Alan Jay Lerner - Paint Your Wagon (1969 Film)
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Free Music Notes for Paint Your Wagon (1969 Film)
Free Music Review: Who'd Have Thought...
Hit: 5 Stars
...that Clint Eastwood could sing? And he can; you can tell from the sound of the voice that it's him delivering "I Still See Elisa," "I Talk to the Trees," and "Gold Fever." True, he's a bit shaky in places, but I've certainly heard pop singers who were a lot worse! Even Lee Marvin manages to growl a respectable "First Thing You Know" and "Wand'rin' Star," while the ever-excellent Harve Presnell (as Rotten Luck Willie) provides a trained Broadway voice for "They Call the Wind Maria" and Marnie Nixon dubs "A Million Miles Away" for Jean Seberg.Like the original Broadway version, this film 'track manages to sound literally "in tune" with the time and place of its setting (note the twangy instrumentals by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in "Hand Me Down That Can o'Beans" and the lively jew's-harp in "There's a Coach Comin' In"). "Best Things," sung by Ben Rumson, Pardner, Mad Jack Duncan (Ray Walston, known on Broadway for his turn as the Devil in "Damn Yankees"), and his two Cornish friends, is a delightful hymn to greed, and "The Gospel of No Name City," delivered in a raw, powerful baritone by Alan Dexter as The Preacher, gives a real sense of the wildness of a Mother Lode camp. Highly enjoyable.
Free Music Review: They just don't male 'em like this anymore
Hit: 5 Stars
I am a Paint Your Wagon boy. Some of my first memories are of my dad listening to and singing along with great songs like "I'm on My Way", "There's a Coach Comin' In", and "Wandrin' Star". Even now I will sometimes pull out the old and scratchy LP and listen to those wonderful songs. I was very excited when I recenty discovered that that album had been transferred to compact disk. I immediately ordered a copy for me and a copy for my father as a christmas present. I can't wait to hear all of those songs from my childhood in the clarity and richness that a CD can provide. But nostalgia is not the only reason I love this soundtrack. Allow me to explain. Paint Your Wagon is a soundtrack from a musical era gone by. Unlike many modern soundtracks, this one can be enjoyed by the whole family. It features the late Lee Marvin (Ben Rumson) and a young Clint Eastwood (Partner) backed up by an exeptional men's chorus singing about the trials of being prospectors in the gold rush of the 19th century. The songs are fun to listen to and fun to sing along with. I would reccomend it to anyone!Free Music Review: Let's hear it for Lee Marvin
Hit: 5 Stars
Yes, that was really Lee Marvin singing Wand'rin' Star. How many Lee Marvin movies have you seen where he sings with that wonderful, almost sober, deep bass voice of his. The producers were seriosly thinking of pinch hitting Marvin because he didn't sing very well. But a professional singer in Marvin's place would have seemed un-natural. Maybe you noticed, however, that the producers did indeed plug in a few professional singers to cover, shall we say, the more stressful notes. There was no pinch hitting, however, for Harve Presnell, "Rotten Luck Willie"; they Call The Wind Maria, hasn't been sung better since.I fell in love with the music of Paint Your Wagon more than I fell in love with the movie. I have owned the 8-track, the album, and now the CD. I suppose I'll own the Paint Your Wagon LQ (liquid Crystal) whenever it is invented. The soundtrack of Paint Your Wagon is a classic keeper for all time.
I have a question: Which song on Paint Your Wagon do you like best? I've never been able to decide, have you? E-mail me and tell me your favorite, if you have a favorite.
Free Music Review: A Magnificent Soundtrack
Hit: 5 Stars
Paint Your Wagon has never gotten the acclaim it deserves, and the soundtrack music is nearly as good as some of the legitimate titans in this genre, like Sound of Music or My Fair Lady. Every song on this record is exceptional (with the exception of the tunes warbled by Clint Eastwood).I'm on My Way, They Call the Wind Maria and There's a Coach Comin' In hold their own against any song performed on a broadway musical stage or in any movie (yes, I'm serious). Harve Presnel's vocals are amazing. But the pinnacle of this album will forever remain Lee Marvin "singing" Wandrin' Star, the class act song of the entire production. Could Marvin sing? Of course not, but it doesn't matter, you can listen to this version a thousand times and never weary of it.
The soundtrack is leagues ahead of the movie itself, which is not particularly good. But these songs will live forever. The orchestration, back up singers and arrangements are all a class act. If you're a fan of this movie or of musical theatre in general, this is essential for your collection.
Free Music Review: awesome !
Hit: 5 Stars
Love this CD ! Will bring the Movie to me while doing other things ! For the ones that say "it is not Lee Marvin singing"....HE IS ! Your "ear" has to be very bad not to recognize his voice ! Great songs...And Clint sings too ! Don't care what they say but he does sing good ! And for the ones that say "his weak voice..." , that weak voice is what makes him special. Favorites: "Gold Fever" ( can play it forever) , "Wandering Star" ( beautiful ) and "The best things of Life" ( cheerful and fun ! )
I can play this soundtrack over and over and cheers me up so much even if I'm upset: total fix ! I even bought the music lyrics for piano and I'm playing them !!!! Fun !
Angela Lauridsen