A John Williams recording was made in 1978 to reflect Williams' (Korngold-inspired) scores which had become popular. BMG reissued the Classic Film Scores on CD encoded in Dolby Surround. In 2010, RCA Sony rereleased six of the original CD releases. In 2011, additional albums were reissued. Although the new CDs do not mention it, the reissues still feature Dolby Surround encoding. In 2020 RCA re-released the original recordings from 1972 - 1976 in a 12-CD set. 1 Released under the title Contemporary Classic Film Scores. 2 Compilation album Another recording he conducted for RCA was flautist James Galway's Annie's Song album with the National Philharmonic Orchestra, which reached number three on the British charts in 1978. A compilation album distributed promotionally in 1989 titled "The Home Video Album" featured the Studio themes and some duplication of "The Spectacular World of Classic Film Scores" but also includes a suite from Dimitri Tiomkin's "The Thing from Another World as well as an amusing version of the 20th Century Fox Title, as orchestrated and performed by John Morris for Mel Brooks sendoff of Alfred Hitchcock, "High Anxiety". In 1979, Gerhardt conducted the National Philharmonic Orchestra in Korngold's score for the Warner Brothers' 1942 film version of Kings Row, also produced by the composer's son George. This was an early digital audio recording available on the Chalfont Records label, subsequently available on CD through Varese Sarabande. In 1989 Varese Sarabande released an album "Music from The Prince and the Pauper" and other films with the National Philharmonic Orchestra (VSD 5207. Along with Korngold, Miklós Rózsa, John Williams, George Antheil, Michael Lewis, Alex North, Leonard Pennario, Georges Delerue and William Walton are represented. Illness and death Charles Gerhardt moved to Redding, California, in 1991. He was diagnosed with brain cancer in late November 1998 and died from complications of brain surgery. He is buried at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Redding. References Benson, Robert E. "Classic Film Scores" Benson, Robert E. "A four-decade friendship with Charles Gerhardt", includes numerous photographs and anecdotes about Gerhardt Burlingame, Jon and Doug Galloway, "Charles Allan Gerhardt", Variety, March 4, 1999. Kozinn, Allan "Charles Allan Gerhardt, 72, Record Producer and Conductor" The New York Times, March 1, 1999, p. 19. Obituary, The Independent (London), April 2, 1999. Obituary, Redding Record Searchlight (CA) – February 24, 1999, p. B2. 1927 births 1999 deaths Musicians from Detroit American male conductors (music) 20th-century