Western Film Themes [Soundtrack, Import]

Western Film Themes (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 13, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack, Import
• Label: Metro Music
• ASIN: B000F3AHQ4
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #58,336 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Main title

2. Main title

3. Main theme

4. Main title

5. Main title

6. Leaving The Fort (Main theme)

7. The Good Times Are Comin' (Main Theme)

8. Overture

9. Prelude

10. Overture

See all 20 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Main theme

2. Bonanza, television show theme

3. Finale (as used for the television series The Lone Ranger)

4. Main theme

5. Main title

6. Main title

7. Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head

8. McBain (Main Title)

9. Main title

10. The Need For Love

See all 20 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just the Way You Remember Them, January 14, 2007

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E. Fluehr (Omaha, NE USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Western Film Themes (Audio CD)

If you like the scores for western films or TV shows, you will love this collection. They sound just the way you remember them, and the City of Prague Philharmonic do a terrific job. It's a large collection, and you may not necessarily like each of the cuts. Beware, though: There are many great ones, and some of them will get stuck roaming around in your brain!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Creditable Recording, February 6, 2011

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Christopher Holm (Silicon Valley, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Western Film Themes (Audio CD)

Back in the 1950s and 1960s when most westerns were made, movies were just movies. They weren't released with simultaneous sound tracks, fast food meal deals, and action figures as movies are today. Thus, much of the original music was never released as a soundtrack, and was simply not available for purchase.

The City of Prague Philharmonic does a very good job of capturing the original sound from the films. Trumpets, French Horns, and soaring strings are what make for the classic Western genre sound (when we're not down in Old Mexico along the Rio Grande with the Mariachis). You find all of that here, along with the Indian drums, chants, and occasional electric guitars.

Least like the original is The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly theme. Who knows how the original wah-wahs and crow calls were made, and they just don't quite ring true to my ears in this recording. Still, this is a quibble to the overall excellent rendition in the other 39 songs.

If you love western music themes, you can't go wrong with these 40 pieces at under 50-cents each.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't Be Fooled by the Cover, December 13, 2006

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gobirds2 (New England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Western Film Themes (Audio CD)

This is a very good album. I picked it up last weekend. There are 2 CDs in this album. I really liked some of the performances even better than previous releases. The Comancheros, The Scalphunters, For A Few Dollars More, Hang 'em High and Duck,You Sucker all sound fantastic. The Big Country, Villa Rides and High Caparral ara also very good. For the price you get a lot of good Western music from movies and TV.