National Geographic Presents: The Explorers - A Century of Discovery
Limited edition: 1000 copies
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| # | Track | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tease Intro; Tease Montage; National Geographic Specials Theme | 3:12 | |
| 2. | Alexander Graham Bell | 1:35 | |
| 3. | Early Magazines; Action Photos & Color; North Pole With Peary; The Bingham Expedition; Valley Of Ten Thousand Smokes; Bell’s Invention | 9:50 | |
| 4. | Joseph Rock In The Orient; The King Tut Excavation | 4:29 | |
| 5. | Antarctic Summer; Byrd Flies Over Pole | 1:45 | |
| 6. | The Johnsons In Africa; Bebee’s Diving Bell | 1:52 | |
| 7. | Strange Undersea Life | 0:40 | |
| 8. | Ballooning Future; Ballooning Triumph | 1:23 | |
| 9. | Driving The Trans-Asiatic Expedition; Trans-Asiatic Compromise | 1:34 | |
| 10. | War-Time Yucatan Expedition | 1:13 | |
| 11. | Cousteau Accomplishments; Hillary On Everest | 2:14 | |
| 12. | Everest Ending | 0:46 | |
| 13. | Three Generations of Grosvenors as Head of NGS; Project Bebee: Jeannie Clarke | 2:13 | |
| 14. | Ancient Shipwreck; Celebrating Archaeological Divers | 1:24 | |
| 15. | The Titanic | 1:05 | |
| 16. | Robot Explores Titanic; Tomb Probe | 3:46 | |
| 17. | Leakey; Leakey Successes; Misty Gorilla | 4:25 | |
| 18. | Helping Primitive Cultures; Wide River | 3:05 | |
| 19. | Cosmic Wrap-Up; End Credits | 3:27 | |
| 49:58 |
World premiere of sweeping Lee Holdridge score for National Geographic production celebrating 100 years of discovery. Holdridge bookends with vivid presentation of his 'Wizards and Warriors' theme, then fills in with rich tapestry of voyage music, ideas for oceans, mountain peaks, expeditions, great discoveries. CD also has 1988 Holdridge update of famous signature theme by Elmer Bernstein. Complete score presented from only surviving National Geographic master elements, happily in stereo albeit with minor analog tape noise. Lee Holdridge conducts. Intrada Signature Edition limited to 1000 copies!
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