2015
December 2015
Music from Giant issued by La-La Land Records
La-La Land Records, Warner Bros., and Universal Music Special Markets have teamed up to release nearly two and a half hours of music related to Dimitri Tiomkin’s score for Giant. The score is supplemented by tracks from the original soundtrack album, bonus tracks, and …
Tagged Giant, La-La Land Records
November 2015
Renée Fleming encore in Cleveland
American opera singer Renée Fleming performed at a fundraiser for the educational outreach program of the Cleveland Orchestra on October 3, 2015. The Cleveland Orchestra is among the world’s leading orchestras with a long tradition of musical excellence. The encore …
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October 2015
Dimitri Tiomkin: A Portrait on sale, October 22-25
To celebrate the third anniversary of its e-book publication and the 55th anniversary of Tiomkin’s music score for The Alamo, Christopher Palmer’s “Dimitri Tiomkin: A Portrait” will be on sale for four days as a Kindle Countdown Deal. Purchase the …
Tagged books, Dimitri Tiomkin: A Portrait
October 2015
The Alamo turns 55
This month marks the 55th anniversary of the 1960 film The Alamo, produced and directed and starring John Wayne. Garnering a coveted best picture nod from the Motion Picture Academy, the film picked up a total of seven nominations, including …
Tagged The Alamo
September 2015
The Great Waltz Orchestra
Picture a recording session in Los Angeles in 1938 where many of those seated among the first violins had served as either concertmaster or assistant concertmaster at a number of prominent orchestras in the U.S. and Europe. Scanning the string …
Tagged orchestral musicians, The Great Waltz
August 2015
Ray Turner and Dimitri Tiomkin
When Dimitri Tiomkin was living in London and Paris during the mid-1970s, his Hollywood fame followed him to Europe. He received copious fan mail and corresponded with friends and colleagues. Herschel Burke Gilbert, George Korngold, Bert Reisfeld, Harry Sukman, David …
Tagged Dimitri Tiomkin, Ray Turner
July 2015
Welcome to Hard Times
Rejected scores, unrealized projects, and times when things just don’t work out are all part of a film composer’s work life. Near the end of Dimitri Tiomkin’s scoring career he was scheduled to score the Western drama, Welcome to Hard …
June 2015
Behind the photograph: The Great Waltz
Upon viewing the above photograph one might surmise it depicts a wardrobe fitter examining a period costume dress. Except that’s no wardrobe fitter or seamstress, it’s choreographer Albertina Rasch with Miliza Korjus. That would lead one to assume it’s a production photograph for The Great …
Tagged Behind the photograph, The Great Waltz
Tiomkin on cdbaby, June 2015
Selected recordings of songs and music from the Dimitri Tiomkin Anthology are now available on cdbaby. The twenty-two tracks include songs from the cinema and stage by the four time Oscar-winning composer. The singers are Whitney Kaufman and Darice Cooper, featuring Leah …
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May 2015
Red Light: Gideon Bibles and Vengeance, or Film noir meets Religion
(Sixth in an occasional series on Tiomkin’s lesser-known film scores) by Warren M. Sherk The entire plot of the 1949 film Red Light, featuring an evocative score by Dimitri Tiomkin, revolves around a Gideon Bible. Travelers are no strangers to …
Tagged Dies Irae, Film noir, Gideon Bibles, Red Light
Jack Wallace, 1926-2015
Jack Wallace (1926-2015) passed away yesterday, on May 30th, in Los Angeles. A little more than two years ago, Jack recounted his memories of Dimitri Tiomkin to his friend Les Zador, who made them available through this website. Jack worked …
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April 2015
Tiomkin in the news
The stature and influence of composer Dimitri Tiomkin endures, as indicated by a quick look at news from around the world—Tiomkin’s name has appeared in national publications from The Guardian to the Wall Street Journal—since the beginning of the year. …
March 2015
Tiomkin-scored films at AFI Silver Theatre
Submitted by Phil Lehman The AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, a program of the American Film Institute, presents “Frank Capra in the 1930s” and “Leading Ladies of Hollywood’s Golden Age.” Four films scored by Dimitri Tiomkin will be screened …
Tagged AFI, American Film Institute, Silver Theatre
February 2015
Rio Bravo soundtrack released by Intrada
Dimitri Tiomkin’s score for Rio Bravo has been issued by Intrada on compact disc. Listen to sample tracks and order here. Intrada had access to the original session master recordings from the Warner Bros. vault for this limited edition mono …
Tagged Intrada, Rio Bravo, soundtracks
February 2015
Celebrating Black History Month and Jester Hairston
Choral conductor Jester Hairston enjoyed a lengthy career in music, film, and television. The photo opposite was signed to Tiomkin forty-two years after he first met Hairston in Hollywood. The two met in 1936, during recording sessions for Lost Horizon, …
Tagged Black History Month, Jester Hairston