John Wayne. A simple timeless description of a real man , real hero , real authentic American. Thanks duke.
@horacefeathers7 жыл бұрын
Props to Ed Ames' robust vocal performance and to that instantly recognizable deep low bass in the background, Thurl Ravenscroft of Tony the Tiger fame.
@rayssonation9 жыл бұрын
From a previous comment: John Wayne insisted on getting the best film composers for his films ranging from the Dimitri Tiomkin to Elmer Bernstein, Jerry Goldsmith, Miklos Rozsa to John Williams for bringing some of the greatest film scores composed for cinema when most of John Wayne's movies were mostly Westerns and War pictures.
@TempestPT5 жыл бұрын
My grandfather instilled in me the love for the old Westerns, and this one was one of his favorites... that old VHS tape ran for hours on end. This Suite brings back sweet child memories. Thanks @Soundtrack Fred
@stuartpattison15764 жыл бұрын
Brilliant music. It is astonishing Kirk is still here, The Duke long gone, but when you watch his movies it seems he has never gone.
@randallschmidt71368 жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite Duke movies & i totally love the soundtrack! brings back good memories of the cinema! The Polo Player
@scottuehlinger78875 жыл бұрын
What a Catchy Tune! Love it! Tiomkin is of course, Outstanding as usual.....the Golden Age of Cinema Soundtracks...
@5809AUJG10 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU!!!! Another great score by the marvelous Dimitri Tiomkin!!!!! Oooohh..I'm going straight to find it and get it!!! Wonderful, Frederik!!! Hugs to you forever!!!
@jslasher17 жыл бұрын
One of Tiomkin's forgotten scores, composed toward the end of his Hollywood career.
@yaffayafo825 жыл бұрын
dude, The Big Sky, Friendly Persuasion and Guns of Navarone, rock, hey!
@francescawarnerforbes29578 жыл бұрын
first john Wayne movie I saw when I arrived in states nearly 50 years ago like this score and movie
@ericseal86703 жыл бұрын
Great soundtrack!! Good vocals in the theme song. Thanks for posting.
@MikeBurgerPunish69th10 жыл бұрын
Another great job Fred, loved that movie and the soundtrack, :)
@SoundtrackFred10 жыл бұрын
great to hear from you mike and that you like this classic! :-) Fred
@Hard_Boiled_Entertainment8 жыл бұрын
Funny thing is, this film is perhaps the closest we ever got to seeing John Wayne do a Spaghetti Western. And the score sounds rather, well, Disney-esque in its lively playfulness.
@brianboisguilbert69857 жыл бұрын
I think BIG JAKE was a Spaghetti Western in story line as well, the opening scenes were especially darker, men died more violently, even if it was off camera.
@Bluemax19458 жыл бұрын
Best thing about the film, the catchy theme music.
@johna57078 жыл бұрын
Thank you Fred, great soundtrack!
@DouglasMontgomery-zr1fq7 ай бұрын
One of the best film scores ever matches all the action
@rjmcallister18884 жыл бұрын
1967: One of those 'meat and potatoes' Westerns John Wayne & Co. cranked out with regularity in the 60's and early 70's; this one for Universal. Wayne's Batjac production company could afford top-notch composers; Tiomkin and Washington cranked out one for this one, and Ed Ames, who was hot both on TV (Mingo on "Daniel Boone") and on records ("My Cup Runneth Over") was a great choice to handle the vocal.
@victorsigalov28226 жыл бұрын
FRED: MAGNFICO SOUNDTRACK. BELLAS MELODIAS Y ARREGLO ORQUESTAL. MUY BUENO!!!...
@robertszvetics21010 жыл бұрын
DUKE WAYNEs WESTERN SOUNDTRACKS WERE THE BEST
@yaffayafo825 жыл бұрын
Like Max Steiner's The Searchers, yes?!
@robertszvetics21010 жыл бұрын
dimitri tiomkin and emler bernstein were the best the duke ownes them a big thanks
@garyball15872 жыл бұрын
I love the music
@user-xn9bj7rk8j8 жыл бұрын
Dmitry Zinovievitch Tiomkin, from Russia, became the greatest western composer.
@brianboisguilbert69857 жыл бұрын
Gotta disagree, though I deeply admire Tiomkin and his music, Elmer Bernstein gives him plenty of competition for that title.
@josephvitielo16933 ай бұрын
Don't forget Jerome Morross
@janetball46863 жыл бұрын
The best film and song
@charlestimberlake5522 Жыл бұрын
Have never made it through this movie, as it always seemed that the armored wagon could have been stopped by somebody hiding in the rocks and using a rifle to kill the horses pulling it.
@notaire26 жыл бұрын
Best Western!
@robertcorbell100610 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite westerns ever! Anyone else notice the Comanches speak Spanish to the white guys in this while using their language among themselves?
@chrisj25395 жыл бұрын
That makes sense, because most Comanches could speak Spanish, and most Texans picked up at least a working comprehension of it.
@rjmcallister18884 жыл бұрын
You'll find that in a number of Wayne films; something he picked up from his days with John Ford.
@robertcorbell10064 жыл бұрын
Yes to both. It's a little factually correct aspect that you don't find in many classic westerns. Same with actual Chinese actresses speaking in their native Cantonese, as most Chinese-Americans with generational roots came from Guangdong, as is evident in Chinese-American food (buffet fodder as opposed to legit Chinatown food). It's good to see western films with the authenticity of history.
@DressedForDrowning4 жыл бұрын
The best westerns have music by Dimitri Tiomkin and one of these Actors: Wayne, Mitchum, Eastwood or Douglas. Further suggestions? Maybe a director such as Howard Hawks.
@jonimichalski696 жыл бұрын
The Last Great Star of This FilmStill living Is Kirk Douglas and Some day He will be With John Wayne Again And others because Up In Heaven were all stars
@robertszvetics21010 жыл бұрын
SADDLE UP PILLGRIMS YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
@mr.quinnsextras17536 жыл бұрын
The first 50 seconds sound like Tiomkin's score to ''The Alamo''.
@kevindavies21148 жыл бұрын
stirring soudtrack
@garyball15872 жыл бұрын
What was the score of the music when they were trying to blow up that bridge
@garyball15872 жыл бұрын
TNT is explosive
@tayga552 ай бұрын
dimitri Tomkin.. Legendary Ukrainian..
@robertszvetics21010 жыл бұрын
Wish the dummies at universal would of had this on the new bluray of the war wagon instead of the old mono audio funny Clint Eastwoods westerns have all been remastered in 5,1 audio
@rayssonation9 жыл бұрын
I don't know if THE WAR WAGON is available on DVD.....but I do have a copy of this on VHS from MCA Home Video from the 80's
@ronaldwallace74598 жыл бұрын
+robert szvetics One of the problems with re-mastering a movie is that the music stems might not match the actual film. Eastwood's movies, for the most part, probably have separate tracks, synced to the film. When they did The Magnificent Seven, the available music tracks had been combined with the effect tracks and only the theme could be presented in stereo.
@christinehughes44108 жыл бұрын
was available at one time.
@elliottschertzer8764 жыл бұрын
I won’t be anal like some here , but Fred I appreciate you for posting this.
@vincentwilson767910 жыл бұрын
Am I right in thinking this is a re recording and not the original soundtrack
@SoundtrackFred10 жыл бұрын
hello there! this is the original soundtrack, conducted by tiomkin himself, as heard and recorded for the movie. as far as i know a re-recording of that score does not exists. all the best! :-) Fred
@robertszvetics21010 жыл бұрын
i dont know the film soundtrack was in mono but it sounds great
@robertszvetics21010 жыл бұрын
Frederik Riesberg thanks for uploading this
@geoffroymazeau56619 жыл бұрын
vincent, you're definitely right, this is obviously a re recording of the original soundtrack; fred, you should listen carefully to the first minutes of the movie and you would certainly realize your mistake...
@SoundtrackFred9 жыл бұрын
Geoffroy Mazeau vincent wilson , Hey there you both! I don't want to tell any lies, here is what the soundtrack label said to this production, maybe it brings some light into the dark! Fred :-) "Intrada proudly offers complete score, newly mixed & mastered in full stereo from actual multi-track session masters stored in mint condition in Universal vaults. CD includes terrific opening "Ballad of The War Wagon", sung by Ed Ames. Happily, all "sweetener" elements also survived in perfect condition, allowing Intrada to remix all stereo chorus overdubs for main title, including additional harmonica & piano tracks! Tiomkin creates great main theme for armor-plated gold wagon, then fashions dynamic variations underlining preparations by Wayne & Douglas to destroy it along with villainous owner Bruce Cabot. Latter half of score features several incredible action set-pieces with Tiomkin in spectacular form as he nears end of composing career. Hearing it all in vivid stereo makes for an exciting listen!"