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How The West Was Won Soundtrack

Reissued, Remastered

Alfred Newman Format: Audio CD
4.7 out of 5 stars 128 ratings
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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1 Overture: How The West Was Won/I'm Bound For The Promised Land/Shenandoah/Endless Prairie...
2 Main Title
3 This Is The West
4 The Erie Canal
5 Two Hearts On A Tree
6 Shenandoah
7 First Meeting
8 First Kiss
9 The Morning After
10 The River Pirates (The River Pirates/Stalking And Killing) (Extended Version)
11 Godspeed Eve (Godspeed Eve/The Rapids)
12 The Burial (Bereavement/Rock Of Ages/Fulfillment)
13 Wagon Train Forward: Wagon Train/War With Mexica/Banks Of The Sacremento/Wait For The Wagon
14 Sit Down Sister
15 Wanderin'
16 The Jump Off Point
17 Cleve Van Valen (Cleve Van Valen/Wagon Train/Morgan, Lilith, And Aggie/Cleve And The Mule)
18 Poor Wayfarin' Stranger
19 Raise A Ruckus Tonight
20 Come Share My Life
21 Cheyennes (Cheyennes/Indian Fight) (Extended Version)
22 Careless Love
23 Gold Claim
24 What Was Your Name In The States?
25 He's Gone Away
26 A Home In The Meadow
27 Marriage Proposal

Disc: 2

1 Entr'Acte: How The West Was Won/A Home In The Meadow/Nine Hundred Miles/Banks Of The Sacremento...
2 Mr. Lincoln
3 He's Linus' Boy
4 I'm Sad And I'm Lonely
5 When Johnny Comes Marching Home
6 Zeb's Return
7 The Pony Express
8 A Railroader's Bride I'll Be
9 Workin'
10 The Jugglers
11 No Goodbye
12 Zeb And Jethro
13 Buffalo Stampede (Buffalo Stampede/Aftermath)
14 Climb A Higher Hill
15 The Van Valen Auction
16 Gant (Desperado)
17 No Goodbye
18 Celebration
19 Finale
20 Finale Ultimo
21 Exit Music: The Promised Land/Banks Of The Sacremento/A Home In The Meadow/How The West Was Won
22 Miss Bailey's Ghost (Playback Version)
23 A Home In The Meadow (Playback Version)
24 When I Was SIngle (Playback Version)
25 Shenandoah (Alternate Version)
26 Rock Of Ages (Playback Version)
27 The Erie Canal (Playback Version)
28 Wait For The Hoedown (Extended Version)
29 First Meeting (Alternate Version)
30 No Goodbye (Demo)
31 A Home In The Meadow (Alternate Version)

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 5 x 1 inches; 5.6 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Rhino / Wea
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 8, 2006
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Rhino / Wea
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0000033TD
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 out of 5 stars 128 ratings

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Customers praise the soundtrack's quality, with one noting it's superior to other albums and another highlighting its excellent mixed chorus. Moreover, the sound quality receives positive feedback, with one customer mentioning there's no distortion in loud passages. Additionally, they appreciate the movie's classic status and the score's amazing performance. The product includes a 16-page booklet, and one customer describes the entire presentation as ultra-deluxe, featuring color movie stills under the discs.

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15 customers mention "Soundtrack quality"15 positive0 negative

Customers praise the soundtrack's quality, with one noting its excellent mixed chorus, while another appreciates the Whiskeyhill Quartet's songs and terrific lyrics.

"...Besides Darby's excellent mixed chorus there are songs by the Whiskeyhill Quartet, a group founded by the Kingston Trio's Dave Guard to perform folk..." Read more

"...for an abridged version, is that this has the complete, original soundtrack music...." Read more

"...Cinerama festival. Alfred Newman's music and the lyrics for much of it are terrific, especially when played by the large orchestra and chorus...." Read more

"Great music from a great classic movie, love it!" Read more

9 customers mention "Sound quality"7 positive2 negative

Customers like the sound quality of the soundtrack, with one customer noting that it maintains clarity even in loud passages.

"...And this they did. Everything sounds perfectly clear and balanced without any distortion in the loud passages...." Read more

"Of a variety of versions of this sound track, this has the best sound...." Read more

"...The audio on this version is fine but there is something missing. Somewhere along the line, the overtones and depth of the music got shortchanged...." Read more

"...was only half of what is recorded here, the intermission music didn't even have the solo, and the exit music was nowhere to be found...." Read more

5 customers mention "Movie quality"5 positive0 negative

Customers praise the movie quality of this soundtrack, describing it as an awesome and classic film, with one customer noting how it enhances the enjoyment of the Cinerama spectacular.

"...The music of Americana by Alfred Newman was one of the best parts of this movie...." Read more

"Great music from a great classic movie, love it!" Read more

"...The music complements and enhances the enjoyment of this Cinerama spectacular...." Read more

"This is the original soundtrack album from the classic movie. I would say that it makes a great companion piece to the movie...." Read more

4 customers mention "Score quality"4 positive0 negative

Customers praise the soundtrack's score, with one noting it's a complete perfection and another highlighting the fantastic conductor's work.

"...and he came up with a score that is consistently listed among the greatest ever. His versatility paid off...." Read more

"...But these CDs contain the complete soundtrack and they play very fine. About the same but not better to me than my homemade recordings...." Read more

"...You get ALL the music. Superb job." Read more

"Amazing!..." Read more

3 customers mention "Booklet"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the booklet that comes with the soundtrack, with one mentioning it includes 47 pages and another noting it provides information about the movie's production.

"...This is a two CD set, and has a booklet about making the movie included. Debbie Reynolds voice stands out in the songs she performed...." Read more

"...The 47-page booklet is everything you could want to know about the film, the actors, the composer, the production of the CD, a full track-by-track..." Read more

"...Also included is a 16 page booklet with information on the movie, the recording, the people involved in the making, and the performing groups." Read more

3 customers mention "Visual quality"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the visual presentation of the soundtrack, with one customer noting its colorful score and another mentioning the inclusion of movie stills under the discs.

"...It's illustrated with numerous photos including the cast principals, film storyboards, costume designs and scenes from the film...." Read more

"Colorful score...." Read more

"One of the Best Themes..." Read more

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  • Buck
    5.0 out of 5 stars Movie Soundtrack in New Condition
    Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2025
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    This is the soundtrack based upon the movie "How the West was Won". I got this to replace a lost edition.

    This is a two CD set, and has a booklet about making the movie included. Debbie Reynolds voice stands out in the songs she performed. And, those familiar with the movie will recognize voices of the cast appearing in important scenes. During the first part of the movie where the family is waiting at the Erie Canal, Karl Malden's voice is clearly heard prominently on the CD, as it is in the movie.

    If you are a fan of the movie, and many of the folksongs of the era, this is a good pick.
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  • johnf
    5.0 out of 5 stars Finally the presentation this great score deserves.
    Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2016
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    I was satisfied for years with the single disc version of this soundtrack which was a copy of the 1963 LP that I played to death for years after seeing the film in its first run. But the last two decades, despite being "the end of the CD era", have seen some amazing soundtrack releases, mostly the actual soundtracks complete for the first time. You have to remember that most of the original soundtrack LP's were not the actual soundtracks at all but were re-recordings, usually with the composer conducting a smaller studio orchestra (which saved money). The labels did not want to release 2-LP sets which would be necessary in the era of thirty-five minute albums to cover complete soundtracks. The many small and sometimes repetitious cues would confuse a pop audience, so only longer tracks were used, or else suites or four minute tracks were put together by the composers for the album. In any case what you got was a reasonable memento of the film but not the real soundtrack. It dawned on me that this was one of the greatest of soundtrack recordings and that I'd better get it while it is still around. I'm extremely happy that I did.

    If I could give this six stars I would. This is one of those Turner Classics/Rhino productions, and they do everything right. Rhino is Warner's label for older material, usually rock-pop oldies, but they have the engineers, equipment and experience to know how to remaster the sound perfectly. And this they did. Everything sounds perfectly clear and balanced without any distortion in the loud passages. The single CD version had a boomy acoustic by comparison; this remastering preserves the warmth of the music, and warmth and expressiveness were two major characteristics of Newman's music. The CD package is glorious, with color movie stills under the discs and full information on every track. The 47-page booklet is everything you could want to know about the film, the actors, the composer, the production of the CD, a full track-by-track discussion of the music.It's illustrated with numerous photos including the cast principals, film storyboards, costume designs and scenes from the film. These are necessarily small, considering the size of booklets, but valuable. The entire presentation is ultra-deluxe. These Turner-Rhino CD's are, I suspect, made as a historical reference as much as a consumer item.

    The booklet somewhat answered a long-time question of mine, which was " How did Alfred Newman get picked to do the score?" Newman was not the person one thought of with Westerns (and How the west Was Won is a Western overall, even if in the beginning the West is Ohio). Alfred Newman was the composer most associated with religious films like The Song of Bernadette or The Robe. Of course he was as versatile as any of the great Hollywood composers, but he rarerly did Westerns: there was The Bravados in 1958, but its music was dramatic without sounding Western in particular. Before that there was Drums Along the Mohawk, a Henry Fonda film from 1939. The booklet explains that Dimitri Tiomkin, a composer of many noted Western scores was originally chosen but had to withdraw for health reasons. It doesn't say exactly how they arrived at Newman, but music like Elmer Bernstein had written for The Magnificent Seven was not as well-known yet as it came to be and would have only worked for the farther-western segments.

    Newman ended up being the wisest choice possible and he came up with a score that is consistently listed among the greatest ever. His versatility paid off. He wrote consistently in his own developed style and except for the open fifths that underscored the Spencer Tracy narrative segments, did not borrow much from Copland. With a sprawling picture like this it was important not to get lost in too many themes. He wrote a memorable principal theme that appears throughout in many guises. It's remarkably versatile and can be anything from a rousing anthem to a lament and many other moods in-between. Newman was especially noted for the way he used his string section. He had a way of writing for strings, particularly in their higher register that was expressive and full of feeling in a way no other composer did. This is done in the conducting as well as the notes on the paper, and Newman was a fantastic conductor. It's well-evident in tracks like come Share My Life, No Goodbye and Climb a Higher Hill. He doesn't depend on folk material but uses it here and there. When Johnny Comes Marching Home is appropriate to the Civil War section and the familiarity of Greensleeves is welcome whenever it appears. When necessary, he and his talented choirmaster Ken Darby, made up their own folk music like I'm Bound For the Promised Land.

    Besides Darby's excellent mixed chorus there are songs by the Whiskeyhill Quartet, a group founded by the Kingston Trio's Dave Guard to perform folk material in a less slick and pop way than his Trio did. The original idea of actually using the Kingston Trio would, especially now, seem like an anachronistic interruption of the 1960's into the 1860's. It was a wise decision. Debbie Reynolds sings three songs. If you know the film they definitely fit right in but those who don't might not understand why they're here. The score heard in its complete form is a marvel. Even the short cues, less than a minute, which can seem disruptive on many complete soundtracks, fit seamlessly into the whole. It's a very organic film score where all the parts are related. What you pick up the most from this complete score presentation compared to the old version is the epic scope of the picture. There's so much music that was necessarily left out of the old album that its inclusion expands the listening experience enormously.

    There are even bonus tracks, mostly some alternate takes of songs from the film. Here I think they could have added something else. Though I enjoy hearing the underscoring of the Spencer Tracy parts and though I admit I usually skipped them when listening to the single disc version, they could have been included here as bonus tracks. Tracy's voice was an integral part of the film experience and to not have it at all is disappointing. Except for that this two-disc complete score is perfection.
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  • Joseph P. Durham, Jr.
    5.0 out of 5 stars At long last, a soundtrack worthy of the name
    Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2015
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    What a marvelous thing to finally get a complete soundtrack of the music from this epic motion picture. For those of you who did not see the original Cinerama production, it was breathtaking to say the least. The music of Americana by Alfred Newman was one of the best parts of this movie. An Academy Award nominee, I don't even remember the movie music who won that year, 1963, but but it has since melted into oblivion while this soundtrack, thanks to the double cd set, and the blu-ray presentation, lives on.. The "original soundtrack album" which was released by the MGM label on lp records at the time of the movies release, did not do this score justice. The main title sequence was only half of what is recorded here, the intermission music didn't even have the solo, and the exit music was nowhere to be found. But don't take my word for this, go back and listen and compare both. You'll see there is no comparison. It wasn't until the movie was shown on the teevee in pan and scan, I realized how much of the main title was missing. Now the movie is in glorious smilebox and stereophonic sound, as close to the original theater experience as possible nowadays. Of course there is still nothing like seeing the movie in its original Cinerama presentation and if you get a chance, do so. This movie was also a milestone as it was the last movie presented in the 3-strip Cinerama process. What a pity they are not making any more of them. So sit back, turn the stereo up a notch or two, and enjoy this presentation.
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  • G. Ronnback
    5.0 out of 5 stars This is the one to get
    Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2022
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    Of a variety of versions of this sound track, this has the best sound. I have two other CDs that sound similar, if not identical, to each other, and both are thin sounding in comparison to this offering. A bonus, or minus if you are looking for an abridged version, is that this has the complete, original soundtrack music. Also included is a 16 page booklet with information on the movie, the recording, the people involved in the making, and the performing groups.
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  • Graham Edwards
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great cd set, great price.
    Reviewed in Australia on May 6, 2020
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    Arrived in perfect condition, on time.
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  • ヒー
    5.0 out of 5 stars 最高の２枚組です。
    Reviewed in Japan on August 10, 2019
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    このレビューは、輸入盤のサントラ盤「HOW THE WEST WAS WON」のＣＤのレビューです。

    サウンドトラック・ファクトリー社製２枚組ＣＤのレビューです。
    ジャケットのデザインは、蒸気機関車の前にリチャード・ウィドマークさんが立っているＣＤです。
    Amazon・マジックによって同タイトルのレビューが混在しているので気を付けましょう。

    ３台のカメラで撮影し３台の映写機で上映されるというシネラマで撮影された映画の中で自分が一番好きな映画です。
    ある西部開拓一家を中心に長年に渡って経験する出来事を５話の物語にまとめた大叙事詩作品です。
    音楽も「大空港」などで知られる映画音楽の大御所アルフレッド・ニューマン。
    感動的で力強く、勇気を与えてくれるようなメインタイトルは、本当に素晴らしい！
    つい口笛を吹いてしまうような良い曲です。
    各曲にもメインテーマがアレンジされたメロディーが随所に出て来る、まさにサントラ盤の王道！

    さて、ご存知のようにサントラ盤には２種類が存在します。
    アルバム・マスター盤とフィルム・マスター盤です。
    アルバム・マスター盤は、正規のルートで発売されたレコード用の音源。
    長年これがサントラ盤として社会に出回っていました。
    そして近年になってフィルム用の音源を使った本当のサントラ盤が発売されるようになりました。
    映画は、映像と音楽があって作品になっています。
    そのため音楽だけを切り離してサントラ盤として発売するには難があって、昔は殆どが商品化を目的に再録音されたモノがレコード用に使われていました。
    しかしレコードからＣＤに記録媒体が変化したことから収録時間も増え、そのまま音源を聞きたいというサントラ・ファンのニーズにも応えて商品化されたのがフィルム・マスター盤です。
    しかし映像を前にオーケストラ録音された関係で、演奏中に出る楽器のノイズや楽譜をめくる音なども録音されていることが多く、良い音で聞きたい人には再録音されたアルバム・マスター盤が良いかも知れません。
    また音声がモノラルの映画が昔は多く、フィルム・マスター盤はモノラル録音で、アルバム・マスター盤はステレオという例もあります。
    この２枚組のＣＤはフィルム・マスター盤です。
    ステレオです。
    この他に購入出来るＣＤも多くありますが、１５曲入りのサントラ盤は、アルバム・マスター盤です。

    この２枚組の収録曲は、以前ＳＯＮＹから発売されていた２枚組ＣＤと同じくDisc１が２７曲で、Disc２が３２曲と言う内容です。
    しかし再生してみると、曲の終わりがなく小さくなって行き、そして途切れることなく次の曲が始まるという曲を無理矢理分けてトラックを変えているために、プレーヤーによっては音切れする感じになってしまう場合があります。
    自分はそれが嫌だったので、そのようなトラックを音楽編集ソフトで編集してまとめてみたところ、
    Disc１は、２７曲　→　２２曲。
    Disc２は、３２曲　→　３０曲。
    になりました。
    ＤＶＤやブルーレイを再生して聞き比べてみても映像と合っているため間違いないと思います。

    とにかく買って損はない１枚（２枚組）でした。と言うことで星５つとさせていただきました。
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  • Alessandro
    5.0 out of 5 stars Colonna sonora strepitosa
    Reviewed in Italy on July 4, 2020
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    Mi piace tantissimo forse perché amo molto anche il film.
    AAAAAAA++++++++
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  • alain robert
    5.0 out of 5 stars REPUTATION WELL EARNED
    Reviewed in Canada on December 2, 2017
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    You can actually relive the movie in your mind with the soundtrack.The great JOHNNY MERCER wrote the lyrics for the songs sung by DEBBIE REYNOLDS.This is the complete soundtrack,including music that was not in the 1963 original.ALFRED NEWMAN really excels in transposing the level of emotions of the scenes in the movie, both joyfull and sad with his music.
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  • Rob
    5.0 out of 5 stars How the West was Won complete recording (CD)
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 8, 2024
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    Excellent recording of Alfred Newman score.
    Includes music and songs cut from film, or expanded versions.
    Really worth the money.
    Would recommend to anyone who collects soundtracks, especially anyone who has the vinyl soundtrack.
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