Five years before Star Wars, John Williams wrote this western score for Mark Rydell's film of the same name, starring John Wayne. The music sits in the American tradition of Aaron Copland: wide brass lines, march rhythms, and an overture that literally opened the film, already a rare habit in 1972. That overture went on to lead a life of its own as a concert piece and has been performed separately ever since, including in arrangements for wind band. It is one of the largest orchestral scores Williams wrote before his work with Steven Spielberg and George Lucas.
This edition is a 2-LP on gold vinyl, issued as an expanded 50th anniversary edition.
- 1 Overture2:34
- 2 Main Title - The Cowboys2:27
- 3 The Hands Quit1:44
- 4 The Boys1:05
- 5 Wil And Ann2:34
- 6 The Kids And Crazy Alice2:01
- 7 Graveyard0:46
- 8 Anybody That Tall1:12
- 9 Training Montage1:32
- 10 Long Hair And The Roundup2:26
- 11 Nightlinger's Tale1:47
- 12 To Belle Fourche1:46
- 13 The First Night1:56
- 14 Burning Daylight1:02
- 15 Learning The Ropes (Vivaldi - Concerto In D)1:17
- 16 Sour Mash2:03
- 17 Long Hair's Threat1:20
- 18 Mrs. Collingwood's Girls1:42
- 19 Entr'acte2:25
- 20 Afraid Of The Dark1:42
- 21 Charlie's Demise2:00
- 22 Charlie's Burial1:37
- 23 Long Hair Trails4:08
- 24 Long Hair And Dan1:29
- 25 Summer's Over1:51
- 26 Drums Of Manhood And The Execution5:56
- 27 Into The Trap2:18
- 28 The Battle1:27
- 29 End Title And End Cast2:23
- 30 Entr'acte (Segment)1:01
- 31 Nightlinger's Tale (Alternate)1:47
- 32 Long Hair's Threat (Alternate)1:26
- 33 The Execution (Alternate)4:21
- 34 Into The Trap (Alternate)2:17
- 35 End Title And End Cast (Alternate)2:21
- 36 Exit Music1:13
ArtistJohn Williams
Number of discs2
FormatLP
Vinyl colorGold
GenreSoundtrack
StylesFilm Score
EANEAN0888072407268
