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This title is now sold out Music Composed and Conducted by John Williams Long before the global renown and acclaim that now follows John Williams everywhere, the composer would practice his craft on all manner of eclectic film projects. One of the earliest genres that earned John Williams recognition was that of the madcap comedy. Be it Penelope, with Natalie Wood, How To Steel A Million, starring Audrey Hepburn and Peter O’Toole, no less, or Fitzwilly, starring Dick Van Dyke at the height of his career, Williams showed himself as a musician of the highest order. Without displaying the full breadth of Williams’ considerable gifts, these early films showed very clear glimpses of what was to come. Featuring a vibrantly fresh and jovial score, Fitzwilly (1967) was perhaps the score which most clearly foreshadowed the work that was to come. Appearing on CD for the very first time, this early John Williams score is a much for any collection of the composer’s works. And to make the CD truly indispensable we have added his score for the 1973 Robert Altman film The Long Goodbye, which starred Elliot Gould as a modern day detective Philip Marlowe. The score is, without question, one of John Williams’ most creative. The entire film is scored with variations of a single theme. And we mean everything! If Marlowe rings a doorbell … you hear The Long Goodbye, if he walks into a supermarket … The Long Goodbye. Be the music in the hands of a hapless piano player is a seedy bar or being played dirge-like by a funeral procession in Mexico, John Williams’ theme become a main character in the film. Included here are a variety of vocal renditions of the song (which features lyrics by none other than Johnny Mercer!) as well as some flavorful instrumental incarnations, highlighted by a stellar jazz trio performance featuring Dave Grusin! Whether for the early symphonic romp that is Fitzwilly or the priceless look at what may be the composer’s single most distinct score, this combo CD of Fitzwilly and The Long Goodbye is a treasure! FITZWILLY 1. Main Title/Overture (3:55) 2. Make Me Rainbows* (Instrumental) (3:07) 3. Fitzwilly’s Date (3:39) 4. Lefty Louie's Love Life (2:47) 5. The Gimbel’s Robbery (3:52) 6. Make Me Rainbows* (Vocal) (3:03) 7. The Xerox Crisis (1:24) 8. Sampson and Delilah (2:19) 9. More Theft (2:27) 10. Juliet’s Discovery (2:14) 11. End Title (2:06) THE LONG GOODBYE 12. Performed by Dave Grusin Trio (4:27) 13. Performed by Dave Grusin Trio† (Vocal) (3:04) 14. Performed by Jack Sheldon† (3:28) 15. The Long Goodbye† (Vocal) (4:30) 16. Trio Version (2:27) 17. Trumpet Version (2:02) 18. Mario in Mexico (3:34) Please click the following links to listen to the sound tracks: |
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