9/30/55
| # | Track | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Newscast, September 30, 1955-Dialogue | 0:37 | |
| 2. | Main Title 'East Of Eden'-contains some dialogue | 2:20 | |
| 3. | On The Way To Criss Cross Meadow | 3:34 | |
| 4. | A. Stolen Liquor And State Police | 0:00 | |
| 5. | B. In The Jailhouse Now-Sung by Webb Piercer (Jimmie Rodgers) | 0:00 | |
| 6. | C. Prayer By The River | 3:38 | |
| 7. | The Ghoulish Syndrome | 2:23 | |
| 8. | A-Assault On The Cemetery | 0:00 | |
| 9. | Hasty Retreat From Criss Cross Meadow | 2:12 | |
| 10. | James Dean And Eden Revisited | 9:43 | |
| 11. | Theme From “9-30-55” (East Of Eden) | 3:21 | |
| 12. | The Ghoulish Syndrome | 0:00 | |
| 13. | A-Assault On The Cemetery | 0:00 | |
| 14. | B-Making Believe-Sung by Kitty Wells (Jimmy Work) | 0:00 | |
| 15. | C-Tragedy Befalls Billie Jean | 2:24 | |
| 16. | Life Imitates Art | 0:00 | |
| 17. | A-Jimmy J. Visits Billie Jean / Narration by Richard Thomas | 0:00 | |
| 18. | B-Billie Jean’s Disenchantment | 0:00 | |
| 19. | C-Jimmy J. Smashes The Mirrors | 9:21 | |
| 20. | A New Rebel In Search Of A Cause (End Title: Rebel Without A Cause) | 3:17 | |
| 42:49 |
9/30/55 Limited Edition
Added on Saturday, September 29, 2018
Varèse Sarabande is excited to release its next limited edition CD, 9/30/55 – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack on September 28. This Leonard Rosenman dramatic score is making its debut on CD as it was previously only available on LP and is limited to 1500 copies.
(September 28, 2018 – Los Angeles, CA) – Varèse Sarabande is excited to release its next limited edition CD, 9/30/55 – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack on September 28. This Leonard Rosenman dramatic score is making its debut on CD as it was previously only available on LP and is limited to 1500 copies. 9/30/55 – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack will be exclusively available from Varèse Sarabande: https://www.varesesarabande.com/products/9-30-55.
The 9/30/55 vinyl was previously only available on LP from MCA Records, but has been out of print for over three decades bringing even more importance to this CD release. As many may know, Rosenman scored two of actor James Dean’s biggest films, East Of Eden and Rebel Without A Cause both in 1955. Though those two soundtracks have never been officially released, Rosenman used the themes he had created for these films, some 22 years earlier, as the basis for his score to 9/30/55. Rosenman breathes new life into those classic themes with fresh orchestrations and the use of a few solo instruments like the harmonica, saxophone, and banjo to reflect the southern location (Conway, Arkansas) of where the film takes place.
Beautifully directed by James Bridges (1936-1993), this intimate character drama starts with Jimmy J. (Richard Thomas) getting the news that his favorite actor, James Dean has died in a car crash. Hysterical and moved to tears he calls his best friend Billie Jean Turner (Lisa Blount) to tell her the sad news. Jimmy and Billie call upon a few of their friends (Tom Hulce, Dennis Quaid) to join them as they pay respect to the actor in their own way. After a few weeks of soul searching Jimmy J. comes to the realization he must go on his own James Dean journey. He needs to know the people who knew James Dean. He needs to talk with them to learn as much as he can from them about his idol. He must live where James Dean lived. And so Jimmy J. is now “A New Rebel In Search For A Cause.”
Varèse Sarabande is excited to release its next limited edition CD, 9/30/55 – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack on September 28. 9/30/55 will be exclusively available from Varèse Sarabande.