John Proffitt wrote:

>Interestingly, some of the quite magnificent symphonic soundtracks from
>this era have now been released onto CD, giving us a chance to hear
>"state of the art" multitrack from the 1940s and 1950s.  I highly recommend
>Prince Valiant (1954--Franz Waxman) and Prince of Foxes (1949--Alfred
>Newman), both from the Film Score Monthly label;  Captain from Castile
>(1947--Newman) from the Screen Archives Entertainment label; and How
>Green Was My Valley (1941--Newman) from the Fox CD label, all of which
>are exceptional examples of early multitrack film recording which have
>been transferred from the source optical elements and remixed for stereo
>CD release.

I would like to second John's endorsement and also add a bit about the
Film Score Monthly label. If you are interested in film music you probably
know that label and its magazine. The discs are available through their
web site. While I find most of the writers to be highly informed "fans,"
many of them seem to lack much of an understanding of the basic vocabulary
of music writing. The CD label offers some real gems, many, not available
before, beautifully produced.

Karl