Golden Film by Peter Hamilton and His Orchestra was issued on CD and cassette in 1991 by Point Productions, based in The Netherlands. But the tracks had been recorded by Vedette Records in Italy, probably in the 1970s.
Vedette was a label that was primarily associated with Italian beat groups, but the company also made a number of easy listening albums, some of which came out under the Peter Hamilton name. It's likely a pseudonym.
Golden Film was marketed mainly in discount outlets like Wal-Mart and K-Mart and can often be found in the thrift store bins. Among the selections is Michel Legrand's theme from The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Les parapluies de Cherbourg), the 1964 French romance written and directed by Jacques Demy and starring Catherine Deneuve.
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
More than a dozen Peter Hamilton albums are available for download from iTunes and other major sources. You'll find at least some of the tracks from Golden Film among these collections that are being marketed by the original Vedette label.
Here's the Peter Hamilton version of the Barbra Streisand film theme The Way We Were. This can be found on the download album Spotlight -- Film Themes.
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