Lawrence Of Arabia: Original Soundtrack Recording - Newly Restored Edition

David Lean's extraordinary widescreen dramatization of T. E. Lawrence's odyssey into Arabian culture is among the most ambitious and exalted of screen epics, rich in visual splendor, historic detail, psychological nuance, and exemplary performances. Count French composer Maurice Jarre among the stars, for his single line main theme has become among the most instantly recognizable in screen music, evoking the vast sweep of the desert horizons with a perfect synthesis of the exotic and the romantic. As a musical reflection of the English Lawrence's own romantic fascination with Arabian culture, Jarre's overture and various film cues make this an enduring classic. --Sam Sutherland