Rio Conchos

Kritzerland releases Goldsmith's score in stereo!

Kritzerland has released Jerry Goldsmith's score to Rio Conchos. In 1964, Twentieth Century-Fox released a widescreen western called Rio Conchos. The film was an “A” production with a strong cast, including Richard Boone, Stuart Whitman, Jim Brown, Tony Franciosa and the great Edmond O’Brien. The film was hard-edged, fast-paced and action-packed, but with strong characters and a story that kept you involved from start to finish. Goldsmith his score for Rio Conchos remains high at the top of that great list – like the film, his score is hard-edged, fast-paced and action-packed, with a memorable main theme that is one of his best.

The original soundtrack was previously released on Film Score Monthly, with the entire score presented in mono with a handful of stereo cues, the only stereo that could, at that time, be saved due to extreme wow and flutter. But thanks to new technologies that have emerged in the last couple of years, Mike Matessino was able to go back to the original elements and perform a miracle of a stereo restoration for the entire score except for three cues – those three cues are presented so seamlessly you might not even be aware they are mono. The sound is amazing and really shows off Goldsmith’s superb score in the best possible way. Rio Conchos is limited to 1200 copies only

Track list

1. Main Title
2. The Prisoner
3. Get Me Out
4. The Exterminator
5. Where’s the Water?
6. The Fuse
7. Bandits Ho
8. Smoke Signals
9. The River
10. Unlucky Lover
11. River Crossing
12. The Aftermath
13. Lassiter Remembers / The Lance
14. Wall of Fire
15. Lonely Indian
16. Cantina
17. A Change of Luck
18. The Captive
19. The Big Deal
20. Chief Bloodshirt
21. Drag Race / The Corral
22. Free Men / The Intruder
23. Special Delivery
24. Cast Credits
25. Rio Conchos (Performed by Johnny Desmond)