Elmer Gantry: Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack [Enhanced CD]

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	Music by:	Rykodisc
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Creators:
Andre Previn (Composer)

Recording label: Rykodisc
EAN: 0014431073229
Binding: Audio CD
Format: Soundtrack,
Release Date: 1998-08-25
Universal product code (UPC): 014431073229
Number of discs: 1

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The sweet notes of redemption, the rhythms of lust, and the cacophony of damnation--this is the paradoxical fanfare André Previn captures to complement the fire and brimstone of Richard Brooks's film about that demented preacher of literary lore. Previn's musical showmanship is as feisty as that of the movie's title character--a spectacular passion play about the war between blasphemous brass and deceptively tender strings. Here, the staid hymns of revivalists, the orchestral maneuvers connoting the American heartland, the uneasy interludes into melancholy, and the sleazy textures of what could best be termed "whore jazz" interweave in a vibrant and villainous tour from churches to bordellos. The Dixieland version of "Onward Christian Soldiers" alone tells us that God is pissed, if he exists at all! --Joseph Lanza

Disc 1 Tracks:
1. Main Title
2. Long Distance
3. Mr. Babbitt
4. Lula's Room
5. Do You Believe
6. Not As My Lover
7. Under The Pier
8. Shall We Gather At The River
9. Kiss Me Goodbye
10. Stand Up For Jesus
11. Elmer And Lulu
12. End Title
13. Orchestral Suite
14. Onward Christian Solders (Instrumental)
15. Shall We Gather At The River
16. Stand Up For Jesus
17. I'm On My Way (Burt Lancaster-Vocals)

Publishers: Rykodisc