The Apartment | Soundtrack Suite (Adolph Deutsch)

[@kittenonthekeys8369]

Oh my, the Apartment is my favorite Billy Wilder film...

[@derekseven1647]

Mine as well.

[@SapphicTwist]

For my money, the best romantic soundtrack every written.

[@johnfarel3152]

That’s the way it crumbles, cookie wise

[@SoundtrackFred]

The Apartment is one of the great romantic comedies Hollywood presented us during its golden era, directed by the great Billy Wilder. Adolph Deutsch provided a fantastic score (unfortunately to date only album cues exits). The lush Main Title is accompanied by the great piano skills of John(ny) Williams, who himself will soon become one of the leading figures of the movie industry. Enjoy!

[@mathykyte8339]

Hmmmm. I think of it more as a dramedy. It contains many seriously dramatic situations. It certainly wasn’t written just for laughs.

[@mef2005]

@@mathykyte8339 Wilder himself said the movie wasn't a comedy.

[@mathykyte8339]

mef2005 thx for backing me up on this. Though it had many amusing moments, it wasn’t quite a comedy, was it? But I have always thought of the theme music as lush. Hearing it on the radio and seeing the awards won by the film made me wish I could be old enough to see it myself. Probably the first time I could was on tv. I remember being delighted by how they worked that music into the plot, with such a fine tapestry of references to it. Nuances galore. Wilder sure could direct a picture superbly.

[@TheLegacyOfJohnWilliams]

Williams not only played piano on this score, but also contributed orchestrations and arrangements. The main theme of the film ("Jealous Lover") was composed by Charles Williams and was actually arranged by John Williams and Deutsch.

[@handznet]

It’s really beautiful theme. (Movie is a gem as well). The fact JW was playing piano there is such a fabulous trivia. Its really crazy to imagine that he is successfully in the movie music business for so long. Time has changed so many times but he remained actual and golden standard for decades

[@kramat8585]

One of the best movies i ever seen. I really love.

[@stirfry9584]

I have been looking for "Kicked In The Head" for so long. That one is the best

[@tjp2109]

you and me both

[@regertz]

One of my favorites. Fred MacMurray terrific as the sleazy Shelldrake. I understand he hadn’t started his “lovable dad” roles but that Xmas scene seems brilliantly lifted from Ny Three Sons

[@angelozanolla9553]

Adolph Deutsch is was the great and unforgettable composer of this soundtrack of the wonderful film "The apartment" of Billy Wilder! This is a perfect combination of many beautiful plays well romantic and with true sentiment! For me this movie embodies all the values of a nostalgic past! :) Number 1 :) :) :)

[@adrianovasconcelos2739]

An excellent soundtrack and choice for a download. Billy Wilder's THE APARTMENT (1960) is one of his masterpieces, always with comic touches that could just as easily read as tragicomedy. I never get tired of rewatching this film, which remains very much up to date, even if people were not yet on the I-Net or on Smartphone at the time. And what a sensitive musical theme...

[@afhickman]

The main title was actually written by Charles Williams (a Brit who was not related to John), and was called "Jealous Lover." It first appeared in a 1949 film called "The Romantic Age."

[@davidcotos44]

En la lista de mis 10 mejores películas de todos los tiempos!!!

[@douglaswhite9524]

T😢Apartment is one of the best of film masterpieces ever and the music is perfect!!!!!!

[@douglaswhite9524]

The Apartment of course! 6:44

[@wendywoo2180]

Love this move and the score!

[@jamesfox2579]

Excellent movie and score!!

[@12classics39]

The music complements the film so well. I love how the main theme takes on multiple identities throughout the film - it first plays when Fran meets Sheldrake and also plays on the record she gives him, as if it’s a theme representing their affair. Then when that falls apart, it continues to pop up in the score to represent only her, and gradually begins to play more and more during her scenes with Baxter until it crescendos so triumphantly as she runs back to him at the end, effectively transforming the song into THEIR love theme. The underlying foundation for it all is Fran’s amazing character growth, specifically the development of her self-esteem. Fabulous.

[@miguelday9470]

12classics Que buena reseña. Gracias

[@nicholasarcher2492]

John Williams, Pianist.

[@frannieo1707]

God, I love this movie!! And its terrific soundtrack. All my life I have been looking for CC Baxter, but I only ever got the Mr Sheldrakes of this world. God bless Billy Wilder for making this classic.

[@heikoplotner9924]

❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ In Germany the Movie for Silvester, Christmas. The old School !! Billy Wilder ! Thank You !

[@thomasbussmann7884]

Das Apartment gucken wir mindestens 3-4 im Jahr ,warmherzig ,ein Meilenstein der Filmgeschichte, Jack Lemmon, Shirley MC Laine, ein Film der einen liebevoll " mitnimmt"😍😍😍😍😍

[@patriciacastaneda225]

Que música mas maravillosa, Billy Wilder con la banda sonora, son lo mejor, Gracias !!

[@edmarques6587]

Thank you so much! I love the movie and the music. It's a comfort to my soul...

[@slyslaughter5115]

My first lp as a tot. Drove my parents crazy I played it so often

[@licfernandorodriguez4665]

Beautifull miusic remember when I was 18 years, old

[@SapphicTwist]

Lonely Room might be my all-time favorite big band chart--I just wish it were longer. Deutsch should have teamed with Maynard Ferguson and put together a big band album of Deutsch arrangements... that would have been unbelievable.

[@tsf5-productions]

Gosh! Such a nice compostion...character variety for a movie that always keeps the viewer on that "feeling" of big city life humanity. And, for an era of the late 1950's through mid to latter 1960's, this movie with its great score shows how American city life was to many, a choice that had to have its search for companionship...good or not so good. Good score, Fred.

[@susufis]

I wish I were in love so I could dance this fantastic music with my loved one. Lol,

[@suecollins3246]

Sandra - go and FIND SOMEONE!

[@suecollins3246]

@Sandra Cid So - have you found someone to dance with yet, Sandy? C'mon - it's almost New Year - good excuse... And Blessings for 2019.

[@heikoplotner9924]

@@suecollins3246 ❤️ Playing Cards deep in the Night, Tennis Spagetti......simple Live, happy Live...... Wer suchet, der Findet .... !

[@milesfarrimond2445]

Hope you took Sue's advice, Sandra and found that someone special Sandra ?...Easier said than done though. I know ! Life and all its 'mysteries' are meant to be shared. a walk in the woods, a beautiful sunrise at the break of dawn, a wonderful concert of music, a great movie...none have any real meaning or joy unless shared ! That said, I'm still searching myself...lol ! Stay safe..xx

[@suecollins3246]

@@milesfarrimond2445 Well, Miles, you're not going to find somebody unless you make yourself a little more available on fb...

[@catchingdark7503]

1:45 is really sweet

[@jorgebertolini]

BRAVO!!!

[@Bailey2006a]

I played athe piano interlude of this piece for my piano recital when I was 10 years old....a nice break from Bach and Chopin at that time in my life. Crowd pleaser.. at least my parents loved it! LOL

[@givigachechiladze9158]

Timeless!

[@johnharris721]

Love your taste in film music. I've been a film music buff since I was ten, Franz Waxman, alex north, Elmer Bernstein, who looks like my favorite, jerry goldsmith, Alexander desplat,

[@patrickryan1515]

Great movie on many levels, and Adolph Deutsch presents a wonderful score. I particularly like "In a Lonely Room" as it so adequately sympathizes with the Jack Lemon character. I also love the Ferante and Teicher version of "The Apartment". Thank you so very much for the upload, and Happy New Year (January 2018)

[@edwardmallon8679]

Yes you’re absolutely right. That song captures the feeling and emotion of Jack sitting on the park bench so perfectly. You can almost feel the wind on your face and through the light jacket. I can’t count the number of times I’ve seen this over the years. Another gem is “a thousand clowns “ with Jason Robards. I think you’d like it

[@patrickryan1515]

@@edwardmallon8679 Agree; "A Thousand Clowns" is a great film. Barry Gordon, the son, was a wonderful child actor. And JR does a bang up job as the protagonist.

[@notaire2]

Hoch kultivierte Interpretation dieser wunderschönen Melodien mit bezaubernden Töne aller Instrumente. Ganz unbegreifliche Filmmusik im 21. Jahrhundert!

[@regertz]

I love the ending too

[@douglaswhite9524]

My favorite movie!!

[@JohnCine]

My favorite of Wilder movie.

[@TheCinemasound]

Fantastic.

[@suecollins3246]

Fred, when I listen to more than one of your soundtracks I get more thumbnail choices under what I'm listening to at the moment and I see they've all got red lines underneath showing I've listened to them - all my favourites! Murder on The Orient Express, Khartoum, Kings Row, Passage to India, Ben Hur, King of Kings, El Cid - Fred, what a NICE phone I've got - it knows EXACTLY what I like! Blessings for the New Year!

[@SoundtrackFred]

Hello Sue! ...and I thought we have enough material here that one never get to be finished listening to it! Thank you a great new year to you, too!

[@MusikalischerSpass]

Good upload. Thank you 😊

[@joehuiras4955]

Its a shame there is a piece of music from the trailer I can't find anywhere!!!!

[@leandrocerqueira9910]

thanks for upload!

[@adrianovasconcelos2739]

Brilliant soundtrack in an equally brilliant film by Billy Wilder

[@stephensorenson6559]

i like it too!

[@rr7firefly]

"Piano by Johnny Williams" -- could that be the same John Williams who composed so many Spielberg movie soundtracks?

[@SoundtrackFred]

He is. He worked as a studio musician, before making career as a composer.

[@paulnelson7525]

I wondered that also, many of the classic old movies list "Johnny Williams" and maybe he changed it to John when he became more famous. In any event this song is wonderful.

[@debal131]

yes, he is

[@JeffreyGSmith]

that's him!

[@javiergarciaflorez2103]

Una auténtica 🎥 pelicula😊😊❤

[@nelsonpricing]

bellisima musica, ses repeat summer 080120

[@maxb4074]

the main theme was originally written by British composer Charles Williams

[@handznet]

Oh, and its the best part of the soundtrack, quite sad it is credited to Deutsch (who himself was a very good author)

[@suecollins3246]

Fred, can you do something for me, please? I watched a really interesting little video today about Mary of Teck - she that was married to George V. The old black and white movie that featured was called MARY, QUEEN AND MOTHER' and the channel was British Pathe. And the music was really LOVELY. It had an Eric Coates 'Three Elizabeths' sound to it. And I thought, 'Fred will know what music that is - probably right up his street.' Beautiful music, really. I'd so appreciate knowing. Thanks!

[@rayl7335]

RAY L Frankly I'll never understand how "The Apartment" won the oscar for best movie of his year. On the other hand...the movie score was totally memorable and it wasn't even nominated. The Alamo, Elmer Gantri, even Psycho (not nominated) were much better movies.

[@kittenonthekeys8369]

this is better than psycho

[@acevaptsarov8410]

Well, apparently it won a Grammy award, so that's something.

[@asheisadora]

Fred MacMurray should have walked off with the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

[@stefano4170]

Psycho and the apartment are on the same level