Torn Curtain (1966 Film) [Soundtrack]

John Addison | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 9, 1995)
• Original Release Date: July 14, 1966
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B000008LND
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #62,160 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Main Title

2. Love Theme

3. Behind The Curtain

4. Introduction To Pi

5. Premonitions To Trouble

6. Variations On The Love Theme

7. Pi Bus Theme Variations

8. Sarah Alone

9. The Murder Of Gromek

10. Michael And Sarah-Alone On The Hill

11. Escape On The Pi Bus

12. End Title Including The Love Theme From Torn Curtain (Green Years)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Addison's Score Seems to Fit ths Hitchcock Film, December 9, 2008

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gobirds2 (New England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Torn Curtain (1966 Film) (Audio CD)

Despite the fact that Hitchcock fired Bernard Herrmann and also severed their friendship over the score to TORN CURTAIN, John Addison's score strangely fits this film. I enjoy listening to this soundtrack quite a bit. It's smooth flowing theme which is rather ethereal is used throughout this soundtrack and it is a bit catchy. The love theme is pretty light and mundane. After hearing Elmer Bernstein's recording of Herrmann's unused score I definitely feel the difference in tone. And then when Herrmann's score is put to certain scenes on the TORN CURTAIN DVD, I was able to get the full effect of just how different TORN CURTAIN would have been. I am a big Bernard Herrmann fan but I have always had a soft spot for this soundtrack. This soundtrack is worth having just the same. It is what it is.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Hitchcockian film music, February 6, 2001

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Michael J. Mazza - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Torn Curtain (1966 Film) (Audio CD)

John Addison composed and conducted the score to the 1966 film "Torn Curtain," directed by the legendary Alfred Hitchcock, and that score is made available on this CD. This music effectively captures the romance and danger of Hitchcock's unique vision.

Beginning with the exciting, energetic main title, Addison moves on to capture many moods in music. Other good selections on the CD include the romantic, yet playful love theme; "Behind the Curtain," with its touch of mystery; and the unnerving, yet curiously lovely "Introduction to Pi." Although the music for "Torn Curtain" is not the greatest of the scores written for Hitchcock's films, it is still a fine piece of work that belongs in the collection of any serious film score collector.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Mix Between Hitchcock and James Bond, January 20, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Torn Curtain (1966 Film) (Audio CD)

When I first saw this movie I was hoping there was a soundtrack to it, and to my relief, here it was. I got it for Christmas and I just loved it. I admit that it is short, but it goes on for quite a while and you'll start to like the song at the end of the album. The only thing that kind of made me mad was that they edited the bus theme so badly, but I don't pay any attention anymore, I just love this CD.