Popular Music of the USA
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Scores
Sinatra - I Get Along Without You Very Well
Frank Sinatra’s 1953 recording of “I Get Along Without You Very Well” arranged by Nelson Riddle is an intimate, chamber-style interpretation of the Hoagy Carmichael standard. Featured on Songs for Young Lovers, this gorgeously simple arrangement uses a small, lush string and woodwind ensemble to perfectly frame Sinatra’s melancholy vulnerability.
Gabriel Yared - Two Cues from Cold Mountain
Gabriel Yared’s score for the 2003 film Cold Mountain is a romantic, Civil War-era masterpiece heavily focused on sweeping piano and strings. “Two Cues refers to the film’s primary instrumental tracks “Ada Plays” and “Ada and Inman” that define the tragic longing and devotion between the main characters.