The Hallelujah Trail | Soundtrack Suite (Elmer Bernstein)

Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1965). Composed and Conducted by Elmer Bernstein, Lyrics by Ernie Sheldon.

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Playlist:
00:00 Hallelujah Trail (Orchestra & Chorus)
02:30 The Bath (Damaged)
03:33 The Battle Of Whiskey Hills
05:08 Denver Free Militia (Orchestra & Chorus)
06:30 Whiskey, Love And Temperance
08:19 Stand Up, We'll March To Denver (Orchestra & Chorus)
09:05 Which Way Did They Go? (adapted by Fred Steiner)
11:31 Overture

Source:
Varese Masters Film Music SRS 2018

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[SoundtrackFred]

About a week ago, on April the 4th the legendary Elmer Bernstein would have turned 100 years old. To celebrate that anniversary, we will take a listen to one of his best-known scores and one of the finest achievements of his collaboration with director John Sturges: "The Hallelujah Trail", from its release in 1965 to this day remains a fun western comedy with a great cast, such as the splendid leads by Burt Lancaster and Lee Remik and funny figures like Donald Pleasance as Oracle Jones. The movie is sheer fun, yet made with great love to detail. Same can be said about Bernstein's score. While it is comedic at parts and never too serious, we get themes and motifs for the great plains that are as honest as can be. While the original recordings (as heard in the movie) got irreparably damaged during the Northridge earthquake in 1994, the only cue that could be rescued was “The Bath”. The rest of the music you are hearing is Bernstein’s material as recorded for the commercial release at the time. While those recordings capture everything important, the film recordings had a lot more to offer (you would confirm watching the movie with an ear on the score), but that’s how it is, right? Thank you for everything, Elmer!

[neaklaus]

One of my favorite movies! The Score is wonderful!

[sebastiaoleite]

HOLYWOOD GOLDEN AGE !!!
ELMER BERNSTEIN GLORIOUS ANDAR IMORTAL !!! 😍👍😂

[dlfendel]

So remember seeing this when my family was on vacation in San Diego at a cinerama theater in Mission Valley!

[queenzelda]

Hallelujah, it's the Hallelujah Trail <3 one of my favourite and most beloved song/suite <3 thank you so much for uploading <3

[mytobytobster]

It took me yrs to track (no pun) down this music score! Thank you thank you.

[danielagallo]

Nice, like all soundtrack by Bernstein!

[rdm]

Thanks, love this score and one of my favorite movies! Appreciate your work on this and other suites!

[ericacat]

A favorite Western...Lee Remick is a "fine figure of a woman", and most memorable to me in this pic...As for whisky, I like the smokey, peaty Scottish kind

[sebastiaoleite]

WONDERFULL, WONDERFULL !!!
GLORY TO HOLLYWOOD !!!

[chrisj]

I can't guess how many times I've watched this movie. Everyone is so perfect in the parts! (Martin Landau as Walks-Stooped-Over and Donald Pleasance (before he gained so much weight!) as Oracle Jones are my favorites, closely followed by Lancaster and by Brian Keith as Frank Wallingham.) If you don't own the DVD, go online and get it out without delay!

[michaelquillen]

I always liked Mr. Bernstein's western soundtracks the best. However, I've never heard a soundtrack of his I didn't like. No wonder he was my favorite.

[falloutpropguy]

One of the best movies ever made the soundtrack to oh my god

[amandawhiteley]

Bernstein, such a great name in musical arts, we had

[luisalbertonietoduarte]

V15042022. Maestro Elmer Bernstein. Mejor Compositor de Estados Unidos.

[chicolofi]

A lot of Aaron Copland here. I like it.

[miltonabbiati]

Molto bello e divertente Fred.🤠
Bravo per la scelta e per celebrare un secolo di Elmer Bernstein!👏🏼
Da ricordare il sodalizio tra John Sturges e Bernstein!
In Italia, il titolo è tradotto giusto, "La carovana dell'alleluia".

Buona Pasqua a tutti!🥚😉

Happy Easter!🥚🐰

[EchoUnready]

Hallo Fred.
Ich mag diesen Film.
Normalerweise kommt der Track mit Chor erst nach der Overture im Opening des Films, oder irre ich mich da.
Aber dieser Chor ist einfach fantastisch.
Bei der Aufnahme wäre ich gerne dabei gewesen.
Aber hier hört man von wem John Williams gelernt hat.
Toll gemacht, Fred.
MfG Echo Unready

[luisalbertonietoduarte]

V15042022. Felices Pascuas de Semana Santa 2022.

[morlock]

Thanks Fred. This one is a lot of fun. I read somewhere that Bernstein had DATs of a lot of his scores. Should this be true, are these the rereleases or something else entirely? Either way, lots of fun!