Roland Smeets

Alex NORTH erhielt zwar keinen Oscar für diesen schönen Song, aber seine wehmütige Unchained Melody, die aus dem vergesslichen Gefängnisepos "Unchained" hervorging, erreichte die Spitze der Charts. Di...

One of Miklos Rozsa's most famous pieces from his most successful film score, for William Wyler's Ben Hur (1959), Parade of the Charioteers is a fine example of the composer improvising authentic Roma...

The well-known adventure-movie specialist, John Sturges, made an excellent war film in 1963 about the failure of a mass-escape attempt from a German prisoner-of-war camp. The film has a star-studded c...

Born in 1922 in New York, Elmer Bernstein is one of the most remarkable composers in Hollywood. After studying at the University of New York, he worked, during his military service, for Glenn Miller....

In 1980 the film 'La Boum' introduced a new French movie star, Sophie Marceau, in a great role. The French composer Vladimir Cosma, who is well know for all his film music and lovely melodies, compose...

A Shaker Melody from 'The Lord of the Dance' Michael Flatley has used his vision, ambition, and peerless talent to bring an unprecedented glamour and popularity to traditional Irish step-dancing. The...

Alex NORTH didn't received an Oscar for this lovely song but his wistful Unchained Melody, broke out from the forgettable prison epic 'Unchained' , to top the charts. This success written in 1965 and...

In the sixties, an English singer captivated the French and Belgium people with her seductive style of singing. Petula Clark enjoyed a lot of success with her English and French versions of many songs...