Bad & The Beautiful / Laura (Original Soundtrack) [New CD] Spain - Imp

2-CD SETThis release presents the complete original David Raksin soundtrack music to the classic films "The Bad and the Beautiful" (1952) and "Laura" (1944). "The Bad and the Beautiful", starring Lana Turner and Kirk Douglas, was directed by Vincente Minnelli and written by George Bradshaw and Charles Schnee. It won five Academy Awards out of six nominations, a record for the most awards for a movie that was not nominated for Best Picture nor for Best Director. The theme song, “The Bad and the Beautiful”, penned by Raksin, became a jazz standard, as proven by the three versions added here as a bonus, performed by John Lewis, Milt Jackson, and Buddy Collette.The famous Otto Preminger film "Laura" (1944), which starred Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews, also had music by David Raksin (all of which is also included here). The theme song became another jazz standard, and readings by Charlie Parker, Clifford Brown, Erroll Garner, and Don Byas fill out CD2. Laura won the Academy Award for Best Black and White Cinematography (Joseph LaShelle).CD1 [1-46]: Music composed, arranged, orchestrated & conducted by DAVID RAKSIN [Except “Don’t Blame Me” (Jimmy McHugh-Dorothy Fields) & “Temptation” (Nacio Herb Brown-Arthur Freed)] Performed by The MGM Studio Orchestra“Don’t Blame Me” performed by Peggy King.“Temptation” performed by Hadda Brooks with Milt Raksin at the piano.“Smoke That Cigarette” was originally included as “Kathy Appears” on the film The Reformer and the Redhead (1950).Recorded in Culver City, California, May-September 1952.CD2 [1-18]: Music composed by David Raksin. Conducted by Alfred Newman.Recorded in Hollywood in 1944.CD 1:01 INTRODUCTION (MAIN TITLE)02 JONATHAN CALLING03 JONATHAN CALLING (Part 2)04 FRED05 THE HOUSE06 EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO07 DON’T BLAME ME08 CAME THE DAWN09 OH YES HE IS!10 BUSY AS A B11 THE DARK12 HURRY / KEEP HURRYING13 CAT PEOPLE14 NEWSREEL MARCH15 THE LETDOWN16 THE FAR AWAY MOUNTAIN17 ROLAND IN BABYLON18 TEMPTATION19 BRIEF HOLIDAY20 THE BETRAYAL21 THE WITCH GODDESS22 WHERE CREDIT IS DUE23 GEORGIA24 THE VERY EARLY HOURS25 THE DEFEAT26 ALMOST TIME (Parts 1 & 2)27 LONELY GIRL28 FALL FROM GRACE29 ILYICH ALL OVER / MORE OF SAME30 FOURTEEN WONDEFUL WEEKS31 SMOKE THAT CIGARETTE32 PHRYGIAN WEDDING33 THE PREMEER34 WHERE YOU ARE / WE ARE NOT ALONE35 KATHARSIS INDICATED36 KATHARSIS ACHIEVED37 JAMES LEE’S NARRATIVE38 CALIFORNIA39 I STARTED TO WORK / HOW WELL IS ENOUGH40 I STARTED TO WORK / HOW WELL IS ENOUGH [Reprise]41 LET’S GO TO WORK42 THE PROUD LAND43 SHE WASTED YOU44 THE SPELLBINDER (END TITLE)45 INTRODUCTION (MAIN TITLE) [alt. version]46 THE SPELLBINDER (END TITLE) [alt. version]47 THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL [performed by JOHN LEWIS] (*)48 THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL [performed by MILT JACKSON] 3 (*)49 THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL [performed by BUDDY COLLETTE] (*)TOTAL TIME: 67:03CD2:01 MAIN TITLE02 THE PHONOGRAPH03 THE CAFÉ04 WALDO WALKS AWAY05 THEATRE LOBBY06 NIGHT07 THE CAFÉ/LYDECKER’S APARTMENT08 LAURA LEAVES09 THE PORTRAIT10 MARK McPHERSON11 APARTMENT HOUSE12 RADIO13 THE PARTY14 OUTSIDE LYDECKER’S APARTMENT15 WALDO16 END TITLE17 TEST DEMOS18 LAURA: THEME & VARIATIONS19 LAURA [performed by Charlie Parker] (*)20 LAURA [performed by Clifford Brown] (*)21 LAURA [performed by Erroll Garner] (*)22 LAURA [performed by Don Byas] (*)TOTAL TIME: 78:43*BONUS TRACKS