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With the release of a new telling of the classic book The Secret Garden, with a score by Dario Marianelli, Matthew Sweet looks at this and other music for cinematic secret worlds.

With the cinematic release of a new telling of the classic Frances Hodgson Burnett children鈥檚 book The Secret Garden, featuring a score by Dario Marianelli, Matthew Sweet looks at this and other music for secret worlds in film. From the fantasy worlds of Lewis Carroll's Wonderland and C.S Lewis's Narnia, to the dinosaur ridden terrains of Jurassic Park and the Valley of Gwangi, the mind of John Malkovich, and the labyrinth of Pan. Our classic score is Dmitri Tiomkin's music evoking the mystical utopia of Shangri-la in Frank Capra's Lost Horizon.

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Sat 24 Oct 2020 15:00

Music Played

  • Frederick Loewe

    Brigadoon (1954) - The Heather on the Hill

    Orchestra: MGM Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Johnny Green.
    • Brigadoon - Original MGM Soundtrack.
    • CBS Special Products.
  • Danny Elfman

    Alice in Wonderland: Alice's Theme

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Pete Anthony.
    • Alice In Wonderland (An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack).
    • Walt Disney Records.
    • 14.
  • Harry Gregson鈥怶illiams

    The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe: Lucy meets Mr Tumnus

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Harry Gregson鈥怶illiams.
    • The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe (Original Soundtr.
    • Walt Disney Records.
  • John Williams

    Jurassic Park: Theme

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: John Williams.
    • Jurassic Park (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • MCA.
  • Jerome Moross

    The Valley of the Gwangi: Suite

    Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Nic Raine.
    • The Fantasy Album - Adventure and Fantasy Film Themes.
    • Silva Screen.
    • 12.
  • Joe Hisaishi

    Howl's Moving Castle: A Walk in the Skies

    Orchestra: New Japan Philharmonic. Conductor: Joe Hisaishi.
    • Howl's Moving Castle Soundtrack (Howl No Ugoku Shiro).
    • Studio Ghibli Records.
  • Javier Navarrete

    Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth

    Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Mario Klemens.
    • Pan's Labyrinth - Original Soundtrack.
    • Milan.
  • Carter Burwell

    Being John Malkovich: Puppet Love

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Carter Burwell.
    • Being John Malkovich (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Virgin.
  • Jon Brion

    Synecdoche, New York: OK

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Jon Brion.
    • Synecdoche New York [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack].
    • Lakeshore Records.
  • Dimitri Tiomkin

    Lost Horizon: Symphonic Suite

    Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra. Choir: The John Alldis Choir. Conductor: Charles Gerhardt.
    • Lost Horizon (The Classic Film Scores Of Dimitri Tiomkin).
    • RCA Victor.
  • Zbigniew Preisner

    The Secret Garden: Main Title

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Zbigniew Preisner.
    • The Secret Garden (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Var猫se Sarabande.
  • Dario Marianelli

    The Secret Garden: Climbing the Wall

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Dario Marianelli.
    • The Secret Garden (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Decca.
  • Clint Mansell

    Rebecca: Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Rebecca (Music from the Netflix Film).
    • Invada Records.

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