The Blue Max

Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Total Time: 62:41
Availability: ****
Rating: ****

An early work of Goldsmith (1966). According to the notes, there have been four different versions of the original soundtrack. The recordings are released by Mainstream Records, Citadel Records, Varese Sarabande and Sony. The one that I have is the sony version (one of the Lecacy Soundtracks series.) It says that it has all of the previously released tracks. I like the soundtrack in general. Many of the tracks sound like David Arnold's ID4. I should say the music of ID4 sounds a lot like Blue Max's since it comes later. They both have the patriotic and horn-based main theme. "To convey to audiences the romance of flight, the orchestra, consisting o f some cues of as many as 100 players, was given unusually large brass and percussion section." If you like war films' music, this is a good one to get.


    Track Listing:
  1. The Blue Max (Main Title) (2:28)
  2. The New Arrival (1:27)
  3. A Toast To Bruno (1:45)
  4. First Blood (2:28)
  5. First Victory (0:46)
  6. The Captive (1:50)
  7. The Victim (2:37)
  8. The Cobra (1:44)
  9. The Attack (6:34)
  10. A Small Favor (1:01)
  11. Love Theme (1:21)
  12. The Rivals (0:30)
  13. Finale To Part 1 (1:12)
  14. Prelude To Part 2 (1:44)
  15. Love Theme (0:59)
  16. The Bridge (3:19)
  17. Love Theme (1:38)
  18. Retreat (7:40)
  19. Stachel To Berlin (2:30)
  20. Nothing Needed (0:45)
  21. Kaeti Has A Plan (3:35)
  22. Stachel's Last Flight (2:02)
  23. End Title (2:41)

    Source Music:

  24. Pour Le Merite (2:19)
  25. Presentiar March (1:30)
  26. Student Song Medley (2:13)
  27. Artist's Wife (1:04)
  28. Gloria March (0:25)
  29. Deutschland Uber Alles (0:52)
  30. Watch on the Rhine (1:42)
    Total Time: 62:41


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