Musical Score
Dimitri Tiomkin's score, which is one of the notable features of the film, is more than 150 minutes in length. It is scored for a large orchestra, including an important part for cathedral organ. Several cues are extended compositions in their own right. These include Pax Romana in which Marcus Aurelius summons the governors of all the Roman provinces. Although Christopher Palmer stated in his book on film music, The Composer in Hollywood, that it was a march, the cue is actually in the style of a bolero. Other notable cues include those for The Roman Forum, composed to accompany Commodus's triumphal return to Rome as the newly-installed Emperor; a percussive scherzo for a barbarian attack by Ballomar's army; the Tarantella danced by the Roman mob on the evening presaging the gladiatorial combat between Livius and Commodus (which seems to be modelled on the Tarantella movement from the Piano Concerto of Tiomkin's teacher Ferruccio Busoni). The score was recorded by the Sinfonia of London (uncredited) at Shepperton Studios. The music editor was George Korngold, son of Erich Wolfgang Korngold. A sound track album was released by Columbia Records to coincide with the release of the film.
| The Fall of the Roman Empire: Limited Edition | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | |
| 1. | "Fanfares and Flourishes" | 0:53 | |
| 2. | "Overture" | 2:45 | |
| 3. | "The Fall of Love" | 2:37 | |
| 4. | "Lucilla's Sorrow" | 1:49 | |
| 5. | "Ballomar's Barbarian Attack" | 1:42 | |
| 6. | "Morning" | 1:08 | |
| 7. | "Profundo" | 2:38 | |
| 8. | "Notturno" | 2:03 | |
| 9. | "Pax Romana (Bolero)" | 5:20 | |
| 10. | "The Prophecy" | 1:10 | |
| 11. | "Persian Battle" | 2:06 | |
| 12. | "Dawn of Love" | 2:23 | |
| 13. | "The Roman Forum" | 4:51 | |
| 14. | "By Jove ("Triumph and End of Part 1")" | 0:41 | |
| 15. | "Intermezzo: Livius and Lucilla ("The Fall of Love Intermission")" | 2:21 | |
| 16. | "Addio" | 1:58 | |
| 17. | "Tarantella" | 2:20 | |
| 18. | "Resurrection" | 2:56 | |
| 19. | "The Fall of Rome" | 2:14 | |
| 20. | "Dawn on the Northern Frontier ("Aurelius Awaits Dawn")" | 2:18 | |
| 21. | "Arrival of Livius" | 1:03 | |
| 22. | "Old Acquaintances "Lucilla and Livius"" | 4:33 | |
| 23. | "Decoy Patrol ("The Signal to March")" | 1:00 | |
| 24. | "Battle in the Forest/Reinforcements ("Barbarian Ambush 1 & 2")" | 3:51 | |
| 25. | "Conflict in the Caverns ("Ballomar's Barbarian Attack Part 2")" | 1:47 | |
| 26. | "Passing the Torch" | 2:30 | |
| 27. | "The Army Enters Rome/ The New God/The Challenge ("Commodus Deified")" | 4:04 |
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