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Sound Barrier, The

 

 

Sound Barrier, The (1952)

Motion Picture Composer(s):
Malcolm Arnold

Released in:
1952

Country:
Great Britain

Genre:
Drama, Romance, War, Foreign

Also known as:
  • Breaking Through The Sound Barrier (1952, United States, promotional title)
  • Breaking the Sound Barrier (1952, United States)

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Wish list: 19



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There are 5 compilation albums for this title.



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Ariel CBF 13  

 
Country
Canada 
Format
LP 
Release Date
1983 
Reissue of 78 RPM and Broadcast Transcription discs.


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ASV Digital CD WHL 2058  

 
Country
Great Britain 
Format
CD 
Release Date
1991 

Reissue of Cloud Nine CNS 5446.

Also contains music from:
 Malta G.C.
 Oliver Twist



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1.  Rhapsody for Orchestra, Op.38 (07:24)
The Sound Barrier (Malcolm Arnold)
2.  Prelude (02:05)
Oliver Twist (Arnold Bax)
3.  The Storm (01:45)
Oliver Twist (Arnold Bax)
4.  The Fight (01:18)
Oliver Twist (Arnold Bax)
5.  Oliver's Sleepless Night (02:09)
Oliver Twist (Arnold Bax)
6.  Oliver and the Artful Dodger (01:54)
Oliver Twist (Arnold Bax)
7.  Fagin's Romp (02:10)
Oliver Twist (Arnold Bax)
8.  The Chase (01:59)
Oliver Twist (Arnold Bax)
9.  Oliver and Brownlow (02:56)
Oliver Twist (Arnold Bax)
10.  Nancy and Brownlow (03:00)
Oliver Twist (Arnold Bax)
11.  Finale (03:02)
Oliver Twist (Arnold Bax)
12.  Fanfare and Prelude (00:55)
Malta G.C.
13.  Convoy (01:32)
Malta G.C.
14.  Old Valletta (02:29)
Malta G.C.
15.  Air Raid (01:37)
Malta G.C.
16.  Ruins (04:40)
Malta G.C.
17.  Quick March (01:23)
Malta G.C.
18.  Intermezzo (01:55)
Malta G.C.
19.  Reconstruction (02:32)
Malta G.C.
20.  Finale - Part One (01:25)
Malta G.C.
21.  Finale - Part Two (05:25)
Malta G.C.

Total Duration: 00:53:35
Track listing contributed by Michael Steele

Cloud Nine Records CNS 5446  

 
Country
Great Britain 
Format
CD 
Release Date
 



Also contains music from:
 Malta G.C.



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1.  Rhapsody for orchestra. op. 38.From The Sound Barrier (07:24)
2.  March from Malta G.C. (01:24)
3.  Intermezzo from Malta G.C. (01:54)
4.  Finale,From Malta G.C. (06:42)

Total Duration: 00:17:24
Track listing contributed by Kelvin Mcculley

Compilation Albums

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Chandos 9100 CD  

 
Country
Great Britain 
Format
CD 
Release Date
1992 



Also contains music from:
 Bridge On The River Kwai, The
 Whistle Down The Wind
 Hobson's Choice
 Inn Of The Sixth Happiness, The

This label refers to the following compilation album:
 Malcolm Arnold: Film Music
 Film Music Of Sir Malcolm Arnold, The



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1.  Prelude: The Prison Camp (06:26)
The Bridge on the River Kwai
2.  Colonel Bogey (04:08)
The Bridge on the River Kwai
3.  The Jungle Trek (06:58)
The Bridge on the River Kwai
4.  Sunset (08:10)
The Bridge on the River Kwai
5.  Finale: The River Kwai March (03:06)
The Bridge on the River Kwai
6.  Prelude ('Whistle Down the Wind' Theme) (03:21)
Whistle Down the Wind
7.  The Three Kings (01:47)
Whistle Down the Wind
8.  Finale (03:56)
Whistle Down the Wind
9.  The Sound Barrier, Op. 38 (08:10)
10.  Overture and Shoe Ballet (03:44)
Hobson's Choice
11.  Willie and Maggie (Theme and Variations I) (05:23)
Hobson's Choice
12.  Wedding Night (Theme and Variations II) (06:22)
Hobson's Choice
13.  Finale (01:07)
Hobson's Choice
14.  London Prelude (03:41)
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
15.  Romantic Interlude (03:40)
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
16.  Happy Ending: Mountain Crossing - The Children (06:39)
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Total Duration: 01:16:38
Track listing contributed by Piet van de Merwe

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Chandos CHAN 9100  

 
Country
Great Britain 
Format
CD 
Release Date
1992 
UPN
0-9511-59100-2-3 



Also contains music from:
 Bridge On The River Kwai, The
 Whistle Down The Wind
 Hobson's Choice
 Inn Of The Sixth Happiness, The

This label refers to the following compilation album:
 Malcolm Arnold: Film Music



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1.  Prelude: The Prison Camp (06:26)
The Bridge on the River Kwai
2.  Colonel Bogey (Alford) (04:08)
The Bridge on the River Kwai
3.  The Jungle Trek (06:58)
The Bridge on the River Kwai
4.  Sunset (08:10)
The Bridge on the River Kwai
5.  Finale: The River Kwai March (03:06)
The Bridge on the River Kwai
6.  Prelude (Whistle Down the Wind Theme) (03:21)
Whistle Down the Wind
7.  The Three Kings (01:47)
Whistle Down the Wind
8.  Finale (03:56)
Whistle Down the Wind
9.  A Rhapsody for Orchestra (08:10)
The Sound Barrier
10.  Overture and Shoe Ballet (03:44)
Hobson's Choice
11.  Willie and Maggie (Theme and Variations I) (05:23)
Hobson's Choice
12.  Wedding Night (Theme and Variations II) (06:22)
Hobson's Choice
13.  Finale (01:07)
Hobson's Choice
14.  London Prelude (03:41)
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
15.  Romantic Interlude (03:40)
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
16.  Happy Ending (06:39)
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Total Duration: 01:16:38
Track listing contributed by Michael Steele

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EMI 72438288442-2  

 
Country
Great Britain 
Format
CD 
Release Date
1994 
UPN
7-2438-28844-2-2 



Also contains music from:
 Way To The Stars, The
 Blithe Spirit
 Night Has Eyes, The
 Western Approaches
 Passionate Friends, The
 Man Between, The
 Matter Of Life And Death, A
 Kid For Two Farthings, A
 Hungry Hill
 Rake's Progress, The
 Wanted For Murder
 Ha'penny Breeze
 Carnival
 Scott Of The Antarctic

This label refers to the following compilation album:
 British Film Music From The 1940's & 1950's



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1.  The Way To The Stars (03:24)
2.  Blith Spirit (09:04)
3.  The Night Has Eyes (03:17)
4.  Western Approaches (04:09)
5.  The Passionate Friends (08:31)
6.  The Man Between (03:11)
7.  The Sound Barrier (07:06)
8.  A Matter Of Live And Death (04:09)
9.  A Kid For Two Farthings (02:54)
10.  Hungry Hill (04:06)
11.  The Rake's Progress (03:48)
12.  Wanted For Murder (04:20)
13.  Ha'Penny Breeze (04:09)
14.  Carnival (06:23)
15.  Scott Of The Antarctic (06:28)

Total Duration: 01:14:59
Track listing contributed by Horst45239

Silva America SSD 1094  

 
Country
United States 
Format
CD 
Release Date
1999 

Suites and themes performed by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Philharmonia Orchestra, The Westminster Philharmonic Orchestra and The City of Prague Philharmonic, conducted by Kenneth Alwyn & Paul Bateman.

Also contains music from:
 Frenzy
 Oliver Twist
 Curse Of The Werewolf, The
 Hamlet
 Night To Remember, A
 Coastal Command
 Stage Fright
 Battle Of The Bulge
 Far From The Madding Crowd
 Corridors Of Blood
 Sink The Bismarck!
 Haunting, The
 Dam Busters, The
 Attack On The Iron Coast
 Scars Of Dracula
 Crimson Pirate, The
 Red Shoes, The
 Henry V
 Lady Vanishes, The
 Horrors of the Black Museum
 Emma
 Conquest Of The Air
 Duellists, The
 3 Worlds Of Gulliver, The
 Quatermass 2
 Under Capricorn
 Malta G.C.

This label refers to the following compilation album:
 Great British Film Music Album (Sixty Glorious Years 1938 - 1998), The



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Disc/Cassette 1

1.  Prelude (02:28)
From "Frenzy"; composed by Ron Goodwin
2.  Oliver (02:08)
From "Oliver Twist"; composed by Arnold Bax
3.  The Storm (02:09)
From "Oliver Twist"; composed by Arnold Bax
4.  Fagin's Romp (02:11)
From "Oliver Twist"; composed by Arnold Bax
5.  Oliver and Brownlow (02:56)
From "Oliver Twist"; composed by Arnold Bax
6.  The Chase (02:00)
From "Oliver Twist"; composed by Arnold Bax
7.  Finale (03:03)
From "Oliver Twist"; composed by Arnold Bax
8.  Prelude (01:28)
From "The Curse of the Werewolf"; composed by Benjamin Frankel
9.  Pastorale (02:10)
From "The Curse of the Werewolf"; composed by Benjamin Frankel
10.  Pursuit and Finale (03:27)
From "The Curse of the Werewolf"; composed by Benjamin Frankel
11.  Ophelia's Funeral (05:13)
From "Hamlet"; composed by Patrick Doyle
12.  Prelude (02:35)
From "A Night to Remember"; composed by William Alwyn
13.  End Titles (01:41)
From "A Night to Remember"; composed by William Alwyn
14.  Prelude (01:22)
From "Coastal Command"; composed by Vaughan Williams
15.  Dawn Patrol (04:13)
From "Coastal Command"; composed by Vaughan Williams
16.  U-Boat Alert (02:49)
From "Coastal Command"; composed by Vaughan Williams
17.  Rhapsody (04:59)
From "Stage Fright"; composed by Leighton Lucas
18.  Prelude (03:19)
From "The Battle of the Bulge"; composed by Benjamin Frankel
19.  Prelude (03:19)
From "Far from the Madding Crowd"; composed by Richard Rodney Bennett
20.  Prelude (02:44)
From "The Doctor from Seven Dials"; composed by Buxton Orr
21.  Overture (04:22)
From "Sink the Bismark!"; composed by Clifton Parker
22.  The History of Hill House (04:33)
From "The Haunting"; composed by Humphrey Searle
23.  March (03:53)
From "The Dambusters"; composed by Eric Coates
24.  Attack and Celebration (07:25)
From "Attack on the Iron Coast"; composed by Gerard Schürmann

Disc/Cassette 2

1.  Rhapsody (07:26)
From "The Sound Barrier"; composed by Malcolm Arnold
2.  Romanza (05:21)
From "The Scars of Dracula"; composed by James Bernard
3.  Overture: Pirate Capers (07:22)
From "The Crimson Pirate"; composed by William Alwyn
4.  The Red Shoes Ballet (15:01)
From "The Red Shoes"; composed by Brian Easdale
5.  'Oh For a Muse of Fire' (04:31)
From "Henry V"; composed by Patrick Doyle
6.  Overture (03:04)
From "The Lady Vanishes"; composed by Charles Williams & Louis Levy
7.  Overture (03:32)
From "Horrors of the Black Museum"; composed by Gerard Schürmann
8.  The Wedding and Finale (04:17)
From "Emma"; composed by Rachel Portman
9.  Stunting (01:53)
From "Conquest of the Air"; composed by Arthur Bliss
10.  Over the Arctic (02:58)
From "Conquest of the Air"; composed by Arthur Bliss
11.  March: Conquest of the Air (02:11)
From "Conquest of the Air"; composed by Arthur Bliss
12.  Prelude (02:11)
From "The Duellists"; composed by Howard Blake
13.  Overture (02:01)
From "The Three Worlds of Gulliver"; composed by Bernard Herrmann
14.  Defeat of the Aliens (03:04)
From "Quatermass II"; composed by James Bernard
15.  Suite (07:05)
From "Under Capricorn"; composed by Richard Addinsell
16.  Finale (05:28)
From "Matla G.C."; composed by Arnold Bax

Total Duration: 02:33:52

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Silva Screen FILMXCD 309  

 
Country
Great Britain 
Format
CD 
Release Date
1999 
UPN
5-014929-030920 

Suites and themes performed by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Philharmonia Orchestra, The Westminster Philharmonic Orchestra and The City of Prague Philharmonic, conducted by Kenneth Alwyn & Paul Bateman.

Also contains music from:
 Frenzy
 Oliver Twist
 Curse Of The Werewolf, The
 Hamlet
 Night To Remember, A
 Coastal Command
 Stage Fright
 Battle Of The Bulge
 Far From The Madding Crowd
 Corridors Of Blood
 Sink The Bismarck!
 Haunting, The
 Dam Busters, The
 Attack On The Iron Coast
 Scars Of Dracula
 Crimson Pirate, The
 Red Shoes, The
 Henry V
 Lady Vanishes, The
 Horrors of the Black Museum
 Emma
 Conquest Of The Air
 Duellists, The
 3 Worlds Of Gulliver, The
 Quatermass 2
 Under Capricorn
 Malta G.C.

This label refers to the following compilation album:
 Great British Film Music Album (Sixty Glorious Years 1938 - 1998), The



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Wish list: 4



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Disc/Cassette 1

1.  Prelude (02:28)
From "Frenzy"; composed by Ron Goodwin
2.  Oliver (02:08)
From "Oliver Twist"; composed by Arnold Bax
3.  The Storm (02:09)
From "Oliver Twist"; composed by Arnold Bax
4.  Fagin's Romp (02:11)
From "Oliver Twist"; composed by Arnold Bax
5.  Oliver and Brownlow (02:56)
From "Oliver Twist"; composed by Arnold Bax
6.  The Chase (02:00)
From "Oliver Twist"; composed by Arnold Bax
7.  Finale (03:03)
From "Oliver Twist"; composed by Arnold Bax
8.  Prelude (01:28)
From "The Curse of the Werewolf"; composed by Benjamin Frankel
9.  Pastorale (02:10)
From "The Curse of the Werewolf"; composed by Benjamin Frankel
10.  Pursuit and Finale (03:27)
From "The Curse of the Werewolf"; composed by Benjamin Frankel
11.  Ophelia's Funeral (05:13)
From "Hamlet"; composed by Patrick Doyle
12.  Prelude (02:35)
From "A Night to Remember"; composed by William Alwyn
13.  End Titles (01:41)
From "A Night to Remember"; composed by William Alwyn
14.  Prelude (01:22)
From "Coastal Command"; composed by Vaughan Williams
15.  Dawn Patrol (04:13)
From "Coastal Command"; composed by Vaughan Williams
16.  U-Boat Alert (02:49)
From "Coastal Command"; composed by Vaughan Williams
17.  Rhapsody (04:59)
From "Stage Fright"; composed by Leighton Lucas
18.  Prelude (03:19)
From "The Battle of the Bulge"; composed by Benjamin Frankel
19.  Prelude (03:19)
From "Far from the Madding Crowd"; composed by Richard Rodney Bennett
20.  Prelude (02:44)
From "The Doctor from Seven Dials"; composed by Buxton Orr
21.  Overture (04:22)
From "Sink the Bismark!"; composed by Clifton Parker
22.  The History of Hill House (04:33)
From "The Haunting"; composed by Humphrey Searle
23.  March (03:53)
From "The Dambusters"; composed by Eric Coates
24.  Attack and Celebration (07:25)
From "Attack on the Iron Coast"; composed by Gerard Schürmann

Disc/Cassette 2

1.  Rhapsody (07:26)
From "The Sound Barrier"; composed by Malcolm Arnold
2.  Romanza (05:21)
From "The Scars of Dracula"; composed by James Bernard
3.  Overture: Pirate Capers (07:22)
From "The Crimson Pirate"; composed by William Alwyn
4.  The Red Shoes Ballet (15:01)
From "The Red Shoes"; composed by Brian Easdale
5.  'Oh For a Muse of Fire' (04:31)
From "Henry V"; composed by Patrick Doyle
6.  Overture (03:04)
From "The Lady Vanishes"; composed by Charles Williams & Louis Levy
7.  Overture (03:32)
From "Horrors of the Black Museum"; composed by Gerard Schürmann
8.  The Wedding and Finale (04:17)
From "Emma"; composed by Rachel Portman
9.  Stunting (01:53)
From "Conquest of the Air"; composed by Arthur Bliss
10.  Over the Arctic (02:58)
From "Conquest of the Air"; composed by Arthur Bliss
11.  March: Conquest of the Air (02:11)
From "Conquest of the Air"; composed by Arthur Bliss
12.  Prelude (02:11)
From "The Duellists"; composed by Howard Blake
13.  Overture (02:01)
From "The Three Worlds of Gulliver"; composed by Bernard Herrmann
14.  Defeat of the Aliens (03:04)
From "Quatermass II"; composed by James Bernard
15.  Suite (07:05)
From "Under Capricorn"; composed by Richard Addinsell
16.  Finale (05:28)
From "Matla G.C."; composed by Arnold Bax

Total Duration: 02:33:52
Track listing contributed by angeldibujo


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