:44
15
Entr'Acte
3:51
16
Panem et Circenses
1:12
17
Circus Parade (Parade of the Charioteers)
2:15
18
Aftermath
1:34
19
The Search
1:42
20
Road of Sorrow
2:51
21
The Sermon
0:36
22
Valley of the Dead / Tirzah Saved
4:04
23
The Procession to Calvary / The Bearing of the Cross / Recognition
7:19
24
Aftermath
2:23
25
Golgotha
1:35
26
The Miracle / Finale
4:31
27
Entr'Acte
3:36
CD 5: The Second Kloss Album / Additional Alternates and Bonus Tracks
1
Overture
4:00
2
Star of Bethlehem
1:54
3
Gratus' Entry Into Jerusalem
3:32
4
The House of Hur
1:57
5
Messala's Revenge
3:30
6
Fertility Dance
1:28
7
Farewell to Rome
2:13
8
Arrius' Party
1:33
9
Parade of the Charioteers
3:30
10
Bread and Circus March
1:18
11
Death of Messala
2:52
12
Memories
2:41
13
Sermon on the Mount
1:53
14
Valley of the Dead
2:16
15
Golgotha
2:47
16
The Christ Theme from Ben-Hur (Alleluia)
2:48
17
Star of Bethlehem / Adoration of the Magi
3:33
18
Star of Bethlehem
1:35
19
Adoration of the Magi
2:06
20
Adoration of the Magi
2:05
21
Spirit and Sword
0:40
22
Gratus' Entry to Jerusalem
2:02
23
Revenge
1:25
24
Arrius' Party
0:54
25
Sorrow
1:07
26
Intermission
0:23
27
Entr'Acte
3:39
28
Aftermath
0:37
29
Aftermath
0:37
30
The Sermon
0:22
31
The Sermon
0:21
32
The Sermon
0:34
33
The Sermon
0:40
34
Golgotha
1:28
35
Miracle
1:39
36
Finale
1:17
37
Finale
0:36
38
Finale
1:06
39
Love Theme
2:20
40
Harun al Rozsad
2:09
41
Quo Vadis Prelude (with chimes)/Drums (Appian Way)
1:39

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Release credits

Carlo Savina
conductor [1-14, 17]
Craig Spaulding
executive
Erich Kloss
conductor [4.1-14, 5.1-16, 5.24]
Frank K. DeWald
producer
Frankenland State Symphony Orchestra
performing orchestra [4.1-14, 5.1-16, 5.24]
Lukas Kendall
executive
MGM Studio Chorus
choir vocals [3]
MGM Studio Orchestra
performing orchestra [2.1-32, 1.1-6, 1.8-13, 1.16-32]
Michael Matessino
producer
Miklós Rózsa
conductor [2.1-32, 1.1-32]
The Symphony Orchestra of Rome
performing orchestra [1-9, 11-14]
[anonymous]
performing orchestra [7, 14-15]

Issues

B
(Combined release view)
B
Ben-Hur
12" Vinyl
1959
B
Ben-Hur
12" Vinyl
1977
B
Ben-Hur
CD
1985
B
Ben-Hur
2x CD
1991
B
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
2x CD
23 April 1996
B
Ben-Hur
CD
1996
B
Ben-Hur
5x CD
28 February 2012
B
Ben-Hur
2x CD
B
Ben Hur (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2x Digital Media (deluxe version)
B
Ben Hur
3x CD
5 June 1995