Casablanca: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

casablanca: original motion picture soundtrack [soundtrack]

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Its exotic locale, the romantic chemistry of Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman with a gripping equation of star-crossed romance and hard-boiled valor made Casablanca an Oscar-winning surpise that erased Warner Brothers studio executives' disappointment in George Raft for not signing on as Rick, the suave, mysterious proprietor of the café that serves as ground zero for this timeless 1942 classic. Max Steiner's urgent score, and the equally contentious insertion of Dooley Wilson's now indelible saloon reading of "As Time Goes By," has made the film's music an integral piece of this pop cultural puzzle, finally enjoying a formal soundtrack issue more than a half century after theatrical release. As part of Rhino's ambitious soundtrack project with Turner Entertainment, which owns the film, Casablanca is anything but tossed-off, restoring extensive portions of the original score along with evocative dialog excerpts and annotating the history of the film and its sonic counterpart. Here's looking at you, kid. --Sam Sutherland

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Casablanca: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

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The reason everyone goes to Ricks
Two Thumbs!
You definitely must remember this...
simply fantastic
As Time Goes By...and other standards

Casablanca: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Max Steiner
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000344X
Release Date: 1997-10-14

Tracks:

Medley: Main Title/Prologue
Medley (It Had To Be You/Shine) - Dooley Wilson
Knock On Wood - Dooley Wilson
Rick And Renault* (The Very Thought Of You)
Arrival Of Ilsa And Victor At Rick's (Love For Sale)
Play It Sam... Play 'As Time Goes By' (Avalon/As Time Goes By)
Of All The Gin Joints In All The Towns In All The World...
Medley: Paris Montage
Medley: At La Belle Aurore
Ilsa Returns To Rick's
Medley (Die Wacht Am Rhein/La Marseillaise)
Ilsa Demands The Letters
Rick Confronts Ilsa And Laszlo
Airport Finale/Here's Looking At You, Kid
Medley (Shine/It Had To Be You) (Alternate Orchestral Version)
Dat's What Noah Done - Dooley Wilson
Knock On Wood - Dooley Wilson
Medley (Ilsa Returns/As Time Goes By)
Medley (Laszlo/As Time Goes By)
As Time Goes By - Dooley Wilson

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Its exotic locale, the romantic chemistry of Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman with a gripping equation of star-crossed romance and hard-boiled valor made Casablanca an Oscar-winning surpise that erased Warner Brothers studio executives' disappointment in George Raft for not signing on as Rick, the suave, mysterious proprietor of the café that serves as ground zero for this timeless 1942 classic. Max Steiner's urgent score, and the equally contentious insertion of Dooley Wilson's now indelible saloon reading of "As Time Goes By," has made the film's music an integral piece of this pop cultural puzzle, finally enjoying a formal soundtrack issue more than a half century after theatrical release. As part of Rhino's ambitious soundtrack project with Turner Entertainment, which owns the film, Casablanca is anything but tossed-off, restoring extensive portions of the original score along with evocative dialog excerpts and annotating the history of the film and its sonic counterpart. Here's looking at you, kid. --Sam Sutherland

Customer Reviews:

The reason everyone goes to Ricks.......2005-09-25

A great soundtrack, you can almost watch the picture in your head.Lot's of extras, as well. I highly recommend!

Two Thumbs! .......2005-08-02

This is an excellent buy! Its almost like have the world class movie without the picture. The music is excellent and moving. I brought it with me on an overseas vacation and when I closed my eyes on the plane it was like watching the movie! Well worth the purchase!

You definitely must remember this..........2004-12-31

The dialogue, the intrigue, and now the soundtrack. If you are a fan of the movie you should own the soundtrack. The great Max Steiner score is good company on a quiet evening.

simply fantastic.......2004-02-07

as a rabid fan of Casablanca I almost died of joy when I received the soundtrack as a Christmas gift...and then this experience was repeated the first time I played it. The soundtrack, like the film, is absolutely perfect. fans of both music and Casablanca, and indeed good film in general, will adore this.

As Time Goes By...and other standards.......2003-09-21

Of all the soundtrack recordings I own, this is the most unusual. Yes, it features Max Steiner's score and the various vocal renditions of standards as we saw and them in Rick's Cafe Americain...including Herman Hupfeld's "As Time Goes By." And although this isn't the first soundtrack to incorporate dialog from the film, it's the only one I have ever owned in this format.

The score by composer Steiner is reminiscent of his music for a movie also set in French North Africa (Algiers), with melodies and rhythms that evoke the desert and alien cultures of the region. Interpolating the French national anthem and (reluctantly) As Time Goes By, as well as snippets of Germany's national anthem, Steiner's music sets the tone for the conflict both out in the wider world at war and in Rick Blaine's disillusioned heart.

Adding punch and poignancy to Steiner's score are recordings of "Dooley" Wilson, the Warner Bros. Orchestra, and pianist Elliot Carpenter (the real ivories-tickler behind "Sam Waters'" playing) as they performs such wonderful numbers as "Knock on Wood," "It Had To Be You," "The Very Thought of You," "Frenesi," and, of course, the incomparable "As Time Goes By." And as a bonus, Casablanca fans will be thrilled to hear many of the great lines from the movie, spoken by Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, and other cast members. Some of these exchanges will make you smile, others will make you mist up. Others will help you settle bets ("See, no one in the movie ever, ever says, 'Play it again, Sam.'").

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