It was based on an incident which occurred on the fourth of july in 1947 in hollister, ca, when a motorcycle gang terrorized the town. Head into the wild at the beginning of the summer holidays for a funfilled day of books, storytelling and handson activities. In 1956, leith stevens recorded another four pieces inspired by the movie to round out a 12 album. It is remembered for marlon brandos portrayal of the gang leader johnny stabler as a juvenile delinquent, dressed in a leather. In the united states a dvd was released in november 1998 by sony pictures. Into the wild childrens book festival national trust. Yes, this is where crime jazz begins, a classic score in every respect, hugely influential so buy it and rip up the s. The music on the decca issue was performed by the leith stevens all. Born in mount moriah, missouri on september, 1909, stevens was a child prodigy who by the age of 11 was playing professionally behind kansas cityarea vocalists, making his debut as conductor by 16. Leith stevensdecca 551ten inchjazz themes from the wild oneten inch lp. Leith stevens all stars jazz themes from the wild one vinyl. Download leith stevens jazz themes from the wild one ost. Meet your favourite authors, build your personal summer reading list, follow a. This is a little more than half of the first track camera ran out of batte.
After two days of wild partying, they pulled up stakes and rode away. The story was later published in book form as part of the best american short stories 1952. But as the sun rose and fell, and the moon circled the world, charlie forgot the wild ones magic until it was almost too late to remember. The wild one by laslo benedek laslo benedek, marlon. In 20 sony pictures first released it on bluray in germany with special features including an introduction by karen kramer stanley kramers wife and three featurettes titled hollister, california. Jazz themes from the wild one stevens leith all stars the music on this cd contains the celebrated jazz scores leith stevens wrote for the wild one in 1953 and private hell 36 in 1954. Stevens, whose musical scores have distinguished such films as the wild one, private hell 36. Together they caught tadpoles, and watched spiders weaving webs. Leith stevens september, 1909 july 23, 1970 was an american music composer and. Film and television composer leith stevens remains best known for his score to the marlon brando classic the wild one.
He reportedly took the role only out of respect for stanley kramer, the producer of brandos. They work as a souvenir of one of the greatest movies of all time, but, more than that, they work as tight, swinging west coast jazz circa 53. The music from the wild one was my introduction to jazz. Leith stevens the james dean story 1957 capitol ost lp david. Jazz on film beat, square and cool cd moochin about. The wild one has one incredible thing going for it, marlon brando.
The movie was based on a short story that told of the damage done to a small california town in 1947 by thousands of rowdy outlaw bikers. Blake and an nec colleague, gardiner hartmann, are writing a book called storyboarding noir. The incident was dramatized in an article in harpers magazine which attracted the attention of producer stanley kramer who finally developed it into a film six years later entitled the wild one, 1954 the originally working title was the cyclists raid. Jazz themes from the wild one stevens leith all stars the music on this cd contains the celebrated jazz scores leith stevens wrote. The idea behind putting both scores together on one disc is to offer all this exciting music originally issued on three different records. As strayed, reese witherspoon is terrific in a part. John paxton, based on the novel the cyclists raid by frank rooney phot. The wild one, starring marlon brando, was perhaps the most famous movie of the fifties, and it said so much about the teenage rebellion of the time, and said it first. It said so much about the fifties teenage rebellion. The wild one was originally released on vhs and betamax tape formats and later on dvd.
Marlon brando was not enthusiastic about making the wild one. Nmint outstanding gloss, should have no surface scuffing at all strong spine with clear, legible print, should be close to perfect. The difference between the wild one and everything that the cinema had produced on the subject before is truly enormous. Definitely, its because of compositions, and undoubtedly, the musicians of that time who knew and felt what jazz is all about. Awarded a julliard foundation fellowship in 1927, he relocated three years.
Sep 24, 2014 from acclaimed picture book partnership sonya hartnett and lucia masciullo comes a celebration of the wonders of childhood, the beauty of nature and the wild that lives in us all. Brandos stature as the bad boy of his era grew to immense proportions, and the film was banned in britain for fourteen years until 1968, as authorities feared that it would incite riots. Leith stevens dimitri tiomkin conducting the warner bros. But strayedwho adopted that name because it fit her behavior so wellrighted herself by setting out on an 1,100mile hike up the pacific crest trail, from the mojave desert to northernmost oregon. Leith stevens september, 1909 july 23, 1970 was an american composer for radio and film scores born in mount moriah, missouri, he was a child prodigy who was an accompanist for madame schumannheink during world war ii, he was radio director for the southwest pacific area with the office of war information. The wild one 1954 the producers wanted to film the wild one on location, but columbia studios chief harry cohn nixed this idea and ordered them to shoot it on columbias ranch in burbank. Stevens, whose musical scores have distinguished such films as the wild one, private hell 36, destination moon and julie, describes the loneliness and frustrations, the fury and tenderness of james deans. Now i have both in one package complete with a reproduction of the cover of my 45ep and a very nice booklet of. But they all insisted on the social causes of their maladjustment and of the democratic possibilities of overcoming them. Download leith stevens jazz themes from the wild one.
He was musical director of the war production board wpb series three. Leith stevens, the composer, captures a haunting reflection of the violent yet strangely understandable uncertainties of modern youth. The wild one is my first foray into danelle harmons books and i am so pleasantly surprised that i have added this talented writers books to my tbr list. The wild one was based on a short story, the cyclists raid by frank rooney, in the january 1951 issue of. The wild one jazz themes from the wild one music by leith stevens lp picture disc dol 16 tracks color picture disc limited edition. Leith stevens all stars jazz themes from the wild one. I rate jazz themes from the wild one five stars, or you can double that. The incident was dramatized in an article in harpers magazine which attracted the attention of producer stanley kramer who finally developed it into a film six years later entitled the wild one.
Stevens, whose musical scores have distinguished such films as the wild one, private hell 36, destination moon and julie, describes the loneliness and frustrations, the fury and tenderness of james deans life. The music on the decca issue was performed by the leith stevens all stars, led by leith stevens, who was the composer of the film score. Stevens, whose musical scores have distinguished such films as the wild one, private hell 36, destination moon and julie, describes the loneliness and frustrations, the fury and tenderness of james deans life and the world in which he moved. Its not that there hadnt been films on adolescent gangs before. The lp features themes from the 1954 movie the wild one starring marlon brando. As a film, the wild one is a brooding soap opera that seems dated in retrospect, but its cinematic impact was slight compared to its cultural reverberations. Dec 26, 1997 the wild one is my first foray into danelle harmons books and i am so pleasantly surprised that i have added this talented writers books to my tbr list.
Marlon brando the wild one 1954 ten inch lp signed. Labels has a black 50 marking on both labelsand couple dings on inner edgeon wild hole side see scan. But, by and large, wild works because of its lead actress, who also optioned the book before it was published in order to turn it into a film. Advertisement in his cd and dvdfilled apartment a few days ago, blake talked about music and. He was married to elizabeth stevens and mary mccoy. Check out the wild one by leith stevens on amazon music. Marlon brando, mary murphy, robert keith, lee marvin, jay c. Now i have both in one package complete with a reproduction of the cover of my 45ep and a very nice booklet of the the wild one movie and music. The wild one may be pressed on a bd25 disc, but that doesnt stop it from have a beautiful 1. The wild one simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. It is most noted for the character of johnny strabler marlon brando, whose persona became a cultural icon of the 1950s. The wild one is considered to be the original outlaw biker film, and the first to examine american outlaw motorcycle gang violence. Leith stevens was born on september, 1909 in mount moriah, missouri, usa. Leith stevens all stars jazz themes from the wild one 180g vinyl lp record.
From acclaimed picturebook partnership sonya hartnett and lucia masciullo comes a celebration of the wonders of childhood, the beauty of nature and the wild that lives in us all. The wild one by laslo benedek laslo benedek, marlon brando. With marlon brando, mary murphy, robert keith, lee marvin. If it hadnt been for him, this movie easily could have sunk into obscurity along with the likes of i accuse my parents, high school big shot, daddyo, the violent years, or any other genre fodder that ended up being massacred to delightful effect by mystery science theater 3000. Orchestra leith stevens dimitri tiomkin conducting the warner bros. The wild one by sonya hartnett penguin books australia. It was perhaps the most famous movie of the fifties. Vinyl lp, 10 leith stevens all stars jazz themes from the wild one 1953, vinyl discogs. It stars marlon brando and lee marvin in his movie debut as rival biker gang leaders. Jazz themes from two great movies by leith stevens.
The music on this cd contains the celebrated jazz scores leith stevens wrote for the wild one in 1953 and private hell 36 in 1954. Before the movie the wild one was premiered i bought the 45ep of hot blood and ignored the leith stevens the wild one sound tract, which i should not have. Marlon brando, mary murphy, robert keith, lee marvin, jay. The wild one motorcycleriding delinquents take over a small town.
Leith stevens decca 551ten inchjazz themes from the wild one ten inch lp. Stevens, whose musical scores have distinguished such films as the wild one, private hell 36, destination moon film and julie, describes the loneliness and frustrations, the fury and tenderness of james. Windswept by leith stevens for the wild one 1953 this decca lp was released in 1954. Two rival motorcycle gangs terrorize a small town after one of their leaders is thrown in jail. Buy jazz themes from two great movies by leith stevens.
Ive heard lots of jazz in the last 50 years, and few records as jazz themes from the wild one by leith stevens all stars have lasted thus far. The cyclists raid by frank rooney musical score by. Now the three elements come together for the first time. He is known for his work on the war of the worlds 1953, destination moon 1950 and julie 1956. The lp features themes from the 1954 moviethe wild one starring marlon brando.
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