Quo Vadis  Archival Music  In October 1951, M-G-M released an
album of music from the soundtrack of Quo Vadis. It offered
several of the important set pieces and dramatic underscore
cues, albeit not sequenced in film order. Because the masters
from the original London sessions have been lost, this vinyl
record is the sole surviving element of most of the soundtrack
music in “pure” form, without dialogue or effects. The fourth
disc in this box set opens with its first official release on
CD. The original (uncredited) liner notes are reproduced below.
Music from QUO VADIS  Recorded directly from the Sound Track of
the M-G-M Technicolor Picture MGM Records E103 (10″ LP)  Rome in
the first century A.D. was in the full glory of its power. Ruled
by Nero, whose debauchery and tyrannical cruelty have known no
equal throughout history, the Imperial City was also witnessing
the beginnings of a new religion of faith and hope and love that
was slowly spreading through the Empire, replacing the pagan
worship of the Roman