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The Sound Barrier
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Great British Composers on Film
13. The Sound Barrier
The Sound Barrier was Malcolm Arnold’s first David Lean film, and his first important film score. Ralph Richardson, Ann Todd and Nigel Patrick starred in a story of jet planes and their attempt to fly faster than sound. This is music of the wide open spaces of the sky.
