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The Red Pony
(1973)
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Composed, Conducted, and Produced by:

Orchestrated by:
Arthur Morton
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LABEL & RELEASE DATE
Varèse Sarabande
(November 5th, 2012)
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The 2012 Varèse Sarabande album was limited to 3,000 copies and available only through soundtrack specialty outlets for an initial price of $30.
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Winner of an Emmy Award.
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Buy it... on one of the re-recorded suites of highlights for a decent but rather stoic and passionless Jerry Goldsmith drama laced with occasional Western hoedown flair.

Avoid it... if Goldsmith's lyricism has always attracted you to his Western scores, this one's themes elusive and lacking the same heart despite hitting all the right basic notes.
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FILMTRACKS TRAFFIC RANK: #2,349
WRITTEN 9/23/24
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The Red Pony: (Jerry Goldsmith) Following an adaptation of John Steinbeck's 1937 novel into a 1949 movie featuring a screenplay by the author himself, NBC took another stab at the story for a 1973 television film that was more acclaimed across the board. Placing Henry Fonda as the lead rancher in central California in the early 20th Century, the remake of The Red Pony follows the familiar tale of the rancher's young son, Jody, who receives a pony and learns much about life and death when caring for the animal. Colorful side characters weave in and out of the tale, with no perfect personalities along that journey. The movie received a bevy of Emmy nominations, and it won for its editing and music. Fonda and other stars were particularly proud of the achievement, which came from the filmmakers who had produced the television events of Heidi and Jane Eyre a few years prior. Just as both of those projects earned John Williams Emmy wins for his music, The Red Pony brought Goldsmith the first of his own four wins of that award. A smooth and rewarding assignment, the experience long remained one of Goldsmith's personal favorites, in part because he really wanted to win an Emmy at the time. Interestingly, the composer didn't ultimately write his most compelling Western score for the topic, however, The Red Pony a suitably competent and at times compelling score but not one that evokes the same emotional response as several of this other lyrical entries in the genre, including One Little Indian that same year. Goldsmith employed a small ensemble of 34 to 46 instruments, with the role of the stereotypical Western elements limited as to root the work more in the straight drama genre. There are a few trademark contributors along his Western lines, however, many of them associated with the old Mexican character that befriends and ultimately perishes on the ranch. Along with the string and woodwind-dominated base are contributions from banjo, marimba, guitar, harmonica, and accordion, all used sparingly. The bulk of the work stews in lightly melancholy tones for the primary orchestral elements, though, with a few sideshow moments for the wilder, upbeat ranch operations when allowed.


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Average: 3.16 Stars
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TRACK LISTINGS
Total Time: 50:15
• 1. Main Title - Part 1 (4:53)
• 2. Main Title - Part 2 (3:33)
• 3. How's a Boy Going to Grow (1:04)
• 4. True Love (7:30)
• 5. Father's Home (2:08)
• 6. Father's Gift (4:13)
• 7. A Dead Man (0:50)
• 8. Ninety-Seven Years (2:26)
• 9. A Day's Work (1:58)
• 10. Final Ride (1:01)
• 11. A Sick Horse (1:02)
• 12. The Buzzards (3:09)
• 13. The Vacation (1:44)
• 14. Automobiles Are Better (1:37)
• 15. 10m1 (2:54)
• 16. A Helping Hand (3:23)
• 17. The Foal (6:22)

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The insert includes extensive notes about the score and film.
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