It's a Wonderful Life

Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life isn’t just the most beloved holiday film of all time. It’s also arguably the most quintessentially American movie ever made. Its populist message, everyman hero, patriotism, and sentimentality have proven a potent blend for multiple generations. So many scenes from this film are embroidered in the US collective consciousness; and much of the stitching holding those scenes together was supplied by Dimitri Tiomkin’s indelible score. But what you hear in the film is only a portion of what Tiomkin wrote. Director Capra cut several cues (e.g “Death Telegram”), letting those scenes play without music and rearranged where certain cues appeared; he removed sections of cues, and even tracked in music written for other films. But, working with Tiomkin’s original acetates, soundtrack collectors were able to piece together Tiomkin’s score as originally written for release on CD about a decade ago. Seldom has a movie swung so wildly from romance to reflection, brooding darkness to playful whimsy…that’s why we love it so much. Now, lovers of It’s a Wonderful Life could finally hear how Tiomkin’s original score artfully emphasized and commented on the movie’s high emotional peaks and deep valleys. Indeed, there really remains only one last step to cement Tiomkin’s legacy and, for that matter, Capra’s too. For the score to It’s a Wonderful Life has never been released on LP in any form, not in its full form or even in Capra’s truncated version. Now, "It’s a Wonderful Life" is released on vinyl for very first time, in its complete, restored form with a two-page insert including photos, credits, and the promo poster image of Jimmy Stewart exuberantly hoisting Donna Reed. Pressed in burgundy “Zuzu’s Petals” vinyl limited to 1500 copies!

Product Details

Artist: DIMITRI TIOMKIN
Title: It's A Wonderful Life - Original Soundtrack (Burgundy 'Zuzu's Petals' Vinyl)

Catalogue Number: LPRGM2017C
Barcode: 848064020172
Label: REAL GONE MUSIC

Tracklisting

A1. Main Title-Heaven

A2. Ski Run

A3. Death Telegram

A4. Gower's Deliverance

A5. George And Dad

A6. Father's Death

A7. Love Sequence

A8. Dilemma

A9. Bank Crisis

A10. Wedding Cigars

A11. George Lassoes Stork

A12. This Is The Army, Mr. Jones - Dankgebet

A13. Uncle Billy's Blunder

A14. Search For Money

A15. Potter's Threat

A16. Clarence's Arrival

B1. George Is Unborn

B2. Haunted House (With Chorus)

B3. Pottersville Cemetery

B4. Wrong Mary Hatch - The Prayer

B5. It's A Wonderful Life

B6. Auld Lang Syne - End Title

B7. It's A Wonderful Life (Vocal)

B8. Main Title (Film Version)

B9. Father's Death (Alternate)

B10. Wedding March

B11. Big Band

B12. Haunted House (Alternate)

B13. Pottersville Cemetery (Alternate - Without Chorus)

B14. Auld Lang Syne (Alternate)

B15. Trailer Music

1: Main Title-heaven
2: Ski Run
3: Death Telegram
4: Gower's Deliverance
5: George and Dad
6: Father's Death
7: Love Sequence
8: Dilemma
9: Bank Crisis
10: Wedding Cigars
11: George Lassoes Stork
12: This Is the Army, Mr. Jones - Dankgebet
13: Uncle Billy's Blunder
14: Search for Money
15: Potter's Threat
16: Clarence's Arrival
17: George Is Unborn
18: Haunted House (With Chorus)
19: Pottersville Cemetery
20: Wrong Mary Hatch - The Prayer
21: It's a Wonderful Life
22: Auld Lang Syne - End Title
23: It's a Wonderful Life (Vocal)
24: Main Title (Film Version)
25: Father's Death
26: Wedding March
27: Big Band
28: Haunted House
29: Pottersville Cemetery (Alternate - Without Chorus)
30: Auld Lang Syne
31: Trailer Music

Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin

Number of Discs: 1

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