Release : Elmer Bernstein - True Grit (1969) (re-recording)
Artist : Elmer Bernstein
Album : True Grit (1969) (re-recording)
Genre : Soundtrack
Source : CDDA
Label : Tadlow Music
URL :
Date : 2006-00-00
Encoder : LAME 3.90.3 / alt-preset standard
Quality : 196kbps 44100 kHz Joint Stereo
Tracks : 22
Time : 69:40 min
Size : 104.17
1 True Grit (Instrumental) 1:44
2 A Dastardly Deed , A Stiff Job 2:16
3 Businesslike Mattie , Papa's Things 2:02
4 Pony Mine , Rooster And Le Boeuf , Runaway Races Away 4:08
5 Chase , On Their Way 1:47
6 The Big Trail 1:10
7 Where There Is Smoke , The Dying Moon 4:16
8 Preparation Dugout , Dugout Stakeout , Shots Galore! 5:28
9 Ruffled Rooster 1:42
10 Bouncing Into Danger , Over Bald Mountain 4:20
11 Rooster In The Meadow , Meadow Fight , A Long Shot 3:26
12 The Snake Pit , The Lift Out , Sad Departure 6:44
13 The Pace That Kills , A Ride For Life 3:01
14 A Warm Wrap-Up 1:56
15 End Credits 0:55
16 True Grit - Vocal- Keith Ferreira , Lyrics By Don 1:49
Black
17 The Sons Of Katie Elder - Concert Suite 4:18
18 The Shootist - Opening Sequence 3:12
19 The Comancheros - Mcbain , Main Title 2:40
20 Cahill - United States Marshal - Necktie Party 4:06
21 Big Jake - Concert Suite 6:45
22 True Grit - Instrumental (First Orchestration) 1:55
Much time and effort was spent in creating this new recording of the Elmer
Bernstein classic score to the John Wayne 1969 western True Grit. The film, in
which Wayne portrays U.S. Marshall "Rooster" Cogburn helping a woman pursue her
father's killer, can boast of including some of Bernstein's best and most robust
music for the genre. The original album release, however, could make no such
boast as it contained only diluted arrangements of the score, in the "pop" style
of the time. I myself am familiar mostly with the abbreviated suites and themes,
sometimes conducted by Bernstein himself, available on various labels such as
Varese Sarabande and Silva Screen. Now, Tadlow Music and James Fitzpatrick have
retrieved and transcribed anew the original score in order that the City of
Prague Philharmonic can provide a pristine and enthusiastic performance of the
highly regarded work.
This limited edition release opens with the main "True Grit" theme, featuring
both solo trumpet, set at an unhurried, ambling pace, augmented by those soaring
string sonorities. "A Dastardly Deed / A Stiff Job" starts with urgent strings
and low end piano, but soon from a brief, trotting version of the main theme to
more uncertain woodwind and mid range string lines. Confident brass stride first
into "Businesslike Mattie / Papa's Things" before the tone turns reflective,
with the main theme on high range solo violin, set against dreamy harp, chimes
and vibes textures. The pace picks up in "Pony Ride / Rooster & Le Boeuf /
Runaway Race Away" where the theme is taken through a bright, propulsive reading
in brass and snares and then into further rhythmic variations. When the strings
soar with this melody, it gives the score such a warm, romantic quality and I
find that in the film this aspect binds the characters of Rooster and Mattie,
both stubborn and determined, in a genuine context yet without making them an
actual romantic couple. A similar presentation musically can be found in the
following track, "Chase / On Their Way".
The search brings the film through Native American territory and the cue "The
Big Trail" brings brief yet winning new thematic material, in a mid-tempo,
trotting pace. The main theme bursts forth again in the brass in "Where There Is
Smoke / The Dying Moon" yet the tone shifts to more ominous, swirling textures
before two brass hits move the track into melancholy string and woodwind
territory. The main theme is presented both on solo oboe and trumpet at the
start of "Preparation Dugout / Dugout Stakeout / Shots Galore!" before
threatening, pounding timpani and muted brass, in a staccato, descending motif,
change the direction. Further, varied percussion and the staccato motif in the
strings bring the track into full on action mode.
"Ruffled Rooster" lightens the mood in a strident fashion, with the main theme
charging forth, followed by winsome winds and slurring strings. The charming
gestures continue into "Bouncing into Danger / Over Bald Mountain" but pounding
timpani leads to a reverent interlude for strings and horn, briefly interrupted
by an appearance of the threatening, descending motif from earlier. The action
returns in "Meadow Fight / A Long Shot", initially driven by the confident,
bright main theme before taking a sinister turn. The lengthiest track for this
section is "The Snake Pit / The Lift Out / Sad Departure", which moves through
rising tension and dramatic crescendos, then closes with some touching parts for
oboe, bassoon and clarinet, buoyed by strings.
"The Pace That Kills / A Ride For Life" does indeed gallop forward at a fierce
tempo while the main theme rides atop choppy, determined ostinatos. In "A Warm
Wrap-Up" dreamy chimes and solo violin recall the earlier "Papa's Things" but
soon the theme returns in the brass for a powerful flourish and crescendo. "End
Credits" contains a mellow rendition, opening on solo trumpet, joined by the
soaring strings, similar to the first track, while a vocal rendition by Keith
Ferreira actually closes the True Grit portion of the album.
What follows are bonus suites and themes from various other Western films scored
by Bernstein, such as The Sons of Katie Elder, Big Jake, The Shootist, The
Comancheros, and Cahill U.S. Marshall. The performances are solid throughout,
just as True Grit showed real passion and precision in its presentation. The
lengthiest of these tracks is Big Jake, at almost seven minutes, giving a good
summation of both the kinetic action music and indelible themes.
Enjoy...
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