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Sherlock Holmes

Conan Doyle's detective takes to the screens again this Christmas in 2018's Holmes & Watson, and Matthew Sweet looks at some of the super-sleuth's most celebrated scores.

Conan Doyle's detective takes to the screens again this Christmas with a new comic film, "Holmes & Watson", with music by Mark Mothersbaugh. Matthew Sweet marks the event with a look back on some of the super-sleuth's celebrated film scores including "The Adventures OF Sherlock Holmes's Smarter Brother", "The Legend of the Hound of the Baskervilles", "Sherlock Holmes - A Game of Shadows", "Young Sherlock Holmes", "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", "The Voice of Terror", "Sherlock", "Sherlock Holmes In New York", "They Might Be Giants", "Sherlock Holmes", "The Seven Per Cent Solution", "A Study In Terror", "The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes", "Mr Holmes", "Holmes & Watson".

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Sat 29 Dec 2018 15:00
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Music Played

  • James Bernard

    The Legend of the Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) - Main Title

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Lanny Meyers.
    • Classic Themes from 221B Baker Street.
    • Varese Sarabande.
    • 13.

  • Hans Zimmer

    Sherlock Holmes (2009) - Discombobulate

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Greenaway.
    • Sherlock Holmes (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.

  • Eille Norwood

    Danse des Follettes

    Performer: Chris Wines.

  • Bruce Broughton

    Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) - Riddle Solved and End Titles"

    Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: Bruce Broughton.
    • Young Sherlock Holmes (Complete Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Bruce Broughton.
    • 11.

  • Cyril Mockridge

    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1999) - Main Title

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Lanny Meyers.
    • Classic Themes from 221B Baker Street.
    • Varese Sarabande.
    • 3.

  • Hans J. Salter

    The Voice of Terror (1942) - No Time to Lose; End Titles

    Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: William T.Stromberg.
    • Classic Scores of Mystery and Horror.
    • MARCO POLO.
    • 32.

  • David Arnold

    Sherlock (2010-) - Opening Titles

    Composer: Michael Price. Orchestra: London Session Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Price.
    • Sherlock - Original Television Soundtrack Music from Series One.
    • Silva Screen.
    • 1.

  • Richard Rodney Bennett

    Sherlock Holmes in New York (1975) - Holmes

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Leonard Rosenman.
    • The Pick-Up Artist / Sherlock Holmes In New York.
    • Intrada Special Collection.
    • 11.

  • Vladimir Dashkevich

    The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson (1980) - Titles

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.

  • Patrick Gowers

    Sherlock Holmes (1984) - 221B Baker Street

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Lanny Meyers.
    • Classic Themes from 221B Baker Street.
    • Varese Sarabande.
    • 1.

  • John Barry

    They Might Be Giants (1971) - The Game's Afoot

    Orchestrator: Ken Thorne. Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Nic Raine.
    • John Barry - Walkabout (World Premiere Recording of the Original Film Score).
    • Silva Screen.
    • 10.

  • John Addison

    The Seven Percent Solution (1976) - Suite

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Lanny Meyers.
    • Classic Themes from 221B Baker Street.
    • Varese Sarabande.
    • 2.

  • John Scott

    A Study in Terror (1965) - Title

    Performer: Robert Zubrycki. Music Arranger: Lanny Meyers. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Lanny Meyers.
    • Classic Themes from 221B Baker Street.
    • Varese Sarabande.
    • 5.

  • MiklΓ³s RΓ³zsa

    The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) - Main Titles; 221B Baker Street

    Performer: Lucie Ε vehlovΓ΅. Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Nic Raine.
    • The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes.
    • Tadlow Music.
    • 1.

  • Carter Burwell

    Mr Holmes (2015) - The Consolation of a Fiction

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Carter Burwell.
    • Mr Holmes (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Lakeshore Records.
    • 16.

  • Hans Zimmer

    Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) - It's so overt it's covert

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Greenaway.
    • Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Sony Classical.
    • 5.

  • Mark Mothersbaugh

    Holmes & Watson (2018) - End Credits Suite

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Holmes & Watson (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Sony Classical.
    • 21.

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