Splendor in the Grass / The Manchurian Candidate

Soundtrack Factory presents 2-CD release compiles the music David Amram composed for the films 'Splendor in the Grass' (1961) and 'The Manchurian Candidate' (1962). The former starred Warren Beatty and Natalie Wood, and was directed by Elia Kazan (it won an Oscar for its screenplay), while the latter starred Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, and Janet Leigh, and was directed by John Frankenheimer.

Soundtrack Factory presents 2-CD release compiles the music he composed for the films 'Splendor in the Grass' (1961) and 'The Manchurian Candidate' (1962). The former starred Warren Beatty and Natalie Wood, and was directed by Elia Kazan (it won an Oscar for its screenplay), while the latter starred Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, and Janet Leigh, and was directed by John Frankenheimer.

In 2002, the American Film Institute ranked 'Splendor in the Grass' number 47 on its list of the top 100 Greatest Love Stories of All Time. 'The Manchurian Candidate' was selected in 1994 for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.

Amram’s jazz soundtrack for these films includes such outstanding players as Harold Land, Buster Bailey, George Barrow, Paul Horn, Carmell Jones, Joe Gordon, and Amram himself on French horn or piano, among others. The themes from two further films with music by David Amram, as well as 14 studio tracks showcasing the composer with a myriad of jazz stars, have been added here as a bonus.

Music composed & arranged by DAVID AMRAM

CD 1 [1-7]: SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS
Featuring David Amram (fhrn & p), Buster Bailey (cl), George Barrow (ts), among others.
Hollywood, 1961.

CD 2 [1-14]: THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE
Featuring David Amram (fhrn, p), Paul Horn (as, fl), Harold Land (ts), Carmell Jones & Joe Gordon (tp), among others.Hollywood, 1962.

BONUS TRACKS:
CD 1 [8]: Percy Faith & His Orchestra, 1962.
CD 1 [9-21]: Amram's 1955-61 studio recordings.
CD 2 [15-16]: Additional Amram's soundtracks.

Référence: STF-150882
Label: Soundtrack Factory
EAN: 8436563181412
Label code: 606382

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