1983 Soundtrack – The Right Stuff
The Right Stuff is a 1983 American epic historical drama film written and directed by Philip Kaufman. It was adapted from Tom Wolfe’s best-selling 1979 book of the same name about the Navy, Marine and Air Force test pilots who were involved in aeronautical research at Edwards Air Force Base, California, as well as the Mercury Seven, the seven military pilots who were selected to be the astronauts for Project Mercury, the first human spaceflight by the United States. The film was written and directed by Philip Kaufman and stars Ed Harris, Scott Glenn, Sam Shepard, Fred Ward, Dennis Quaid and Barbara Hershey. Levon Helm narrates, and plays Air Force test pilot Jack Ridley.
Although an album mix had been prepared by Bill Conti in 1983, the soundtrack album release was cancelled following the film’s disappointing box office. In 1986, Conti conducted a re-recording of selections from the score and from his music for North and South, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and released by Varèse Sarabande. The original soundtrack was released by Varèse Sarabande on September 20, 2013, prepared from the 1983 album mix (as the original masters of the complete score were lost)
Tracks
1 Breaking the Sound Barrier (Bill Conti) 04:46
2 Mach I (Bill Conti) 01:22
3 Training Hard, Russian Moon (Bill Conti) 02:17
4 Tango (Bill Conti) 02:20
5 Mach II (Bill Conti) 01:57
6 The Eyes of Texas are upon you, The Yellow Rose of Texas, Dixie (Bill Conti) 02:50
7 Yeager and the F104 (Bill Conti) 02:25
8 Light this Candle (Bill Conti) 02:45
9 Glenn’s Flight (Bill Conti) 05:07
10 Daybreak in Space (Bill Conti) 02:47
11 Yeager’s Triumph (Bill Conti) 05:39
12 The Right Stuff (Bill Conti) 03:11
Media
Musicians
| Bass | Arni Egilsson |
| Bass | Buell Neidlinger |
| Bass | Chuck Domanico |
| Bass | Edward Meares |
| Bass | Milton Kerstenbaum |
| Bass | Peter Mercurio |
| Bass | Ray Siegel |
| Bass | Robert Stone |
| Bass | Scott Harper |
| Bass | Steve Edelman |
| Bass | Susan Ranney |
| Drums / Percussion | Robert Zimmitti |
| Drums / Percussion | Daniel Greco |
| Drums / Percussion | Emil Radocchia |
| Drums / Percussion | Lee Goodall |
| Drums / Percussion | Joe Porcaro |
| Drums / Percussion | Ken Watson |
| Drums / Percussion | Larry Bunker |
| Drums / Percussion | Paul Goldfield |
| Drums / Percussion | Peter Limonick |
| Drums / Percussion | Steve Schaeffer |
| Guitar / Mandolin | Albert Lee |
| Guitar / Mandolin | David Lindley |
| Guitar / Mandolin | Dennis Budimir |
| Guitar / Mandolin | John Bilezikjian |
| Guitar / Mandolin | John Humphrey |
| Guitar / Mandolin | Red Rhodes |
| Guitar / Mandolin | Thumbs Carllile |
| Guitar / Mandolin | Tim May |
| Guitar / Mandolin | Tommy Tedesco |
| Guitar / Mandolin | Emanuel Sheynkman |
| Piano / Keyboards | Chet Swiatkowski |
| Piano / Keyboards | Garth Hudson |
| Piano / Keyboards | Ian Underwood |
| Piano / Keyboards | John Berkman |
| Piano / Keyboards | Lincoln Mayorga |
| Piano / Keyboards | Michael Boddicker |
| Piano / Keyboards | Mike Lang |
| Piano / Keyboards | Mike Melvoin |
| Piano / Keyboards | Peter Robinson |
| Piano / Keyboards | Ralph Grierson |
| Bassoon | Dave Riddles |
| Bassoon | Dan Christlieb |
| Bassoon | Michael O’Donovan |
| Bassoon | Norman Herzberg |
| Flute | Geraldine Rotella |
| Flute | Jim Walker |
| Flute | Louise DiTullio |
| Flute | Sara Weisz |
| Flute | Sheridon Stokes |
| Flute | Susan Greenberg |
| French Horn | Arthur Maebe |
| French Horn | David Duke |
| French Horn | Gale Robinson |
| French Horn | Henry Sigismonti |
| French Horn | Richard Perissi |
| French Horn | Vince DeRosa |
| Oboe | Arnold Koblentz |
| Oboe | Barbara Northcutt |
| Oboe | Kathleen Robinson |
| Oboe | Robert Cowart |
| Sax / Clarinet | Andy Kostelas |
| Sax / Clarinet | Barbara Northcutt |
| Sax / Clarinet | Charles Boito |
| Sax / Clarinet | Dominick Fera |
| Sax / Clarinet | Ernie Watts |
| Sax / Clarinet | Gary Gray |
| Sax / Clarinet | Gene Cipriano |
| Sax / Clarinet | Jim Kanter |
| Sax / Clarinet | John Lowe |
| Sax / Clarinet | John Winter |
| Sax / Clarinet | Julian Spear |
| Sax / Clarinet | Nancy Loe |
| Sax / Clarinet | Paul Castillo |
| Sax / Clarinet | Ralph Williams |
| Sax / Clarinet | Ronny Lang |
| Sax / Clarinet | Roy D’Antonio |
| Sax / Clarinet | Tom Boyd |
| Sax / Clarinet | Victor Morosco |
| Sax / Clarinet | William Criss |
| Trombone | Charlie Loper |
| Trombone | Chauncey Welsch |
| Trombone | Dick Nash |
| Trombone | George Roberts |
| Trombone | Lew McCreary |
| Trombone | Lloyd Ulyate |
| Trombone | Loren Marsteller |
| Trombone | Tommy Shepard |
| Trumpet | Bobby Findley |
| Trumpet | Graham Young |
| Trumpet | Malcolm McNab |
| Trumpet | Nelson Hatt |
| Trumpet | Rick Baptiste |
| Trumpet | Robert Divall |
| Trumpet | Thomas Stevens |
| Trumpet | Tony Terran |
| Trumpet | Warren Luening |
Strings
Cello – Armand Kaproff, Barry Gold, David Speltz, Dennis Karmazyn, Earl Madison, Jerome Kessler, Judy Perett, Marie Fera, Mary Lane, Nils Oliver, Paula Hochhalter, Robert Adcock, Ron Leonard, Ronald Cooper
Harp – Catherine Gotthoffer, Dorothy Remsen, Gayle Levant, Katie Kirkpatrick
Viola – Allan Harshman, Barbara Thomason, Carole Mukogawa, David Schwartz, Denyse Buffum, Gail Earn, Joel Soultanian, Joseph Reilich, Leonard Selic, Linda Lipsett, Linn Subotnick, Michael Nowak, Milton Thomas, Myra Kestenbaum, Pamela Goldsmith, Robert Ostrowski, Roland Kato
Violin – Alexander Horvath, Alfred Breuning, Anatol Kaminsky, Arkady Shindelman, Arnold Belnick, Bonnie Douglas, Brian Leonard, Clayton Haslop, Connie Kupka, Connie Meyer, Daniel Shindaryov, David Frisina, Dixie Blackstone, Dorothy Wade, Endre Granat, Franklyn D’Antonio, George Kast, Harold Wolf, Harris Goldman, Harry Bluestone, Henry Ferber, Jackie Brand, James Getzoff, Joy Lyle, Leslie Brown, Mari Botnick, Mari Tsumura, Mary Lundquist, Miwako Watanabe, Nathan Ross, Norman Carr, Oscar Chausow, Pam Gates, Paul Shure, Polly Sweeney, Rima Rudina, Ron Clark, Ronald Folsom, Sid Page, Sidney Sharp, Stuart Canin, Tibor Zelig, Vicky Sylvester
Liner Notes
Producer – Bill Conti
Producer (Executive) – Robert Townson
Conductor – Bill Conti
Edited By – Stephen Hope
Mastered By – Erick Labson
Mixed By – Dan Wallin
Orchestra – The Hollywood Studio Symphony
Orchestrated By – Angela Morley, Loree Myers, Richard Hazard
Artwork – Tom Jung
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