Wild Rovers [Soundtrack, Limited Edition]

Jerry Goldsmith | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 4, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack, Limited Edition
• Label: Film Score Monthly
• ASIN: B0006SSRA6
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #357,700 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Main title - Jerry Goldsmith

2. Friendly Advice

3. A Sleepless Night / Checking Up

4. Snow Country

5. Wild Horses

6. Bronco Bustin' (revision)

7. Bronco Bustin' (original version)

8. Cattle vs. Sheep

9. Quiet Thoughts

10. The Cemetery / Red Snow

11. The Knife

12. Old Times

13. Final Destination

14. End Title

15. Main Title

16. Early Morning; The Wild Rover

17. Friendly Advice

18. Wild Horses

19. Snow Country

20. Old Times

See all 28 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ANOTHER SOILD EFFORT BY JERRY GOLDSMITH, September 20, 2006

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Charles H. Levenson "chubbybuns" (new jersey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wild Rovers (Audio CD)

"The Wild Rovers",a western buddy-type movie directed by Blake Edwards(of Pink Panther fame,and husband of Julie Andrews)has recieved an exciting symphonic score written by one of the recent masters of the genre,Jerry Goldsmith...This album has been issued a couple of times previously,but this edition is the definitive version...Previously missing cues have been added,and some of the familiar cues have been re-mixed in order to conform to the composer's original intentions...When "The Wild Rovers" was released into the theatres the film,the score,everything about it had first been butchered by the studio,over the protests of director Edwards..No wonder the resulting mess was a big fat zero at the box-office..Originally the album was released on M.G.M as an L.P...later Ted Turner's short-lived experiment in soundtrack cd production paired this score(in its original L.P. format)with another Goldsmith effort entitled"The Last Run"..This edition,from Filmscore Monthly,is expanded and complete...If you like Goldsmith in his prime then add this cd to your collection.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Goldsmith's Lightest Cowboy Music, February 17, 2007

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Luis M. Ramos "Soundtrack and Film Freak" (Caracas, Venezuela) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wild Rovers (Audio CD)

One of the types of genres where Jerry Goldsmith excells at is western, and in spite of the fact that this is a Blake Edwards movie, "Wild Rovers" is no exception.
Blake Edwards is known for his light and intelligent comedies and dramas, but it's interesting that he tackled a cowboy movie, and even more interesting, the fact that he hired Goldsmith, instead of his usual composer Henry Mancini. No matter. The truth is this is a very good work by Goldsmith. The main theme is wonderful, keeping the true spirit of the western genre; even as a song sung by his daughter Ellen (Smith, in the album)and Sheb Wooley, that theme is truly remarkable. Also, there are the tracks 'Bronco Bustin'' and 'Wild Horses', which are very exciting and enjoyable. The rest is music conveys how the drama develops between the characters played by William Holden and Ryan O'Neal. It's fine music.
The idea of coupling the original film soundtrack and the album re-recording allows the listener to compare the two pieces of music, as only FSM knows how to do it. It may get tiresome sometimes, but Goldsmith's music for "Wild Rovers" is incredible and makes you relax, feeling that you are traveling through those western landscapes with the "Wild Rovers."

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What is not to love??, September 14, 2008

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Damien Slattery (Dublin, Ireland) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Wild Rovers (Audio CD)

A remarkable soundtrack from Jerry Goldsmith that gallops along at full symphonic speed. This is vintage Goldsmith in full Americana mode, often tipping the hat to Copland. In my opinion, one of his top ten soundtrack gems!