1974 Soundtrack – The Day Of The Locust

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The Day Of The Locust is an American satirical historical drama film directed by John Schlesinger and starring Donald Sutherland, Karen Black, William Atherton, Burgess Meredith, Richard Dysart, John Hillerman and Geraldine Page. Set in Hollywood, California, just before World War II, the film depicts the alienation and desperation of a disparate group of individuals whose dreams of success fail to come true. The screenplay by Waldo Salt is based on the 1939 novel of the same title by Nathanael West. The soundtrack was composed by John Barry.

Tracks

1  Theme From The Day Of The Locust (John Barry) 01:41
2  The Story Teller (John Barry) 01:14
3  The Flying Carpet (John Barry) 01:49
4  A Picture Of Love (John Barry) 03:04
5  Waterloo Sketches (John Barry) 00:56
6  No Love Have I (John Barry) 01:01
7  Rodwy Rumba (John Barry) 02:43
8  Soft Shoe Salesman (John Barry) 03:06
9  The Garden Of The Locust / Lovers In The Valley (John Barry) 02:53
10  Fire And Passion (John Barry) 02:18
11  A Natural Clown / The Death Of A Clown (John Barry) 01:02
12  The Hungry Tart (John Barry) 01:11
13  Fashion And Fantasy (John Barry) 01:20
14  Pictures From The Past (John Barry) 01:17
15  Unexpected Reunion (John Barry) 01:39
16  Lonely Lover (Film Version) (John Barry) 00:45
17  The Day Of The Locust (John Barry) 04:23
18  Theme From The Day Of The Locust / Finale (John Barry) 01:43
19  Who Needs Stars (John Barry; Don Black) 01:33
20  The Garden Of The Locust (Shorter Version) (John Barry) 01:56
21  Soft Shoes Salesman (Album Version) (John Barry) 02:42
22  Fire And Passion (John Barry) 02:19
23  A Natural Clown (Reduced Orchestration) (John Barry) 00:33
24  The Hungry Tart (Shorter Version) (John Barry) 01:01
25  Lonely Lover (Violin Version) (John Barry) 00:33
26  Lonely Lover (Woodwind Version) (John Barry) 00:36
27  Last Year’s Dreams (John Barry; Don Black) 01:32
28  Like Old Times (John Barry; Don Black) 01:37
29  Jeepers Creepers (Johnny Mercer; Harold Arlen) 02:41
30  Isn’t It Romantic (Lorenz Hart; Richard Rodgers) 01:43
31  I Wished On The Moon (Dorothy Parker; Ralph Rainger) 02:34
32  Jeepers Creepers (Johnny Mercer; Harold Arlen) 00:59
33  Hot Voodoo (Ralph Rainger; Sam Coslow) 01:56
34  I’m Feeling High (Burton Lane; Ralph Freed) 01:02
35  Who’s Your Little Who-zis! (Al Goering; Ben Bernie; Walter Hirsch) 01:46
36  Sing You Sinners (Sam Coslow; Frank Harling) 02:45
37  Paramount On Parade / The Invaders (From The Vagabond King) / June In January / Columbia The Gem Of The Ocean (Leo Robin; Ralph Rainger; Elsie Janis; Jack King; Victor Young) 02:37
38  Oh How I Love Jesus (Traditional) 01:59
39  There Is Power In The Blood (Lewis E Jones) 03:39
40  Deck The Halls (Traditional) 00:42
41  Minuet From Quintet In E (Boccherini) (Luigi Boccherini) 01:03
42  In An Eighteenth Century Drawing Room (Jack Lawrence; Raymond Scott) 02:40
43  Radio Show – Soap 01:57

Musicians

GuitarLaurindo Almeida
GuitarMike Anthony
GuitarTommy Tedesco
KeyboardsJohn Berkman
KeyboardsMike Wofford
KeyboardsRalph Grierson
OrganJohn Berkman
OrganRay Sherman
PianoMartha Gustetto
PianoMike Lang
PianoRay Sherman
PianoSharon Davis
BagpipesDaniel Hood
BagpipesHoward Fraser
BagpipesHugh Jamieson
BassoonJoanne Caldwell McNabb
BassoonNorman Herzberg
BassoonRay Nowlin
FluteDavid Shostac
FluteLouise Di Tullio
French HornAlan Robinson
French HornGale Robinson
French HornJames Decker
French HornJim Atkinson
French HornMarilyn Robinson
French HornRay Wagner
French HornRobert E Henderson
French HornTodd Miller
HornDon Waldrop
HornJohn F Ellis
HornNorman Benno
OboeJohn F Ellis
OboeNorman Benno
TromboneAlphonse Maebe
TromboneDick Nash
TromboneHoyt Bohannon
TromboneJames Henderson
TromboneJoe Howard
TromboneTommy Shepard
TromboneWilliam Broughton
TrumpetCappy Lewis
TrumpetChase Craig
TrumpetDonald Stolz
TrumpetGraham Young
TrumpetJohn Coan
TrumpetMalcolm McNab
TrumpetManuel Stevens
TrumpetSidney Lazar
TrumpetTony Terran
TubaDon Waldrop
VibraphoneFrank Flynn
PercussionRobert Zimmitti
PercussionHubert Anderson
PercussionHubert Guterson
PercussionJoe Porcaro
PercussionJohn Cyr
PercussionWilliam Gustetto

Other Musicians

19 Who Needs Stars

VocalsNick Lucas


27 Last Year’s Dreams

VocalsNick Lucas


28 Like Old Times

VocalsNick Lucas


29 Jeepers Creepers

PerformerLouis Armstrong & Orchestra


30 Isn’t It Romantic

VocalsMichael Dees


31 I Wished On The Moon

VocalsNick Lucas


32 Jeepers Creepers

VocalsNick Lucas


33 Hot Voodoo

VocalsPaul Jabara


36 Sing You Sinners

VocalsPamela Myers

Strings

Bass – Ed Gilbert, Milton Kestenbaum, Morty Corb, Peter Mercurio, Richard Feves
Cello – Christine Ermacoff, David Filerman, David Speltz, Joseph Ditullio, Margaret Aue, Raphael Kramer, Ray Kelley, Victor Sazer
Harp – Catherine Gotthoffer
Viola – Abraham Weiss, Allan Harshman, David Schwartz, Harry Rumpler, Leon Fleitman, Linn Subotnick, Myra Kestenbaum, Norman Forrest, Pamela Goldsmith, Sven Reher, Virginia Majewski
Violin – Albert Steinberg, Bonnie Douglas, Davida Jackson, Harold Ayres, Harry Bluestone, Hyman Goodman, Isabelle Daskoff, Israel Baker, Jack Pepper, Jacob Krachmalnick, James Getzoff, Joseph Schoenbrun, Lou Raderman, Marcia Van Dyke, Nathan Kaproff, Paul Shure, Ralph Schaeffer, Ralph Silverman, Sally Raderman, Sidney Sharp, William Hymanson

Liner Notes

Producer – Tom Mack
Producer (Executive) – Douglass Fake, Lukas Kendall, Roger Feigelson
Arranged By – John Barry (Tracks 31, 32, 34-42)
Arranged By – Pete King (Tracks 30, 33)
Conductor – John Barry (Tracks 31, 32, 34-42)
Conductor – Pete King (Tracks 30, 33)
Coordinator – Frank K. DeWald, Eric Ybanez
Engineer (Recording) – John Norman (Tracks 1-7, 9-15, 17-43)
Engineer (Recording) – John Richards (Tracks 8, 16)
Mastered By – Doug Schwartz
Orchestrated By – John Barry, Clarence Carpenter, Pete King
Remix – Michael J McDonald

Art Direction – Joe Sikoryak
Artwork – Byrd

Designed At designWELL
Mastered At Decca Studios
Recorded At Glen Glenn Sound
Recorded At Paramount Scoring Stage
Recorded At The Music Centre, Wembley
Remixed At Private Island Trax
Phonographic Copyright Long Road Productions
Copyright Long Road Productions