PR: The Film Music of Phillip Lambro
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THE FILM MUSIC OF PHILLIP LAMBRO
TO BE RELEASED BY PERSEVERANCE RECORDS
CD CONTAINS TRACKS FROM MINERAL KING, FATHER PAT, CELEBRATION,
AND GIT!
(March 18, 2008- Los Angeles, CA) - Perseverance Records is pleased to
announce the release of The Film Music of Phillip Lambro. The CD will
be available at http://www.perseverancerecords.com on March 18th. The
regular street date will be June 17th. The collection features music
from four films: Mineral King, Celebration, Father Pat and Git!
Phillip Lambro was raised in Wellesley, MA. He began studying
classical music in the Boston area, making his debut performing Chopin
at Symphony Hall at seventeen. He continued his studies in California
at the Music Academy of the West. Subsequently, Lambro became one of
the youngest composers to be programmed by the Philadelphia Orchestra,
who performed his "Dance Barbaro" (for percussion) and
"Miraflores" (for string orchestra).
1964's Git! was the first feature film composed by Phillip Lambro.
Though the score was much better than the film, Git! has subsequently
been listed in the 100 Worst Feature Films of all time. The film was
a contemporary Western about a runaway boy, a renegade hound, and the
daughter of a widowed dog breeder.
Mineral King earned Lambro a National Board of Review award for best
music for a documentary film. The Walt Disney Company, together with
the U.S. Forest Service, was attempting to open a ski resort in
California's Mineral King Valley. The 30-minute film, narrated by
Burgess Meredith, examined the environmental impact if this was
permitted.
Another documentary, Father Pat, told the story of Father Patrick
Peyton (1909-1992), the founder of the Family Rosary Crusade, who
coined the slogan "the family that prays together, stays together".
Lambro was able to record with a 60-piece orchestra to perform the
score, which incorporates an original Irish sounding theme to reflect
Father Pat's background.
The fourth score featured on this recording is Celebration a look at
the various forms of celebrations enjoyed in the USA. Narrated by Ben
Gazzara, the film was a propaganda piece intended to be shown
overseas. Because of the various cultures featured in Celebration,
Lambro was able to expand into a variety of musical styles to reflect
the different types of celebrations in this country.
The Film Music of Phillip Lambro will be released exclusively at
http://www.perseverancerecords.com on March 18th, 2008 and in-stores
on June 17th. Two other soundtracks composed by Phillip Lambro, Murph
the Surf and Crypt of the Living Dead, are also available on
Perseverance Records. Lambro's autobiographical memoir Close
Encounters of the Worst Kind was released in 2007.
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