A STAR IS BORN

We present for the first time on CD Max Steiner's score to
the 1937 classic about a small town girl who seeks a career
in Hollywood, meeting and marrying one of Hollywood's
most popular stars whose career has peaked
and is perched for a downward slide.

Steiner faced constant challenges from producer/studio boss David O. Selznick
who demanded almost every cue be re-written to his specifications.

This CD, taken from the composer's personal acetates which are preserved
in the Max Steiner Collection at Brigham Young University,
presents, in comprehensive fashion, multiple versions of
cues that were written and re-written for the film.

In large part, the discs were in excellent condition, while a few
had obviously been played numerous times over the years. We have done our
best to restore the audio carefully and meticulously and without
sacrificing any of the original recordings' inherent breadth and ambience.

This is a co-production with the BYU Film Music Archive
and with the cooperation of Warner Bros. Entertainment.

The package includes a 40 page book with an introduction by
Steiner biographer Steven C. Smith and notes by Ray Faiola,
who also restored the score and produced the CD master.
Package design by Jim Titus.

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Below we have selected a few sequences that showcase the original music written by Steiner
and the cues he composed subsequent to Selznick's preferences.

Advice From Granny (Replaced)...Advice From Granny (Film Version)