In Cold Blood (soundtrack)
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| Released | 1967 | |||
| Recorded | 1967 at RCA Victor's Music Center of the World | |||
| Genre | Film score | |||
| Length | 31:41 | |||
| Label | Colgems COM/COS 107 | |||
| Producer | Neely Plumb | |||
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In Cold Blood is a 1967 film score for the film In Cold Blood, composed, arranged and conducted by Quincy Jones. The soundtrack album was released on the Colgems label in 1967.[1][2]
Truman Capote lobbied unsuccessfully to have Jones removed from the film. According to Jones, Capote called director Richard Brooks and said "Richard, I don't understand why you've got a Negro doing the music for a film with no people of color in it.' And Richard Brooks said, 'Fuck you, he's doing the music".[3] Capote later apologized to Jones.
The Vinyl Factory said "The opening title track, with its galloping drums and corrosive strings, lets you know you are entering a bleak musical terrain. "Perry's Theme", which begins with a beatific Spanish guitar, mutates into something terrifying, as strings rise and fall ominously. With its harrowing organ blasts, "Murder Scene" is a haunting aural crime photo. At the time, this menacing soundtrack was considered a convention breaker not only for Jones, but also for black composers in Hollywood".[4]
Track listing[edit]
All compositions by Quincy Jones
- "In Cold Blood" – 2:48
- "Clutter Family Theme" – 2:03
- "Hangin' Paper" – 2:10
- "Down Clutter's Lane" – 2:43
- "Seduction" – 2:35
- "Perry's Theme" – 3:20
- "Lonely Bottles" – 2:34
- "No Witnesses" – 2:13
- "I'll Have to Kill You" – 2:25
- "Nina" (Lyrics by Gil Bernal) – 3:56
- "Murder Scene" – 2:02
- "The Corner" – 2:52
Personnel[edit]
- Orchestra arranged and conducted by Quincy Jones
- Gil Bernal − vocals (track 10)
- Buddy Childers − trumpet[5]
- Frank Rosolino − trombone[6]
- Dave Grusin − clavinet[7]
- Gene Cipriano, Bud Shank, William Green − woodwinds[8]
- Howard Roberts − guitar[9]
- Ray Brown, Andy Simpkins − bass[10]
- Carol Kaye − electric bass[11]
- Shelly Manne, Earl Palmer − drums[12]
- Don Elliott, Emil Richards − percussion[13]
References[edit]
- ^ Soundtrack Collector: album entry accessed January 17, 2018
- ^ Edwards, D & Callahan, M. Colgems Album Discography, accessed January 17, 2018
- ^ "Quincy Jones Has a Story About That". GQ. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
- ^ 10 definitive Quincy Jones soundtracks from the '60s and '70s, The Vinyl Factory, accessed January 17, 2018
- ^ "In Cold Blood". Library of Congress.
- ^ "In Cold Blood". Library of Congress.
- ^ "In Cold Blood". Library of Congress.
- ^ "In Cold Blood". Library of Congress.
- ^ "In Cold Blood". Library of Congress.
- ^ "In Cold Blood". Library of Congress.
- ^ "In Cold Blood". Library of Congress.
- ^ "In Cold Blood". Library of Congress.
- ^ "In Cold Blood". Library of Congress.