Requiem for a Heavyweight 1962 / A Rasin in the Sun 1961 Soundtrack CD Laurence Rosenthal

Requiem for a Heavyweight 1962 / A Rasin in the Sun 1961 Soundtrack CD Laurence Rosenthal:

Intrada announces an expanded release of Laurence Rosenthal's score to Requiem for a Heavyweight and a reissue of A Raisin in the Sun. While the original release featured music sourced from the composer's personal but incomplete 1/4″ master tapes, with newly gained access to Sony's film music stems Intrada was able to expand the Requiem program to include not only the previously unreleased film version of the Main Title, but several other key music sequences.
For context, the early '60s saw the emergence of one of Hollywood's most talented yet underrated film composers: Laurence Rosenthal. This release highlights two of his early dramatic works. The complete score to the 1961 Columbia film A Raisin in the Sun features a lyrical main theme that bookends the film, while throughout most of the film the character of Walter (Sidney Poitier) receives an agitated four-note motif—heard first in a jazz ...