By Request - Ben-Hur (1925) (Carl Davis)

'Thomas' requested this score, and 'Voila!', over a month later he gets his wish! Well, assuming he still cares at all, and that he still visits, and that he happens to check this post, I hope he enjoys it. Well, even if none of those things are true anymore, I hope he still enjoys himself in general.

This is the score to the silent film composed & conducted by Carl Davis and performed by The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Studios like to re-score silent films for restored versions, re-releases, etc. especially when they have chariot races.

Actually, the chariot race in the silent version is just as exciting as the one in the Charlton Heston version. You'd think maybe it wouldn't be, but it is. And it's amazing what you could get away with in the Pre-Hays code days. I seem to remember watching scenes in that movie with men having their arms hacked off. That would be a little rough even in a movie today let alone in 1925 (not to mention 1959 where the worst you get is Stephen Boyd broken and bloody and maybe a little leper action).

Carl Davis is another composer I enjoy a lot and he's carved out a real niche composing for silent films (among many other things). It must be tough with the competition from all those other composers from the silent era out there challenging him.

Enjoy!

Track List:

Ben-Hur (1925) (Carl Davis) - 01 - Opening Titles
Ben-Hur (1925) (Carl Davis) - 02 - The Nativity
Ben-Hur (1925) (Carl Davis) - 03 - Esther And The Young Prince
Ben-Hur (1925) (Carl Davis) - 04 - Roman March And Disaster
Ben-Hur (1925) (Carl Davis) - 05 - Galley Slave
Ben-Hur (1925) (Carl Davis) - 06 - Pirate Battle
Ben-Hur (1925) (Carl Davis) - 07 - Iras The Egyptian
Ben-Hur (1925) (Carl Davis) - 08 - The Chariot Race
Ben-Hur (1925) (Carl Davis) - 09 - Ben-Hur's Return
Ben-Hur (1925) (Carl Davis) - 10 - Via Dolorossa
Ben-Hur (1925) (Carl Davis) - 11 - Earthquake And New Dawn

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