Big Country / How The West Was Won / O.S.T. Big Country / How The West Was Won / O.S.T. CD

UK release. Jasmine Records have released a few soundtracks of late and this next instalment covers the two epic westerns - The Big Country and How The West Was Won. First up is Jerome Moss' Oscar nominated soundtrack for The Big Country. A sprawling high budget western adventure produced and directed by William Wyler. Starring Gregory Peck, Charlton Heston, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Charles Bickford and Burl Ives, the film was a major box office hit yet the soundtrack never charted. The second soundtrack on this collection is Alfred Newman and Ken Darby's How The West Was Won was an equally high budget and sprawling western starring James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Carroll Baker, Debbie Reynolds, John Wayne and Gregory Peck and did chart peaking at #4 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart. The film itself was also a big success being nominated for eight Academy Awards and eventually winning three.

1. The Big Country 2. The Welcoming 3. Old Thunder 4. MckayÆs Triumph 5. The Waltz 6. The Old House 7. Big Muddy 8. The War Party Gathers 9. Mckay In Blanco Canyon 10. The Death Of Buck Hannery 11. The Stalking 12. The Big Country 13. Overture 14. IÆm Bound For The Promised Land 15. Shenandoah - The Ken Darby Singers 16. The Ox Driver - Dave Guard ; The Whiskey Hill Singers 17. IÆm Bound For The Promised Land - With The Ken Darby Singers 18. How The West Was Won 19. Bereavement And Fulfilment 20. The River Pirates 21. Home In The Meadow û Debbie Reynolds 22. Cleve And The Mule 23. Raise A Ruckus Tonight û Debbie Reynolds With The Ken Darby Singers 24. The Marriage Proposal 25. Cheyennes 26. HeÆs LinusÆ Boy - With The Ken Darby Singers 27. Climb A Higher Hill 28. What Was Your Name In The States? û Debbie Reynolds 29. Come Share My Life û Ken Darby Singers 30. No Goodbye 31. How The West Was Won - With The Ken Darby Singers