The Wild West: The Essential Western Film Music Collection [Soundtrack]

the wild west: the essential western film music collection [soundtrack]

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This grandly conceived two-disc collection of Hollywood and television Western themes showcases the City of Prague Philharmonic's indefatigable passion for rehashing great works from composers like Max Steiner, Dimitri Tiomkin, and John Williams. But listeners less prone to swoon over highbrow symphonic grandeur may respond with a yawn. Yes, the collection is a wonderful reference source, with a sweeping chronology from John Ford's Stagecoach to Lawrence Kasdan's Wyatt Earp. And the pieces are competently executed, with John Barry's contribution among the highlights. But the concert-hall acoustics--with little to no studio artifice--have a dulling effect. Those with access to the Dolby Surround may detect a rewarding nuance or two, but for others with fewer audiophile idiosyncrasies, the mood may be stuffy and uninspired. --Joseph Lanza

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The Wild West: The Essential Western Film Music Collection [Soundtrack]
The Wild West: The Essential Western Film Music Collection
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Wonderful Western music themes
  • Best Classic Western Music
  • Great Western Themes
  • Wandering Around the West
  • Performance and sound Quality
 The Wild West: The Essential Western Film Music Collection
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Silva America
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000K2DU
Release Date: 1999-09-21

Tracks:

  1. The Alamo: Overture - Dimitri Tiomkin
  2. The Big Country: Main Title Theme - Jerome Moross
  3. Buffalo Girls: Main Theme - Lee Holdridge
  4. The Cowboys: Main Theme - John Williams
  5. Dances With Wolves: The John Dunbar Theme - John Barry
  6. A Distant Trumpet: Main Title - Max Steiner
  7. El Condor: Main Title Theme - Maurice Jarre
  8. A Fistful Of Dollars: Main Theme - Ennio Morricone
  9. Gettysburg: Main Theme - Randy Edelman
  10. Glory: Charging Fort Wagner - James Horner
  11. Heaven's Gate: Sweet breeze - David Mansfield
  12. High Plains Drifter: Main Theme - Dee Barton
  13. How The West Was Won: Prelude - Alfred Newman
  14. The Last Of The Mohicans: Main Theme - Trevor Jones
  15. Lonesome Dove: Main Themes - Basil Poledouris
  16. The Magnificent Seven: Main Themes - Elmer Bernstein
  17. Maverick: Run Over By A Stagecoach - Randy Newman
  18. Monte Walsh: The Good Times Are Comin' - John Barry
  19. Once Upon A Time In The West: Main Theme - Ennio Moricone

Tracks:

  1. The Professionals: Overture - Maurice Jarre
  2. The Outlaw Josey Wales: The War Is Over - Jerry Fielding
  3. The Proud Rebel: Pastorale - Jerome Moross
  4. The Rare Breed: The Cross Breed/End Title - John Williams
  5. Red Sun: Main Title - Maurice Jarre
  6. The Searchers: Opening Theme - Max Steiner
  7. She Wore A Yellow Ribbon: Main Theme - RICHARD HAGEMAN
  8. Silverado: Main Themes - Bruce Broughton
  9. The Sons Of Katie Elder: Main Theme - Elmer Bernstein
  10. Stagecoach: Opening And Closing Titles - Richard Hageman/W. Franke Harling/John Leopold/Leo Shuken/Louis Gruenberg
  11. True Grit: Rooster Coburn - Elmer Bernstein
  12. Two Mules For Sister Sara: Main Theme - Ennio Morricone
  13. Unforgiven: Claudia's Theme - Clint Eastwood
  14. Villa Rides: Main Theme - Maurice Jarre
  15. Wagon Train: Main Theme - Jerome Moross
  16. The Wild Bunch: Train Montage - Jerry Fielding
  17. Wild Rovers: Bronco Bustlin' - Jerry Goldsmith
  18. Wyatt Earp: Prelude - James Newton Howard
  19. The Wild Wild West: (TV): Theme From The TV Series - Richard Markowitz

Amazon.com

This grandly conceived two-disc collection of Hollywood and television Western themes showcases the City of Prague Philharmonic's indefatigable passion for rehashing great works from composers like Max Steiner, Dimitri Tiomkin, and John Williams. But listeners less prone to swoon over highbrow symphonic grandeur may respond with a yawn. Yes, the collection is a wonderful reference source, with a sweeping chronology from John Ford's Stagecoach to Lawrence Kasdan's Wyatt Earp. And the pieces are competently executed, with John Barry's contribution among the highlights. But the concert-hall acoustics--with little to no studio artifice--have a dulling effect. Those with access to the Dolby Surround may detect a rewarding nuance or two, but for others with fewer audiophile idiosyncrasies, the mood may be stuffy and uninspired. --Joseph Lanza

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful Western music themes.......2007-05-15

This is the best collection of Western Movie themes I've heard. All the great ones are here including the incomparable Ennio Moriconne's. There is one defect of manufacture on the second DVD which has still not been corrected. (I have 2 copies due to borrowing by offspring.)

5 out of 5 stars Best Classic Western Music.......2007-01-09

Not only does this CD bring back memories of favorite western movies, it's also just good music. I listen to them at work along with it's companion "Way Out West", at home while I'm working, and in my car. They go with me everywhere. This was definitly one of my better purchases.

3 out of 5 stars Great Western Themes.......2006-03-28

The orchestra generally gives a fine treatment to the themes they perform but I do not agree with their selection. Soundtrack themes from Glory, Gettysburg and The Last of the Mohicans are not, to me, true westerns. Yet they miss Blazing Saddles and "Do Not Foresake Me" from High Noon.

5 out of 5 stars Wandering Around the West.......2005-11-02

I bought this CD for a family trip to Montana hoping for some good background music as we drove through mountains & Indian reservations. My whole family loved it. It is very evocative of a different era. Now that we're home I still listen to it. There is a great selection and the arrangements are well done.

5 out of 5 stars Performance and sound Quality.......2005-06-16

I disagree With anyone who says the sound quality is not good on The Wild West. I have a high end all tube system and this cd is one of my test cd's when someone wants to here my system. It is one of the best produced cd's I've ever heard and the performances are masterful too. We listened to this cd on my dealer's $60,000 solid state system and it blew him away. Now he uses it as a test cd too. Also try Way Out West. It is just as good.

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