Filmtracks: Apocalypse Now (Carmine Coppola/David Shire/Various)

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Apocalypse Now

(1979)
1988 Elektra Regular

1988 Elektra Expanded

1988 Elektra Club

1988 Elektra Definitive

2001 Nonesuch (American)

2001 Nonesuch (International)

2017 La-La Land (Rejected Score)

Final Score Composed and Conducted by:

Carmine Coppola

Final Score Additional Music and Arrangements by:

Shirley Walker
Bernard L. Krause
Don Preston
Nyle Steiner

Final Score Additional Music and Arrangements and Co-Produced by:

Richard Beggs

Final Score Additional Music by:

Francis Coppola

Final Score Co-Produced by:

David Rubinson

Rejected Score Composed and Produced by:

David Shire

Rejected Score Additional Music and Arrangements by:

Daniel Wyman
Peter Bergren

LABELS & RELEASE DATES

Elektra Records (Four Editions)
(1988)

Nonesuch Records
(July 31st, 2001)

La-La Land Records (Shire Score)
(November 28th, 2017)

ALBUM AVAILABILITY

All albums from 1988 and 2001 featuring the Carmine Coppola score were commercially released and widely avilable internationally. A separate album of Mickey Hart's Rhythm Devils performances that inspired the percussion in the score was released in 1989. The 2017 La-La Land album featuring the David Shire score is limited to 2,000 copies and remains available through soundtrack specialty outlets for many years at a price of $22.

AWARDS

Winner of a Golden Globe. Nominated for a BAFTA Award and a Grammy Award.

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