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By Love Possessed
Elmer Bernstein, 2007
(Varèse Sarabande – VCL 1107 1069)
Limited Release of 1500 Copies

1. Main Title (2:11)

2. Lovely Lush (2:33)

3. In The Cupola (1:41)

4. Interruptus (2:38)

5. Inside Julius (1:05)

6. The Nicest Girl In Town (1:49)

7. Two Different Girls (2:00)

8. Planned Coincidence (2:44)

9. Helen’s File (2:05)

10. Discovery (:58)

11. Trouble, Trouble (2:40)

12. After The Ball (1:45)

13. Full Circle (4:19)

14. Veronica ( :57)

15. Timber’s Jazz (1:02)

16. Sex Hex (1:40)

17. Last Quiet Moments (1:33)

18. Reflections In A Bottle (1:13)

19. Insolvable Maze (:40)

20. Final Cruelty (3:47)

21. Goodbyes (4:29)

22. Bad News (1:03)

23. The Price Of Peace (3:00)

24. Excuses, Excuses (1:38)

25. Ever So Humble (3:51)

26. Only In The Movies (2:39)

There isn’t a film genre that Elmer Bernstein hasn’t enriched with his exceptional versatility and consummate originality: western, drama, comedy, action-adventure, epic, documentary, sci-fi, and yes, even romance. Although “By Love Possessed (1961)” never achieved “classic” status, it is, however, classic Bernstein. Set to a story that revolves around romantic quest, conflict and acquisition in sumptuous, sprawling New England, the score captures all of it with sweeping love themes, boisterous action, pastoral beauty, buoyant humor, and the insinuation of pent up passion. It is Bernstein after all!

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