This 2CD set features two Miklós Rózsa scores for chivalrous knights and dashing swordsmen: Knights of the Round Table and The King's Thief.

Knights of the Round Table (1953) was M-G-M's first CinemaScope production, a colorful telling of the Arthur-Guinevere-Lancelot love triangle that has since been filmed as Excalibur (1981) and First Knight (1995). Robert Taylor, fresh from the studio's hit Ivanhoe, was cast as Lancelot, opposite Ava Gardner as Guinevere, and Miklós Rózsa was likewise recalled to the genre for one of his legendary action-adventure outings. Rózsa provided a complex score for large orchestra, with bountiful themes for knights and ladies, and extended action cues for sprawling battles.

The King's Thief (1955) was a late attempt at the swashbuckling genre, with Edmund Purdom as an outlaw thief (with noble intentions) and a young Roger Moore as his right-hand man. Rózsa rose to the occasion with a majestic main theme and rollicking action cues, as well as romance for the love interest. Suspense figures prominently in an 18-minute prison escape sequence.

Knights of the Round Table
1-01. Prelude/Excalibur (3:58)
1-02. King of England*/On the Road*/Modred's Plot (2:37)
1-03. Lancelot and Elaine (2:05)
1-04. Lancelot and Arthur/Chivalry** (4:51)
1-05. Percival (2:33)
1-06. To the Battlefields*/Prelude to War (2:25)
1-07. First Battle (5:15)
1-08. Defiance/Guinevere/Good Knight/Farewell (2:38)
1-09. Cortege/Queen's Champion (2:04)
1-10. Happy Island/Court Life/Court Dance #1/Court Dance #2 (2:45)
1-11. Hawking/Sacrifice (4:43)
1-12. Departure (2:34)
1-13. Pict Battle (4:01)
1-14. The Quest/Distant Thoughts/Dreams (6:36)
1-15. Merlin's Death/Homecoming (2:03)
1-16. Proclamation Fanfare/Jousting Fanfare/Pillow Fight Fanfare (0:57)
1-17. Egg Dance/Wager/Nocturnal Visit (2:48)
1-18. Discovered/Devastation (4:10)
1-19. Morte D'Arthur/Resignation/To the Death! (9:00)
1-20. Holy Grail/Finale (1:50)
Total Disc Time: 70:32

The King's Thief
2-01. Prelude/Foreword (1:49)
2-02. Bad News/Holdup (2:59)
2-03. Robbery (0:47)
2-04. Secrets (1:56)
2-05. Escape/Camouflage (1:26)
2-06. Pursuit (3:07)
2-07. Evidence (1:45)
2-08. Defeat (2:50)
2-09. Plots and Plans (1:47)
2-10. Mission/Frameup/Prison/ Chimney/Breakthrough/Belltower/Descent (18:43)
2-11. Ransom/Discovered (1:22)
2-12. Duel/Finale (3:27)
Total Time: 42:25

The King's Thief Bonus Tracks
2-13. Prelude/Foreword (original version) (1:48)
2-14. Pursuit (revision) (2:28)
2-15. Frameup (revision) (1:51)
2-16. Breakthrough (revision) (0:37)
2-17. Gaming Room (5:51)
2-18. Tavern Music (1:31)
Total Time: 14:22

Knights of the Round Table Bonus Tracks
2-19. Prelude (alternate performance)* (2:22)
2-20. Excalibur (original version)* (1:36)
2-21. Modred's Plot (original version) (1:39)
2-22. Prelude to War (alternate performance) (1:18)
2-23. First Battle (original version)* (5:48)
2-24. Christmas Carol/Christmas Chimes (2:58)
2-25. Source Music Suite (5:42)
Total Time: 15:54

Total Disc Time: 78:24