In Cold Blood (soundtrack)
In Cold Blood is a 1967 film score for the film In Cold Blood, composed, arranged and conducted by Quincy Jones. The soundtrack album was released on the Colgems label in 1967.[1][2]
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | 1967 | |||
Recorded | 1967 at RCA Victor's Music Center Of The World | |||
Genre | Film score | |||
Length | 31:41 | |||
Label | Colgems COM/COS 107 | |||
Producer | Neely Plumb | |||
Quincy Jones chronology | ||||
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Truman Capote lobbied unsuccessfully to have Jones removed from the film. According to Jones, Capote called director Richard Brooks and said "Richard, I don't understand why you've got a Negro doing the music for a film with no people of color in it.' And Richard Brooks said, 'Fuck you, he's doing the music".[3] Capote later apologized to Jones.
The Vinyl Factory said "The opening title track, with its galloping drums and corrosive strings, lets you know you are entering a bleak musical terrain. "Perry's Theme", which begins with a beatific Spanish guitar, mutates into something terrifying, as strings rise and fall ominously. With its harrowing organ blasts, "Murder Scene" is a haunting aural crime photo. At the time, this menacing soundtrack was considered a convention breaker not only for Jones, but also for black composers in Hollywood".[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Quincy Jones
- "In Cold Blood" − 2:48
- "Clutter Family Theme" − 2:03
- "Hangin' Paper" − 2:10
- "Down Clutter's Lane" − 2:43
- "Seduction" − 2:35
- "Perry's Theme" − 3:20
- "Lonely Bottles" − 2:34
- "No Witnesses" − 2:13
- "I'll Have to Kill You" − 2:25
- "Nina" (Lyrics by Gil Bernal) − 3:56
- "Murder Scene" − 2:02
- "The Corner" − 2:52
Personnel
- Unidentified orchestra arranged and conducted by Quincy Jones
- Orchestrated by Jack Hayes and Leo Shuken[5]
- Gil Bernal − vocals (track 10)
References
- Soundtrack Collector: album entry accessed January 17, 2018
- Edwards, D & Callahan, M. Colgems Album Discography, accessed January 17, 2018
- "Quincy Jones Has a Story About That". GQ. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- 10 definitive Quincy Jones soundtracks from the '60s and '70s, The Vinyl Factory, accessed January 17, 2018
- "The Film Music Society". www.filmmusicsociety.org. Retrieved 2020-08-06.