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{{Infobox album
{{Confuse|Bullitt (Wilton Felder album)}}{{Infobox album
| Name = Bullitt
| name = Bullitt
| Type = Soundtrack
| type = Soundtrack
| Artist = [[Lalo Schifrin]]
| artist = [[Lalo Schifrin]]
| Cover = Bullitt (soundtrack).jpg
| cover = Bullitt (soundtrack).jpg
| Released = 1969
| alt =
| released = 1969
| Recorded = December 6 & 7, 1968 [[Hollywood, California]]
| Genre = [[Film score]]
| recorded = 1968 [[Hollywood, California]]
| Length = 32:51
| venue =
| studio =
| Label = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]] (WS 1777)
| genre = [[Film score]], [[jazz fusion]]
| Producer = Jimmy Hilliard
| length = 32:51
| Chronology = [[Lalo Schifrin]]
| label = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]] (WS 1777)
| Last album = ''[[More Mission: Impossible]]''(1968)
| producer = Jimmy Hilliard
| This album = '''''Bullitt'''''(1968)
| chronology = [[Lalo Schifrin]]
| Next album = ''[[Che!#Soundtrack|Che!]]''(1969)
| prev_title = [[Mannix (album)|Mannix]]
| prev_year = 1968
| next_title = [[Che! (1969 film)#Soundtrack|Che!]]
| next_year = 1969
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name=Allmusic/>
| rev2 = ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=MacDonald |first=Ian |author-link=Ian MacDonald |date=October 1997 |title=Bullitt ''Music from the Motion Picture'' |magazine=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]] |page=87 |issue=5}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{Album ratings | rev1 = ''[[Allmusic]]'' | rev1Score = 4.5 / 5 }}


Bullitt is a [[soundtrack album]] to the motion picture ''[[Bullitt]]'' by Argentine composer, pianist and conductor [[Lalo Schifrin]] recorded in 1968 and released on the [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]] label.<ref>Payne, D. [http://dougpayne.com/lsd66_75.htm#BULLITT Lalo Schifrin discography] accessed March 12, 2012</ref> The tracks released on the album are alternate versions of those heard in the film and were re-recorded at the film producers' insistence for a more "pop" oriented soundtrack.
'''''Bullitt''''' is a [[soundtrack album]] to the motion picture ''[[Bullitt]]'', by Argentine composer, pianist and conductor [[Lalo Schifrin]], recorded in 1968 and released on the [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]] label.<ref>Payne, D. [http://dougpayne.com/lsd66_75.htm#BULLITT Lalo Schifrin discography] accessed March 12, 2012</ref> The tracks released on the album are alternate versions of those heard in the film and were re-recorded at the film producers' insistence for a more "pop" oriented soundtrack.


==Reception==
==Reception==
The [[Allmusic]] review states "Everything on the album is visually evocative the way good soundtrack music should be, yet the individual cuts are tight and melodic enough to hold up to repeated listens. The end result is a soundtrack that succeeds both as a film score and a stand-alone album. This unique combination makes [[Bullitt]] one of the finest achievements in the Lalo Schifrin catalog and one of the best action film scores ever written".<ref>Guarisco, D. A. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/bullitt-music-from-the-motion-picture-r282636/review Allmusic Review] accessed March 12, 2012</ref>
The [[Allmusic]] review states "Everything on the album is visually evocative the way good soundtrack music should be, yet the individual cuts are tight and melodic enough to hold up to repeated listens. The end result is a soundtrack that succeeds both as a film score and a stand-alone album. This unique combination makes [[Bullitt]] one of the finest achievements in the Lalo Schifrin catalog and one of the best action film scores ever written".<ref name=Allmusic>Guarisco, D. A. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/bullitt-music-from-the-motion-picture-r282636/review Allmusic Review] accessed March 12, 2012</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
''All compositions by Lalo Schifrin except as indicated''
''All compositions by Lalo Schifrin except as indicated''
# "Bullitt (Main Title)" - 2:08
# "Bullitt (Main Title)" (2:08)
# "Room "26"" - 2:23
# "Room "26"" (2:23)
# "Hotel Daniels" - 2:53
# "Hotel Daniels" (2:53)
# "The Aftermath of Love" - 2:49
# "The Aftermath of Love" (2:49)
# "Music to Interrogate By" - 2:50
# "Music to Interrogate By" (2:50)
# "On the Way to San Mateo" - 2:31
# "On the Way to San Mateo" (2:31)
# "Ice Pick Mike" - 3:00
# "Ice Pick Mike" (3:00)
# "A Song for Cathy" - 2:13
# "A Song for Cathy" (2:13)
# "Shifting Gears" - 3:17
# "Shifting Gears" (3:17)
# "Cantata for Combo" - 3:05
# "Cantata for Combo" (3:05)
# "The First Snowfall" - ([[Sonny Burke]], [[Paul Francis Webster]]) - 3:03
# "The First Snowfall" (3:03) – [[Sonny Burke]], [[Paul Francis Webster]]
# "Bullitt (End Title)" - 2:39
# "Bullitt (End Title)" (2:39)


==Recording==
==Recording==
*Recorded in Hollywood, California on December 6 and 7, 1968.
*Recorded in Hollywood, California on December 6 and 7, 1968.
*Personnel:
*Personnel:
**[[Lalo Schifrin]] - [[arrangement|arranger]], [[conducting|conductor]]
**[[Lalo Schifrin]] [[arrangement|arranger]], [[conducting|conductor]]
**John Audino, [[Bud Brisbois]], [[Tony Terran]] - [[trumpet]], [[flugelhorn]]
**John Audino, [[Bud Brisbois]], [[Tony Terran]] [[trumpet]], [[flugelhorn]]
**[[Milt Bernhart]], Dick Noel, Lloyd Ulyate, Lew McCreary - [[trombone]]
**[[Milt Bernhart]], Dick Noel, Lloyd Ulyate, Lew McCreary [[trombone]]
**[[Bud Shank]], Ronnie Lang, Gene Cipriano, [[Bill Perkins (saxophonist)|Bill Perkins]], [[Jack Nimitz]] - reeds
**[[Bud Shank]], Ronnie Lang, Gene Cipriano, [[Bill Perkins (saxophonist)|Bill Perkins]], [[Jack Nimitz]] reeds
**[[Mike Melvoin]] - [[piano]], [[electronic organ|organ]]
**[[Mike Melvoin]] [[piano]], [[electronic organ|organ]]
**[[Howard Roberts]], Bob Bain - [[guitar]]
**[[Mike Deasy]], [[Howard Roberts]], Bob Bain [[guitar]]
**[[Ray Brown (musician)|Ray Brown]] - [[double bass|bass]]
**[[Ray Brown (musician)|Ray Brown]], [[Max Bennett (musician)|Max Bennett]] – [[double bass|bass]]
**[[Carol Kaye]], [[Max Bennett (musician)|Max Bennett]] - [[electric bass]]
**[[Carol Kaye]] [[electric bass]]
**[[Larry Bunker]] - [[drum kit|drums]]
**[[Stan Levey]] [[drum kit|drums]]
**[[Larry Bunker]] – [[percussion instrument|percussion]]
**Unknown [[string section|strings]]
**Unknown [[string section|strings]]
**Robert Helfer - orchestra manager
**Robert Helfer orchestra manager
**[[Richard Hazard|Dick Hazard]], George Del Barrio - arranger
**[[Richard Hazard|Dick Hazard]], George Del Barrio arranger


==References==
==Other versions==
In 2000, the original movie arrangements were recreated by Schifrin in a recording session with the [[WDR Big Band]] in Cologne, Germany.<ref>Payne, D. [http://dougpayne.com/lsd96_.htm Lalo Schifrin discography] accessed July 25, 2013</ref> This later version of the soundtrack also includes reconstructions of the 1968 soundtrack album arrangements for some tracks. The 2000 recreation can be identified from its track listing by the inclusion of the "Bullitt, Guitar Solo" track, a piece that does not appear in the film but which is inspired by the main Bullitt theme. The track listing of this release accidentally transposes "The Architect's Building" and "Song For Cathy".
;Notes
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The actual movie version of the music, from the recording sessions as heard in the film, was finally made available in 2009 by [[Film Score Monthly]], which includes the 1968 soundtrack album version of the music.<ref>Payne, D. [http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/cds/detail.cfm/CDID/439/ FSM product page] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112004913/http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/cds/detail.cfm/CDID/439/ |date=November 12, 2014 }} accessed July 25, 2013</ref>
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 15:06, 25 September 2024

Bullitt
Soundtrack album by
Released1969
Recorded1968 Hollywood, California
GenreFilm score, jazz fusion
Length32:51
LabelWarner Bros. (WS 1777)
ProducerJimmy Hilliard
Lalo Schifrin chronology
Mannix
(1968)
Bullitt
(1969)
Che!
(1969)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Uncut[2]

Bullitt is a soundtrack album to the motion picture Bullitt, by Argentine composer, pianist and conductor Lalo Schifrin, recorded in 1968 and released on the Warner Bros. label.[3] The tracks released on the album are alternate versions of those heard in the film and were re-recorded at the film producers' insistence for a more "pop" oriented soundtrack.

Reception

[edit]

The Allmusic review states "Everything on the album is visually evocative the way good soundtrack music should be, yet the individual cuts are tight and melodic enough to hold up to repeated listens. The end result is a soundtrack that succeeds both as a film score and a stand-alone album. This unique combination makes Bullitt one of the finest achievements in the Lalo Schifrin catalog and one of the best action film scores ever written".[1]

Track listing

[edit]

All compositions by Lalo Schifrin except as indicated

  1. "Bullitt (Main Title)" (2:08)
  2. "Room "26"" (2:23)
  3. "Hotel Daniels" (2:53)
  4. "The Aftermath of Love" (2:49)
  5. "Music to Interrogate By" (2:50)
  6. "On the Way to San Mateo" (2:31)
  7. "Ice Pick Mike" (3:00)
  8. "A Song for Cathy" (2:13)
  9. "Shifting Gears" (3:17)
  10. "Cantata for Combo" (3:05)
  11. "The First Snowfall" (3:03) – Sonny Burke, Paul Francis Webster
  12. "Bullitt (End Title)" (2:39)

Recording

[edit]

Other versions

[edit]

In 2000, the original movie arrangements were recreated by Schifrin in a recording session with the WDR Big Band in Cologne, Germany.[4] This later version of the soundtrack also includes reconstructions of the 1968 soundtrack album arrangements for some tracks. The 2000 recreation can be identified from its track listing by the inclusion of the "Bullitt, Guitar Solo" track, a piece that does not appear in the film but which is inspired by the main Bullitt theme. The track listing of this release accidentally transposes "The Architect's Building" and "Song For Cathy".

The actual movie version of the music, from the recording sessions as heard in the film, was finally made available in 2009 by Film Score Monthly, which includes the 1968 soundtrack album version of the music.[5]

References

[edit]
Notes
  1. ^ a b Guarisco, D. A. Allmusic Review accessed March 12, 2012
  2. ^ MacDonald, Ian (October 1997). "Bullitt Music from the Motion Picture". Uncut. No. 5. p. 87.
  3. ^ Payne, D. Lalo Schifrin discography accessed March 12, 2012
  4. ^ Payne, D. Lalo Schifrin discography accessed July 25, 2013
  5. ^ Payne, D. FSM product page Archived November 12, 2014, at the Wayback Machine accessed July 25, 2013