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