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The Cowboys

1/31/2013

 
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The Cowboys
Music by John Williams

Label: Promo
Cat.#: RC-31 Stereo
Country: United States
Format: 33rpm LP Vinyl
Release Date: 1973
UPN: None



Notes:
Original release title: “John Wayne & The Cowboys”

This is one of those scores that put Williams "on the map" before he became a hot commodity with Jaws. It's not hard to see why. This is a fun-filled, rousing score filled with delightful Copland-esque Americana.

Track Listing:

1. Morning On The Ranch
2. Trouble
3. Moving Out
4. The Campsite
5. High Spirits
6. A Man To Respect
7. Nightfall
8. Training Spills
9. The Death Riders
10. Final Conflict
11. On The Trail Again
12. Wayward Ladies
13. Learning The Ropes
14. The Takeover
15. A Coward's Deed
16. Death Of A Cowboy
17. The Trap
18. End Of The Drive




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The Cowboys is not only a great film, but John Williams film score is absolutely fantastic. My only issue with the soundtrack is that it is too short. Although I realize the soundtrack contains all (or most) of the music contained in the film, it would be nice to have a “collector’s edition” or something similar that would provide an extended listening experience. While researching this soundtrack, I found two brief mentions of allegedly existing soundtracks for this film that may provide that extended listening experience.

The first mention was found on Amazon.com, where a person posted that he/she owned both the RC31 Promo LP (mentioned below) and the Varese Sarabande CD (also mentioned below), both of which run approximately 30 minutes. This person also stated that he/she owned a “27-track collector’s copy” that runs just over 60 minutes. According to this person’s post, the “collector’s copy” contains the 17 tracks found on the Varese Sarabande CD as well as an additional 10 tracks of music from the film. These additional 10 tracks are:

High Spirits 2:05
Death Riders 2:02
The Takeover 1:58
Entre'acte 2:34
Coward :56
A Coward's Deed 1:55
The Trap 8:26
End of the Drive/End Titles 1:30
Exit Music 1:20
Concert Suite 9:00

The second mention was in a Wikipedia article of the discography of John Williams. This discography includes the 1973 Promo LP and also a 1994 Varese Sarabande CD that is said to include previously unreleased material. Interestingly, this CD is listed as a “compilation” album. Could this be a reference to the alleged “collector’s copy”? The Varese Sarabande CD released in 1995 does not mention any “previously unreleased material” included on the CD. So it is possible that there is a very limited collector’s edition out there somewhere. Of course it is also possible that the elusive collector’s edition is nothing more than an unofficially released bootleg.

If you would like to read these two “mentions” of a possible collector’s edition, the URL’s are:


http://www.amazon.com/review/R3Q8OV202Q7ZV1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Williams_discography




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The Cowboys
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Label: Varese Sarabande
Cat.#: VSD 5540
Country: United States
Format: CD
Release Date: May 9, 1995
UPN: 03020655402



Notes:
From Amazon: In a career that's spanned five decades, composer John Williams has scored fewer than five Westerns, which--judging from his exemplary work on this 1972 score for director Mark Rydell's story of a tough veteran cowpoke (John Wayne) helping to bring a group of inexperienced young hands to manhood on a cattle drive--seems something of a shame. Williams offers up a robust, brassy score that leans heavily on the same prime Aaron Copland influences that informed Elmer Bernstein's Magnificent Seven and Jerome Moross's The Big Country. This fine Varese Sarabande release, notable for the presence and clarity of its recording, also features an unused alternate main title and other previously unreleased music from the film. --Jerry McCulley

Track Listing:

1. Main Title [2:19]
2. Schoolboys Or Cowboys? [1:10]
3. Learning The Ropes [1:29]
4. Wild Horses [1:42]
5. Deserted [1:40]
6. Crazy Alice [1:59]
7. Alternate Main Title [1:29]
8. The Ranch [2:33]
9. Overture [2:32]
10. Bedtime Story [1:46]
11. Rustlers [1:17]
12. Stealing Back The Heard [1:24]
13. Nightfall [1:55]
14. A Sad Day [1:35]
15. Into The Trap [2:13]
16. The Drive [1:44]
17. Summer's Over [1:29]

Total Duration: 00:29:52


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    Shoot 'Em Ups: Music from the Classic Republic Westerns

    True Grit (The Digital Premiere Compilation)

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    The Wild West: The Essential Western Film Music Collection

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    Don Aly Interview With John Wayne
    Donovan's Reef
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    Far Horizons The Western Film Scores Of Hans J Salter
    From Alamo To El Dorado Great Western Movie And Tv Soundtracks Vol 2
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    God Bless John Wayne By Lowell Shyette
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    Goodbye John Wayne By Geof Martin
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    Greatest Story Ever Told
    Great Western Film Themes Volume Three
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    High And The Mighty
    How The West Was Won
    How The West Was Won Classic Western Film Scores Volume 1
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    Introduction To The Complete John Wayne Discography
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    John Wayne Der Held By Arnold Marquis
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    John Wayne In Music And Poster Art
    John Wayne Mr Usa By Cd Martin
    John Wayne The American Legend By Jack Dant
    John Wayne The Duke In His Own Words By Leonard Brideau
    John Wayne The Hero By Arnold Marquis
    Legend Of The Duke By Dallas Harms
    Legend Of The Lost
    Lonesome Dove Classic Western Scores 2
    Longest Day
    Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
    Marion Michael Morrison By Ray Stevens
    Mclintock
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    My Rifle My Pony And Me
    North To Alaska
    Red River
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    Rio Lobo (Expanded)
    Sands Of Iwo Jima
    Senator Morris Udall Speaks On John Wayne
    So Long Duke By Rex Allen
    Song For Duke By The Shadows
    Sons Of Katie Elder
    Spoilers
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    Stand Tall John Wayne Stand Tall By Mack Jackson
    Talking With John Wayne
    The
    The Alamo - A Musical Tribute To John Wayne's Epic Film By Mike Boldt
    The Alamo The Essential Film Music Collection Of Dimitri Tiomkin
    The Ballad Of John Wayne By Big Tom
    The Duke A Tribute To John Wayne By Tommy Emmanuel
    The Duke By Dean Charles
    The Duke Is Gone By Kit Smith
    The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection
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