Duel in the Sun

 A Special Collectors Edition 2-CD Set featuring one of the greatest film scores from the Composer of THE ALAMO * HIGH NOON * LOST HORIZON * THE GUNS OF NAVARONE * THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE * DIAL M FOR MURDER * GUNFIGHT AT THE O.K. CORRAL * IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE * RIO BRAVO * GIANT * FRIENDLY PERSUASION * 55 DAYS AT PEKING * RED RIVER Perhaps the most infamous western of the “Golden Age of Hollywood,” DUEL IN THE SUN (nicknamed “Lust in the Dust”) starred GREGORY PECK, JENNIFER JONES, JOSEPH COTTEN, LIONEL BARRYMORE, LILIAN GISH and WALTER HUSTON.

It featured a vast, unfettered score by the master of musical melodrama, Dimitri Tiomkin. The composer relied heavily on the leitmotif method to structure his sprawling score, creating numerous memorable themes that are by turns majestic, homespun, sensual and threatening. For a touch of genuine Americana, he also wove Stephen Foster’s “Beautiful Dreamer” into the fabric. When the music takes center stage in the picture, the result is thrilling! One of the most extravagant yet brilliant film scores ever written – restored to its full glory! 

CD 1

1. Prelude (9:37)

2. Overture (2:15)

3. Selznick Logo / Main Title / Legend (2:35)

4. El Balero (0:50)

5. Casino Dance (4:10)

6. Pearl’s Humiliation / Border Town Jail (5:26)

7. Stage Arrival / The Buggy Ride (2:43)

8. Arrival at Spanish Bit / Beautiful Dreamer / Laura Belle’s Room / Beautiful Dreamer / Minnehaha (5:20)

9. Smoke Rings (3:01)

10. Horse Tricks / The Runaway / The Ride Back (4:56)

11. Roundup (0:58)

12. The Sump (3:03)

13. Sid’s Message / Riding Cavalcade (1:30)

14. Cavalry to the Rescue (2:55)

15. Returning Cavalcade / Jesse’s Discovery / Pearl’s Transition (4:10)

Total Disc Time: 53:38

CD 2

1. Sump Fever (2:15)

2. Cowboy’s Dream (1:35)

3. Frolicking Colts / Sam’s Proposal (4:07)

4. Jesse and Helen (1:28)

5. Sam’s Burial / Hilltop Rendezvous (2:51)

6. A Risky Visit / Sheriff Visits Laura Belle / Sheriff’s Close

Shave (5:42)

7. Mrs. McCanles’ Death (3:29)

8. Laura Belle’s Letter / Grand Hotel /The Lonely Senator (7:12)

9. Helen Meets Pearl (2:36)

10. Trek to the Sun / Squaw’s Head Rock (2:34)

11. Duel and Transfiguration / Love Is Eternal / Finale (7:29)

12. Exit Music (3:20)

13. Duel in the Sun Concert Suite (12:26)

Total Disc Time: 57:11