It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World: Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack [Enhanced CD] [Enhanced, Import, Soundtrack]

Ernest Gold (Composer), Mack David (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Ernest Gold, Mack David
• Audio CD (November 4, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced, Import, Soundtrack
• Label: Rykodisc
• ASIN: B0000009TZ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #92,246 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #96 in Music > Indie Music > Soundtracks > Movie Soundtracks

Track Listings

1. Overture

2. It's A Fact

3. Main Title

4. Every Man For Himself

5. Follow The Leader

6. A Starting Contest

7. Away We Go

8. Oh I couldn't

9. Gullible Otto Meyer

10. What's Wrong With America

11. The Living End (Act 1)

12. You Satisfy My Soul

13. The Only Way To Fly

14. Thirty- One flavors

15. You're Bugging Me

16. Adios Santa Rosita

17. Instant Chase

18. At The Big W

19. The Big W

20. The Great Pursuit

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

From the Label

Music by Ernest Gold/lyrics by Mack David (1963) Touted as one of the funniest films ever made, the cast of this classic comedy was a veritable who's who of the biggest stars of the 1960's. The official billing of the first big budget, All-Star spectacular ran as follows. Starring Spencer Tracy and starring in alphabetical order; Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, Ethel Merman, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, Phil Silvers, Terry-Thomas and Jonathan Winters. Co-starring in alphabetical order; Edie Adams, Dorothy Provine. Also starring in alphabetical order; Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Jim Backus, Ben Blue, Joe E. Brown, Alan Carney, Barrie Chase, William Demarest, Andy Devine, Peter Falk, Norman Fell, Paul Ford, Sterling Holloway, Edward Everett Horton, Marvin Kaplan, Buster Keaton, Don Knotts, Charles McGraw, ZaSu Pitts, Carl Reiner, Madlyn Rhue, Arnold Stang, The Three Stooges and Jesse White WITH A FEW SURPRISES! And in alphabetical order JIMMY DURANTE. All appear in this three hour plus extravaganza of over-the-top screwball antics. The highly regarded score, composed by Ernest Gold (whose illustrious track record includes scores for Exodus, On the Beach and Judgment at Nuremberg), was nominated for an Academy Award® for Best Sound. The vibrant and energetic music, performed by the 97-piece LA Philharmonic, is the perfect accompaniment to this rollicking classic.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Original music, but not original "Soundtrack"... technically, December 23, 2000

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Bluebird (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World: Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack [Enhanced CD] (Audio CD)

Though touted as an original "soundtrack" recording, this is in actuality an original "score" recording. The soundtrack was recorded with the 106 member Los Angeles Philharmonic. This disc is a re-recording with a 65 piece orchestra, helmed by composer Ernest Gold. However, all of the well remembered themes are here, and some bits of memorable dialogue. Also included are full versions of "Thirty One Flavors," and "You Satisfy My Soul" - the songs heard during the scenes with Dick Shawn and Barrie Chase. All in all, a fun listening experience of music which was as much a character in the film as any of the actors.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Ernest Gold, March 27, 2000

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William R. Rainwater (Dallas, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World: Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack [Enhanced CD] (Audio CD)

This soundtrack is one of my favorite Ernest Gold works. I waited years for this to be available on CD. The score was touted as one of the stars of the film, and those who have seen this wonderfully humorous epic, like myself, would certainly agree. Even though no single cut from this soundtrack was distinctive enough on its own to ever make its mark in radio play, listeners will vividly recall scenes from the movie as they browse the tracks. I particularly enjoy the Main Title, Music at the Big W, and Adios Santa Rosita, among others. This soundtrack is reasonably listenable on its own. It includes a variety of musical styles wrapped together with a recurring theme that identifies itself as part of this classic film that is a who's who of comedy actors of it's time. If you haven't seen the 1963 film, get that as well - an all time comedy classic.

Any of Ernest Gold's soundtracks are worth having if you like his music. Judgement at Nuremburg is a reprint of the original soundtrack and is now available. Other Ernest Gold soundtracks that I have heard include Exodus (with its famous theme music that did make radio play in its time), Ship of Fools, and On the Beach, an early cold war doomsday classic. By the way, with the exception of Exodus, the other films mentioned here were all directed by Stanley Kramer. Another collaboration between these two men was The Secret of Santa Vittoria, a WWII comedy/drama. Get your Ernest Gold now before it goes out of print.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent, but not the ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK, July 4, 2004

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Garrett Norick (Newport, Oregon United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World: Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack [Enhanced CD] (Audio CD)

This is not the exact music heard in the movie. It is a remake. Someone should issue the ACTUAL music soundtrack heard in the movie on cd. They Could Take The Original 6-Track 70mm Optical Soundtracks, and use a mixing board to get rid of the dialogue and sound effects, and edit the selections to how they are heard on this CD, but they would be the originals heard in the movie (maybe throw in some extra music from the movie that has never appeared on any of the soundtrack albums in the past 41 years, hint, hint :). Until then, I guess this is as good as it gets.