The Bad And The Beautiful: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

David Raksin | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 18, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B0000033RH
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #169,846 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Introduction (Main Title)

2. Jonathan Calling

3. Jonathan Calling, Part 2

4. Fred

5. The House

6. Eighteen Years Ago

7. Don't Blame Me (Extended Version) - Peggy King

8. Came The Dawn

9. Oh Yes He Is!

10. Busy As A B

11. The Dark

12. Hurry/Keep Hurrying

13. Cat People/Main & End Titles

14. Newsreel March

15. The Letdown (Extended Version)

16. The Far Away Mountain

17. Roland In Babylon

18. Temptation (Extended Version) - Hadda Brooks

19. Brief Holiday (Outtake)

20. The Betrayal

See all 47 tracks on this disc

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Raksin's Haunting "Bad and the Beautiful" Best Score Ever?, August 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Bad And The Beautiful: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

This is David Raksin's standout work, possibly the best musical score ever written for any motion picture. Lonely, evocative, erotic and haunting, this work is compelling even without an association to the 1952 film it accompanied; always a great listen on a rainy night. The "Spellbinder" theme interweaves through all of the selections, many of which are in short snippets, but roll fluidly thanks to an excellent job of editing. As a bonus, the tracks include two variations on the main title theme, which are arguably better than the final cut, and variations on the end title that likewise were not used. Try listening to the "siren song" qualities of the alternative selections without feeling the surges of passion the trumpet solos and saxphone wailings engender. The masterpiece Mr. Raksin created here tells the story of Jonathan Shields - movie mogul, star maker, and heel - but, as all great music does, it creates its own associations for the listener. For me, a beautiful woman on a foggy, chilly night on San Francisco Bay, blonde hair blowing in the breeze, silhouetted against the lights of The City. Thanks, Mr. Raksin.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most extraordinary film score ever!, January 25, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Bad And The Beautiful: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

There are certain pieces of music - like Pachelbel's Canon or Samuel Barber's Serenade for Strings - that can totally take over & transform an individual's emotions, mood or mindset. It just seems to be a certain combination of the right notes. This score has that quality. I've had the main theme pop into my head out of nowhere & stay for days at a time - this even when I haven't seen the movie for years. But when you listen to the soundtrack itself, particularly the main theme, it seems like your own personal soundtrack - the events of your life unfolding in music. Whatever that template of universal musical experience is, David Raksin truly captured it here.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of the top five film scores, August 8, 1999

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Dominick T. Armentano (Vero Beach, Florida USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Bad And The Beautiful: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

This soundtrack has haunted me for almost 45 years. It's major theme melody "Love is for the Very Young" is easily one of the most romantic ever composed for the screen. This CD, with 47 individual cuts including many out-takes, is fascinating. My only reservation is that many of the cuts are far too short. The best full treatment of Raskin's classic melody is still the Percy Faith "Music from Hollywood" LP version, issued by Columbia long ago.