JFK (soundtrack)
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JFK (Original Soundtrack) | ||||
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Released | January 21, 1992 | |||
Recorded | 1991 | |||
Genre | Soundtrack, classical | |||
Label | Elektra | |||
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JFK is the original soundtrack of the 1991 Academy Award and Golden Globe Award–winning film of the same name, starring Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Bacon, Joe Pesci, and Sissy Spacek. The original score was composed and conducted by John Williams.
The album was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score (lost to the score of Beauty and the Beast).
The score received generally mixed reviews, although the title theme was met with critical acclaim.[1][2]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks written by John Williams, except where noted.
No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Prologue" | ||
2. | "The Motorcade" | ||
3. | "Drummers' Salute" | Royal Scots Dragoon Guards | |
4. | "Theme from JFK" | ||
5. | "Eternal Father, Strong to Save" (John Bacchus Dykes) | ||
6. | "Garrison's Obsession" | ||
7. | "On the Sunny Side of the Street" (Dorothy Fields (lyrics), Jimmy McHugh (music)) | Sidney Bechet | |
8. | "The Conspirators" | ||
9. | "The Death of David Ferrie" | ||
10. | "Maybe September" (Ray Evans, Percy Faith, Jay Livingston) | Tony Bennett and Bill Evans | |
11. | "Garrison Family Theme" | ||
12. | "Ode to Buckwheat" (Brent Lewis) | Brent Lewis | |
13. | "El Watusi" (Ray Barretto) | Ray Barretto | |
14. | "The Witnesses" | ||
15. | "Concerto #2 For Horn and Orchestra, K. 417: 1 Allegro Maestoso" (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) | Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra | |
16. | "Arlington" | ||
17. | "Finale" | ||
18. | "Theme from JFK (Reprise)" |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Hobart, Tavia. Review of JFK – Original Soundtrack at AllMusic. Retrieved August 6, 2009.
- ^ a b "Filmtracks: JFK (John Williams)". Filmtracks. May 10, 2007. Retrieved December 27, 2018.