GREAT MOTION PICTURE THEMES

1. Theme from “Exodus” – Ferrante and Teicher

2. Never On Sunday - Don Costa and his Orchestra

3. The Magnificent Seven - Al Caiola

4. The Green Leaves Of Summer - Nick Perito

5. Smile - Alfred Newman and his Orchestra

6. The Big Country - Jerome Moross and his Orchestra

7. I Want To Live - Gerry Mulligan & Shelly Manne

8. Theme from “The Unforgiven” - Don Costa and his Orchestra

9. Theme from “The Apartment” - Ferrante and Teicher

10. On The Beach - Mitchell Powell and his Orchestra

11. Theme from “The Horse Soldiers” - David Buttolph and his Orchestra

12. Theme from “The Vikings” - Mario Nascimbene and his Orchestra

13. Theme from “The Wonderful Country” - Alex North and his Orchestra

14. Some Like It Hot - Matty Malneck and his Orchestra

15. Theme from “Solomon And Sheba” - Mario Nascimbene and his Orchestra

16. Diggin’ In The Morning - Elmer Bernstein and his Orchestra

17. Theme from “Goodbye Again” - Ferrante and Teicher

18. Theme from “Gone With The Wind” - Ferrante and Teicher

19. Main Title from “Elmer Gantry” - Andre Previn and his Orchestra

20. Love Theme from “One Eyed Jacks” - Ferrante and Teicher

21. Love Song from “Houseboat” - Don Costa and his Orchestra

22. Theme from “The Naked Maja” - Mitchell Powell and the Hollywood Symphony Orchestra

23. I Wanna Be Loved By You - Marilyn Monroe

24. I Loves You Porgy - Bill Potts and his Jazz Orchestra

25. Take The “A” Train - Louis Armstrong

26. Theme from Moulin Rouge (Where is Your Heart) - Don Costa and his Orchestra

27. Theme from "The Misfits" - Don Costa and his Orchestra

28. Bonanza - Al Caiola

29. Odds Against Tomorrow - The Modern Jazz Quartet

The original LP of "Great Motion Picture Themes" - on CD here for the first time - containing songs from hit movies of the time, such as "Exodus", "The Alamo", "Magnificent Seven", "Never on Sunday" and "The Big Country".

The LP "Great Motion Picture Themes" reached number 2 in the Best Selling Albums chart in 1961 and remained in the charts for a staggering 81 weeks earning itself a gold album award. This was a compilation album of mainly motion picture theme songs derived from the United Artists film catalogue. Some of the numbers were solo hits - Theme from "The Apartment" and "Exodus" were both Top Ten hits, "Never on Sunday" reached #19, Theme from "The Magnificent Seven" and TV's "Bonanza" also charted. On this release Marilyn Monroe appears singing "I Wanna Be Loved By You" from "Some Like It Hot". This expanded compilation appears on CD for the first time with additional tracks taken from volume 2 of the LP release.

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