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 Posted:   Sep 22, 2013 - 2:05 PM   
 By:   filmo   (Member)

I noticed looking through this composer's filmography that a recording of this score was made on an lp from mca records, label, no. 204874. since I like this composer's western music, does anybody know anything about this piece and could it be transcribed onto cd for purchase? thanks for any information.

 
 
 Posted:   Sep 22, 2013 - 3:35 PM   
 By:   Stefan Schlegel   (Member)

This MCA LP is a French western compilation from 1982 with just one cue - probably the Main Title taken directly from the movie itself - from Harline's THE LAST FRONTIER:

http://www.cdandlp.com/item/2/0-1604-0-1-0/2300017260/bandes-originales-de-western-les-classiques-bandes-originales-de-western.html

There is also one track each from the famous westerns HIGH NOON, MAN WITHOUT A STAR, THE TALL MEN, DUEL IN THE SUN, RUN OF THE ARROW, JOHNNY GUITAR, NEVADA SMITH, BIG VALLEY, SHENANDOAH, VILLA RIDES, WILL PENNY, PAINT YOUR WAGON, CUSTER OF THE WEST and TWO MULES FOR SISTER SARAH on this LP.
So all in all nothing special.

 
 
 Posted:   Sep 22, 2013 - 6:57 PM   
 By:   PeterD   (Member)

For whatever it's worth -- which may not be much -- here's the title song (which is also available for purchase as an mp3 track for 99 cents at amazon):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHW9iJpI68s

 
 
 Posted:   Sep 22, 2013 - 7:43 PM   
 By:   dan the man   (Member)

That one brings back memories[the last frontier] years ago I used to make up 6 hour vhs tapes with nothing but opening credit themes that was no 86 out of 146 themes on one of my tapes, yeah the good old days.

 
 
 Posted:   Sep 22, 2013 - 10:46 PM   
 By:   Bob DiMucci   (Member)

This MCA LP is a French western compilation from 1982 with just one cue - probably the Main Title taken directly from the movie itself - from Duning's THE LAST FRONTIER:


How did Duning get into this? It's a Leigh Harline score.

 
 
 Posted:   Sep 22, 2013 - 10:49 PM   
 By:   Bob DiMucci   (Member)

For whatever it's worth -- which may not be much -- here's the title song (which is also available for purchase as an mp3 track for 99 cents at amazon):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHW9iJpI68s



Good song. It wasn't composed by Leigh Harline. It was written by Lester Lee, with lyrics by Ned Washington. Sung by Rusty Draper in the film, the song has appeared on LPs by Tex Ritter and Norman Luboff.

 
 
 Posted:   Sep 23, 2013 - 3:56 AM   
 By:   Stefan Schlegel   (Member)

This MCA LP is a French western compilation from 1982 with just one cue - probably the Main Title taken directly from the movie itself - from Duning's THE LAST FRONTIER:


How did Duning get into this? It's a Leigh Harline score.


Sorry, that was of course my fault. Just mixed them up for the moment. smile

 
 
 Posted:   Sep 23, 2013 - 2:38 PM   
 By:   filmo   (Member)

it would be interesting to know if the complete score could be available , if anyone has heard it, and what their opinions they have of the music. thank you.

 
 
 Posted:   Sep 23, 2013 - 4:58 PM   
 By:   PeterD   (Member)

it would be interesting to know if the complete score could be available , if anyone has heard it, and what their opinions they have of the music. thank you.

This title came up on a thread about a year ago, and both manderley and haineshisway indicated that because it's a Columbia picture, a soundtrack release at this point would be less likely to happen than with some of the other studios. But no description or opinion regarding the music itself.

 
 
 Posted:   Sep 23, 2013 - 7:58 PM   
 By:   manderley   (Member)

it would be interesting to know if the complete score could be available , if anyone has heard it, and what their opinions they have of the music. thank you.

This title came up on a thread about a year ago, and both manderley and haineshisway indicated that because it's a Columbia picture, a soundtrack release at this point would be less likely to happen than with some of the other studios. But no description or opinion regarding the music itself.


I'm still of that opinion, but with the unexpected Golden Age soundtrack releases we've gotten the past year or so, particularly from Mr. Bruce Kritzerland, who knows?

Still....it's Columbia and that library has not been much released yet.

For the present, I'll have to stick with my nice DVD of THE LAST FRONTIER---in scope and stereophonic sound. (As a matter of record, THE LAST FRONTIER also has another title, SAVAGE WILDERNESS, that it is sometimes known by.)

 
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