Sony Classical Releases New TITANIC Soundtracks to Coincide With Theatrical Release of TITANIC in 3D

NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Classical announces the soundtrack releases of TITANIC: Anniversary Edition and TITANIC: Collector's Anniversary Edition on March 26, 2012. The releases will coincide with the newly re-mastered re-release of TITANIC, the world's most beloved and acclaimed film, in theaters on April 4, 2012. The theatrical re-release marks the 100th anniversary of the Titanic setting sail (April 10th).

In commemoration of these events, Sony Classical will release two newly remastered versions of the original TITANIC soundtrack with extensive bonus material. Both feature an unreleased disc of period music recorded for the movie by I Salonisti, plus 4 bonus vintage Titanic luggage stickers. I Salonisti is the 5-piece quintet that appears in the film. Director James Cameron painstakingly researched the music that was played on the ship and hired them to record authentic music from the period - specifically, the music that all bands from the White Star Line would have been required to perform when hired to play as employees of the prestigious cruise fleet. Arranger and music historian/advisor John Altman oversaw the process and was tasked with taking the White Star Line official playlist, arranging and recording those songs for the film. Two of the marquee songs on the disc I Salonisti: Gentlemen, It Has Been a Privilege Playing with You Tonight are "Nearer My God To Thee" which was the last song played by the band as the ship went down, and "Song of Autumn" which does not appear in the movie, but is rumored to be the actual song that the band played as the ship went down.

TITANIC: Collector's Anniversary Edition will include two additional discs featuring the remastered BACK TO TITANIC soundtrack and Popular Music From The Titanic Era, which is a new compilation of songs from the early 1900s.

The music from this blockbuster movie is central to the film and has always been widely embraced by fans. The original TITANIC soundtrack sold over 26 million units worldwide and the BACK TO TITANIC soundtrack sold over 3 million units worldwide.

Of the new releases, composer and conductor James Horner says, "I'm thrilled that Sony Classical is re-releasing the soundtrack album to TITANIC. It is wonderful to know that the original music has retained its magic through all of these years."

Of the new film version, director James Cameron says, "There's a whole generation that's never seen TITANIC as it was meant to be seen, on the big screen. And this will be TITANIC as you've never seen it before, digitally re-mastered at 4K and painstakingly converted to 3D. With the emotional power intact and the images more powerful than ever, this will be an epic experience for fans and newcomers alike."

The film is released by Paramount Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox and Lightstorm. Written, directed and produced by Cameron, TITANIC is the second highest grossing movie of all time. It is one of only three films to have received a record 11 Academy Awards® including Best Picture and Best Director; and launched the careers of stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.

    TRACK LISTINGS:
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    Included on TITANIC: ANNIVERSARY EDITION and TITANIC: COLLECTOR'S
     ANNIVERSARY EDITION
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    DISC ONE: TITANIC - Music from                                      DISC TWO: I Salonisti: Gentlemen,
     the Motion Picture                                                 It Has Been a Privilege Playing
                                                                        with You Tonight
    1. Never an Absolution                                             1. Valse Septembre
    2. Distant Memories                                                2. Marguerite Waltz
    3. Southampton                                                     3. Wedding Dance
    4. Rose                                                            4. Poet and Peasant
    5. Leaving Port                                                    5. Blue Danube
    6. "Take Her to Sea, Mr.
     Murdoch"                                                          6. Song Without Words
    7. "Hard to Starboard"                                             7. Estudiantina
    8. Unable to Stay, Unwilling to
     Leave                                                             8. Vision of Salome
    9. The Sinking                                                     9. Titsy Bitsy Girl
    10. Death of Titanic                                               10. Alexander's Ragtime Band
    11. A Promise Kept                                                 11. Sphinx
    12. A Life So Changed                                              12. Barcarole
    13. An Ocean of Memories                                           13. Orpheus
    14. My Heart Will Go On
     (performed by Celine Dion)                                        14. Song of Autumn
    15. Hymn to the Sea                                                15. Nearer My God to Thee
                                                                       
    Included only on TITANIC: Collector's Anniversary Edition
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    DISC THREE: Back to TITANIC
    1. Titanic Suite
    2. An Irish Party In Third Class (performed by Gaelic Storm)
    3. Alexander's Ragtime Band (performed by I Salonisti)
    4. The Portrait
    5. Jack Dawson's Luck
    6. A Building Panic
    7. Nearer My God to Thee (performed by I Salonisti)
    8. Come Josephine, In My Flying Machine (performed by Maire
     Brennan)
    9. Lament
    10. A Shore Never Reached
    11. My Heart Will Go On -with dialogue from the film (performed
     by Celine Dion)
    12. Epilogue: The Deep And Timeless Sea
                                                                       
                                                                       
    DISC FOUR: Popular Music from the Titanic Era
    1. It's a Long Way to Tipperary (John McCormack)
    2. Let Me Call You Sweetheart (Halfway House Dance Orchestra)
    3. Vilia (Guy Lombardo & His Orchestra)
    4. My Gal Sal (Chick Bullock & His Levee Loungers)
    5. Oh! You Beautiful Doll (Chuck Foster & His Orchestra)
    6. Martha (Adrian Rollinoi Trio)
    7. In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree (Duke Ellington & His
     Orchestra)
    8. Waiting at the Church (Beatrice Kay)
    9. Frasquita Serenade (John Kirby & His Orchestra)
    10. Shine On, Harvest Moon (Hal Kemp)
    11. From the Land of the Sky Blue Water (Mildred Bailey & Her
     Orchestra)
    12. Loch Lomond (Maxine Sullivan & Her Orchestra)
    13. A Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight (Miff Mole's Molers)

SOURCE Sony Classical

SOURCE: Sony Classical

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