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Max Steiner's Academy Award-nominated score to THE MIRACLE OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA is presented for the very first time as an original soundtrack recording. And on the same CD is music from Steiner's score to MARA MARU.
Released by Warner Bros. in November of 1952, THE MIRACLE OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA is based on the true events that began on October 13, 1917, when three children claimed to have seen the vision of a "beautiful lady" outside the village of Fatima, Portugal. About two-thirds of the score survives in this comprehensive presentation.
MARA MARU, released just a few months before FATIMA, is an original story about a salvage diver, played by Errol Flynn, who is hired by a big shot (Raymond Burr) to recover a treasure lost during the Battle of Manila. Aside from the Main Title, the music presented herein is the entire final third of the score. It is quintessential Max Steiner with plenty of action, mysterioso, and, ultimately, a reawakening of faith.
This original soundtrack CD was produced from Max Steiner's personal acetate discs on deposit at Brigham Young University's Harold B. Lee library. The discs, for the most part, were in fine condition with outstanding fidelity. The package includes a 16 page book designed and with notes by Ray Faiola, who also restored the scores and produced the CD master. A Brigham Young University Film Music Archive Production, produced with the cooperation of Warner Bros. Entertainment.
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