The War Wagon | Soundtrack Suite (Dimitri Tiomkin)

[@marknan5352]

John Wayne. A simple timeless description of a real man , real hero , real authentic American. Thanks duke.

[@horacefeathers]

Props to Ed Ames' robust vocal performance and to that instantly recognizable deep low bass in the background, Thurl Ravenscroft of Tony the Tiger fame.

[@TempestPT]

My grandfather instilled in me the love for the old Westerns, and this one was one of his favorites... that old VHS tape ran for hours on end. This Suite brings back sweet child memories. Thanks @Soundtrack Fred

[@5809AUJG]

THANK YOU!!!! Another great score by the marvelous Dimitri Tiomkin!!!!! Oooohh..I'm going straight to find it and get it!!! Wonderful, Frederik!!! Hugs to you forever!!!

[@rayssonation]

From a previous comment: John Wayne insisted on getting the best film composers for his films ranging from the Dimitri Tiomkin to Elmer Bernstein, Jerry Goldsmith, Miklos Rozsa to John Williams for bringing some of the greatest film scores composed for cinema when most of John Wayne's movies were mostly Westerns and War pictures.

[@ericseal8670]

Great soundtrack!! Good vocals in the theme song. Thanks for posting.

[@stuartpattison1576]

Brilliant music. It is astonishing Kirk is still here, The Duke long gone, but when you watch his movies it seems he has never gone.

[@randallschmidt7136]

This is one of my favorite Duke movies & i totally love the soundtrack! brings back good memories of the cinema! The Polo Player

[@scottuehlinger7887]

What a Catchy Tune! Love it! Tiomkin is of course, Outstanding as usual.....the Golden Age of Cinema Soundtracks...

[@MikeBurgerPunish69th]

Another great job Fred, loved that movie and the soundtrack, :)

[@SoundtrackFred]

great to hear from you mike and that you like this classic! :-) Fred

[@johna5707]

Thank you Fred, great soundtrack!

[@jslasher1]

One of Tiomkin's forgotten scores, composed toward the end of his Hollywood career.

[@yaffayafo82]

dude, The Big Sky, Friendly Persuasion and Guns of Navarone, rock, hey!

[@francescawarnerforbes2957]

first john Wayne movie I saw when I arrived in states nearly 50 years ago like this score and movie

[@victorsigalov2822]

FRED: MAGNFICO SOUNDTRACK. BELLAS MELODIAS Y ARREGLO ORQUESTAL. MUY BUENO!!!...

[@Bluemax1945]

Best thing about the film, the catchy theme music.

[@rjmcallister1888]

1967: One of those 'meat and potatoes' Westerns John Wayne & Co. cranked out with regularity in the 60's and early 70's; this one for Universal. Wayne's Batjac production company could afford top-notch composers; Tiomkin and Washington cranked out one for this one, and Ed Ames, who was hot both on TV (Mingo on "Daniel Boone") and on records ("My Cup Runneth Over") was a great choice to handle the vocal.

[@DouglasMontgomery-zr1fq]

One of the best film scores ever matches all the action

[@Hard_Boiled_Entertainment]

Funny thing is, this film is perhaps the closest we ever got to seeing John Wayne do a Spaghetti Western. And the score sounds rather, well, Disney-esque in its lively playfulness.

[@brianboisguilbert6985]

I think BIG JAKE was a Spaghetti Western in story line as well, the opening scenes were especially darker, men died more violently, even if it was off camera.

[@garyball1587]

I love the music

[@robertszvetics210]

DUKE WAYNEs WESTERN SOUNDTRACKS WERE THE BEST

[@yaffayafo82]

Like Max Steiner's The Searchers, yes?!

[@janetball4686]

The best film and song

[@ЕвгенийГальцов-о3е]

Dmitry Zinovievitch Tiomkin, from Russia, became the greatest western composer.

[@brianboisguilbert6985]

Gotta disagree, though I deeply admire Tiomkin and his music, Elmer Bernstein gives him plenty of competition for that title.

[@josephvitielo1693]

Don't forget Jerome Morross

[@robertszvetics210]

dimitri tiomkin and emler bernstein were the best the duke ownes them a big thanks

[@DressedForDrowning]

The best westerns have music by Dimitri Tiomkin and one of these Actors: Wayne, Mitchum, Eastwood or Douglas. Further suggestions? Maybe a director such as Howard Hawks.

[@notaire2]

Best Western!

[@charlestimberlake5522]

Have never made it through this movie, as it always seemed that the armored wagon could have been stopped by somebody hiding in the rocks and using a rifle to kill the horses pulling it.

[@robertcorbell1006]

One of my favorite westerns ever! Anyone else notice the Comanches speak Spanish to the white guys in this while using their language among themselves?

[@chrisj2539]

That makes sense, because most Comanches could speak Spanish, and most Texans picked up at least a working comprehension of it.

[@rjmcallister1888]

You'll find that in a number of Wayne films; something he picked up from his days with John Ford.

[@robertcorbell1006]

Yes to both. It's a little factually correct aspect that you don't find in many classic westerns. Same with actual Chinese actresses speaking in their native Cantonese, as most Chinese-Americans with generational roots came from Guangdong, as is evident in Chinese-American food (buffet fodder as opposed to legit Chinatown food). It's good to see western films with the authenticity of history.

[@garyball1587]

What was the score of the music when they were trying to blow up that bridge

[@robertszvetics210]

SADDLE UP PILLGRIMS YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@jonimichalski69]

The Last Great Star of This FilmStill living Is Kirk Douglas and Some day He will be With John Wayne Again And others because Up In Heaven were all stars

[@mr.quinnsextras1753]

The first 50 seconds sound like Tiomkin's score to ''The Alamo''.

[@kevindavies2114]

stirring soudtrack

[@garyball1587]

TNT is explosive

[@tayga55]

dimitri Tomkin.. Legendary Ukrainian..

[@robertszvetics210]

Wish the dummies at universal would of had this on the new bluray of the war wagon instead of the old mono audio funny Clint Eastwoods westerns have all been remastered in 5,1 audio

[@rayssonation]

I don't know if THE WAR WAGON is available on DVD.....but I do have a copy of this on VHS from MCA Home Video from the 80's

[@ronaldwallace7459]

+robert szvetics One of the problems with re-mastering a movie is that the music stems might not match the actual film. Eastwood's movies, for the most part, probably have separate tracks, synced to the film. When they did The Magnificent Seven, the available music tracks had been combined with the effect tracks and only the theme could be presented in stereo.

[@christinehughes4410]

was available at one time.

[@elliottschertzer876]

I won’t be anal like some here , but Fred I appreciate you for posting this.

[@vincentwilson7679]

Am I right in thinking this is a re recording and not the original soundtrack

[@SoundtrackFred]

hello there! this is the original soundtrack, conducted by tiomkin himself, as heard and recorded for the movie. as far as i know a re-recording of that score does not exists. all the best! :-) Fred

[@robertszvetics210]

i dont know the film soundtrack was in mono but it sounds great

[@robertszvetics210]

Frederik Riesberg thanks for uploading this

[@geoffroymazeau5661]

vincent, you're definitely right, this is obviously a re recording of the original soundtrack; fred, you should listen carefully to the first minutes of the movie and you would certainly realize your mistake...

[@SoundtrackFred]

Geoffroy Mazeau vincent wilson , Hey there you both! I don't want to tell any lies, here is what the soundtrack label said to this production, maybe it brings some light into the dark! Fred :-) "Intrada proudly offers complete score, newly mixed & mastered in full stereo from actual multi-track session masters stored in mint condition in Universal vaults. CD includes terrific opening "Ballad of The War Wagon", sung by Ed Ames. Happily, all "sweetener" elements also survived in perfect condition, allowing Intrada to remix all stereo chorus overdubs for main title, including additional harmonica & piano tracks! Tiomkin creates great main theme for armor-plated gold wagon, then fashions dynamic variations underlining preparations by Wayne & Douglas to destroy it along with villainous owner Bruce Cabot. Latter half of score features several incredible action set-pieces with Tiomkin in spectacular form as he nears end of composing career. Hearing it all in vivid stereo makes for an exciting listen!"