Music

Music Supervisor Christine Woodruff

KIJANA MWANA MWALI written by Idylio Cortini/Roberto Marini, performed by Gonda Traditional Entertainers courtesy Tropical Recording and Promotion Pty Ltd

Verdi, LA TRAVIATA - “PARIGI, O CARA” performed by and Richard Greager, The Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra conducted by , courtesy The Australian

Georgy Sviridov, THREE CHORUSES TO THE PLAY, “TSAR FEODOR IOANNOVICH” used by permission Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd performed by Gloriae Dei Cantores, courtesy Gloriae Dei Cantores

Mahler, SYMPHONY NO. 5 IN C SHARP MINOR performed by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, conducted by Bernard Haitink courtesy Philips Classics distributed by PolyGram Pty Limited

Barber, ADAGIO FOR STRINGS used by permission G. Schirmer () Pty Ltd performed by City of London Sinfonia, conducted by Richard Hickox, courtesy Virgin Classics Ltd performed by Philharmonia Virtuosi, conducted by Richard Kapp, courtesy Sony Music Pty Ltd

Barber, ANGUS DEI used by permission G. Schirmer (Australia) Pty Ltd, performed by the Corydon Singers, conducted by Matthew Best, courtesy Hyperion Records Limited

Bellini, - CASTA DIVA performed by , Orchestra and Chorus of Opera House, , conducted by Tullio Serafin, courtesy EMI Records Ltd

Bellini, NORMA - Introduction to Act II Orchestra of La Scala Opera House, Milan, conducted by Tullio Serafin, courtesy EMI Records Ltd

Marcello, A., OBOE CONCERTO IN D MINOR performed by Malcolm Messiter with the Guildhall String Ensemble, courtesy BMG Classics

Verdi, MASS - “AGNUS DEI” Leontyne Price/Vienna Musikverein/Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Fritz Reiner courtesy Decca Recording Co Ltd distributed by PolyGram Pty Limited

Donizetti, L’ELISIR D’AMORE - “UNA FURTIVA LAGRIMA” Introduction performed by Orchestra Sinfonia della RAI di Torino conducted by Claudio Scimone, courtesy Philips Classics distributed by PolyGram Pty Limited aria performed by , Orchestra of La Scala Milan conducted by

Elgar, CELLO CONCERTO IN E MINOR, Op. 85 performed by Michaela Fukačová, and Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Libor Pešek, courtesy Supraphon Recording Co. DDD THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY (Davis/Simeone/Onorati) (C) 1959 Mills Music Inc/Delaware Music Corp used by kind permission of Warner Chappell Music Ltd, performed by the Daughters of St Paul, courtesy Daughters of St Paul, courtesy Daughters of St Paul, Boston MA

ANDACHSTJODLER settings by Josef Döller, performed by The Vienna Boys Choir/Wiener Volksopernorchester conducted by Uwe Christian Harrer, courtesy Philips Classics distributed by PolyGram Pty Limited

Mozart, AVE VERUM CORPUS KV 618 performed by Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, conducted by Leonard Bernstein courtesy Deutsche Grammophon distributed by PolyGram Pty Limited

Original Soundtrack on MCA CD’s and Cassettes

Music in the film:

There is no underscore composer credit on the film, director Miller having decided to go with a largely classical music selection of previously recorded music.

There is however one musical moment within the film when Deidre Murphy - Kathleen Wilhoite - whips out a guitar and plays a few lines from Woody Guthrie’s I Ride an Old Paint for Lorenzo (the phone rings, taking Augusto away from the performance):

Lyrics:

The opening credits feature music in an African dialect by Gonda Traditional Entertainers. The lyrics for the song aren’t available on the internet at time of writing and are beyond the paygrade of this site.

The song became popular after being heard in the film, and is available in a number of releases - this version suggests it’s a “song about a young lady”:

Mozart’s Ave Verum Corpus runs under the tail credits and under testaments from ALD survivors who have taken Lorenzo’s Oil … as the voices blur and fade, the music begins to occupy the foreground.

One English translation of the original Latin, though not strictly line-for-line:

The translator, here, offered these notes:

* Several people have commented on this, so I thought that I might elaborate. The phrase in the original Latin hymn is "Cujus latus perforatum fluxit aqua et sanguine", whose approximate translation I have used here. However, in the available editions of both the Byrd and the Mozart score, the word 'aqua' ('water') is omitted and the word 'unda' ('whence') inserted. The 'et' (and) is also omitted in the Byrd text, but not in the Mozart, which makes for rather awkward Latin (and one which I had much trouble translating accurately). The origins (and purpose) of this change is unclear; I hope to research this matter further at a later date. ** Referring to the eucharist in the Roman Catholic tradition, in which the sacrament was often referred to as being a "foretaste of heaven”. CD Details:

The soundtrack was released on CD.

CD MCA (USA) MCAD-10782 1993

1. Kijana Mwana Mwali (Idilio Cortini, Roberto Marini), vocals: Gonda Traditional Entertainers, courtesy of Tropical Recording and Promotions, Ltd. 2. Three Choruses To The Play “Tsar Feodor Ioannovich” (First Chorus) (Georgy Sviridov), vocals: Gloriae Dei Cantores, courtesy Gloriae Dei Cantores 3. Three Choruses To The Play “Tsar Feodor Ioannovich” (Second Chorus) (Georgy Sviridov), vocals: Gloriae Dei Cantores, courtesy Gloriae Dei Cantores 4. Adagio For Strings (Samuel Barber), performed by City of London Sinfonia, conductor: Richard Hickox, courtesy of EMI Classics 5. Norma - (Introduction To Act II) (Vincenzo Bellini), performed by Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala Opera House, Milan, conducted by Tullio Serafin, courtesy of EMI Classics 6. Symphony No. 5 In C Sharp Minor - Adagietto (Gustav Mahler), performed by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, conducted by Bernard Haitink, courtesy of Philips Classics 7. Oboe Concerto In D Minor - Adagio (Alessandro Marcello), performed by Malcolm Messiter with the Guildhall String Ensemble, ourtesy of BMG Classics 8. Agnus Dei (Samuel Barber), vocals: Corydon Singers, conducted by Matthew Best, courtesy of Hyperion Records Ltd. London 9. Cello Concerto In E Minor, Op.85 (Edward Elgar), performed by Michaela Fukacova and the Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Libor Pesek, courtesy of Supraphon Recording Co, DDD, Prague 10. Traditional Comorian Song, vocals: Maduka Steady 11. L’Elisir D’Amore - Una Furtiva Lagrima (), aria performed by Tito Schipa, orchestra of La Scala, Milan, conducted by Carlo Sabajno, (Public Domain) 12. Ave Verum Corpus, K. 618 (), performed by Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, conducted by Leonard Bernstein, courtesy of Deutsche Grammophon