Made for Each Other is one of the Stewart films for which we have not been able to locate recordings for any of the songs specifically written for the soundtrack. We still haven’t. But, we have found that there was sheet music printed for the song Made for Each Other and the sheet music has…
Category Archives: Soundtrack
The Glenn Miller Story (MCA-7005 & VIM-7214, Japan)
When The Glenn Miller Story soundtrack was issued in Stereo in the mid-80’s, the Japanese jacket and label had a different look than those issued in other countries. This album was reissued (MCA VIM-7214) with a similar jacket, but labels looking very much like the American labels. A lyric sheet inserted into the album had…
This is Glenn Miller Volumes 1 & 2
These two EP’s were issued in Japan. Both carry photos of Jimmy Stewart and June Allyson from the film, The Glenn Miller Story. The songs included on the EP’s were, in fact, heard in the film. However, these are the original versions as recorded by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra. Volume 1 (Victor EP-1004) Volume…
Vertigo – Soundtrack
When the film Vertigo, released in 1958, a soundtrack album featuring the music of Bernard Herrmann was also issued (Mercury MG-20384). The album cover carried a photo of the film’s stars, James Stewart and Kim Novak. You can see that Stewart, Novak and Alfred Hitchcock are also mentioned on the record label, as well as…
Hawkins on Murder – Soundtrack
Hawkins was a short lived television series starring Jimmy Stewart as an investigative southern lawyer named Billy Jim Hawkins and co-starred Strother Martin as R.J. Hawkins, Billy Jim’s cousin. The program was part of The New CBS Tuesday Night Movie series and was only seen every third week. The show was cancelled after just one…
Strategic Air Command – Soundtrack
When Strategic Air Command, starring Jimmy Stewart and June Allyson, was released in 1955, there was no accompanying Victor Young soundtrack issued. There were, however, several versions of The World is Mine (Love Theme from Strategic Air Command) released, including one by the Victor Young. Although snippets of this song are heard throughout the film,…
The Big Sleep – Soundtrack
The Big Sleep was a 1978 film is which Stewart appeared as General Sternwood. Robert Mitchum starred in the film as Philip Marlowe. Others appearing were Sarah Miles, Richard Boone, Candy Clark, Joan Collins, Edward Fox, John Mills, Oliver Reed and Harry Andrews. Jerry Fielding wrote the original soundtrack music for the film. No album…
The Greatest Show on Earth – Soundtrack
The eight songs featured in the soundtrack of the film are released by RCA in 1952 in four different formats. This partial RCA ad from the March 1, 1952, issue of Billboard magazine mentions several of the different formats: RCA LPM 3018 (10-inch, 33 1/3 RPM album) Stewart’s clown character, Buttons, appears on the cover…
It’s a Wonderful Life – Soundtrack
It took many years after the film’s 1947 release for any type of soundtrack recordings to be issued. The first came in 1988 on the Sundance Film Music Series, Vol. 1 (Telarc DG-18801 [LP]/CD 88801 [CD]). The album features 10 tracks from It’s a Wonderful Life, as well as songs from the soundtracks of A…
Bandolero – Soundtrack
Bandolero was a 1968 western which starred Stewart, Raquel Welch, Dean Martin and George Kennedy. A soundtrack album, featuring the Jerry Goldsmith songs conducted by Lionel Newman, was issued at the time and has been re-issued many times since. Here are the U.S. releases of the album in order of their appearance. Project 3 Records…
