The Sons Of Katie Elder | Soundtrack Suite (Elmer Bernstein)

Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1965). Composed and Conducted by Elmer Bernstein.

Please note that the rights belong to the individual copyright holders.

Get the Soundtrack:
Get the Movie:

Music Awards:
- None

Playlist:
00:00 Prelude
01:54 Hasting Manufactory
02:49 Katie's Graveside Burial
03:18 Rebuked
04:38 Katie's Rocker
05:19 Hasting's Ranch
06:52 Strange Procession
07:58 The Elders Fight
08:55 Trouble Coming
09:27 Driving The Herd
11:53 Real Trouble
13:07 Brotherly Love
13:44 Finale

Source:
La-La Land Records LLLCD 1421

More Information:

This site contains affiliate links. If a purchase is being made through them, a commission (at no additional cost) could be made. Thanks for your support in this way!

[IPMSOC]

Hard not to love a John Wayne movie with a great Elmer Bernstein soundtrack.

[TheVid]

The incomparable Elmer Bernstein! Jazz, symphonic or ensemble- he could handle it all - and with a rare gift for melody!

[eeddieedwards]

Another amazing score by the great Elmer Bernstein! He's one of my top favorite film composers which also includes John Williams, Bernard Herrmann and Jerry Goldsmith. Thanks for posting this memorable soundtrack suite!

[morlock]

Elmer Berstein had a way with westerns. He fully bought into Copeland's ideas and we are all richer for it. Thanks Fred!

Oh...





And the cat went "Fiddle-I-Fee".

[pepaw]

Excellent!!! One of my favorites...but then again, EVERY John Wayne movie is my favorite!

[PaminaStormborn]

One of my favourites forever! Thank you for posting it!

[SoundtrackFred]

“The Sons Of Katie Elder” (1965) is a well known example of the later classic Hollywood westerns, starring John Wayne, Dean Martin, James Gregory and George Kennedy. 
The four Sons of Katie elder return for their Mother's funeral and decide to get their ranch back from the town's gunsmith, who won it from their father in a card game, after which he was murdered… 
Very enjoyable and considered to be one of the last westerns of the golden(er) years, the acting and the directing by Henry Hathaway take you to a lovely experience. 
Fun also, is the music by Hollywood’s man for westerns (during the 60s and 70s), Elmer Bernstein, who provided an all in all lively and exciting score, as we know and love ‘em. Enjoy!

[TheStockwell]

A truly wonderful and typical Bernstein score. It has the classic 1960s "epic" film sound which it, of course, Bernstein practically invented and defined.

Best wishes from Vermont 🍁

[franciscoqme]

I saw the film again the last friday, and the next friday, today, I hear again the soundtrack.

[ronaldrose]

Elmer Bernstein was an excellent music composer. He also did the musical score for the 10 Commandments 😮. That was awesome music. 👍

[kgx]

Thanks a lot for sharing this beautiful score.

[WilderBarbasGrimião]

Hello, Fred! A marble angel for the tomb of Katie Elder, born in Ohio, undated... Since " The Magnificent Seven " Bernstein interrupted his jazzy/ small orchestra sound for a while, embarking on the " Copland/ Moross school " in a series of westerns that made him famous around the world. " Katie Elder is one of them, bringing almost the same time signature for strings as the 1960 film, the main melody with some changes and a catchy melodic second verse in the same structure with woodwinds and small " nods " to folklore Mexican. A formula that Bernstein himself admitted was " repetitive ", but pleasant and brings back good memories... Thanks and bye!!

[SteffiReitsch]

Elmer Bernstein, Jerry Goldsmith, Alfred Newman, Ennio Morricone, Jerome Moross -- Man, those guys could really compose some great music. Sadly, they're all gone now and we're unlikely to see talent like that again.

[miltonabbiati]

Thanks Fred❤
Great Elmer Bernstein🤠
In my opinion, Bernstein with John Wayne's films and not only him, has proven to be the last pillar of the classic western!
Research: The dialogues are never banal and full of sharp bickering, the performances of great depth and a very confident direction make this ensemble western a remarkable work.

[michaelquillen]

Elmer Bernstein. In 6th grade, I wanted to be a composer of film soundtracks, like him. When I was in college, as a music major, I found that I was a better trombonist and arranger than I was a composer. OK, I could live with that. Years later, I wrote a rhapsody for symphonic band with a western sound to it. One of my colleagues said (and I don't believe it was meant as a compliment), "That sounds like a piece from a John Wayne movie." I was totally pleased with his remark!

[Curlyhowardfan]

Gosh this takes me back to my freshman year of high school.

[spaceshipears]

Thank you to the T3PO show for recommending this

[gerardoduqueavila]

Vi esta pelicula en estreno premier en el cine ENCANTO en el verano de 1965, y me gusto la musica, hasta que años mas tarde consegui un disco LP Australiano, porque la edicion americana ya estaba descontinuada y fuera de prensa. Esa es mi Historia respecto a esa musica, por mi muy estimada. Recuerdo la compañia disquera que me lo consiguio: SOUNDTRACK ALBUM RETAILERS de Quarryville, Pensylvania EUA.

[chuyhighman]

🗣"I saw this movie at the drive-in with my parents 🎭!!"

[craigroiosr]

Great soundtrack, great movie, but it had the most clueless sheriff.