' outstanding series, helmed by conductor with , has not heretofore visited the cinematic output of , reckoned by some as the greatest film music composer ever. For this initial foray, and have decided on two early and definitive scores, for 's horror film (1945) and ' masterpiece (1941) which was 's first film assignment. Parts of both of these scores have been recorded numerous times, particularly , though is especially notable in that it contains a short piano concerto of the kind common to movies in the 1940s; this is represented by 's 1992 performing edition, entitled , which was based on 's own sketches toward a concert version of the concerto which he never completed. The whole of both scores are included, along with some fantastic photographs of taken during the production of . While the recording might not attempt to reproduce actress 's deliberately bad performance of 's , it does include soprano singing -- far more credibly than did 's character -- 's fake opera . The performances are, as is usual with ' series, exceptionally well done. Sometimes the digital recording gets a bit quieter than would be ideal, but for those used to collecting only the short sets or suites of cues that have been generally available from these soundtracks, the very completeness of these / recordings will be a boon. ~ Uncle Dave Lewis