Born Free: Original Motion Picture Score (2000 Re-recording of 1966 Film) [Soundtrack]

Frederic Talgorn & The Royal Scottish National Orchestra, John Barry | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 4, 2000)
• Original Release Date: June 22, 1966
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B00004SCEN
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #194,398 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Main Title [Born Free Dub Mix II]

2. The Hunt

3. Feeding Time

4. Elsa at Play

5. Playtime

6. The Death of Pati

7. Killing at Kiunga

8. Waiting for Joy

9. Holiday With Elsa

10. Elephant Stampede

11. The New Reserve

12. Flirtation

13. Abandoning Elsa

14. Elsa's Kill

15. Fight of the Lioness

16. Wild and Free

17. Reunion-Born Free

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A distant 2nd to the original, August 9, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Born Free: Original Motion Picture Score (2000 Re-recording of 1966 Film) (Audio CD)

This re-recording of John Barry's original score from the movie Born Free falls well short of the original soundtrack. Its been many years since I last heard the original on LP but one thing became clear after listening to this newest effort. The re-recording comes across as being bland and sterile compared to the original and the choice of drums used as an accompaniment in some of the songs just doesn't work at all while in the original the drums blended perfectly with the orchestra as well as the culture. On the good side the new version does include some additional material not in the original. Overall this re-recording is a mildly enjoyable album despite its failings but hopefully someone in the powers that be will remaster the original soundtrack which I consider to be the very best work of John Barry not to mention among the finest movie soundtracks past or present.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not the original soundtrack!, May 8, 2001

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Robert Webster (St. Paul, MN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Born Free: Original Motion Picture Score (2000 Re-recording of 1966 Film) (Audio CD)

My earlier review neglected to note that this is not the original soundtrack but a rerecording of the music from the movie. The original score is breathtaking and the rerecording faithful, but there is something missing from the rerecording, and that is more than the Matt Monroe vocal. I still await reissue of the original soundtrack.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars "Original" Score?, March 18, 2004

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nimravus brachyops - See all my reviews

This review is from: Born Free: Original Motion Picture Score (2000 Re-recording of 1966 Film) (Audio CD)

What a disappointment, receiving my eagerly awaited Born Free "Original Score" and seeing the 1999 re-recording date on the back - and indeed, this is a rather passionless, soulless thing. Musicians simply going through the motions. And no Matt Munro! Somebody deserves a punch in the mouth for this.