A Walk With Love And Death (1969) – Georges Delerue [FLAC]

A Walk With Love And Death

Composed and Conducted by Georges Delerue

1. Main Titles/Heron’s Journey (http://kiwi6.com/file/tib0rlu8hn)
2. Dammartin
3. Heron’s Dream
4. Claudia Becomes Heron’s Lady
5. Peasant Processional Hymn
6. Heron’s Escape/Gypsy Pantomine/Sea Arrival
7. Return to Dammartin
8. Little Robert/Under the Stars
9. Knights Rescue Heron and Claudia
10. Knights Song/To Castle of Ruis
11. Heron’s Remorse
12. Refugees Fleeing
13. Claudia’s Nightmare
14. Sir Meles at Ermenonville
15. Little Robert Is Slain
16. Storm
17. Empty Monastery
18. Reunion and End Titles (http://kiwi6.com/file/ageyzyw074)

Total Time: 42:51

All Tracks @ FLAC
Part 1 (http://www.sendspace.com/file/6b95hn) | Part 2 (http://www.sendspace.com/file/gccrkd)

Dedicated to all members of the Shrine who are lovers of Georges Delerue music.

Here is for you the original score of A Walk With Love and Death by French composer Georges Delerue.

In his career Delerue composed a few scores to movies based on historical settings, and A Walk With Love and Death is another one of the same kind among other titles like, Anne of the Thousand Days, The Borgias or A Man for All Seasons. This always gave Delerue, as you can listen in this score, a chance to writing music in a medieval flavored style, combining orchestra and period instruments (here often played solo) like the harpsichod, the lute, a cromorne, etc.
Some tracks also has present medieval folk dances, processional choral marches, as if to evoke the musical settings of an historical era. Despite this the score has a somber tone. Although the main theme is lovely there is a sense of impending tragedy surrounding the music.

A note about the recording is that it is in mono with a pronounceable hiss, but then it is this monaural sound that somewhat gives the score a believable period atmosphere.
Aside of this album there is also a re-recording made to this score, but i’ve never listened as to whether know if it’s a faithful re-interpretation of the original recording.

Enjoy 🙂

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