Besides all of the album releases, at least four singles of the theme were also issued in 1963. All four releases were noted in Billboard. Reprise 20159 – Les Baxter’s Balladeers This review appeared in the March 23, 1963, edition of Billboard. Dot 16461 – George Cates This release was also mentioned for the first…
Category Archives: Soundtrack Recording
How the West Was Won – Soundtrack Albums
The soundtrack album for the film, How the West Was Won, was issued at the same time as the movie in 1963 on the MGM label (1SE5 [stereo]/1E5 [mono]). The original U.S. soundtrack album was issued in a special, fold-out cover. Unless otherwise noted, all songs are by the MGM Studio Orchestra. Side 1: 1…
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation – Soundtrack
In 1962 when the film was released, there was no soundtrack album. That would have to wait until 2003 when Intrada Special Collection Volume 11 was issued as a CD. Henry Mancini composed and conducted all the music for the soundtrack, which included: Main Title A Month Off Creampuff (Instrumental) Up His Nose Early to…
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance – Soundtrack
It took 52 years, but an official soundtrack CD for this film was finally issued in 2014 (Kritzerland KR 20028-4). All music was composed by Cyril Mockridge. There are 16 tracks included on the CD, plus bonus tracks. The CD also features the Mockridge soundtrack for Donovan’s Reef, another film starring John Wayne and directed…
The Mountain Road – Soundtrack
This 1960 Jimmy Stewart film had no soundtrack album and none of the music from the film appears to have been recorded at that time. However some of the original music, written by Jerome Moross, was later recorded and has been issued. Depending on the source, the track is referred to as either Overture (Main…
Ice Follies of 1939 – Soundtrack Music
Stewart starred in this 1939 film along with Joan Crawford and Lew Ayres. The trio of stars is seen below in a publicity photo for the film. Although no soundtrack album was issued at the time of the film’s release, the song It’s All So New to Me (Bernice Petkere/Marty Symes) was recorded by several…
The Phoenix Love Theme (Senza Fine)
The actual soundtrack from The Flight of the Phoenix was discussed in a previous blog entry. This time we’ll be looking at the single versions of The Phoenix Love Theme (Senza Fine) released in 1966 and carrying the statement – “From the film ‘The Flight of the Phoenix’.” We’ll begin with the hit version of…
The Flight of the Phoenix – Soundtrack
A complete soundtrack for this Jimmy Stewart film wasn’t issued until 1966, more than 30 years after the film’s release. When it was issued, it was part of a two soundtrack set along with Patton. Film Score Monthly FSMCD Vol. 2 No. 2 The Patton cover was the side of the booklet facing the front…
Pot O’ Gold – Soundtrack
Although there was officially no soundtrack album for this 1941 Jimmy Stewart-Paulette Goddard-Horace Heidt film, all of the songs were recorded and released as four separate 10-inch 78 RPM records by Horace Heidt and his Musical Knights. The songs appearing in the film were: Hi, Cy, What’s a Cookin’ (Henry Russell/Louis Forbes) performed by various…
Destry Rides Again – Soundtrack Music
No soundtrack for the film was issued, but several of the songs from the film were released at the time. Two of Miss Dietrich’s songs from the film were first featured on a 1940 Decca set, Presenting Marlene Dietrich (A-115). Issued in a book style jacket, the set included three 10-inch 33 1/3 RPM records…
