Duke's Movie Soundtracks- Discussion

[DukePilgrim]

Hi Arthur

It is not a bad CD just need the time and peace to listen to it.

Got my copy of Mr rifle my pony & me. Great CD

Mike

[DukePilgrim]

Nice little 4 CD Dimtri Tiomkin CD with some rare John Wayne tracks.

It is a Silvo Screen City of Prague Orchestra

The highlights are War Wagon and The High & Mighty with music arrangements on CD 1 & 2 and vocal arrangement on CD 4

The Alamo and and Rio Bravo are also great plus Gunfight at OK Corral and Jimmy Stewart movie Night Passage.

There is also a range of epic themes from Fall of the Roman Empire and Land of the Pharoahs plus some Hitchcock themes.

There is a full colour booklet with a tribute from Tiomikin's daughter.

Reproductions are faithful if not identical to original arrangements.

The Unforgiven tracks are from 1960 movie not Clint Eastwood film as is The Wild Wild West from the 1960s TV series.

Available from play.com at £13.99

http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/1677...n/Product.html

Tracks are:-


Disc 1
Night Passage
Tension At Table Rock
High Noon
The War Wagon
The Wild Wild West: Main Theme
The Wild Wild West: The Ballad Of Jim West
Gunfight At The O.K. Coral
Rio Bravo
Rawhide
Red River
The Unforgiven: Across The Texas Panhandle
The Unforgiven: The Need For Love
The Unforgiven: Horse Ballet
The Young Land
Duel In The Sun
Disc 2
The Fall Of The Roman Empire: Overture
The Fall Of The Roman Empire: The Fall Of Love
The Fall Of The Roman Empire: Pax Romana
Days Peking
Land Of The Pharaohs
Circus World (The Magnificent Showman)
Dial M For Murder
Strangers On A Train
Giant: Main Title
Giant: Love Theme
Giant: The Jett Rink Theme
The High And The Mighty
Wild Is The Wind
The Guns Of Navarone
Disc 3
Cyrano De Bergerac
The Well
Friendly Persuasion
Town Without Pity
It's A Wonderful Life
Tarzan And The Mermaids
The Thing From Another World
The Alamo: Overture / Prologue
The Alamo: Davy Crockett
The Alamo: Tennessee Babe
The Alamo: The Battle Of The Alamo
The Alamo: The Green Leaves Of Summer
The Alamo: Finale
Disc 4 Vocal Arrangement
Giant: This Then Is Texas
Rawhide: Rawhide
High Noon: Do Not Forsake Me
Night Passage: Follow The River
Giant: The Ballad Of Jett Rink
Friendly Persuasion: Thee I Love
It's A Wonderful Life
Wild Is The Wind
The High And The Mighty
The War Wagon: The Ballad Of The War Wagon
Rio Bravo The Young Land: Strange Are The Ways Of Love
The Wild Wild West: The Ballad Of Jim West
The Wild Wild West: The Wild Wild West

[chester7777]

You know, you can download a 7-day free trial of Napster, and they have Dmitri Tiomkin's Red River available for download.

Chester

[arthurarnell]

Hi Mike

The Tiomkin CD looks good might try that.


Regards

Arthur

[DukePilgrim]

Hi Chester

The Red River soundtrack is that the Moscow Symphony CD or another source?

Mike

[chester7777]

Mike,

It took a little searching, but if you look at

http://www.musicweb-international.co...red_river.html

you will see pictured the same album shown on Napster. I believe this is the Marco-Polo release, and from everything I read, it is the Moscow Symphony and Choir featured.

Chester

[DukePilgrim]

Thank Chester

I have the Red River CD. Different cover from one shown. I wasnt sure about it the first time I listened to CD but I grew to love it. Fascinating to see the variations of theme.

I see Silva Screen have Quiet man CD at £11.95


Mike

[arthurarnell]

Hi Jim and Mike

The one illustrated is the same as the one have. its interesting reading the various comments particularly about the singing. All in all though I think this is a very good CD.
On a par with the Searchers How The West Was Won and Red River I would go for How The West Was Won Red River and The Searchers.

If I were to expand two very good CD's that would stand with the other three are The films of Elmer Bernstein Volume 1 The Comancheros and True Grit, and Volume 2 The Shootist, Big Jake, Cahill United States Marshall.

Having played Stagecoach and Fort Apache I wasn't particularly impressed with Stagecoach reasonably happy with Fort Apache. Perhaps I expected more.


Regards

Arthur

[DukePilgrim]

Hi Jim and Mike

The one illustrated is the same as the one have. its interesting reading the various comments particularly about the singing. All in all though I think this is a very good CD.
On a par with the Searchers How The West Was Won and Red River I would go for How The West Was Won Red River and The Searchers.

If I were to expand two very good CD's that would stand with the other three are The films of Elmer Bernstein Volume 1 The Comancheros and True Grit, and Volume 2 The Shootist, Big Jake, Cahill United States Marshall.

Having played Stagecoach and Fort Apache I wasn't particularly impressed with Stagecoach reasonably happy with Fort Apache. Perhaps I expected more.


Regards

Arthur

Hi Arthur

Those soundtracks were the first two I bought as LPs I think from DL Cutts and being the first soundtrack records I had I thought they were great

Funny thing when I bought them as CDs I expected to get beter reproduction but thought they sound a little dull particularly on Shootist and Cahill so much so that I now prefer other options

True Grit, Commancheros and Big Jake I have as complete OST and I prefer the Shootist and Cahill selections on new True Grit CD.

It proberably because they are new selections and are digital and I dont pump the volume like I have to on the Elmer Bernstein CDs.


Mike

[Colorado Bob]

Howdy All,
I received the new True Grit soundtrack yesterday, and after listening to it I have to say that I am very pleased. I also liked the "additional" tracks of The Shootist, Big Jake, and Cahill. They were done as concert suites, and are very nice. I heartily recommend this CD to anyone who has not heard it.
Best,
Colorado Bob

[DukePilgrim]

I would second that too Colorado Bob.

They have done a good job on that CD

Best


Mike

[Lt. Brannigan]

John Williams of course is number one
Jerry Goldsmith, his score for In Harms Way was spectacular.
Victor Young for his Quiet Man.

[ethanedwards]

I have now merged threads together on this subject,
and if any newer members have any thoughts about
the music that was brilliantly scored for Duke's movies,
please let us know.

Most Movies With a Composer

1.Elmer Bernstein.8
1=Victor Young. 8
3. Roy Webb.7
4.Dimitri Tiomkin.6-7
4=Richard Hageman.6

[chester7777]

I didn't know how merging the thread about John Wayne's Music into this thread would affect the flow of conversation, so thought it better to just share the link to another interesting discussion about the music from JW's films. Plenty of food for thought and "grist for the mill."

Chester

[ethanedwards]

Thanks for the other link, Jim,
I've merged them anyway, they seem to flow OK.
Anyway at least now, we have them under the same roof.