Directed by:
Orson WellesCinematography:
Gregg TolandComposer:
Bernard HerrmannCast:
Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore, Agnes Moorehead, Ruth Warrick, Ray Collins, Erskine Sanford, Everett Sloane, Paul Stewart, George Coulouris (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
psychological study of Charles Foster Kane, a powerful newspaper tycoon whose idealism was corrupted as he rose to enormous wealth and power. The story unfolds as a mystery: when Mr. Kane dies uttering cryptic last words, a magazine reporter interviews the tycoon's friends in an effort to uncover the significance of the word "Rosebud." (official distributor synopsis)
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Citizen Kane / The Magnificent Ambersons
Label: Soundtrack Factory
Year: 2000
Country: Andorra
Format: CD
Length: 47:10
1. | CITIZEN KANE: Main Title | Bernard Herrmann | 01:32 |
2. | Rosebud | Bernard Herrmann | 00:58 |
3. | News On The March | Bernard Herrmann | 07:22 |
4. | Searching Traces On The Thatcher Library | Bernard Herrmann | 02:17 |
5. | Arrival To "The Chronicle" | Bernard Herrmann | 01:35 |
6. | Kane Meet Benrnstein | Bernard Herrmann | 01:08 |
7. | Party On "The Inquirer" | Bernard Herrmann | 03:03 |
8. | Mr. Kane Politician | Bernard Herrmann | 02:37 |
9. | Kane And Miss Susan | Bernard Herrmann | 00:51 |
10. | Operatic Fiasco At The Opera House | Bernard Herrmann | 02:09 |
11. | Memories Of The Susan Life | Bernard Herrmann | 06:25 |
12. | The Decline Of A Bel Canto Diva | Bernard Herrmann | 02:09 |
13. | Disbanding Xanadu | Bernard Herrmann | 03:16 |
14. | End Title | Bernard Herrmann | 01:06 |
15. | MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS: Main Title | Bernard Herrmann | 02:06 |
16. | The Arrogant Ambersons | Bernard Herrmann | 00:24 |
17. | The Great Ball | Bernard Herrmann | 00:34 |
18. | The Young People Promenade | Bernard Herrmann | 00:39 |
19. | Death Of Wilbur Minafer | Bernard Herrmann | 01:32 |
20. | Morgan's Love Letter From Isabel | Bernard Herrmann | 02:27 |
21. | Isabel Death | Bernard Herrmann | 01:17 |
22. | End Title | Bernard Herrmann | 01:43 |
Citizen Kane
Label: Varese Sarabande
Year: 1999
Country: USA
Format: CD, digital
Length: 48:39
Notes: New recording conducted by Joel McNeely.
1. | Prelude | Bernard Herrmann | 02:59 |
2. | Rain | Bernard Herrmann | 01:27 |
3. | Litany | Bernard Herrmann | 01:15 |
4. | Manuscript Reading And Snow Picture | Bernard Herrmann | 01:36 |
5. | Mother's Sacrifice | Bernard Herrmann | 00:50 |
6. | Charles Meets Thatcher | Bernard Herrmann | 00:45 |
7. | Galop | Bernard Herrmann | 00:46 |
8. | Dissolve | Bernard Herrmann | 00:14 |
9. | Second Manuscript | Bernard Herrmann | 00:58 |
10. | Thanks | Bernard Herrmann | 00:08 |
11. | Bernstein's Narration | Bernard Herrmann | 00:37 |
12. | Kane's New Office | Bernard Herrmann | 00:48 |
13. | Hornpipe Polka | Bernard Herrmann | 00:45 |
14. | Carter's Exits | Bernard Herrmann | 00:39 |
15. | Chronicle Scherzo | Bernard Herrmann | 01:03 |
16. | Bernstein's Presto | Bernard Herrmann | 00:19 |
17. | Kane's Return | Bernard Herrmann | 00:26 |
18. | Valse Presentation | Bernard Herrmann | 00:55 |
19. | Sunset Narration | Bernard Herrmann | 02:47 |
20. | Theme And Variations | Bernard Herrmann | 03:02 |
21. | Kane And Susan | Bernard Herrmann | 00:28 |
22. | Susan's Room | Bernard Herrmann | 02:14 |
23. | Mother Memory | Bernard Herrmann | 00:31 |
24. | The Trip | Bernard Herrmann | 01:13 |
25. | Getty's Departure | Bernard Herrmann | 00:32 |
26. | Kane Marries | Bernard Herrmann | 00:55 |
27. | Salaambo's Aria | Bernard Herrmann | 04:10 |
28. | Leland's Dismissal | Bernard Herrmann | 00:58 |
29. | New Dawn Music | Bernard Herrmann | 00:47 |
30. | Xanadu | Bernard Herrmann | 01:36 |
31. | Jigsaws | Bernard Herrmann | 00:59 |
32. | Second Xanadu | Bernard Herrmann | 01:14 |
33. | Kane's Picnic | Bernard Herrmann | 00:35 |
34. | Susan Leaves | Bernard Herrmann | 01:06 |
35. | El Rancho | Bernard Herrmann | 00:30 |
36. | The Glass Ball | Bernard Herrmann | 01:32 |
37. | Finale | Bernard Herrmann | 00:30 |
38. | BONUS TRACKS: The Night | Bernard Herrmann | 03:06 |
39. | Xanadu Music | Bernard Herrmann | 02:27 |
40. | Dawn | Bernard Herrmann | 00:57 |
Welles Raises Kane / The Devil And Daniel Webster / Obsession
Label: Unicorn-Kanchana
Year: 1994
Country: UK
Format: CD
Length: 01:13:18
1. | WELLES RAISES KANE: Overture | Bernard Herrmann | 02:30 |
2. | Theme And Variations | Bernard Herrmann | 05:07 |
3. | Ragtime - "The Saturday Night Band Concert" | Bernard Herrmann | 01:43 |
4. | Meditation - "Antimacassar" | Bernard Herrmann | 02:39 |
5. | Finale - "Pursuit And Happiness" | Bernard Herrmann | 02:34 |
6. | THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER: Mr. Scratch | Bernard Herrmann | 05:14 |
7. | The Ballard Of Springfield Mountain | Bernard Herrmann | 04:35 |
8. | The Sleigh-Ride | Bernard Herrmann | 02:00 |
9. | The Miser's Waltz | Bernard Herrmann | 05:22 |
10. | Finale "Swing Your Partners" | Bernard Herrmann | 02:46 |
11. | OBSESSION: Main Title / ValseLente / Kidnap | Bernard Herrmann | 05:57 |
12. | Newsboy / The Tape / The Ferry | Bernard Herrmann | 04:56 |
13. | The Tomb / Sandra | Bernard Herrmann | 08:02 |
14. | The Chruch / Court's Confession / Bryn Mawr | Bernard Herrmann | 09:24 |
15. | New Orleans / Wedding / Court, The Morning After | Bernard Herrmann | 04:31 |
16. | The Plane / Court And La Salle's Struggle / Airport | Bernard Herrmann | 05:58 |
Citizen Kane
Original 1941 Motion Picture Score
Label: Preamble
Year: 1991
Country: Australia
Format: CD
Length: 42:25
Notes: New recording conducted by Tony Bremner.
1. | Prelude | Bernard Herrmann | 02:19 |
2. | Susan In Night Club (Rain Sequence) | Bernard Herrmann | 00:52 |
3. | Thatcher Library (Litany); Ms. Reading & Snow Picture; Mother's Sacrifice; Charlie Meets Thatcher | Bernard Herrmann | 03:23 |
4. | Galop | Bernard Herrmann | 00:57 |
5. | Dissolve To Thatcher; Second Ms.; Bernstein's Narration | Bernard Herrmann | 01:40 |
6. | Kane's News Office; Carter's Exit; Chronicle Scherzo | Bernard Herrmann | 02:57 |
7. | Bernstein's Presto | Bernard Herrmann | 00:39 |
8. | Kane's Return; Valse Presentation | Bernard Herrmann | 01:39 |
9. | Sunset Narrative | Bernard Herrmann | 02:17 |
10. | Theme And Variations (Breakfast Montage) | Bernard Herrmann | 03:18 |
11. | Kane Meets Susan; Susan's Room; Mother Memory | Bernard Herrmann | 03:07 |
12. | Trip To Susan's; Getty's Departure; Kane Marries | Bernard Herrmann | 02:08 |
13. | Salaambo's Aria | Bernard Herrmann | 04:21 |
14. | Leland's Dismissal | Bernard Herrmann | 00:57 |
15. | Susan In Night Club (New Dawn Sequence) | Bernard Herrmann | 00:52 |
16. | Opera Montage | Bernard Herrmann | 00:46 |
17. | Xanadu; Jigsaw Puzzles (Perpetual Motion); Second Xanadu | Bernard Herrmann | 03:49 |
18. | Kane's Picnic; Susan Leaves | Bernard Herrmann | 01:59 |
19. | El Rancho (Second Dawn Sequence) | Bernard Herrmann | 00:38 |
20. | The Glass Ball | Bernard Herrmann | 01:21 |
21. | Finale | Bernard Herrmann | 02:26 |