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| King Kong: The Deluxe Edition (2CD) (1976) |
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| Music by John Barry |
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| Line: Silver Age |
| CD Release:
September 2012
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| Catalog #: Vol. 15, No. 5 |
| # of Discs: 2 |
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The 1976 Dino De Laurentiis remake of King Kong (starring Jeff Bridges and Jesssica Lange) was one of the first scores John Barry composed after settling in Los Angeles from his native England. Although the composer was forced to write quickly due to production delays, he provided a powerful score that reflects both the film’s exotic adventure setting and the love story at its emotional center.
An unusual variety of melodic ideas to characterize Kong and a strong romantic theme endow the score with a lush sensuality and emotional poignancy that balances the harsher and more horrific elements. Barry’s music ranges from the primitive dances of island natives to the soft saxophone strains of contemporary romance without missing a beat.
FSM released the 1976 Reprise Records album master of King Kong in 2005 when no additional material was available. But now, with the cooperation of Paramount Pictures, we are able to premiere John Barry’s complete score newly mixed and mastered from the 2" 24- and 16-track masters on the first disc of this 2CD Deluxe Edition. We again present the album master on disc 2, augmenting it with several film alternates to make this the most complete possible representation of Barry’s effort.
Informative notes by John Takis, numerous film stills and dynamic original poster art comprise FSM’s colorful 20-page booklet.
If viewers of King Kong care about the hulking creature, it is in no small part because Barry makes them care. Through his art, painstakingly preserved and lovingly presented on this 2CD set, listeners are able to see past the mask of the monster to the infinitely lonely soul locked within. |
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| Track List |
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Click on track TIME for MP3 sound clip. King Kong (1976) Music Composed and Conducted by John Barry DISC ONE The Film Score -
- Ship at Sea/Strange Tale/Hey Look 3:11
- Montage 1:58
- Fog Bank 1:34
- The Island 2:46
- Day Wall 3:35
- Dwan Alone/Jack & Dwan 3:20
- Night Wall Part 1 4:47
- Night Wall Part 2 2:07
- Celebration 0:46
- Jungle/The Hole/Camp Site/Dwan Scared 2:50
- Prisoner 2:06
- Waterfall 2:20
- Ravine 2:23
- Acknowledge/Crater/Snake Fight 4:57
- Chase/Trap 4:16
- Capture 1:01
- Super Tanker 1:29
- Dwan Falls 2:56
- Petrox Marching Band 1:37
- Presentation 2:35
- Kong Escapes 2:02
- Into a Bar 1:29
- Get Smashed/Alone in a Bar 2:18
- Kong's Hand 0:37
- Church Organ 0:41
- World Trade Center 2:30
- Jack in Pursuit 1:46
- Kong's Heart Beat/End Title 4:28
Total Disc Time: 70:44 DISC TWO The 1976 Soundtrack Album -
- Maybe My Luck Has Changed 1:52
- Arrival on the Island 2:49
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Sacrifice—Hail to the King 7:10 - Arthusa 2:20
- Full Moon Domain—Beauty Is a Beast 4:24
- Breakout to Captivity 4:08
- Incomprehensible Captivity 2:58
- Kong Hits the Big Apple 2:36
- Blackout in New York—How About Buying Me a Drink 3:24
- Climb to Skull Island 2:31
- The End Is at Hand 1:45
- The End 4:27
Total Time: 42:46 Bonus Tracks - Main Title (alternate) 2:21
- Fog Bank (alternate) 1:35
- Day Wall (alternate) 3:17
- Night Wall Part 1 (alternate) 5:08
- Night Wall Part 2 (alternate) 2:07
- Trap (alternate) 3:09
- Presentation (alternate #1) 2:37
- Presentation (alternate #2) 3:17
- End Title (alternate) 3:31
Total Time: 26:57 Total Disc Time: 69:42 |
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| Instruments/Musicians |
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Leader (Conductor):
John Barry (Prendergast)
Violin:
Murray Adler, Israel Baker, Arnold Belnick, Herman Clebanoff, Bonnie J. Douglas (Shure), James Getzoff, Debbie Sue Grossman, Thelma Hanau (Beach), Anatol Kaminsky, George Kast, Jacob Krachmalnick, Marvin Limonick, Alexander Murray, Erno Neufeld, Stanley Plummer, Linda Rose, Jay Allen Rosen, Nathan Ross, Sheldon Sanov, Haim Shtrum, Paul C. Shure, Marshall Sosson, Joseph Stepansky, Lya Stern, Dorothy M. Wade (Sushel), Shari Zippert (Freebairn-Smith)
Cello:
Vance Beach, Douglas L. Davis, Selene Depuy-Hurford, Marie Fera, Armand Kaproff, Dennis Karmazyn, Raphael "Ray" Kramer, Ronald A. Leonard, Carolisa Lindberg, Edgar Lustgarten, Jacqueline Lustgarten, Dana Rees, Harry L. Shlutz, Eleanor Slatkin, David H. Speltz, Gloria Strassner, Mary Louise Zeyen
Bass:
Milton Kestenbaum, Jack Lesberg, Peter A. Mercurio, Meyer (Mike) Rubin
Flute:
Louise M. DiTullio (Dissman), David J. Shostac, Sheridon W. Stokes
Oboe:
William Criss, John F. Ellis, Arnold Koblentz
Clarinet:
Dominick Fera, Ronald Langinger (aka Ronny Lang), John Neufeld, Hugo Raimondi
Bassoon:
Fowler A. Friedlander, Norman H. Herzberg
French Horn:
Vincent N. DeRosa, David A. Duke, Arthur Maebe, Jr., Richard E. Perissi, Gale H. Robinson
Trumpet:
Jay J. Daversa, Maurie Harris, Malcolm Boyd McNab, Thomas M. Stevens, Anthony "Tony" Terran, Graham Young, Rubin Zarchy
Trombone:
Hoyt Bohannon, Harold Diner, Francis L. "Joe" Howard, Richard "Dick" Nash, Richard Noel, Barrett O'Hara, George M. Roberts, Thomas Shepard, Phillip A. Teele, Lloyd E. Ulyate, Chauncey Welsch
Tuba:
John T. "Tommy" Johnson
Keyboards:
John D. Berkman, Mike Boddicker, Ralph E. Grierson, Artie Kane, Michael A. Lang, Clark Spangler, Ian R. Underwood, David Wheatley
Guitar:
Dennis Budimir, David H. Cohen, Lee M. Ritenour, Thomas "Tommy" Tedesco
Fender (electric) Bass:
Max R. Bennett, Reinhold O. Press
Harp:
Dorothy S. Remsen
Percussion:
Dale L. Anderson, Hal Blaine, Larry Bunker, Anthony Columbia, Victor Feldman, John P. Guerin, Richard A. Lepore, Peter Limonick, Joe Porcaro, Emil Radocchia (Richards), Thomas D. Raney, Kenneth E. Watson, Don Williams
Orchestrator:
John Barry (Prendergast)
Arranger:
John Barry (Prendergast)
Contractor:
Nathan Kaproff
Copyist:
Joseph Boyer, Dominic John Fidelibus, George Fields, Kevin L. Hiatt, David A. Leech, Aime Vereecke, Ricardo Vettraino
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