Thank you...❤ I was an eight year old girl when my dad took me to see this. Something magical happened. I was transfixed, mesmerized, and completely obsessed with Western History. Now I'm 66 and it's still my obsession, and this movie is still my favorite. Can't listen to this soundtrack without getting chills and tears...❤
My big brother took me to see this in Panavision when I was a child. Like you the movie and music had a profound impact on my life. Still can't listen to the soundtrack without tears flowing. Alfred was a true genius.
Saw this film in Cinerama at the Casino, Old Compton St, London, in April 1963 with my Mum and brother. What a fantastic experience it was. We all loved it. A great film score,combining Alfred Newman's orginal music with traditional songs. Thanks for posting.
As an American fascinated with the Revolutionary period here in the US, I can't help but wonder how a Brit would react to this film. Hey, everyone loves cowboy and Indian westerns, but clearly those and this are fiction. But they are so deeply based on historic fact, how do you folks see this, what could have been your adventure too, had history changed in subtle ways?
My favorite tune begins at 16:30. Beautiful soundtrack. Seems like every major Hollywood star was in this movie. I'll never forget seeing it in Cinerama with my dad and brother in 1962. Another world back then.
One of my all time favorite movies. Brings back stories told by my grandmother who was born in South Dakota in 1897 along with other old timers who were born 1870's to 1890's of the area. Pity that movies are not longer made that way.
My Maternal Grandmother was born in the year 1894...and she remembers, the Old West..and every cowboy with a Winchester lever action 1892 model,...tucked into the saddle gun case. The stories she told of her father, and her uncles, and her own youth...spellbound me. May God rest her wonderful Soul...I love you, Grandma!
Thanks for posting this. How the West was Won was my favorite movie for years when I was a kid. I was 8 years old when it came out. I had the sound track and played it over and over and over.
wwwowww!....i thought i was the one and only weirdo kid that listen to that album. heaven forbid that i get busted by one of my friends i grew up back then
The is the only sound track that always can, and always will bring tears to my eyes...for as you say, your mind fills with the challenge and vastness of what those settlers could only have imagined in their minds as they set out from the East...
My Mother's family came West in 1847 along the Oregon Trail. They settled in Western Oregon. I think of what they went through in their travels. The first part of this movie makes me thnk of those pioneer families and what they went through.
I was born in the 70s and somehow avoided seeing this film until the Cinerama dome was retrofitted in the 2000s to show true three projector Cinerama. My first viewing was as it was meant to be seen in 1962. Blew me away!
I had no idea that Cinerama was brought back from the dead. My last Cinerama film was 2001 back in 1968, and it was quickly redone in ultra Panovision for single projector screening.
This is the soundtrack, that has me (I can't help it...a grown man...) burst into tears of rapture! I could never stop it....and do I want to? No..... The third movement, with the Oboe...sounds to me, very much Like Peter and the Wolf....and the sonic interpretation of Grandfather's walking gait... Very much so...and I wonder if it was an influence on Alfred Newman....I think so...
from 16:30 to 18;40 the song He's gone away was used with an Nebraska educational tv signoff in the 1970s. The sign off had the song with old photos of Nebraska pioneers. Pretty cool
Besides Ben Hur, one of the most wonderful and emotional inducing sound tracks of all time....wonderful use of French Horns! That is the sound that is so...rich, in the orchestra brass section.
By this time in his unparalleled career, Alfred was freelancing exclusively, so that when Dimitri Tiomkin, who was slated to do the score, needed an eye operation, Alfred was available to step in. Tiomkin is one of the greats, but Alfred and his huge staff created a masterpiece. (It also freed Dimitri up to do ‘55 Days at Peking’ and his own masterpiece, ‘The Fall of the Roman Empire’. Alfred and Ken Darby were nominated for Best Score, and ‘West’ was one they really should’ve won.
I believe to win an Oscar, the music was supposed to be an original piece created for the movie. A Home in the Meadow was actually the song Greensleeves, which was written in the 1500's and mentioned in Shakespeare's works. In the 1800's it was made into the song What Child is This. Also, the hymn I Am Bound For The Promised Land was incorporated into the opening theme. However, as far as I am concerned, they didn't need any Oscar for the sound track to be an absolute winner.
Minuto 12:54 está BGM fue usada en el episodio el fantasma de la piel roja un episodio de el chapulín colorado de 1973 y vuelta a usar en El Chavo - Los Toreros (1982) cuando Jaimito dice "usted puede ser el doble de Manolete que digo el doble ¡el triple!" Y también usada en el episodio de los chifladitos "El ventrílocuo" de 1982
Considering the movie's length, it's very probable that some of the music was cut for the recording. However, this IS how it was released, including the sequence, on LP Vinyl 33 1/3-speed at about the same time as the movie.
Oh indeed it's Greensleeves which they used over and over as the love theme- what I love is the mighty muscular build to the end which makes it into the sound of Fate.
Betrayed at the Oscars 1964, nominated but not won for the best Music. And not for the best Movie. OK, was hard that year (55 Days at Peking, Cleopatra) but look what garbage was the winner that year... The most shocking scenes in this Movie are the death of Malden, Stewart and Baker...
In the title, "How the West Was Won," the word "won" means "conquered." So the French title, "The Conquering of the West" is a fine literal translation.
A very large historical fresco which made a big impression in 1962 when I saw it when I was 11 years old. At that time, America was the dream of Europeans, of whom most Americans were brothers or cousins. The actors and actresses of this great film were dear to us. But we must not forget that this country was built on the massacre of Amerindians "the native poeple".
@@drhkleinert8241 You only have that as reasons? The Anglo-Saxon conquests (and Spanish in South America) were made with lawless people, brigands, rapists, looters, looters. The worst men Europe got rid of. And to this day, America does not bring only good. Native Americans were no angels, but they didn't bother anyone in the world. Mais on ne reviendra pas sur le passé.....
Yep..and those crossing over the ancient Bearing Straight 'stole' the land from the indigenous animal species that called that home...there will always be someone Manifest Destiny, in the 'act' of 'squatting' on land that others before them laid claim to...
Yeah but at least it’s stereo, and on vinyl. It’s actually quite good for the time period and the age of the record. Sixty year old recordings just don’t sound that good usually!
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Thank you...❤ I was an eight year old girl when my dad took me to see this. Something magical happened. I was transfixed, mesmerized, and completely obsessed with Western History. Now I'm 66 and it's still my obsession, and this movie is still my favorite. Can't listen to this soundtrack without getting chills and tears...❤
Wonderful feelings. I saw it 1963 eigth year old and love it. In Cinerama. Wow so Great. Magical.
My big brother took me to see this in Panavision when I was a child. Like you the movie and music had a profound impact on my life. Still can't listen to the soundtrack without tears flowing. Alfred was a true genius.
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Hi, l am 74 and l have been interested in western history ever since I can remember. How the West was won was one of my favorites.
buena musica.....excelentes clasicos
Newman's genius, combining new and traditional melodies, could leave you in tears. What a treasure!
Saw this film in Cinerama at the Casino, Old Compton St, London, in April 1963 with my Mum and brother. What a fantastic experience it was. We all loved it. A great film score,combining Alfred Newman's orginal music with traditional songs. Thanks for posting.
As an American fascinated with the Revolutionary period here in the US, I can't help but wonder how a Brit would react to this film. Hey, everyone loves cowboy and Indian westerns, but clearly those and this are fiction. But they are so deeply based on historic fact, how do you folks see this, what could have been your adventure too, had history changed in subtle ways?
My favorite tune begins at 16:30. Beautiful soundtrack. Seems like every major Hollywood star was in this movie. I'll never forget seeing it in Cinerama with my dad and brother in 1962. Another world back then.
Saw this as a kid in an old fashioned theater with a giant surround screen. When it was first released. As it was meant to be seen! Blew me away!
As it did with millions of us
"AMERICA"....your country....we all stand while viewing this masterpiece of who we are....OUR DNA All you thumb downers....take a hike !
One of my all time favorite movies. Brings back stories told by my grandmother who was born in South Dakota in 1897 along with other old timers who were born 1870's to 1890's of the area. Pity that movies are not longer made that way.
My Maternal Grandmother was born in the year 1894...and she remembers, the Old West..and every cowboy with a Winchester lever action 1892 model,...tucked into the saddle gun case. The stories she told of her father, and her uncles, and her own youth...spellbound me. May God rest her wonderful Soul...I love you, Grandma!
I agree now there is only crap movies
Thanks for posting this. How the West was Won was my favorite movie for years when I was a kid. I was 8 years old when it came out. I had the sound track and played it over and over and over.
Me, too. I think I wore my original vinyl out. This was from a fresher copy.
Me too! I was 10 years old living in Phoenix and saw it in Cinerama. I wore the vinyl out too.
Mine too--listened to it over and over
wwwowww!....i thought i was the one and only weirdo kid that listen to that album. heaven forbid that i get busted by one of my friends i grew up back then
When i saw this movie as a child on TV i was catched by these soundtrack...to great to have it now, 45 yrs later.
The awesome music,it bring and lead your mind ,your heart into the vast legacy of great landscapes ,temptation of hundreds unknown happenings.
The is the only sound track that always can, and always will bring tears to my eyes...for as you say, your mind fills with the challenge and vastness of what those settlers could only have imagined in their minds as they set out from the East...
My Mother's family came West in 1847 along the Oregon Trail. They settled in Western Oregon. I think of what they went through in their travels. The first part of this movie makes me thnk of those pioneer families and what they went through.
I was born in the 70s and somehow avoided seeing this film until the Cinerama dome was retrofitted in the 2000s to show true three projector Cinerama. My first viewing was as it was meant to be seen in 1962. Blew me away!
I had no idea that Cinerama was brought back from the dead. My last Cinerama film was 2001 back in 1968, and it was quickly redone in ultra Panovision for single projector screening.
One the trademark "Western" soundtrack ever. A great pre spaghetti Westerns era music. Very American.
l bought the album and use to listen to it a lot, l enjoyed the movie too. Now because of you tube l'll be listening to it some more.
Excellent music
Great cast, great music, hard to beat.
Epic!! The last great true American epic!!!
kann ich stunden lang zuhören
It makes so much fun to listen to this music and watch this movie. Thanks for uloading!! :-)
I have this an old 12” LP record!
Einfach. Klasse. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟👏👏👏👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️💖
5:14 gives me shivers...
This is the soundtrack, that has me (I can't help it...a grown man...) burst into tears of rapture! I could never stop it....and do I want to? No..... The third movement, with the Oboe...sounds to me, very much Like Peter and the Wolf....and the sonic interpretation of Grandfather's walking gait... Very much so...and I wonder if it was an influence on Alfred Newman....I think so...
first soundtrack I fell in love with and wore the grooves out - splendid work and emotionally timeless for me as well!
from 16:30 to 18;40 the song He's gone away was used with an Nebraska educational tv signoff in the 1970s. The sign off had the song with old photos of
Nebraska pioneers. Pretty cool
they dont make movies like this anymore
This used to come on one of the cable movie channels, TNT maybe. Loved it. Found a dvd of it, watch or listen to it now and then.
4:24 t0 6:00 is the ultimate old west audio picture all your favorite western scenes to this part of the track
Very inspiring.
Besides Ben Hur, one of the most wonderful and emotional inducing sound tracks of all time....wonderful use of French Horns! That is the sound that is so...rich, in the orchestra brass section.
You are so right. Newman is a true genius. We need more like him.
By this time in his unparalleled career, Alfred was freelancing exclusively, so that when Dimitri Tiomkin, who was slated to do the score, needed an eye operation, Alfred was available to step in. Tiomkin is one of the greats, but Alfred and his huge staff created a masterpiece. (It also freed Dimitri up to do ‘55 Days at Peking’ and his own masterpiece, ‘The Fall of the Roman Empire’. Alfred and Ken Darby were nominated for Best Score, and ‘West’ was one they really should’ve won.
I believe to win an Oscar, the music was supposed to be an original piece created for the movie. A Home in the Meadow was actually the song Greensleeves, which was written in the 1500's and mentioned in Shakespeare's works. In the 1800's it was made into the song What Child is This. Also, the hymn I Am Bound For The Promised Land was incorporated into the opening theme. However, as far as I am concerned, they didn't need any Oscar for the sound track to be an absolute winner.
SIMPLEMENTE CLASICO❤❤❤
素晴らしい！オーケストラヒット効果の原曲です。
Minuto 12:54 está BGM fue usada en el episodio el fantasma de la piel roja un episodio de el chapulín colorado de 1973 y vuelta a usar en El Chavo - Los Toreros (1982) cuando Jaimito dice "usted puede ser el doble de Manolete que digo el doble ¡el triple!" Y también usada en el episodio de los chifladitos "El ventrílocuo" de 1982
Man that song I'm bound for the promised Land makes you want to move West
Andrew Nelson. I always picture the wagon trains and the Cavalry marching so grandly along.....❤
Para mi es muy relajante este tipo de música
Greatest movie theme of all time- bar none.
Great. It resumes the Contemporary True History. God Bless You, my Dear.
toda la vida oyendo la melodía. la mejor para empezar el día
Tendré que añadirla a mis favoritos.
Gracias por sus amables palabras. Me alegra que lo disfrutes.
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Either this album doesn't contain every piece of music on here or its not in sequential order
Considering the movie's length, it's very probable that some of the music was cut for the recording. However, this IS how it was released, including the sequence, on LP Vinyl 33 1/3-speed at about the same time as the movie.
I'm here for those last grand 54 seconds from 19:31 to the end.
Sounds like an arrangement of Greensleeves.
@@haroldk3913 That's totally what I thought LOL
It does use the music of Greensleeves.
Oh indeed it's Greensleeves which they used over and over as the love theme- what I love is the mighty muscular build to the end which makes it into the sound of Fate.
The trombones are epic.
#1
Betrayed at the Oscars 1964, nominated but not won for the best Music. And not for the best Movie. OK, was hard that year (55 Days at Peking, Cleopatra) but look what garbage was the winner that year...
The most shocking scenes in this Movie are the death of Malden, Stewart and Baker...
How the west was won is an American film. I know this. The French title is La conquête de l'ouest.
In the title, "How the West Was Won," the word "won" means "conquered." So the French title, "The Conquering of the West" is a fine literal translation.
A very large historical fresco which made a big impression in 1962 when I saw it when I was 11 years old.
At that time, America was the dream of Europeans, of whom most Americans were brothers or cousins.
The actors and actresses of this great film were dear to us.
But we must not forget that this country was built on the massacre of Amerindians "the native poeple".
Most countrys were build by massacres on natives, since the old Egypt
@@drhkleinert8241 You only have that as reasons?
The Anglo-Saxon conquests (and Spanish in South America) were made with lawless people, brigands, rapists, looters, looters.
The worst men Europe got rid of.
And to this day, America does not bring only good.
Native Americans were no angels, but they didn't bother anyone in the world.
Mais on ne reviendra pas sur le passé.....
of course the title should have bean .how the west was stolen,that not withstanding,thanks for post,bril music,and film
Yep..and those crossing over the ancient Bearing Straight 'stole' the land from the indigenous animal species that called that home...there will always be someone Manifest Destiny, in the 'act' of 'squatting' on land that others before them laid claim to...
- I love all the music but the sound quality is pre-historic.
The movie sound quality needs to be remastered
Yeah but at least it’s stereo, and on vinyl. It’s actually quite good for the time period and the age of the record. Sixty year old recordings just don’t sound that good usually!
prince of egypt ahaahahaha
awful sound quality - look elsewhere...