Haha yes, though both Playhouse 90 scores we covered (neither of them a western really) both feature harmonica, just to warn you.
You may also like Face of a Fugitive at times (though perhaps not as much as Black Patch). Try this main title -- it's nice and dark and I detect some Rozsa influence:
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Hey Yavar - You forgot to mention Previn AGAIN! And North. And Rosenman at 2:45 (although I'm sure you deliberately avoided mentioning him).
I belatedly realized I need to bump this thread I started again, because we have since covered two unreleased titles (and one released) on The Goldsmith Odyssey!
First up and more importantly, two unreleased scores (the second of them, “A Head of Hair” particularly memorable) from the beloved Richard Boone western series, Have Gun — Will Travel. Plus, as a bonus, the single cue Jerry contributed to the group-composed score to the serious Elvis Presley western, Flaming Star. I only recognized *after* recording this podcast that Jerry actually incorporates the melody from the title song, near the end of his very substantial 2:14 finale cue, “Pacer’s Farewell” — this has never been released on CD but can be heard music-only thanks to the Twilight Time Blu-ray’s isolated score track:
And more recently, we covered Jerry’s western contribution to The Twilight Zone, “Dust”. This is a very spare, subtle, restrained and economical score which took a while to grow on me, but grow it did!
We are recording our second (of three) podcast installment on Jerry's Gunsmoke scores (the two he did in 1961) tomorrow night, and I'm so excited for everyone reading this thread to hear those two scores, in the clear! (All thanks due to Ron Burbella, who supplied us with those scores.)
In the mean time, you can check out this music the only way we've been able to to date, in the show, the music backed scenes collected into little suites by user tharpdevenport:
And for those who want the full context of our conversation with him, be sure to first listen to our Odyssey Interview recorded just before, talking about his general relationship to Goldsmith, his own experience in the western genre (Godless) as well as his most recent score for last year's The Queen's Gambit: https://goldsmithodyssey.buzzsprout.com/159614/6049561-odyssey-interviews-carlos-rafael-rivera
(That's Carlos holding his Jerry Goldsmith award.)
And finally, the unthinkable... a 3.5 hour podcast dedicated to the THEME Jerry contributed (uncredited) to the 1959-1960 TV series Black Saddle! This is the craziest thing I've ever done for the Odyssey and required the most work, but I'm immensely proud of how it turned out... if you wonder how we talked for so long about a single theme, well give it a listen and you'll understand:
A few Goldsmith western-related updates from The Goldsmith Odyssey...
First, and most importantly if anyone was unaware, Intrada Records is running a Kickstarter campaign to re-record Jerry Goldsmith's very first western score (and very first feature film score), BLACK PATCH! It's been reconstructed by Leigh Phillips, and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra is recording this October under the baton of conductor William Stromberg! Paired with another lost Goldsmith score, THE MAN, it is now more than $3,000 over its goal with only 52 hours remaining to pledge $30 (which includes shipping cost) and get an early copy of the album...
Interestingly this is NOT the version of the cue on the Twilight Time iso score track which we previously covered on the podcast during our Have Gun - Will Travel episode! Apparently that version featured a truncated film ending which I guess Jerry was not involved with, so this CD version premieres his original composition which is 20+ seconds longer. And it's excellent! We discuss it (and play the unique ending) on our Soundtrack Spotlight episode here:
Intrada revisited their 1989 London Symphony Orchestra re-recording of Rio Conchos, and we also did a lengthier Spotlight episode with Doug Fake of Intrada sharing his memories of working with Jerry on the project, and outlining the little tweaks made for this new edition:
We also did Spotlights for new, slightly expanded (and now complete) editions of a modern day western and one that I liked to call an "honorary western" due to the latin elements of the score:
Loved your discussion with Doug about Rio Conchos, my favorite Western score from Jerry. Sadly, it became a bit awkward at the end, with the conversation about food. Is Jens the ONLY person who cares about this (and yes, I am quite aware of the thousands-long thread entitled What Does Jerry Goldsmith Eat at Outback Steakhouse?). As fanboys of the music, lets focus on that please. I don't care if he likes his ham sandwich with mayo or without. Thanks!
Also, the discussion regarding Extreme Prejudice was outstanding. Well done and illuminating. Great job by Jens and David (and Doug and John).
Loved your discussion with Doug about Rio Conchos, my favorite Western score from Jerry.
I'm so glad -- thanks for the feedback!
Sadly, it became a bit awkward at the end, with the conversation about food. Is Jens the ONLY person who cares about this (and yes, I am quite aware of the thousands-long thread entitled What Does Jerry Goldsmith Eat at Outback Steakhouse?). As fanboys of the music, lets focus on that please. I don't care if he likes his ham sandwich with mayo or without. Thanks!
Well, that's why it was put in the outtakes section. I didn't want it in the main episode but yeah, Jens really cares about the man Jerry was, not just the musician. And I'd guess there are quite a few other people out there like him!
I have updated the list in the first post with the following entry:
1962 - MISTER DOC (pilot for a western comedy that never went to series; instead this was folded into General Electric Theater and aired near the end of that series' tenth and final season) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0586214/?ref_=ttep_ep29 IMDb describes it as "Western comedy about a pharmacist and his son at the turn of the 20th century." And: Failed pilot reportedly rejected because it had "no sex and no violence", as told by an old magazine. Sometimes referred to as "Mr. Doc's Examination".
Thanks to my friend Carson Cohen, I actually have an instrumental breakdown and cue list for Jerry's score, which he got from visiting the CBS archives in LA some years ago -- presumably the written music still survives there and could be used for a new recording if the original recording is lost:
Cues: Prologue Night Work Patience Wash Up Bums Rush Home Work Soda Jerk Worried Town The Tutors The Examination The Prescription The Oath End Credits Harp Fills
And thanks to Carson Cohen again, I've discovered another FEATURE-LENGTH western scored by Goldsmith, the Playhouse 90 episode "Out of Dust" directed by Ralph Nelson (who later collaborated with Goldsmith again on Lilies of the Field and Fate Is the Hunter) -- here's the description from IMDb: "On a cattle drive across the prairie, the sons of a wealthy cattle baron (Charles Bickford) plot his death." https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0675595/
Cues: Out of Dust Threaths [sic] Bitter Thoughts Rose’s Letter The Seed #6 [no title] [1 thru 6 of cue 9] The Threat (long) Ideas (long) The Gift (long) [untitled - 9A bars 8-14] Evil Plans (1:42) Show Down The Killing (long) On the Move [formerly 9A bars 1-7] Jeff’s Story (long - 3:00?) The Shack The Kiss Moon Light Discovery King’s Death Farewell
Former #2: Out of Dust Former #13: Cattle Town
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Obviously there were some re-used cues (which were not all that uncommon on live TV productions; this stuff happened incredibly quickly and there were last minute music needs and such), and a new recording from the written materials would require some additional research/clean up. But it's exciting to learn that another feature-length (Playhouse 90s were so titled because they were 90 minutes) Goldsmith western scores exists, even if it might only be in written form! I have added it to the main post.
