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Bernstein Scores to be Highlighted at Royal Albert Hall

June, 2014—A tribute to the great film composer, Elmer Bernstein, will feature some of his most classic film scores: “The Great Escape,” “The Magnificent Seven,” “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “Walk on the Wild Side,” and “The Man with the Golden Arm.” Other greats will be featured, as well, on June 5, 2014. Paul Bateman will […]

Intrada Releases “Cahill United States Marshal”

Cahill View Playlist

Cahill: United States Marshal
Elmer Bernstein, 1973
(Intrada – ISC 229)

1. Cahill: US Marshal (Main Title)
2. Train
3. Billy Joe
4. Thickening Plot
5. Killers
6. Venture
7. Apology
8. Smoke
9. New Money
10. Surrounded
11. Necktie Party
12. Oath
13. Born To Hang
14. A Man Gets To Thinkin’ (Instrumental)
15. A Man Gets To Thinkin’ (Vocal)
16. Cemetery
17. Lightfoot
18. Danny – Billy Joe
19. Various Troubles
20. Finale
21. A Man Gets To Thinkin’ (End Cast)

An iconic John Wayne western brought to larger than life by a powerful Elmer Bernstein score is surely a must for Bernstein fans and film-music aficionados alike. Wayne’s U.S. marshal figure, Cahill, is painted with a bold orchestral theme incorporating big brass and a strong undercurrent of the rugged west, while gripping action sequences conjure […]

Excerpt from “The Elmer Bernstein Collection”

Introduction

In a perfect cinematic world, film composers create great melodies, enhance emotions with poignant underscore, highlight action with unforgettable rhythmic drive, and pen songs that stand the test of time. Success in any of these elements ensures a good score, but one composer did it all and made it look easy: Elmer Bernstein. Bernstein (1922-2004) […]

Cast a Giant Shadow: The Music of Elmer Bernstein

Jon Burlingame hosts a two-hour tribute to the legendary composer Dec. 26 on KUSC

LOS ANGELES — As part of its signature holiday programming, Classical KUSC 91.5 FM in Los Angeles presents a two-hour special marking the 50th anniversary of Elmer Bernstein’s most famous movie score, The Magnificent Seven. Cast a Giant Shadow: The Music of Elmer Bernstein will broadcast Sunday, December 26th at 2 pm, both over the […]

World CD Premiere Strikes “Gold”

Gold

Ever wonder what Elmer Bernstein would’ve done for a James Bond movie? Now’s your chance to find out in this world premiere release of the “Gold” soundtrack for Peter Hunt’s action adventure starring “007” vets Roger Moore, Susannah York, and Ray Milland. Start with a brazen title song—written in collaboration with famed “Bond” lyricist Don […]

The Unprecedented 4 CD Box Set

Gangs of NY View Playlist

The Unused Scores
Composed and Conducted by Elmer Bernstein, 2008
(Varése Sarabande – VCL1076)

DISC 1: Gangs Of New York
1. Razor (:40)
2. Uncle Jack (:56)
3. Battle (with vocal) (3:09)
4. Hide Medal (1:13)
5. Pullback To 1846 (:51)
6. Amsterdam (:32)
7. Retrieve Medal (2:25)
8. Bad Uncle Jack (1:40)
9. Meet Amsterdam (:39)
10. Boat Raid (1:30)
11. First Pagoda (1:43)
12. Trolley (:59)
13. Medals (1:08)
14. Pig (:33)
15. Tammany (1:15)
16. Scars (1:40)
17. Untitled (:24)
18. Bill’s Patriotic Speech (:56)
19. Bill Shot (:23)
20. Bowing (:54)
21. Toast (:37)
22. Contact (2:34)
23. A Son (1:43)
24. Who? (Alt.) (:56)
25. Panic (1:04)
26. Cleaver (:52)
27. Doctor (3:28)
28. Razor Revisited (2:34)
29. Bye Jack (1:19)
30. Staying (1:31)
31. Exit Johnny (2:14)
32. Natives (:51)
33. Natives (for Brass Choir) (1:18)
34. Prayer (:49)
35. Beat The Barber (for Brass Choir) (1:05)
36. Battle Cry For Freedom (for Brass Choir) (1:15)
37. Monk Killed (1:04)
38. Lists (2:37)
39. Rabbits Leave (:35)
40. Candles (:27)
41. Jenny Leaves (:53)
42. Streets And Prayers (1:45)
43. Troops (1:30)
44. Shooting (:30)
45. Orders (:27)
46. Smoke (2:33)
47. Bill Please (3:49)
48. The Dead (1:25)
49. New York (1:50)
50. Battle (Bonus track – without vocal) (3:09)
DISC 2: The Journey Of Natty Gann
1. Main Title (The Journey) (2:06)
2. First (:30)
3. Second (:56)
4. 2m2 (Tk 152) (1:33)
5. Job (:56)
6. Locket (1:25)
7. 2m5 (Tk 151) (1:43)
8. Question (1:20)
9. Escape (3:17)
10. Wild (:57)
11. Jump Off (1:16)
12. Wolf (:54)
13. Ride (1:00)
14. Forest (1:38)
15. 4m3 (Tk 12) (:34)
16. Friend (2:48)
17. 4m5 (Tk 73) (2:46)
18. Moving (1:22)
19. Bull (2:47)
20. Lock-Up (1:21)
21. Breakout (3:00)
22. 6m4 (Tk 157) (1:45)
23. Reunion (1:01)
24. Dad (1:14)
25. Balls (:35)
26. Hobo Camp (:49)
27. Mainer (1:04)
28. Makin’ It (2:01)
29. Snow (2:20)
30. Ramp (1:15)
31. 10m1 (Tk 19) (1:52)
32. 10m2 (Tk 56) (1:52)
33. Parting (2:41)
34. Uphill (2:10)
35. Last (1:53)
36. End Credits (3:36)
DISC 3: The Scarlet Letter
1. Main Title (1:13)
2. Procession (1:34)
3. Ship (1:29)
4. Lace (:48)
5. A Home (3:09)
6. To Slaves (:40)
7. Red Bird (2:55)
8. Cart (1:36)
9. Horses (1:05)
10. Sermon (:34)
11. Library (2:10)
12. Books (:43)
13. Thoughts (3:40)
14. Confession (2:42)
15. Scalp (1:02)
16. News (3:00)
17. Untitled (:42)
18. Lovemaking (5:28)
19. Clandestine / Summons (1:43)
20. With Child (2:42)
21. Agony (1:49)
22. Birth (2:40)
23. Baptism (1:47)
24. Plea (3:19)
DISC 4: The Scarlet Letter
1. Roger (1:24)
2. Warning (2:13)
3. Sneaking (:51)
4. Surprise (2:03)
5. Witches Mark (2:12)
6. Discovered (1:05)
7. Capture (3:44)
8. Dry Lunch (2:46)
9. Questions (1:40)
10. Game (4:09)
11. Rape (3:13)
12. Mistake (3:08)
13. Untitled 2 (1:50)
14. Scaffold (1:21)
15. Battle (2:49)
16. Ends Meet (3:08)
The Journey Of Natty Gann (Alternate Cues):
17. Locket (Alt.) (1:28)
18. Locket (Alt. 2) (1:14)
19. Question (1:20)
20. Forest (1:53)
21. Friend (2:44)
22. 4m5A (Tk 119) (2:45)
23. Moving (Alt.) (1:29)
24. 6m4A (Tk 158) (1:30)
25. Dad (1:26)
26. Balls (:25)
27. Makin’ It (1:20)
28. Ramp (1:13)
29. 10m2 rev (Tk 132) (:57)
30. Parting (2:06)
31. Uphill (1:02)

What do “Gangs of New York,” “The Journey of Natty Gann,” and “The Scarlet Letter” all have in common? They’re all among the unused scores of Elmer Bernstein, and they’re all for the first time available — and together — in a single collection of four CDs. His penultimate film score, and one he most […]

“Heavy Metal: The Score” Makes Premiere CD Release

Heavy Metal View Playlist

Heavy Metal: The Score
Composed and Conducted by Elmer Bernstein, 2008
Performed by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
With London Voices and Jeanne Loriod on the Ondes Martenot
(FSM Vol. 11 No. 2)

1. Beginning 1:16
2. Intro to Green Ball 1:18
3. Discovery / Transformation (Den and the Green Ball) 3:15
4. Den Makes Out (Den Makes It) 2:42
5. Castrate Him / Searching for Loc Nar 2:04
6. Queen for a Day (Den and the Queen) 2:54
7. Pursuit (Den’s Heroics) 2:51
8. Fiste 1:27
9. Getting Bombed 3:06
10. Green Ball 2:15
11. Dem Bones 2:44
12. No Alarm 0:58
13. Robot Love (Space Love) 1:32
14. Harry 1:35
15. The Next Morning 1:56
16. End of Baby 2:43
17. Council (Taarna Summoned) 2:49
18. The Flight to Temple (Flight) 2:16
19. The Sword (Taarna Prepares) 3:32
20. Flight to Holiday Town 2:20
21. Fighting 2:43
22. My Whips! / Taarna Escapes Pit 4:57
23. Finish (Taarna Forever) 3:34
Total Time: 57:47
BONUS TRACKS:
24. Den Makes Out (film version) 2:49
25. Bomber and the Green Ball (album edit) 4:35
26. Harry and the Girl (album edit) 3:41
27. Barbarians (album edit) 3:34
Total Time: 14:27

Total Disc Time: 72:40

Said to be “Elmer Bernstein’s ‘Star Wars’,” “Heavy Metal” is considered by many as one of the great symphonic scores of all time. Rich, robust, thundering, and driven, the score has long been sought by collectors, and is finally available, courtesy of Rhino Entertainment Company, Elektra Entertainment Group, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., Irving Azoff, the […]

“The Caretakers” and “The Young Doctors” Share the Billing on a Rare CD Release

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The Caretakers: Deluxe Edition / The Young Doctors
Elmer Bernstein, 2008
(Varèse Sarabande – VCL 0208 1073)

The Caretakers
1. Main Title (3:11)
2. Newsreel (2:00)
3. To Seclusion (1:49)
4. Unbound (:29)
5. Connie (1:07)
6. 2M3 (Unused) (1:14)
7. Awake (1:22)
8. Lorna In Hell (1:12)
9. Electric Therapy (2:39)
10. Blues For A 4-String Guitar (2:56)
11. Black Straitjacket (2:34)
12. Party In Ward (2:22)
13. Birdito (2:31)
14. Juke Box (1:59)
15. Picnic 1 (1:25)
16. Picnic 2 (1:57)
17. Picnic 3 (1:44)
18. Lorna Lost (1:42)
19. Radio In Men’s Ward (1:15)
20. Lorna’s Father (1:18)
21. Day Hospital (1:03)
22. Donovan’s Father (1:25)
23. Donovan’s Father, Part 2 (1:18)
24. Finale (2:39)
25. End Title (1:17)
The Young Doctors
26. The Oath (:53)
27. Main Title (1:56)
28. Beginning (:26)
29. 1M3 / 2M1 (Unused) (2:14)
30. Blood Sample (:50)
31. Phoney Ankle (2:26)
32. Young Doctors In 4/4 (:30)
33. Ad Lib Pathology (1:26)
34. He’s Human (1:59)
35. Mortui Vivos Docent (1:36)
36. Young Doctor’s Waltz (3:08)
37. Rock With Doc (1:55)
38. Ex-Ray (:36)
39. Turmoil (3:11)
40. 8M2 (Unused) (1:54)
41. Apology (1:06)
42. Commitment (2:23)
43. Blue Baby (:54)
44. Nothing For Nothing (:46)
45. Resolution (1:19)
46. End Title (1:32)

An appropriate pairing from Bernstein’s own tape archive (lest they’d be lost forever), this deluxe CD features Bernstein’s flair for suspense, charged emotional drama, and sublime storytelling through music. And despite their medical themes, there is nothing sterile about the scores for these two films. Considered among Bernstein’s classic scores “The Caretakers (1963)” achieves a […]

“By Love Possesed” Released in Limited-Edition CD Set

By Love Possessed View Playlist

By Love Possessed
Elmer Bernstein, 2007
(Varèse Sarabande – VCL 1107 1069)
Limited Release of 1500 Copies

1. Main Title (2:11)
2. Lovely Lush (2:33)
3. In The Cupola (1:41)
4. Interruptus (2:38)
5. Inside Julius (1:05)
6. The Nicest Girl In Town (1:49)
7. Two Different Girls (2:00)
8. Planned Coincidence (2:44)
9. Helen’s File (2:05)
10. Discovery (:58)
11. Trouble, Trouble (2:40)
12. After The Ball (1:45)
13. Full Circle (4:19)
14. Veronica ( :57)
15. Timber’s Jazz (1:02)
16. Sex Hex (1:40)
17. Last Quiet Moments (1:33)
18. Reflections In A Bottle (1:13)
19. Insolvable Maze (:40)
20. Final Cruelty (3:47)
21. Goodbyes (4:29)
22. Bad News (1:03)
23. The Price Of Peace (3:00)
24. Excuses, Excuses (1:38)
25. Ever So Humble (3:51)
26. Only In The Movies (2:39)

There isn’t a film genre that Elmer Bernstein hasn’t enriched with his exceptional versatility and consummate originality: western, drama, comedy, action-adventure, epic, documentary, sci-fi, and yes, even romance. Although “By Love Possessed (1961)” never achieved “classic” status, it is, however, classic Bernstein. Set to a story that revolves around romantic quest, conflict and acquisition in […]

Two Bernstein Westerns Released in One Limited-Edition CD Set

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Cannon for Cordoba / From Noon Till Three
Elmer Bernstein, 2007
(Masters Film Music)
Limited Edition of 3000 copies

DISC 1: Cannon for Cordoba

1 Main Title (03:20)
2 Young Brother (00:37)
3 Cordoba’s Camp (02:26)
4 The Kill (01:01)
5 One Man Band (02:03)
6 Amusement (02:04)
7 One Man Band II (03:24)
8 One Man Band III (01:25)
9 Doing It (03:30)
10 Warner (00:56)
11 Monastery (02:37)
12 Aftermath (03:43)
13 Friends (02:44)
14 Leonora (01:55)
15 The Hard Way (01:40)
16 Fear (00:55)
17 Boudoir (02:00)
18 Douglas Foils Cordoba (01:47)
19 Gun Love (00:47)
20 Departure / Friends Fight (03:22)
21 Cordoba’s End (02:02)

Elmer Bernstein’s Mariachi Fiesta

22 Montes Lobregos* (2:49)
23 Adios Adios* (2:15)
24 La Manta* (1:45)
25 8M4* (2:45)
26 9M1* (2:28)
27 Cancion Mexicana* (1:45)
28 El Patito* (:53)
29 De Tacambaro* (1:45)
30 El Curripiti* (2:32)
31 El Pitayero* (2:39)

*Adaptations by Elmer Bernstein

BONUS TRACKS:

32 Belly Dance (1:39)
33 XM1R (1:16)

DISC 2: From Noon Till Three

1 Main Title (02:02)
2 Ride In (01:26)
3 Blast (01:09)
4 Enter Amanda (03:04)
5 Exit Buck (00:34)
6 House Tour (02:17)
7 Drawers (01:21)
8 Goodbye (00:36)
9 Doing It (01:19)
10 Sailing Ships (01:17)
11 Splash (01:01)
12 Red Dress (01:10)
13 The Waltz (01:45)
14 Paper Hero (03:43)
15 Mistake (02:13)
16 Confrontation (00:46)
17 New York (02:20)
18 Hello And Goodbye (Elmer and Alan) (00:45)
19 Hello And Goodbye (The World) (01:24)
20 Hello And Goodbye (Harmonica) (02:12)
21 Hello And Goodbye (Band Medley) (02:05)
22 Mansion Revisited (01:58)
23 His Grave (00:48) 24. Revisit (02:08)
25 Exit Amanda (01:19)
26 Amanda’s Funeral (01:47)
27 Bordello (02:24)
28 Shooting (00:44)
29 Stage Play (00:33)
30 Hello And Goodbye (End Title Performed by Jill Ireland) (01:36)

In “Cannon for Cordoba (1970),” a big-action western directed by Paul Wendkos and revolving around the turbulent Texas-Mexico border conflicts in 1912, Bernstein pulls out all the stops with a powerful, and yes, explosive score that includes “Elmer Bernstein’s Mariachi Fiesta,” 10 tracks featuring Bernstein’s original adaptations of familiar fiesta suites. In “From Noon Till […]

“Guns of the Magnificent Seven” Released in Limited-Edition CD Set

The Unforgiven View Playlist

The Unforgiven: Classic Western Scores from United Artists
Elmer Bernstein, 2007
(FSM Vol. 10 No. 10, 2007)

DISC 3: Guns of the Magnificent Seven

Music Composed and Conducted by Elmer Bernstein

1. Logo (0:15)
2. Main Title (3:19)
3. Church Sanctuary (1:50)
4. Farmers’ Demise (2:29)
5. Quick Exit/Max Joins Up (1:59)
6. Explosion (2:29)
7. Hat Trick/Belly Dancer/One-Armed Gunnie (2:12)
8. High Hung Farmers (2:05)
9. Father & Son/Saddle Pals (3:03)
10. Un Porco es un Porco/Nightmare (2:12)
11. Ceremony Is Over (3:18)
12. Aftermath/None for Out/New Recruits (3:31)
13. The Lay of the Land (0:47)
14. A Man and a Boy/Lace Hanky/Lobero’s Camp Suicide/The Riding Seven (3:16)
15. Cantina Rushed (3:44)
16. Attack (4:29)
17. End Title (3:40)
Total Time: 45:22
GUITAR SOURCE MUSIC:
18. Guitar Source (2:44)
19. Thin & Handsome (2:35)
20. Camp Source Pt. 1 (2:07)
21. Camp Source Pt. 2 (1:30)
22. Camp Source Pt. 3 (3:08)
Total Time: 12:13

Total Disc Time: 57:41

In this second sequel in the “Magnificent Seven” series, starring George Kennedy, James Whitmore, and Joe Baker, the famous Bernstein theme is reprised in this adaptation by Bernstein’s orchestrators, Leo Shuken and Jack Hayes, who arranged the first two “Magnificent Seven” films. This never-before released complete score was conducted by Bernstein in London. “The Unforgiven: […]

“The Bridge at Remagen” Released to Limited-Edition CD

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The Bridge at Remagen
Composed and Conducted by Elmer Bernstein, 2007
(Film Score Monthly – FSM1008)

1. Main Title 2:37
2. Pigs 0:56
3. Moving Out 1:12
4. Aftermath 1:57
5. Meckenheim 3:04
6. Upward 1:00
7. Defenses 2:58
8. Remagen 1:03
9. Confrontation/More Madness 2:03
10. Intact/Baumann’s Explosion/Final Thrust 4:20
11. Overkill 0:46
12. Why? 2:27
13. Hartman 1:41
14. Reunion 1:05
15. Finale 1:37

Total Time: 29:24

Long thought to be lost, the complete score to “The Bridge at Remagen” (1969) features Elmer Bernstein’s patent mastery of saying the most with the least in this classic WWII epic directed by acclaimed documentarian David L. Wolper and starring George Segal, Ben Gazzara, and Robert Vaughn. Sought by fans of the genre and the […]