Lawrence of Arabia [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

This sweeping, highly literate historical epic covers the Allies' mideastern campaign during World War I, as seen through the eyes of the enigmatic T. E. Lawrence (Peter O'Toole, in the role that made him a star). After a prologue showing us the ultimate fate of Lawrence (a confident move on the part of director David Lean, who manages throughout to keep us biting our nails over a character whose death is a foregone conclusion), we flash back to Cairo in 1917. A bored general staffer, Lawre...