The Young Lovers

Disques Cinémusique presents the digital version of the soundtrack album to the movie The Young Lovers (1964) composed and conducted by Sol Kaplan (1919 – 1990). Peter Fonda in his debut and Sharon Hugueny starred in this modern love story of two university students, directed by Samuel Goldwin, Jr.

Disques Cinémusique presents the digital version of the soundtrack album to the movie The Young Lovers (1964) composed and conducted by Sol Kaplan (1919 – 1990). Peter Fonda in his debut and Sharon Hugueny starred in this modern love story of two university students, directed by Samuel Goldwin, Jr.

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Kaplan worked as a successful concert pianist, including performing at Carnegie Hall in 1941. That same year, Kaplan composed his first film score in Hollywood. He went on to write music for dozens of films including Titanic and Henri Hataway’s Niagara. Sol Kaplan’s film career was disrupted during the 1950s when he was blacklisted after being uncooperative in testimony before the House Committee on Un-American Activities.

For Star Trek, Kaplan scored two episodes, 'The Enemy Within' and 'The Doomsday Machine'. Jeff Bond notes: 'Although he wrote only two scores for the series, New York composer Sol Kaplan's music was tracked frequently throughout the show's first two seasons.' Best known movies scored by Kaplan in the 1960’s and 1970’s include The Victors, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Judith, Living Free, Over the Edge, Lies My Father Told Me.

As the black and white, low budgeted Young Lovers was not a box-office success, the soundtrack felt into oblivion. First stated with brass with alto saxophone solo, the catching main theme is heard through a variety of styles and moods including tango, waltz, blues and rock-and-roll parody. In the most gentle passages an harpsichord accompaniment provides a distinctive color. At this time the movie is available in its complete form on YouTube.

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