Bullitt (1968 Film) [Soundtrack, Import]

Lalo Schifrin | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 27, 1998)
• Original Release Date: October 17, 1968
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack, Import
• Label: Import [Generic]
• ASIN: B0000087FO
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #434,888 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Bullitt (Main Title)

2. Room "26"

3. Hotel Daniels

4. The Aftermath of Love

5. Music to Interrogate By

6. On the Way to San Mateo

7. Ice Pick Mike

8. A Song for Cathy

9. Shifting Gears

10. Cantata for Combo

11. The First Snowfall

12. Bullitt (End Title)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A 1968 Version by Lalo Schifrin - BUT NOT THE ORIGINAL ONE!!, April 18, 2003

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Paulo Leite (Lisbon, Portugal) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bullitt (Audio CD)

I bought this cd because I thought it was the original film version of the great soundtrack you hear in the movie. Instead of that the cd has ANOTHER version recorded in 1968 by Lalo Schifrin.

It is a great recording (and I like it very much) but it has very little to do with what you hear in the movie. The main title (for example) is very different: it is faster and it does not have the same rhythmical nuances of the film version (in the movie, sometimes the music stops and we only hear the rhythm... and the rhythm keeps changing - it is great!). On this cd, the music seems re-written in a compacted version.

If you did not see the movie or if you do not care for the original version, buy this cd - it is the best version available (since the true original film score is not available). But I loved the film version and cannot accept this one.

That's why I got disappointed.

Like "Psycho" and "Rear Window", "Bullitt" is one of those original soundtracks yet to be seen. I just hope someday someone will release it (like they did with "Blade Runner" years leter). Don't get me wrong: this cd is great but cannot match the real thing.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Original and the Best, January 1, 2010

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jartwo "jartwo" (Chattanooga, TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bullitt (Complete Original Tracks) [Soundtrack] (Audio CD)

This is the one you've been waiting for - the COMPLETE, ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK to the Steve McQueen film! Outstanding sound quality "newly mixed from 1/2", 3-track tapes stored at the (Warner) studio"! Not only that, but the disc also includes the score album by Schifrin - newly mixed from the 1" master tapes. The album is actually presented on the first 12 tracks of this CD. This disc is loaded with great sounds and I have many favorites from both versions, but I think my overall favorite on this disc just may be the film version of the main title (though the one from the album is great, too). Fascinating to explore comparisons between the various album versions and their OST counterparts. I was knocked out by the sound quality - every pulsing bassline, the crystal clarity of every edge-struck cymbal and the brassy bite, as well as throaty growl, of every swingin' horn is on full display here and, of course, the heady, Jazzy atmosphere and dazzling-yet-subtle shifts in rhythm are infinitely satisfying as well. Limited to a run of 3000 copies. I wouldn't be surprised if this long-sought-after title sells out relatively quickly - don't miss out! An excellent companion to another Schifrin "acid Jazz" classic: the OST for Dirty Harry (Aleph).

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this version - it is the original, October 1, 2001

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"monsieur-p" (The Burg, Brooklyn, New York United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bullitt (1968 Film) (Audio CD)

This is the version of this soundtrack to get.
The soundtrack has been re-recorded and released in 2000 on Aleph records with Lalo Schifrin. It is good, but does not kick the way this original does. The original soundtrack score was never released, this release is the jazzier version for record release from 1968. The reason Lalo re-recorded this work in 2000 was to offer both the film version and the record vesion all on one CD. So buy the 2000 release if you are a die hard. But start with this 1968 release.