SPARTACUS (6 CD SET + DVD AND BOOK)

Label: Varese Sarabande VCL 0610 1109
Date: 1960

Limited edition of 5000 copies. Please note for shipping purposes this counts as 8 discs.

6 CDs ... 1 DVD ... a deluxe 168-page book!! The enormous boxed set includes:

CD 1 - All surviving stereo tracks of Alex North's SPARTACUS recording, including all tracks from the original soundtrack album, assembled in film order.

CD 2 AND 3 - The complete original film soundtrack of SPARTACUS, in astounding monaural sound.

CD 4 - A selection of unused and alternate cues from the original film sessions, along with Alex North's original preliminary cue recordings for the film (used for film editing purposes).

CD 5 AND 6 - SPARTACUS LOVE THEME AND VARIATIONS - 22 classic and newly recorded interpretations of Alex North's Spartacus Love Theme - featuring Bill Evans, Yusef Lateef, Carlos Santana, Lalo Schifrin, Dave Grusin, Mark Isham, Alexandre Desplat and many others! Newly recorded in Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris and Tenerife!

DVD - CONVERSATIONS ON ALEX NORTH'S SPARTACUS A 96-minute feature documentary on the importance of Alex North and his score for SPARTACUS, with Alexandre Desplat, Mark Isham, David Newman, Lalo Schifrin, Robert Townson, Brian Tyler, John Williams and Christopher Young. Also included are two bonus features with Mark Isham and Diego Navarro recording their own Spartacus Love Theme variations.

BOOK - A 168-page, hardcover book by Robert Townson featuring detailed analysis of the SPARTACUS score, background on the film, an Alex North biography, over 100 photos and much more!

CD 1 - Stereo (72:40) 1. OVERTURE (4:00) 2. MAIN TITLE* (3:17) 3. THE MINES (3:01) 4. CARAVAN (1:15) 5. FIRST PAIR (3:44) 6. GLADIATORS FIGHT TO THE DEATH* (2:20) 7. BROODING (2:20) 8. ON TO VESUVIUS* (4:52) (a) FORWARD, GLADIATORS (b) FOREST MEETING 9. OYSTERS AND SNAILS (Film Version) (3:07) 10. HOPEFUL PREPARATIONS / VESUVIUS CAMP* (1:59) 11. VESUVIUS MONTAGE (1:19) 12. BLUE SHADOWS AND PURPLE HILLS* (3:11) 13. HEADED FOR FREEDOM* (3:15) 14. HOMEWARD BOUND* (6:27) (a) ON TO THE SEA (b) BESIDE THE POOL 15. METAPONTUM TRIUMPH (1:35) 16. FESTIVAL (3:21) 17. EXPECTANT PARENTS (3:07) 18. PRELUDE TO BATTLE* (5:11) (a) QUIET INTERLUDE (b) THE FINAL CONFLICT 19. FORMATIONS (1:35) 20. GOODBYE, MY LIFE, MY LOVE — END TITLE* (4:16) 21. SPARTACUS LOVE THEME* (2:50) Bonus Tracks 22. ON TO THE SEA / INFANT BURIAL (3:03) 23. OYSTERS AND SNAILS / FESTIVAL* (Album Version) (3:24)
* cues from the original Decca soundtrack album

CD 2 - Mono (70:40) 1. OVERTURE (3:59) 2. MAIN TITLE (3:41) 3. THE MINES (3:00) 4. CARAVAN (1:17) 5. VARINIA'S THEME (3:15) 6. TRAINING THE GLADIATORS (1:29) 7. PAINTING (1:26) 8. SPARTACUS' CELL (1:37) 9. KITCHEN (1:36) 10. TRAINING THE GLADIATORS #2 (:37) 11. KITCHEN #2 (:48) 12. CRASSUS (:51) 13. SOURCE MUSIC #2 (2:36) 14. SOURCE MUSIC #1 (3:30) 15. FIRST PAIR (3:38) 16. DRABA FIGHT (2:49) 17. KILL (1:12) 18. BROODING (2:18) 19. REVOLT (1:16) 20. THE BREAKOUT (2:08) 21. SLAVES ESCAPE (:47) 22. CRASSUS HOME (:37) 23. DESERTED SCHOOL (1:55) 24. FOREST MEETING (4:50) 25. OYSTERS AND SNAILS (3:03) 26. VESUVIUS CAMP (1:59) 27. NEW RECRUITS (1:51) 28. GLABRUS MARCH (:24) 29. VESUVIUS MONTAGE (1:19) 30. POEM (1:27) 31. LOVE SEQUENCE (3:10) 32. GLABRUS DEFEATED (3:40) 33. GLABRUS DISGRACED (1:44)

CD 3 - Mono (65:29) 1. ENTR'ACTE (2:21) 2. ON TO THE SEA (3:07) 3. LUCERIA CAMP (:42) 4. BESIDE THE POOL (2:28) 5. DUSTY MARCH (:31) 6. METAPONTUM TRIUMPH (1:33) 7. ROMAN BATHS (1:46) 8. ARRIVAL AT THE BEACH (:59) 9. FESTIVAL (3:20) 10. SOUND THE TRUMPET (:31) 11. CRASSUS LEGIONS (:41) 12. BACK FROM THE SEA (:30) 13. CRASSUS' CAMP (:48) 14. CAMP AT NIGHT (2:19) 15. EXPECTANT PARENTS (3:10) 16. MANEUVERS (3:14) 17. FORMATIONS (1:30) 18. THE BATTLE (4:09) 19. DESOLATION ELEGY (2:05) 20. I AM SPARTACUS (3:14) 21. RECOGNITION AND CRUCIFIXION MARCH (2:46) 22. NIGHT CRUCIFIXION (:35) 23. VARINIA AND CRASSUS (4:59) 24. FEAR OF DEATH (3:22) 25. SPARTACUS DEFIES CRASSUS (2:17) 26. THE LAST FIGHT (4:47) 27. FINAL FAREWELL AND END TITLE (4:17) 28. EXIT MUSIC (2:48)

CD 4 – Mono (43:17) Alternate and Unused Cues 1. OVERTURE (Unused) (4:02) 2. MAIN TITLE (Alternate) (3:33) 3. GLADIATOR SELECTION (Unused) (2:31) 4. KITCHEN #1 (Alternate) (1:55) 5. ON TO THE SEA (Alternate) (2:58) 6. INFANT BURIAL (Alternate) (:47) 7. END OF ACT I (Alternate) (1:06) 8. FESTIVAL (Alternate) (1:50) 9. SOUND THE TRUMPET (Alternate) (:23) 10. SPARTACUS MARCH (:34) 11. SPARTACUS MARCH (Alternate Ending) (:18) 12. SPARTACUS FANFARE (:13) 13. FEAR OF DEATH (Alternate) (3:26) Preliminary Cues 14. TRAINING THE GLADIATORS / PAINTING (Preliminary) (2:45) 15. TRAINING THE GLADIATORS (Preliminary) (2:37) 16. TRAINING THE GLADIATORS #2 (Preliminary) (:37) 17. BROODING (Preliminary) (3:06) 18. REVOLT (Preliminary) (:28) 19. FESTIVAL (Preliminary) (:51) 20. SPARTACUS LOVE THEME (Preliminary) (3:05) 21. DESOLATION ELEGY (Preliminary) (3:29) 22. CRUCIFIXION MARCH (Preliminary) (2:05)

CD 5 – Stereo (60:07) Spartacus: Love Theme and Variations - Spartacus Love Theme as interpreted by... 1. Bill Evans (5:09) 2. Yusef Lateef (4:11) 3. Mark Isham (11:09) 4. Dave Grusin (2:53) 5. Nathan Barr and Lisbeth Scott (5:08) 6. Carlos Santana (6:48) 7. Terry Callier (4:28) 8. Patrick Doyle (5:01) 9. Joel McNeely (2:27) 10. Lalo Schifrin (5:17) 11. The Ramsey Lewis Trio (7:12)

CD 6 – Stereo (50:16) Spartacus: Love Theme and Variations - Spartacus Love Theme as interpreted by... 1. Bill Evans and Jeremy Steig (5:00) 2. Alexandre Desplat (2:36) 3. Regina Carter (6:21) 4. Diego Navarro (3:54) 5. Gábor Szabó (3:13) 6. John Debney (4:45) 7. Brian Tyler (7:08) 8. Randy Edelman (3:49) 9. Richard Stoltzman (4:49) 10. John Neufeld and Marty Krystall (4:01) 11. Eric Stern, London Symphony Orchestra (4:14)