2014
December 2014
Search for Paradise issued by Sepia Records
Sepia Records has released Search for Paradise, the 1957 film scored by Dimitri Tiomkin, in simulated stereo on CD. The performers include Robert Merrill with Dimitri Tiomkin conducting the Cinerama Symphony Orchestra. Music from the film was previously released on …
Tagged Search for Paradise, Sepia Records
November 2014
Search for Paradise released on Blu-ray/DVD
Flicker Alley and Cinerama, Inc. are set to release Search for Paradise on November 11 on Blu-ray/DVD in the Smilebox® Curved Screen Simulation. The 1957 film, scored by Dimitri Tiomkin for director Otto Lang, has been digitally remastered from original …
Tagged Cinerama, DVD/Blu-ray, Flicker Alley, Inc., Search for Paradise
October 2014
Orden de Isabel la Católica
The Spanish government awarded Dimitri Tiomkin the Order of Queen Isabella, one of Spain’s highest decorations in 1964. The presentation of the Cruz de Caballero de la Orden de Isabel la Católica (Order of Isabella the Catholic) took place at …
Tagged Orden de Isabel la Católica
September 2014
Wild Is the Wind issued by La-La Land Records
La-La Land Records, Paramount Pictures, and Sony Music present the world premiere CD release of Dimitri Tiomkin’s score for Wild Is the Wind. Shipping now, the two-CD set features Tiomkin’s original motion picture score to the 1957 Paramount film. It …
Tagged La-La Land Records, Wild Is the Wind
The Big Picture: Hitchcock!, August 31, 2014
by Warren M. Sherk David Newman and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra delighted a large crowd of movie and soundtrack fans last night at the Bowl. Newman selected clips and music that kept the audience on the edge of their seats …
Tagged Hollywood Bowl
August 2014
Tiomkin on TV
In a game of Family Feud, if the question was “Name a TV show that composer Dimitri Tiomkin’s name appeared on,” the survey would probably say Rawhide. The composer’s theme for that 1960s show pervades pop culture and is the …
Tagged 77 Sunset Strip, About Faces, Action, Behind the Cameras at Warner Bros., Camera, Dimitri Tiomkin, Lights, Television, The Christophers, The Colgate Comedy Hour, The David Frost Show, The Dick Cavett Show, The Eddie Fisher Show, The Jack Benny Show, The Johnny Carson Show, This Is Your Life, Warner Bros. Presents, What's My Line, You Bet Your Life
July 2014
Behind the photograph: Rhapsody in Blue
July 2014
Tiomkin-scored films to be shown on the big screen
June 2014
It’s a Wonderful Life soundtrack to be released by Kritzerland
Dimitri Tiomkin’s score for It’s a Wonderful Life will be issued on compact disc by Kritzerland. The recording is direct from the original recording sessions as captured on acetate disc recordings retained by the composer and now held in the …
Tagged It’s a Wonderful Life, Kritzerland
New Images uploaded, June 1, 2014
We’ve upgraded our memory for this site which will allow us to share many more images, including photographs and poster art. For starters there are 35 new images, including the one at the right. Browse more in the Photo Gallery. …
May 2014
Behind the photograph: Hairston and Tiomkin
New or overlooked sources and resources often shed light on distant history. This month we were able to properly identify the photograph above through a newspaper archive documenting a local Los Angeles paper. Dimitri Tiomkin is on the conductor’s stand …
Tagged Behind the photograph, Jester Hairston
March 2014
Wild Is the Wind, live from George Michael
Singer George Michael’s latest album, Symphonica, now in release from Island Records includes a live concert version of Dimitri Tiomkin’s song, “Wild is the Wind” from the film of the same name. Symphonica’s eclectic mix of songs ranges from Tin …
Tagged George Michael, Wild Is the Wind
February 2014
Music by Tiomkin opens Sochi closing ceremonies to high acclaim
by Warren M. Sherk Music by Dimitri Tiomkin opened the Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremonies today to high acclaim. An international audience was treated to nearly 10 minutes of thematic music Tiomkin composed for the Hollywood films It’s a Wonderful …
Tagged Olympics closing ceremony, Sochi
Tiomkin featured at Sochi closing ceremony, February 23, 2014
Don’t miss the Closing Ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Composer Dimitri Tiomkin’s music will be featured alongside fellow Russian composers, including Mussorgsky, Rachmaninoff, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Shostakovich. Twelve minutes of selections from Silva Screen recordings will include music …
Tagged Olympics closing ceremony, Sochi
January 2014
Tiomkin 2014
The music of Dimitri Tiomkin continues to resonate with music lovers around the globe. 2014 will bring more opportunities for performances around the world, fueled by more concert suites, from interest generated from the issue of new recordings, and from …