MUSIC

"She sings the worst close-harmony of 'Down by the Old Mill Stream' of anybody I ever heard." - Arnold Schulman

Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice. Bell 1200 Stereo.

Brainstorm by James Horner. Atlantic, 1983. VCD47215. Compact Disk release, Total Time 30'19.

The Ghost & Mrs. Muir by Bernard Hermann, conducted by Leonard Bernstein. Uni/Varese Sarabande, 1988. VCD 47254. A minor part for Natalie Wood, but a great team up of talent for a soundtrack album.

The Great Race by Henry Mancini. Not available in the US but it was released a few years ago as an import (RCA-BMG/SC CD Club SCC-1009. Total Time 28'.) This is a re-issue of the old vinyl version (RCA Lpm-3402) of the score, where the music was re-recorded by Mancini instead of using the actual selections as they appeared in the film. As with the original album, the tracks do not include the film's "Main Title" or Natalie's(?) version of "The Sweetheart Tree," although the overture contains the choral version of the latter. Dorothy Provine's dance hall number is featured.

Another recent release is The Party/The Great Race, Bmg/Camden, 2001. This features selections from two Mancini Scores. RCA has recently released The Days of Wine and Roses: Henry Mancini, which has versions of The Great Race's "The Sweetheart Tree" and "The Great Race March." The Anthology of Henry Mancini, a 5 CD Japanese import, also features both these tracks as well as "The Pie-in-the-Face Polka."

Gypsy by Julie Styne & Stephen Sondheim. Rhino, 2003. Long out of print, Gypsy's soundtrack has been remastered for the first time for this expanded release. Includes the film version of the classic "Rose's Turn" and six rare outtakes. Liner notes include an essay by noted music historian George Feltenstein and rare historic photos, many of Natalie Wood. The CD itself features Natalie in costume from the film. Alternate versions of the original album tracks, as well as outtakes from the film, feature Russell, Wood and Malden.

The original vinyl album (Warner Brothers stereo BS1480, mono B1480) contained three tracks with Natalie on vocals, "Little Lamb," "When Momma Gets Married" with Ann Jillian and the versions of "Let Me Entertain You" from the end of the film. The song "Together Wherever We Go," which was cut from the re-release and video versions of the film, was featured on this soundtrack. The liner notes credit the number as a trio, but only Lisa Kirk, singing for Rosalind Russel, is heard. The new CD features the full Kirk version, as well as an excerpt of the trio.

Inside Daisy Clover by Andre Previn. Warner Brothers, 1965. WB 1616. Jackie Ward dubs Natalie Wood in the musical numbers for this fim.

Just for You by Hugo Friedhofer and Emil Newman, Decca,1952. DL 4262. A 10 inch version, DL 5417, was apparently released as well.

King's Go Forth / Some Came Running by Elmer Bernstein. Cloud Nine Records, 1992. CNS 5004 (UK). A two soundtrack collection of "dramatic movies starring Frank Sinatra." The reproduction of the movie poster for Kings Go Forth on the cover features Natalie Wood and Tony Curtis as well.

The original King's Go Forth soundtrack was released on LP, Capitol Records, 1958. W 1063. It featured black and white art of the three priniples. An Australian reissue LP, Capitol Records AUSPL 1004, was released in 1981. 

Mracle on 34th Street by Cyryl Mockridge. Percepto Records, 2002. 011. This CD also contains selctions from Come to the Stable. Telarc released a collection in 1988, 88801, that featured selections from It's a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carool and Mracle on 34th Street.

Marjorie Morningstar by Max Steiner and R. Heindorf, Sammy Fain (song). RCA, 1958. LOC-1044. Eleven tracks from the film, including Gene Kelly performing "A Very Precious Love." This LP has been reissued in a number of countries. Selections from the score were also included on the LP, The Steiner Touch.

Penelope by John Williams, Leslie Bricusse and Gale Garnett. MGM E-4426 ST. Total Time 32'35. Natalie performs "The Sun is Gray." This performance is also one of the tracks on the compilation Don't Make Waves/Penelope Chapter III, 2001. CHA 1002-2.  This seems to reproduce the complete LP.

Rebel Without a Cause by L. Rosenman. A number of compilations of James Dean film Music have featured music from Rebel:

A Tribute to James Dean by Ray Heindorf, et al. Columbia, ACL 940. Music from the films of James Dean, including four tracks from "Rebel Without a Cause."


Rebel : Music From the Films of James Dean. Edel, 1994. 2206.

The Film Music of Leonard Rosenman. Nonesuch Records/Warner Music, 1997. 79402-2.

A Tribute to James Dean. Sony Classical, 2003. SK 9699867982.

LP: Imperial. LP-9021

The Searchers by Max Steiner. Film Music Archives 1997. FMA/MS101. 37 tracks are featured on this limited edition CD. Music from The Searchers has also appeared on film music collections of John Wayne and Max Steiner.

This Property is Condemned by Kenyon Hopkins. Verve, 1966. V6 8644. Stereo.

Tomorrow is Forever selections by Max Steiner on Four Classic Film Scores. Verve, 2002. TT MS 13/14 .

West Side Story by Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein. Sony Music, 1992. SK 48211. Total Time 77'30. A little Natalie Wood dialogue and a lot of Marni Nixon singing. Contains newly restored material not on the vinyl releases (CBS 1962. JST-20004.) The original release spent more 54 weeks at #1- longer than any other album in history. B and W photos included in liner notes. Soundtrack is available on CD and Cassette.

Ahhh by Uatu. This alternative bands album features lyrics making reference to several pop culture figures, including Natalie Wood. (No further information at this time.)

On the Bridge by ValGardena. Mercury, 1995. The track "Natalie Wood" is a melancholy piece of new age jazz... a "tribute to a beautiful and tragic" actress, but also to her era of Hollywood. For more information visit Mercury's web site.

Vocalist Brian Bell has a Natalie tribute song available in MP3 format at the Julian Daze and the Photon section of MP3.com.

Take Me Back by Single Gun Theory has a sample of Natalie Wood reading Wordsworth from Splendor in the Grass.

I Wanna Be Loved Like That by Shenandoah features the following:

Natalie Wood gave her heart to James Dean
High school rebel and a beauty queen
Standing together in an angry world
One boy fighting for one girl

Red Jacket and Jeans by Bo Walker also includes a reference to Rebel Without a Cause:

Jimmy met Judy, Yeh, his very own Natalie Wood Drove him over the edge When she said she that was leaving for good

Hot Platters- They carry used records as well as a limited memoribilia selection.

CDNow- One of the larger new CD sources on the Internet. Searchable catalog with VHS tapes and DVDs as well.

CD World- Discount CD's and cassettes, organized by catagory.

All Music Guide- Good database of music information. No sales, but links under many entries to source sites.

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