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ALFRED NEWMAN

HOW THE WEST WAS WON - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
Label BANDA SONORA
Catalog BSGZ115CD
Format CD
Discs 1
Category WORLD/OTHERS/REGGAE
Street Date 2018-06-15
Description
How the West Was Won is a 1962 American Metrocolor epic-Western film.[4] The picture was one of the last old-fashioned epic films made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to enjoy great success. Set between 1839 and 1889 it follows four generations of a family (starting as the Prescotts) as they move from western New York to the Pacific Ocean. The picture was one of only two dramatic films made in the curved-screen three-projector Cinerama process which added to its original impact. The music for the film was composed and conducted by Alfred Newman. The soundtrack album was originally released by MGM Records. Dimitri Tiomkin well known for scores to Western films was the first composer approached to compose the music for the film. However Tiomkin became unavailable as a result of eye surgery and Newman was hired as a replacement. The score is widely considered to be one of Newman’s best and appears on the AFI’s 100 Years of Film Scores list. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score losing to Tom Jones. Debbie Reynolds sings three songs in the film: Raise a Ruckus Tonight starting a party around the camp fire What Was Your Name in the States? and A Home in the Meadow to the tune of Greensleeves with lyrics by Sammy Cahn. Her rendition is heard by Cleve (Gregory Peck) who is so moved he proposes marriage. Bruce Eder writes: ..anyone who likes the movie or Newman’s music is sure to enjoy this.
tracklisting
1. Overture
2. How The West Was Won
3. Bereavement and Fulfillment
4. The River Pirates
5. Home In The Meadow
6. Cleve and the Mule
7. Raise a Ruckus
8. Come Share My Life
9. The Marriage Proposal
10. Entr’acte
11. Cheyenne
12. He’s a Linus Boy
13. Climb a Higher Hill
14. What Was Your Name In the States?
15. No Goodbye
16. How The West Was Won (finale)
 

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