Set in the 26th century, the book depicts a world in which the masses are socially engineered and subconsciously indoctrinated for their roles in society, and kept docile and content by a combination of drugs (Soma), promiscuous sex, synthesised Muzak and mindless entertainment (the Feelies). Solitary pursuits such as reading are discouraged in favour of group activities, while the nuclear family has been replaced by the Hatcheries and Conditioning Centres that control every aspect of the period between artificial conception and childhood.

This extraordinary musical radio production of Huxley’s masterpiece attracted a suitably stellar cast of performers including the author himself in the role of narrator and the great film composer Bernard Hermann. A titan of cinema now remembered for such undisputed masterpieces as Citizen Kane, Psycho and Taxi Driver. Here, his palette was necessarily constrained by budgetary considerations, but he nevertheless deployed his slender resources - organ and percussion instruments - with typical ingenuity.

Brave New World. Original Score Composed and Conducted by Bernard Herrmann / Brave New World - Part One .Narrated by Aldous Huxley. Original Score Composed and Conducted by Bernard Herrmann / 11: Brave New World - Part Two Narrated by Aldous Huxley / Original Score Composed and Conducted by Bernard Herrmann
 

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For these historic sessions, Mancini recruited the renowned Brazilian guitarist Laurindo Almeida, to bring a distinctly tropical feel that would have been beyond the reach of even the most seasoned American player and to add a crucial touch of the other-worldly, the soprano Loulie "Lulu" Jean Norman, whose wordless vocals would later achieve global recognition on the theme from Star Trek.

Donald Fagen called Henry Mancini the "High Priest of Hollywood Cool", and this masterful album is full of stylish Mancini motifs that anticipate such future triumphs as Moon River, Baby Elephant Walk, The Days of Wine and Roses, The Pink Panther and The Party.

High quality bonus material includes The Four Freshmen’s exquisite recording Mancini’s What’s It Gonna Be, written for the film Rock, Pretty Baby, the rare Mancini single of instrumental material from the same movie, Hot Rod and Big Band Rock and Roll, and another Hank composition Cha Cha Cha for Gia from Four Girls in Town.

Poinciana (Mono) / Bali Hai (Mono) / Flamingo (Mono) / The Whispering Sea (Mono) / Return To Paradise (Mono) / The Naked Sea (Mono) / The Breeze And I (Mono) / Driftwood And Dreams (Mono) / Moon Of Manakoora (Mono) / Sleepy Lagoon (Mono) / Ebb Tide (Mono) / Off Shore (Mono) / Poinciana (Stereo) / Bali Hai (Stereo) / Flamingo (Stereo) / The Whispering Sea (Stereo) / Return To Paradise (Stereo) / The Naked Sea (Stereo) / The Breeze And I (Stereo) / Driftwood And Dreams (Stereo) Moon Of Manakoora (Stereo) / Sleepy Lagoon (Stereo) / Ebb Tide (Stereo) / Off Shore (Stereo) / What’s It Gonna Be (Performed By The Four Freshmen) / Hot Rod (From The Film Rock, Pretty Baby) / Big Band Rock And Roll (From The Film Rock Pretty Baby) / Cha Cha Cha For Gia (From The Film Four Girls In Town
 

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Stars Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Marlene Dietrich and Welles himself as the crooked police chief Hank Quinlan, who always gets his man even if he has to concoct the evidence to do so! The searing semi-latin rock & roll score is considered (both by critics and the composer) to be one of Henry Mancini’s finest. Barney Kessel, who featured on “Pet Sounds” and many of the Phil Spector and Monkeys’ hits, plays guitar. Timeless and landmark cinema; the personification of cool.

Main Title / Orson Around / Blue Pianola / Son Of Raunchy / Strollin Blues / Borderline Montuna / Lease Breaker / Tana's Theme / Background For Murder / Rock Me To Sleep / Ku Ku / Reflection / The Big Drag / Susan / The Boss / Bar Room Rock / Pigeon Caged / Flashing Nuisance / Something For Susan / The Chase
 

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The obvious reasons for this are his pioneering use of powerful and unusual rhythms, his music's lack of sentimentality, its waspish wit, its anti-authoritarianism - not to mention the composer's love of good whisky - all found obvious counterparts in the rock lifestyle, even if his meticulous approach to discipline did not. If history makes Stravinsky sound like a daunting and intimidating musical figure - a composer to be approached with fear and reverence rather than any expectation of pleasure - then the gorgeous music contained here will prove a more than useful corrective.

1-10: Octet For Wind Instruments (1922-23 Revised 1952) Conductor Igor Stravinsky / 11-13: Ode (1943) / The Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Of New York Conductor Igor Stravinsky / 14-16: Ebony Concerto (1945) Woody Herman And His Orchestra Conductor Igor Stravinsky / 17: Rag-Time For Eleven Instruments (1918) Conductor Igor Stravinsky / 18-21: Suite No.1 For Small Orchestra (1917-25) Orchestra Della Svizzera Italiana Conductor Igor Stravinsky / 22: Rag-Time For Eleven Instruments (1918) Orchestra Della Svizzera Italiana Conductor Igor Stravinsky / 23-33: Orpheus - Ballet In Three Scenes (1947) The Rca Victor Symphony Orchestra Conductor Igor Stravinsky
 

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