WESTERN MEDLEY: THE GREAT JESSE JAMES RAID / THE BARON OF ARIZONA / LAST OF THE WILD HORSES

This 2-CD set contains scores from three composers who knew how to write exciting, beautiful and memorable film music. The Great Jesse James Raid (1953) is a Lippert oater directed by Reginald Le Borg, and Bert Shefter wrote a solid score using a traditional (as in “enjoyable”) western musical language. Over 40 minutes of music adds to the legacy of this gifted composer. The Baron of Arizona (1950) was Paul Dunlap’s first film assignment, and he created a wealth of themes for this early Samuel Fuller picture starring Vincent Price. About a half-hour of music survived from Dunlap’s personal audio collection, and it shows what an excellent writer he was. Rounding out the compilation is a wonderfully melodic western score by Albert Glasser for Last of the Wild Horses (1948). Although only 16 minutes of music exists, it reveals the “horror composer” in a completely different and hummable light! A 28-page illustrated booklet rounds out this great package! 

DISC 1 [41:41]

THE GREAT JESSE JAMES RAID (1953) [41:41]

Music composed by Bert Shefter

1 Guitar Opening :21

2 Main Title 1:32

3 Nightmares :49

4 Visitors 1:09

5 Jesse at Home 1:24

6 Ride to Jail :24

7 Jailer Shot :29

8 Exit From Jail :34

9 Card Game 1:05

10 Outside the Barn 1:10

11 Gun Battle in Barn, Part 1 1:07

12 Gun Battle in Barn, Part 2 1:10

13 Gun Battle in Barn, Part 3 1:49

14 Ride to Town 1:01

15 Dynamite 2:14

16 In the Tunnel :47

17 Working in the Mine 1:45

18 Cave In :57

19 Arch & Kate 1:25

20 Kate Revived :57

21 Sam Gets It 1:23

22 Arch Gets It 1:55

23 Fighting Way Out 1:13

24 Parting, Part 1 1:10

25 Parting, Part 2 1:58

Bonus Tracks!

26 Night Camp 4:10

27 Honky Tonk 2:30

28 Trumpet Introduction :06

29 Can Can Dance 1:38

30 Skip to My Buffalo 1:22

31 Another Another Can Can 1:38

32 Trumpet Overdubs :17

33 Musical Hit :05

34 Second Musical Hit :10 

DISC 2 [53:15]

THE BARON OF ARIZONA (1950) [31:45]

Music composed by Paul Dunlap

1 Main Title 2:11

2 The Monument :42

3 Young Sofia :49

4 Dignity :44

5 M-28 :24

6 Unscrupulous Deeds :56

7 Monastery :48

8 Erasure 1:01

9 To the Biblioteca :51

10 Assigned :11

11 Brother Anthony’s Escape :35

12 Crash :45

13 Gypsy Camp 1:10

14 Rita’s Pleas :36

15 Outdoor Party 1:47

16 Reavis and the Marquesa 2:26

17 Reunited :35

18 Phoenix 1:14

19 Claim :50

20 Bomb :37

21 Distressed Landowners 1:04

22 Forlorn 1:34

23 Trial, Pt. 1 :35

24 Trial, Pt. 2 :53

25 Forced Confession :17

26 Pepito’s Claim 1:42

27 Reavis Decides 1:30

28 Townsfolk 1:12

29 Suspense :11

30 Lynching 1:45

31 The End 1:53

LAST OF THE WILD HORSES (1948) [16:58]

Music composed by Albert Glasser

32 Main Title 1:14

33 Chase 1:49

34 The Scenic Shot 1:16

35 The Ranch 3:33

36 The Riders Scene 1:20

37 Riley Strangles Cooper 1:47

38 Jane Discovers Dead Father 1:58

39 Big Horse Chase 1:15

40 Canyon Dreams 2:47

The Baron of Arizona Bonus Tracks! [4:32]

41 M-37 :48

42 Outdoor Party (alternate take) 1:03

43 M-34 2:14

44 M-32 :04

45 M-39 :05

46 M-9 :16