Description
Film soundtrack to the classic Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Jerome Moross (1913-1983) was a splendid composer--particularly in the American idiom and his score for the 1960 Mark Twain adaptation, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, is a cracker!
Filmscore Mobnthly writes:
'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn starred Eddie Hodges as the title character, surrounded by an assortment of capable actors: Neville Brand, Patty McCormack, Sherry Jackson, Andy Devine, Buster Keaton, Royal Dano, Parley Baer, John Carradine, Sterling Holloway and a young Harry Dean Stanton. Tony Randall and Mickey Shaughnessy portrayed a pair of con men, and boxer Archie Moore turned in a fine performance as Huck's friend Jim, a runaway slave.
Matching the picturesque Mississippi River locations was Jerome Moross, composing perhaps his second-best Americana score (next to The Big Country) and effortlessly capturing the sarcasm and lyricism of Twain's storytelling. Moross wrote a veritable ribbon of melodies, not only for Huck himself but for his hometown of Hannibal, Missouri; for sweet-natured Jim; the hapless con men; the gorgeous Mississippi River; and Huck's imposing father. The transparent orchestrations and bouncy, delightful rhythms are a highwater mark of Moross's writing.'
Track Listing
- Main title/Hannibal, Missouri
- Huck and Jim/Huckleberry Finn
- Pap/Pap's cabin/Pap and Huck/Huck's murder
- Huck gets away
- Starting down the river
- After the feud/Jim's sins/On to Pikesville/The placard
- n Pikesville
- The blessing/Huck hunts the gold/Huck gets the gold/Huck hides the gold
- The English Uncles/On the raft
- Huckleberry Finn / A houseboat in the fog
- The raft is destroyed
- The riverboat/I aint felt so goodbefore/I'll wait for you be the river/In the pilothouse/The river
- Back to the river/Carmody's circus
- Jim is caught/The Sheriff/Jim in chains
- The Sheriff's wife/Huck frees Jim
- The chase
- The new raft
- Hannibal, Missouri/End title
- Main title/Hannibal, Missouri (Film version)
- Huckleberry Finn (Demo vocal: Archie Moore)
- Pittsburgh Blue (Vocal: Dolores Hawkins)
- Huckleberry Finn (Demo vocal:George Bledsoe)
- Huckleberry Finn (Demo vocal: John Hawker)
Additional Details
Label: Gonzo Distribution
Genre: Soundtrack
Language: English
Run Time: 40 mins
Region: 0
Release Date: 11/09/18
UPC: 5056083202713

