Dimitri Tiomkin

2 LP ON 1 CD Plus 2 BONUS TRACKS

The complete original soundtrack to two classic westerns with music composed and conducted by Dimitri Tiomkin: "The Alamo" (1960) and "High Noon" (1952).

"The Alamo" is an epic film about the 1836 Battle of the Alamo produced and directed by John Wayne, and starring Wayne as Davy Crockett. The picture also stars Richard Widmark and Laurence Harvey. It won the Academy Award for Best Sound (Gordon E. Sawyer, Fred Hynes) and was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Chill Wills), Best Cinematography in color, Best Film Editing (Stuart Gilmore), Best Music (Dimitri Tiomkin), Best Song (Dimitri Tiomkin and Paul Francis Webster for “The Green Leaves of Summer”), and Best Picture. Dimitri Tiomkin won the Golden Globe Award for best original score.

"High Noon" was directed by Fred Zinnemann and features Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly. In nearly real time, the film tells the story of a town marshal forced to face a gang of killers by himself. The screenplay was written by Carl Foreman. The film won four Academy Awards (Actor, Editing, Music-Score, Music-Song) and four Golden Globe Awards (Actor, Supporting Actress, Score, Cinematography in black and white). Two promotional studio versions of the theme song performed by Tex Ritter have been added as a bonus.

Music composed & conducted by DIMITRI TIOMKIN
Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster Marty Robbins, vocals on 22.
The Brothers Four, vocals on 23.
Unknown vocal chorus on 16.

Recorded at Radio Recorders,Hollywood, September 8, 10, 11, 13 & 15, 1960.

(*) BONUS TRACKS
Music composed & conducted by DIMITRI TIOMKIN
Vocals by Tex Ritter. Recorded in Hollywood, 1952.

TRACKS:

CD 1: THE ALAMO - 66:33

01) OVERTURE
02) MAIN TITLE / LEGEND OF THE ALAMO / SAM HOUSTON
03) DAVY CROCKETT AND THE TENNESSEANS
04) CANTINA MUSIC
05) DAVY CROCKETT’S SPEECH (“REPUBLIC IS ONE OF THOSE WORDS...”)
06) LOVE SCENE
07) CROCKETT AND THE TENNESSEANS ENTER THE ALAMO
08) THE MEXICANS ARRIVE
09) INTERMISSION
10) ENTR’ACTE
11) TENNESSEE BABE
12) HERE’S TO THE LADIES
13) RAID FOR CATTLE
14) SANTA ANNA
15) CROSSING THE LINE
16) THE GREEN LEAVES OF SUMMER
17) CHARGE OF SANTA ANNA / DEATH OF DAVY CROCKETT / THE FINAL ASSAULT
18) FINALE
19) EXIT MUSIC
20) DAVY CROCKETT AND FLACA (“I’M GONNA TELL YOU SOMETHING, FLACA...”)
21) ALTERNATE ENDING: THE EYES OF TEXAS ARE UPON YOU
22) BALLAD OF THE ALAMO
23) THE GREEN LEAVES OF SUMMER #2

CD 2: HIGH MOON - 62:07

01) MAIN TITLE [DO NOT FORSAKE ME]
02) MILLER GANG COMES TO TOWN
03) THE DEPOT
04) THEY’VE PARDONED FRANK MILLER
05) WILL AND AMY RETURN TO TOWN
06) ABOUT FRANK MILLER
07) HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN WHAT HE SAID?
08) HARVE GETS AN IDEA
09) HARVE’S ULTIMATUM
10) HELEN’S DECISION
11) HERB’S READY
12) KANE WARNS HELEN
13) KANE RUNS INTO BEN MILLER
14) HORSE LAUGH
15) MRS. FULLER’S CLUMSY LIE
16) HARVE CONFRONTS HELEN
17) SEEKING HELP IN CHURCH
18) PIERCE IS ANXIOUS
19) BETTER FOR YOU, BETTER FOR US
20) PUT THAT THING AWAY
21) THE RETIRED MARSHAL
22) THEY DON’T CARE
23) KANE’S WOMEN
24) SALOON
25) STABLE BRAWL
26) NEARLY TRAIN TIME
27) TWO MINUTES TO TWELVE
28) LET’S GET STARTED
29) MILLER GANG HITS TOWN
30) FIRST SHOTS FIRED
31) FRANK MILLER SHOT / FINALE
32) DO NOT FORSAKE ME [original version](*)
33) DO NOT FORSAKE ME [with drum overdub](*)

(*) BONUS TRACKS