Alan Jay Lerner - Paint Your Wagon (1969 Film)

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Free Music Notes for Paint Your Wagon (1969 Film)

Free Music Review: Wonderful memories come back
Hit: 5 Stars

What do you get to hear? Well, it's the original soundtrack of an musical playing in the wild, wild west (?!!): PAINT YOUR WAGON ( in Germany called "Westwärts zieht der Wind").

And it really IS an soundtrack, not one of these pop-quicky-samplers as of recent movies. All songs are really to be heard in the movie. The music was composed by Frederick Loewe, the lyrics are by Alan Jay Lerner. Sounds familiar? Indeed, it's the same team that made famous "My Fair Lady", "Camelot" and other great musicals. And the tunes of this movie don't have to hide behind the "ordinary" musicals.

You'll get to hear wonderful tunes and songs you even can understand. And for the first time will hear some actors "sing". Well, kind of - regarding Lee Marvin, with his nevertheless smash hit "Wand'rin' Star" and - surprise - hardliner Clint Eastwood singing a warm romatic ballad "I still see Eliza". Amongst many very good chorus tracks ("There's a coach comin' in" / "Whoop-Ti-Ay!") you will also find one featuring the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on "Hand me down that can o'beans".

But my play tip is - no, not Lee Marvin - but Harve Presnell as "Rotten Luck Willie" on the wonderful ballad "I call the wind Maria".

Over-all-ranking: 5 Stars *****

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