Various Artists Thunder Road - Original Soundtrack...plus (CD)

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1-CD DigiPac (4-plated) with 108-page booklet, 35 tracks. Total playing time approx. 79 minutes.... more

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Various Artists: Thunder Road - Original Soundtrack...plus (CD)

1-CD DigiPac (4-plated) with 108-page booklet, 35 tracks. Total playing time approx. 79 minutes.

•   Never before released: the original soundtrack from Robert Mitchum's cult moonshiner movie of 1958, featuring the legendary Joe Maphis on guitar.
•   Includes Mitchum's iconic recording The Ballad Of Thunder Road, alongside other promotional singles recorded by co-star Keely Smith and soundtrack composer Jack Marshall all in stunning, remastered sound.
•   Features songs specially written for the movie, but never used, by Randy Sparks of The New Christy Minstrels, plus the greatest cover versions of Mitchum's cult title song, from western swing star Tex Williams to surf group The Super Stocks.
•   A total of 35 tracks covering 1958-1974, plus a lavish 108-page booklet featuring many rare and previously unseen photos, a detailed history of the making of the movie, and discography.

In a career that spanned over 50 years and 120 films, 1958s 'Thunder Road,' the tale of an outlaw moonshine runner caught between gangsters and G-Men on the roads of the southern USA, was Robert Mitchum's most personal movie. As well as starring, he wrote the story, produced, and effectively co-directed the film.

Mitchum also came up with the music, co-writing two songs, The Ballad Of Thunder Road and Whippoorwill, which he then turned over to composer Jack Marshall (the man who arranged Peggy Lee's Fever, and wrote the theme tune for 'The Munsters') to use as the basis of the soundtrack.

This compilation features the first ever release for Marshall's 'Thunder Road' music, for which he recruited legendary country guitarist Joe Maphis – 'The King Of The Strings' – to accompany the movie's famous, frantic car chases.

Alongside Marshall's soundtrack, the album gathers together spin-off singles recorded to promote the film in 1958, including Mitchum's iconic rockabilly hit, The Ballad Of Thunder Road, and lesser-heard tracks like Marshall & Maphis's instrumental Thunder Road Chase and Keely Smith's gorgeous Whippoorwill, as arranged by Nelson Riddle.

In addition, the album unearths original songs Mitchum hired singer Randy Sparks to write for his movie in 1957, but which were never used, and rounds up some of the greatest cover versions of The Ballad Of Thunder Road, from western swing star Tex Williams and bluegrass idols Jim & Jesse, through to surf group The Super Stocks and Memphis guitar guru Travis Wammack.

'Thunder Road' is presented in a digipac format and features all the usual high standard Bear Family trademarks; a 108-page booklet with abundant photographs, a history of the making of the film, and a discography of the tracks included by Damian Love.

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Interpret: Various Artists
Album titlle: Thunder Road - Original Soundtrack...plus (CD)
Label Bear Family Records
Genre Pop
Preiscode AR
Artikelart CD
EAN: 5397102173141
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Mitchum, Robert - Thunder Road - Original Soundtrack...plus (CD) CD 1
01	Opening Narration/ Chase #1 (Luke and Agent Barrett, Bumper to Bumper)	Soundtrack
02	The Ballad Of Thunder Road (Main Title)	Sparks, Randy
03	The Doolins’ Place	Soundtrack
04	Twistification at Ledbetter’s Store	Soundtrack
05	Luke Hits the Road/ Chase #2 (Toxaway falls Flameout)	Soundtrack
06	In Macs Garage	Soundtrack
07	You’re Not Bill Bailey, But You’re Close	Smith, Keely
08	Whippoorwill (Nightclub)	Smith, Keely
09	Escape from Kogan’s Office/ Chase #3 (Luke gets caught)	Soundtrack
10	At Francie’s Place	Soundtrack
11	Luke Remembers	Soundtrack
12	Luke and Robin	Soundtrack
13	Luke and Ma Doolin	Soundtrack
14	Black Rock Mill	Soundtrack
15	Chase #4 (Blockade Runner)	Soundtrack
16	Ashville Cabins	Soundtrack
17	At the Barretts’	Soundtrack
18	Whippoorwill (Jukebox)	Soundtrack
19	Chase #5 (Luke’s last run)	Soundtrack
20	Whippoorwill	Smith, Keely
21	The Ballad Of Thunder Road (Alternative Main Title)	Soundtrack
22	Ballad Of Thunder Road	Williams, Tex
23	The Whipporwill	Smith, Keely
24	Ballad Of Thunder Road	Mitchum, Robert
25	Thunder Road Chase	Marshall, Jack
26	Down Thunder Road	Sparks, Randy
27	Ballad Of Thunder Road	Williams, Tex
28	Ballad Of Thunder Road	Wammack, Travis
29	Whippoorwill	Sparks, Randy
30	Ballad Of Thunder Road (1)	Jim & Jesse
31	Ballad Of Thunder Road	Superstocks
32	Ballad Of Thunder Road (2)	Jim & Jesse
33	The Whipporwill	Mitchum, Robert
34	Ballad Of Thunder Road	Mitchum, Robert
35	Ballad Of Thunder Road	LaBeef, Sleepy