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The White Buffalo
Sold Out 1000 Unit Limited Edition
Music Composed by John Barry
Music Composed by David Shire (Unused Score)
Sealed Orchestral Film Score CD

Film score from the 1977 Charles Bronson western composed by John Barry. Also includes the unused score by David Shire.

Composers: John Barry, David Shire.
Manufacturer: Quartet Records (Spain).
Release Date: 1977, 2017.
Limited Edition Units: 1000 (sold out).
Condition: Brand New, Sealed.

    Track Listing (73:27)
  1. Main Title 4:05
  2. Mr. Otis 0:41
  3. Charlie One-Eye 1:45
  4. Buffalo Rampage 0:59
  5. Mourning Worm 1:53
  6. Buffalo Bones / Dead Miners / Fetterman 2:13
  7. Jenny Weeds / Flying the Eagle 1:22
  8. Nightmare 0:40
  9. Lost My Bet 1:25
  10. Up French Creek 0:39
  11. Bein' Afraid 1:43
  12. Eatin’ Crow / Snow Walk 1:57
  13. Kileen Fires 1:13
  14. Hang a Wooden Suit / Rock Pee / Capital Expansion 2:39
  15. The Place / Cap! / Buffalo Charge 2:42
  16. Hokahey 1:03
  17. Ohinyan / End Credits 5:08
    18.  The David Shire Unused Score
  18. The White Buffalo (Part 1) 3:34
  19. The White Buffalo (Part 2) 1:23
  20. The White Buffalo (Part 3) 2:15
  21. The White Buffalo (Part 4) 2:14
  22. The White Buffalo (Part 5) 2:36
  23. The White Buffalo (Part 6) 1:35
  24. The White Buffalo (Part 7) 2:09
  25. The White Buffalo (Part 8) 1:06
  26. The White Buffalo (Part 9) 1:27
  27. The White Buffalo (Part 10) 2:33
  28. The White Buffalo (Part 11) 2:29
  29. The White Buffalo (Part 12) 1:05
  30. The White Buffalo (Part 13) 0:47
  31. The White Buffalo (Part 14) 2:12
  32. The White Buffalo (Part 15) 1:06
  33. The White Buffalo (Part 16) 2:05
  34. Camptown Medley 1 3:01
  35. Camptown Medley 2 2:26
  36. Camptown Medley 3 3:36
  37. The White Buffalo (Part 17) 1:26

Manufacturer's Description
Quartet Records and MGM happily present a newly restored and remastered edition of John Barry's unusual score (plus David Shire's unused music) for The White Buffalo (1977). This bizarre western variation of Melville's Moby Dick was directed by J. Lee Thompson, produced by Dino De Laurentiis, and starred Charles Bronson, Jack Warden and Kim Novak.

John Barry (Goldfinger, The Ipcress File, The Last Valley, Out of Africa) composed a surprisingly dark, dissonant and avantgarde score that, although it includes some examples of his romantic, bittersweet sound, is fascinatingly aggressive. Barry was hired to score the film after the filmmakers rejected the initial score composed by David Shire. (Barry had scored King Kong for De Laurentiis one year earlier, and the two scores have many similarities, especially in the tribal orchestrations.)

Discovering the rejected score by David Shire (The Conversation, All the President's Men, Return to Oz) has been a wonderful surprise. Shire provided a more melodic and thematically varied score than Barry (although the latter's grim tones were more what the producer and director wanted). Shire's music for this film sometimes evokes Stravinsky, using the same serialist technique he used for The Taking of Pelham One, Two, Three. It would have given the film a more contemporary point of view, especially with its use of a band consisting of bass, guitar and drum kit.

Prometheus Records released Barry's soundtrack for The White Buffalo - taken from the mono music stem (the only available source since the original recording sessions have been either lost or destroyed) - almost fifteen years ago. For this new release, we have transferred a different mono stem - one that is in much better shape and which includes some brief passages from one reel not included on the Prometheus. Also, all dialog bleed has been successfully removed. The Shire score (also in mono - as it was recorded) comes from a personal copy generously provided by the composer. Thoroughly restored and expertly mastered by wizard engineer Chris Malone.

Film Synopsis
The White Buffalo is a 1977 western film starring Charles Bronson, Kim Novak, Jack Warden, Slim Pickens, and Will Sampson. The film is directed by J. Lee Thompson, who frequently teamed with Bronson. Wild Bill Hickok (Bronson) is haunted by his dreams of a giant white buffalo. So much that he travels the West to find the beast. Along the way, Hickok meets Crazy Horse, who is also searching the plains for the giant white buffalo, who has killed Crazy Horse's daughter. Hickok and Crazy Horse team up to kill the elusive buffalo.

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