Attention U.S. TCM Subscribers: The multi-talented Gordon Parks made his directorial debut at age 57 with 1969's 'The Learning Tree' based on his semi-autobiographical novel of the same name. This touching coming of age story... (more here including showtime information this Thursday, March 30th all across the U.S.): http://thecinemacafe.com/the-cinema-treasure-hunter/2017/3/1/now-listen-to-me#Learning-Tree
The soundtrack for THE LEARNING TREE was issued on a Warner Bros. LP, but has not been re-released on CD. I don't believe that the O.C. Smith vocal heard over the main titles made it to the recording. (Smith was an artist on the Columbia label at the time.) The film's score was orchestrated and conducted by Tom McIntosh. In 1989, THE LEARNING TREE was one of the first twenty-five films selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry at the Library of Congress.
