The Essential Charlie Chaplin Film Music Collection
Label - Silva Screen Records
Release - APRIL 2006 in the UK and USA
Conducted by Carl Davis - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
including Carl Davis's new Mutual recordings
Chaplin Essential Film Music Collection


• The author, actor and director of over 80 films, the cinematic giant of the 20th Century also composed the music for his 18 feature films

• Chaplin’s standards include Smile, Eternally and This Is My Song

• This 2CD set features music from the feature films and also Carl Davis’ new scores for the magnificent Mutual Films shorts

• This collection celebrates his finest work and has the full blessing of the Chaplin Estate

• A series of Live Orchestral screenings of Chaplin films is currently underway worldwide

• The latest addition to Silva Screen’s ‘Essential’ catalogue celebrating cinema’s greatest composers with
over 150 minutes of music


The 2-CD Disc set folds out into three parts:
This side shows Disc One with back and front cover:


The other side shows Disc Two with back of 10 page booklet and inside cover:


DISC 1 – CHAPLIN BY CHAPLIN
 1. - The Reel Chaplin – A Symphonic Adventure (Part 1)
(12:47)
includes: A Woman of Paris, The Kid, The Chaplin Revue, Sunnyside, The Gentleman Tramp and Limelight.
 2. - The Kid (1921) - Suite
(8:46)
 3. - Pay Day (1922) -
(4:21)
 4. - The Gold Rush (1925) -
(4:23)
 5. - The Circus (1928) -
(6:15)
 6. - City Lights (1931) -
(5:15)
 7. - Modern Times (1936) -
(3:52)
 8. - The Great Dictator (1940) - Suite -
(5:40)
 9. - Monsieur Verdoux (1940) - Paris Boulevard -
(2:15)
10. - Monsieur Verdoux (1940) - Bitter Tango -
(2:51)
11. - A King In New York (1957) - Mandolin Serenade -
(3:48)
12. - A King In New York (1957) - Weeping Willow -
(1:48)
13. - A Countess From Hong Kong (1967) - Prelude/This Is My Song -
(6:40)
14. - The Reel Chaplin - A Symphonic Adventure (Part 2) -
(6:05)
includes: The Chaplin Revue (like from A Dog's Life), Modern Times, including 'Smile!'

Total Minutes Disc One: (74:48)


Case enclosed in slip box cover.

DISC 2 – CHAPLIN BY DAVIS
1. - The Floorwalker (1916) - (3:34)
2. - The Firemen (1916) -
(4:53)
3. - The Vagabond (1916) -
(5:42)
4. - One A.M. (1916) -
(6:28)
5. - The Count (1916) -
(7:37)
6. - The Pawnshop -
(8:28)
7. - Behind The Screen (1916) -
(6:29)
8. - The Rink (1916) -
(7:47)
9. - Easy Street (1917) -
(6:52)
10. - The Cure (1917) -
(7:30)
11. - The Immigrant (1917) -
(8:57)
12. - The Adventurer (1917) -
(6:33)

Total Minutes Disc Two: (76:51)


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