John Barry – King Kong
(Reprise Records 1976 K54090)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing
Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
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Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
John Barry Prendergast, OBE (3 November 1933 – 30 January 2011) was an English composer and conductor of film music. He was best known for composing the soundtracks to many of the James Bond films.
King Kong is a 1976 American monster adventure film produced by Dino De Laurentiis and directed by John Guillermin. It is a modernized remake of the 1933 film about a giant ape that is captured and taken to New York City for exhibition. It stars Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin, and Jessica Lange in her first film role, and features mechanical effects by Carlo Rambaldi and makeup effects by Rick Baker who also played the title character. It is the fifth entry in the King Kong franchise.
The film’s score was composed and conducted by John Barry. A soundtrack album of highlights from the score was released in 1976 by Reprise Records on LP.
Tracklist
| A1 | The Opening | 2:13 | |
| A2 | Maybe My Luck Has Changed | 1:48 | |
| A3 | Arrival On The Island | 2:33 | |
| A4 | Sacrifice – Hail To The King | 7:04 | |
| A5 | Arthusa | 2:18 | |
| A6 | Full Moon Domain – Beauty Is A Beast | 4:21 | |
| A7 | Breakout To Captivity | 4:07 | |
| B1 | Incomprehensible Captivity | 2:52 | |
| B2 | Kong Hits The Big Apple | 2:32 | |
| B3 | Blackout In New York / How About Buying Me A Drink | 3:20 | |
| B4 | Climb To Skull Island | 2:17 | |
| B5 | The End Is At Hand | 1:41 | |
| B6 | The End | 4:22 |
- Composed By, Conductor, Sleeve Notes – John Barry
- Engineer [Recording, Mixing] – Dan Wallin
- Lacquer Cut By – AL
- Producer – Federico De Laurentiis, John Barry
- Recorded By – Bill Gernand
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