Anton Karas

INCLUDES 6 BONUS TRACKS

This release presents Karas’ 1949 Decca studio recordings containing music from "The Third Man" (this version of the main theme was a #1 hit for 11 weeks), plus the complete original soundtrack, along with a performance of the celebrated theme by Karas at London’s Empress Club and the music from the movie’s original trailer. As a bonus, six readings of the main theme by star performers such as Chet Atkins, Earl Bostic, Guy Lombardo, and Jonah Jones have been added, among them a rare vocal version. Lombardo’s version was also a #1 hit for 11 weeks.

Music Performed and Composed by ANTON KARAS

1-4: Original studio recordings by Anton Karas, Decca Studios, London, 1949.
5-22: Original fi lm soundtrack. Recorded at London Films studio, London, 1948.
23: Recorded at the Empress Club, London, 1950 (from a newsreel).
24: Same as 5-22 (music from the movie’s trailer).

*BONUS TRACKS: Versions of the main theme by various artists.

TRACKS:

01 THE THIRD MAN THEME (Original 1949 Karas studio version)
02 THE CAFÉ MOZART WALTZ (Original 1949 Karas studio version)
03 ANTON KARAS’ SECOND THEME (Original 1949 Karas studio version)
04 CAROL THEME (Original 1949 Karas studio version)
05 THE BIG BEN TUNE
06 MAIN TITLE / HOLLY MARTINS ARRIVES IN VIENNA
07 HARRY LIME’S FALSE BURIAL
08 HOLLY ENCOUNTERS ANNA
09 MEETING OF CONSPIRATORS AT THE BRIDGE / HOLLY AND ANNA TALK ABOUT HARRY
10 HOLLY IS ACCUSED OF HOMICIDE
11 MARTINS IS HARASSED BY THE MOB
12 MARTINS RUNS AWAY
13 CALLOWAY PERSUADES MARTINS ABOUT HARRY’S CRIMES
14 HOLLY GETS DRUNK AT THE CASANOVA CLUB
15 HOLLY BRINGS FLOWERS TO ANNA AND LETS HER KNOW ABOUT HIS FEELINGS
16 HOLLY RUNS AFTER HARRY’S SHADOW
17 ANNA IS ARRESTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL POLICE
18 HOLLY AND HARRY MEET AT THE PRATER’S FERRIS WHEEL
19 TRAP TO CATCH HARRY
20 HARRY LIME’S ESCAPE
21 HARRY’S FUNERAL
22 ANNA WALKS AWAY – ALONE / END
23 ANTON KARAS’ PERFORMANCE AT LONDON’S EMPRESS CLUB
24 TRAILER
25 THE THIRD MAN THEME [performed by Chet Atkins] (*)
26 THE THIRD MAN THEME [performed by Jonah Jones] (*)
27 THE THIRD MAN THEME [performed by Guy Lombardo] (*)
28 THE THIRD MAN THEME [performed by Jackie Gleason] (*)
29 THE THIRD MAN THEME [performed by Earl Bostic] (*)
30 THE THIRD MAN THEME [performed by Victor Young; vocals by Don Cherry] (*)

(*) BONUS TRACKS

TOTAL TIME: 78:43 Min.