Alan Jay Lerner - Paint Your Wagon (1969 Film)
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Free Music Notes for Paint Your Wagon (1969 Film)
Free Music Review: A great classic movie
Hit: 5 Stars
Wow - worth every penny. If you like the movie, then you can not go wrong with this CD. It's that simple.Free Music Review: Do I know where hell is?
Hit: 5 Stars
Who chose a sound clip of Wanderin' Star without Marvin's voice?Free Music Review: Hear Clint Eastwood and Lee Marvin sing
Hit: 5 Stars
Great CD release of same material from original LP.Free Music Review: "The Gospel Of No Name City"...Fabulous... Wanted More Of it!
Hit: 4 Stars
This review refers to the "Paint Your Wagon" soundtrack, CD(MCA)
What's not to like? This music from "Paint Your Wagon" is as much a joy as the film itself. The story of a gold mining town, full of burly men who haven't see a woman in like forever, was one of the most fun, bawdy and raucous musicals of it's time. The men hoping to strike it rich("I'm On My Way"), the joy of seeing a woman,the lonely life("They Call The Wind Maria"), the lack of scruples("the Gospel of No Name City"), the friendships, the romance("I Talk To the Tress"), the hijacking of a wagon load of prostitutes to fill the town needs("There's A Coach Comin' In"), the lust for the gold ("Gold Fever"), and moving on("Wanderin Star"), all tell the story on this fabulous album.
The music is sung by the original cast and chorus. This includes the vocal stylings of Clint Eastwood("I Still See Elisa") and Lee Marvin(""The First Thing You Know"), making this album a treasure right there. But top that off with the rich tones of Harve Presnell("Maria"), the fun sound of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band("Hand Me Down That Can O' Beans"), Music by Loewe, Lerner and Previn,the wonderful orchestrations, and I repeat..What's not to like???
I love it. I usually play it twice through each time I take it out for a listen.Right from the opening Main Title Theme("I'm On My Way"), sung in all the different languages of the miners, it made me smile as it brought back memories of the film. Now I am no expert, but someone mentioned that "Wanderin' Star" was not done by Lee Marvin on this album, as it was in the film. It sure sounded like Marvin's deep voice to me. I put the DVD on(of course I got sidetracked watching the entire film again),to check it out, and it sounded identical to the CD. The leaflet that is included with the CD has the singers by the film character's names, and then has the cast list as well. "Wanderin Star" shows sung by Ben Rumson, and Ben Rumson was of course, Lee Marvin.
The final song, the "Finale" is a wonderful medley of all the songs in the film, including Jean Seberg's turn at the beautiful "A Million Miles Behind The Door"(also included on the CD).
A fabulous CD from a fabulous film. The only down side is that it could have been longer. Even if just more of the score. This musical film is around 2 hours and 45 minutes. The CD is a mere 46 minutes(14 tracks, see buying info for complete list).. So 4 and 1/2 stars, but a must have for lovers of this film. Sound Quality was Great too!
"Gotta Dream Boy, Gotta Song, Paint Your Wagon, and Come Along...."...Laurie
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Free Music Review: Enjoyable soundtrack
Hit: 4 Stars
I have an obsession for soundtracks, and Paint Your Wagon is one of the best. Perhaps not a "musical" in the same sense as "Singing in the Rain" or "Sound of Music," the soundtrack and film are definitely in a different class. Imagine scores of men seeking a better life out west, just as the gold strike fever of the late 1840s is peaking--farmers, gold miners, merchants, immigrants, gamblers--all kinds of men and manners, trying to find a better way. Imagine this kind of mass migration without many members of the fairer sex, and you have the makings for a lot of carousing, hooting and hollering behavior!
Paint Your Wagon, the film, showed a more outrageous side of the film musical, with "ordinary" men like Ben Rumson (Lee Marvin) and "Partner" (Clint Eastwood) humming and singing songs that moved their hearts or added to the drinking spirit! The film and soundtrack are high on testosterone, and a wee bit low on estrogen, but let's face it--the film and soundtrack are not meant to be for folks listening to Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly or even Fred Astaire! These are the rough and ready days of the move across the U.S.A.--not something for the meek or mild!
The soundtrack weaves between some delicate ballads, such as "I Still See Elisa," "A Million Miles Away Behind the Door" and "Wand'ring Star," to potent tunes like "They Call the Wind Mariah" and go to the opposite extreme with rip-roaring fun, like "Hand Me Down that Can of Beans" and "There's a Coach Coming In." Very few songs on the soundtrack fail to contribute to the overall sense of ribaldry and camaraderie.
The soundtrack is eminently enjoyable on its own, but I would suggest that people also make an attempt to see the film in one fashion or another, just to see the images that inspired the soundtrack, and the soundtrack that inspired the film and play presentations.