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Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Now We Are Free
orchestra:
The Lyndhurst Orchestra
conductor:
Gavin Greenaway
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 2000) and Universal Classics Group (not for release label use, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2000)
recording of:
Now We Are Free (Gladiator)
lyricist:
Lisa Gerrard
composer:
Klaus Badelt (German score composer), Lisa Gerrard and Hans Zimmer (German score composer)
publisher:
SKG Songs and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
part of:
Gladiator (Live in Prague)
Hans Zimmer & Lisa Gerrard54:15
2Summertime (UFO remix)
remixer:
United Future Organization
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Dorothy Kuhns (playwright), Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
Sarah Vaughan26:51
3La Wally: Ebben? Ne andrò lontana (feat. Angela Gheorgiu)
soprano vocals:
Angela Gheorghiu (Romanian soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino
conductor:
John Mauceri (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1996)
recording of:
La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally)
composer:
Alfredo Catalani (composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
part of:
La Wally: Atto I
Alfredo Catalani3:43
4The Battle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Classics Group (not for release label use, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2000)
recording of:
The Battle (Gladiator)
composer:
Hans Zimmer (German score composer)
part of:
Gladiator
part of:
Gladiator (Live in Prague)
Hans Zimmer310:03
5My Baby Just Cares for Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
double bass:
Jimmy Bond (in 1957-12)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (in 1957-12)
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1957-12)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1957-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bethlehem Records (US jazz label, active 1950s–) (in 1958)
recorded at:
Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
cover recording of:
My Baby Just Cares for Me (in 1957-12)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Chappell Music Co. Inc., Donaldson Publishing Co., Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Gus Kahn Music Co., The Songwriters Guild and Tobago Music Co.
Nina Simone43:36
6Gabriel's Oboe
orchestra:
Prague Philharmonia (in 1999-05) and Prague Philharmonia (in 1999-05)
conductor:
Nick Ingman (in 1999-05)
arranger:
Nick Ingman
recorded at:
Smecky Music Studios in Praha, Czechia (in 1999-05)
recording of:
Gabriel’s Oboe (The Mission, main theme) (in 1999-05)
orchestrator and composer:
Ennio Morricone (Italian classical and score composer)
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
part of:
The Mission
Ennio Morricone3:20
7Le nozze di Figaro: Ouverture
engineer and balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) (in 1981-06) and Colin Moorfoot (engineer) (in 1981-06)
producer:
Christopher Raeburn (producer) (in 1981-06)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (in 1981-06)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1981-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981-06)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Sinfonia (in 1981-06)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
part of:
Die Hochzeit des Figaro (German translation)
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:51
8Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair (Jaffa remix)
additional producer:
David Kakon
bass and keyboard [keys]:
David Kakon
electronic instruments [beats]:
Chip Matte
guitar [guitars]:
Jason Kent
remixer:
David Kakon
cover recording of:
Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair (Arranged by Nina Simone)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
arrangement of:
Black Is the Colour (of My True Love’s Hair)
Nina Simone4:58
9Sogno d'amore
producer:
Peter Wadland
piano:
Jorge Bolet (Cuban-born American virtuoso pianist and teacher, 1914–1990) (from 1972 until 1973, in 1982-09)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) (in 1982-09)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1982-09)
recording of:
Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum As-Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst” (from 1972 until 1973)
composer:
Franz Liszt (in 1850)
piano arranger:
Franz Liszt
arrangement of:
O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst, S. 298/2 (second version)
part of:
Liebesträume, S. 541
recording of:
Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum As-Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst” (in 1982-09)
composer:
Franz Liszt (in 1850)
piano arranger:
Franz Liszt
arrangement of:
O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst, S. 298/2 (second version)
part of:
Liebesträume, S. 541
Franz Liszt4:59
10Mad About the Boy
vocals:
Dinah Washington
cover recording of:
Mad About the Boy (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Words and Music
Dinah Washington52:49
11Il barbiere di Siviglia: Ouverture
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Sinfonia
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Der Barbier von Sevilla (german lyrics)
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia
part of:
Le Barbier de Séville (french lyrics)
part of:
The Barber of Seville (english lyrics)
Gioachino Rossini7:12
12Love 1
Stefano Demaco3:47
13Barilla 99
Roberto Molinelli3:35