Lost Horizon 1937 film (With Sound Clip)

[nightingalesong]

Greetings.
My name is Arcadi. I have a question regarding a piece of music from the 1937 film version of Lost Horizon. For those who have seen it, while touring Shangri-La with Chang, Conway and Chang come upon Sondra Bissett who is playing at the piano with a Lama. Long have I searched for this piece, but have been unable to identify it. I don't think it's an original of Tiomkin; it sounds more like Chopin, but like nothing I've ever heard before. Can anyone help me out?

[thalbergmad]

I love that film.

I will watch it again over the weekend and see if i can help.

[nightingalesong]

Thank you. I appreciate it.

[ahinton]

Greetings.
My name is Arcadi. I have a question regarding a piece of music from the 1937 film version of Lost Horizon. For those who have seen it, while touring Shangri-La with Chang, Conway and Chang come upon Sondra Bissett who is playing at the piano with a Lama. Long have I searched for this piece, but have been unable to identify it. I don't think it's an original of Tiomkin; it sounds more like Chopin, but like nothing I've ever heard before. Can anyone help me out?

Tiomkin is certainly credited with writing the score, so there is no obvious reason to doubt that he wrote the particular extract about which you ask; however, according to
https://us.imdb.com/title/tt0029162/fullcredits#writers
Howard Jackson (1900-1966) is also credited with some kind of contribution to the music in that move, so if it wasn't Tiomkin, it was probably him. This resource also lists a series of orchestrators including Max Steiner and William Grant Still, although there is no indication that any of these actually composed anything in the movie. Brahms's "Wiegenlied" also makes an appearance, but as I have never seen this move myself (I've only ever seen the rather ghastly 1970s remake which the hapless Peter Finch and even John Gielgud fail to rescue from itself and in which the score was by Burt Bacharach), I cannot sway if this is what is played on the piano in the scene you mention.

Sorry not to be of more help!

Best,

Alistair

[nightingalesong]

Thanks Alistar. I'm sorry you never saw the original. You should; it's beautiful. Don't be put off by that so-called "remake." Unfortunately, the Brahms' piece is not the one I seek, but thank you nonetheless. The other credited composers actually conducted various pieces from the soundtrack, but did not contribute to the composition of the score itself. The piano piece which I seek is unique and not of their style or Tiomkin's. I know it's something old yet I simply cannot identify it and I fear in those days, Hollywood didn't neccessarily credit all things or abide by copyright regulations in regard to music in film. The solution here depends on recognition; therefore, I will post a link to an mp3 of the clip:
https://savefile.com/files/4843144
Sorry about the poor quality, but it is recognizable.

[nightingalesong]

Is there no one who can identify this piece?

[nightingalesong]

I guess Tiomkin wrote it ( I still say, unlikely! ) or it's an old folk song whose title is long forgotten. Unfortunate. Thanks anyway to those who tried.