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Go West, Young Man: Two More Classic Westerns Arrive on CD

September 14, 2010 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

While much of the rest of the catalogue world is kicking into overdrive in time for the holiday season, at least one group of labels seems to keep busy year-round: that of the soundtrack reissue specialists. Our friends at Kritzerland yesterday announced their latest two-on-one CD release bringing two classic United Artists film soundtrack LPs back into print. These soundtracks were the work of true titans of the field: Dmitri Tiomkin, Bronislau Kaper and Andre Previn, from films starring the legendary likes of Audrey Hepburn and Burt Lancaster; and Kirk Douglas and Robert Mitchum.

John Huston's 1960 The Unforgiven featured a score by Tiomkin, the Academy Award-winning composer of such classic westerns as High Noon, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and The Alamo, and in addition to stars Hepburn and Lancaster, had Audie Murphy and Lillian Gish among its cast. 1967's The Way West had Bronislau Kaper in the composer's chair (whose work has already been anthologized this year in a Film Score Monthly box set, to which this release is a perfect companion) and no less a luminary than Andre Previn conducting. Stubby Kaye and Sally Field, in her film debut, supported Douglas, Mitchum and Richard Widmark. Kaper's score also features a title song with lyrics by Mack David performed by the Serendipity Singers, which is included on the soundtrack along with the group’s performances of “Mercy McBee” and the film’s finale.

Both titles have been issued on CD before; The Unforgiven appeared in FSM's The Unforgiven: Classic Western Scores from United Artists box (FSM Vol. 10 No. 10) dedicated to the genre, and The Way West was released in a limited edition by Intrada (Vol. 92) but both CDs have been remastered under the supervision of producer Bruce Kimmel for this limited edition of 1,000 copies. Both releases are long sold out and fetch high prices on the collectors' market, making this re-release particularly welcome.

Kritzerland's edition is available at their usual single-CD price of $19.98 plus shipping and handling, and while CDs are guaranteed to ship by the second week of October, pre-orders are more likely to arrive at your doorstep later this month. The Unforgiven/The Way West features a 12-page full color booklet with new liner notes, and it can be pre-ordered here.  The track listing follows after the jump!

Various Artists, The Unforgiven/The Way West: Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtracks (Kritzerland, 2010)

  1. Prologue
  2. The Unforgiven – Main Title
  3. Across the Texas Panhandle
  4. Turkey in the Straw
  5. The Horse Ballet
  6. Search for Abe Kelsey
  7. Charlie Courts Rachel
  8. Kiowa Warpath
  9. The Unforgiven Alone
  10. Riding Back to the Soddy
  11. Matilda Confesses
  12. The Kiowas Attack
  13. After the Battle – End Title
  14. The Way West (featuring the Serendipity Singers)
  15. Overture (Main Title)
  16. Lige Celebrates
  17. We’re Crossing First
  18. Flowers for Mr. Mack
  19. I Killed Him (Execution)
  20. Water/Billy’s Death
  21. Mercy McBee (featuring the Serendipity Singers)
  22. Buffalos and Indians
  23. Becky’s Theme
  24. On to Crystal City/Tadlock’s End
  25. Reluctant Mercy
  26. Finale (featuring the Serendipity Singers)

Tracks 1-13 from Dimitri Tiomkin's The Unforgiven: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - United Artists LP UAS-5068, 1960
Tracks 14-26 from Bronislau Kaper's The Way West: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - United Artists LP UAS-5149, 1967

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JOE MARCHESE (Editor) joined The Second Disc shortly after its launch in early 2010, and has since penned daily news and reviews about classic music of all genres. In 2015, Joe formed the Second Disc Records label. Celebrating the great songwriters, producers and artists who created the sound of American popular song, Second Disc Records, in conjunction with Real Gone Music, has released newly-curated collections produced by Joe from iconic artists such as Johnny Mathis, Bobby Darin, Laura Nyro, Melissa Manchester, Chet Atkins, and many others. He has contributed liner notes to reissues from a diverse array of artists, among them Nat "King" Cole, Paul Williams, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, B.J. Thomas, The 5th Dimension, Burt Bacharach, The Mamas and the Papas, Carpenters, Perry Como, Rod McKuen, Doris Day, Jackie DeShannon, and Andy Williams, and has compiled releases for talents including Robert Goulet and Keith Allison of Paul Revere and the Raiders. Over the past two decades, Joe has also worked in a variety of capacities on and off Broadway as well as at some of the premier theatres in the U.S., including Lincoln Center Theater, George Street Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, and the York Theatre Company. He has felt privileged to work on productions alongside artists such as the late Jack Klugman, Eli Wallach, Arthur Laurents, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. In 2009, Joe began contributing theatre and music reviews to the print publication The Sondheim Review, and in 2012, he joined the staff of The Digital Bits as a regular contributor writing about film and television on DVD and Blu-ray. Joe currently resides in the suburbs of New York City.

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