The Phoenix Symphony conducted by James Sedares.

Complete soundtrack score to the famous John Sturges film based on Akira Kurosawa's "The Seven Samurai". The music for this CD was personally prepared by composer Elmer Bernstein. Bernstein was a protégé of Aaron Copland and an arranger for Glenn Miller, giving him a wide and varied background for his career as a film composer.

1. Main Titles And Calvera's Visit: Allegro con fuoco
2. Council Of War: Allegro molto marcato
3. Strange Funeral: Moderato
4. After The Brawl: Allegro
5. The Journey: Allegro vigoroso
6. Toreador: Moderato
7. Training
8. Fiesta And Celebration
9. Calvera's Return: Allegro Brutale
10. Calvera Routed And Petra's Declaration
11. Ambush: Moderato
12. Surprise And Crossroads: Allegro energico
13. Enemy Camp And Nightmare
14. Defeat: Slow And Dark
15. Showdown And Finale: Allegro con fuoco
16. The Hallelujah Trail - Overture For Chorus And Orchestra

Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa's "The Seven Samurai" (1954) is westernized as "The Magnificent Seven." Yul Brynner plays Chris, a mercenary hired to protect a Mexican farming village from its annual invasion by bandit Calvera (Eli Wallach). As Elmer Bernstein's unforgettable theme music (later immortalized as the "Marlboro Man" leitmotif) blasts away in the background, Chris rounds up six fellow soldiers of fortune to help him form a united front against the bandits. The remaining "magnificent six" are played by Charles Bronson, Steve McQueen, Horst Buchholz, Robert Vaughn, James Coburn, and (the one that everybody forgets) Brad Dexter. Though jam-packed with action, William Roberts's screenplay pauses long enough to flesh out each of its characters, allowing the audience to pick their own favorites. "The Magnificent Seven" was followed by three sequels, not to mention dozens of imitations. 1960