Tombstone [Soundtrack]

Sinfonia of London (Artist, Orchestra), Bruce Broughton (Composer, Conductor) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 16, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 1993
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Intrada
• ASIN: B000F50L4A
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #36,060 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Logo (Jerry Goldsmith) 0:21

2. Prologue; Main Title; And Hell Followed 3:50

3. A Family 2:03

4. Arrival in Tombstone 2:14

5. The Town Marshall; A Quarter Interest 0:48

6. Josephine 1:30

7. Gotta Go to Work 1:10

8. Ludus Inebriatus 1:15

9. Fortuitous Encounter; Wyatt and Josephine 5:16

10. *Thinking Out Loud 0:28

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Arrival in Tombstone [w/alternate intro] 2:14

2. Josephine [short version] 1:00

3. Fortuitous Encounter [w/alternate mid-section] 2:26

4. Morgan's Death [short version] 1:47

5. Tombstone [Main Theme Only] 2:23

6. Pit Orchestra Warm-Up 0:39

7. Thespian Overture [long] 0:45

8. Tympani 0:08

9. Waltz 0:14

10. Piano/Cello Duet 0:36

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

The story of TOMBSTONE (1993) is a famous one: Wyatt Earp (Kurt Russell), after cleaning up the wild Dodge City, decides to move to Tombstone to get rich and live in obscurity. There he meets his brothers and old friend Doc Holliday (Val Kilmer). But there's no rest to be had in the old west, as a band of outlaws, "The Cowboys," are maliciously performing random acts of violence. The confrontation between The Cowboys and Holliday and the Earps is inevitable, leading to the famous shoot-out at the OK Corral. Composer Bruce Broughton describes his approach: "The music to Tombstone is not particularly western in that the orchestration depends not at all on the typical western instruments such as the guitar and harmonica. It relies, in fact, on instruments of ethnic color like the Hungarian cimbalom, the Irish tin whistle and bhodran, and the French contrabass sarrusophone. The brass section includes, along with tenor and bass trombones, the more massive contrabass trombone. Much of this score reminds me of what I once heard Bernard Herrmann tell a studio orchestra 'The highest note here is the middle C.'" This powerful, dramatic work is performed in stunning detail by the Sinfonia of London. For this special 2-CD release of TOMBSTONE, INTRADA presents the complete score on disc one, digitally remastered and including Jerry Goldsmith's music for the Cinergi logo. This logo was composed to debut with TOMBSTONE's theatrical release and was conducted by Broughton at the TOMBSTONE sessions. Disc 2 -- included as a bonus -- includes alternate cues and extended source cues heard in the film.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Broughton has done it again, superbly, on this soundtrack., July 8, 1999

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This review is from: Tombstone (1993 Film) (Audio CD)

For those of you who don't know, Broughton also composed the music for Silverado. Again, he brings to Tombstone that Coplandesque, frontier feel that is uniquely the American West. From the opening title The Cowboys, to the end title Looking at Heaven, Broughton creates and maintains the feel of Tombstone of the 1880's and the times of the Earps, Holiday and Clantons. One of my favorite pieces is A Family. From the first strains of this track, Broughton brings forth a feeling of family, happiness and a foreshadowing of the sadness that the Earps will meet in Tombstone. Another wonderful track is Fortuitous Encounter. Here is the high spirited feel of the west that reminds one of Aaron Copeland and what makes the West what it was. The tracks are all first rate and well worth the listen to.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A soundtrack that is more than OK., December 30, 2007

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Daniel Diaz "Daniel Diaz" (CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tombstone (Audio CD)

This is one of the very best soundtracks based upon one of the best Westerns made. It captures the essence of the movie as well as the emotions therein. I suggest anyone who loved TOMBSTONE the Movie to buy this score. Music makes the movie and I have well over 200 scores in my library.
Daniel L. Diaz

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tombstone soundtrack, December 26, 2007

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Malcolm Allison (Warilla, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tombstone (Audio CD)

For those of you who like country western movies or music,then you'll probably like this soundtrack too.If you can it'd be a good idea to get the 2 disc edition of it.The second disc has music that's not on the single disc edition.And if you liked the movie then you should like the soundtrack as well.