1979 Soundtrack – The Black Stallion
The Black Stallion is a 1979 American adventure film based on the 1941 classic children’s novel of the same name by Walter Farley. The soundrack was composed by Carmine Coppola.
In August 2009, Intrada Records released a three-disc special edition of the soundtrack containing the entire score from the film plus bonus material, including unused cues and alternate takes of some tracks as well as a restored re-issue of the original 1979 soundtrack album. This release was limited to 1,500 units.
Tracks
1 Theme from The Black Stallion (Carmine Coppola) 02:31
2 The Island (Bill Douglas; Carmine Coppola; Nyle Steiner; Shirley Walker) 03:27
3 Cobra Death (Carmine Coppola) 01:49
4 First Feeding (Nyle Steiner; Shirley Walker) 02:11
5 The Black Stallion (Nyle Steiner; Shirley Walker) 00:46
6 Playing Tag & Magnificent Horse (Carmine Coppola; George Marsh; Kenneth Nash) 02:34
7 The Legend (Carmine Coppola) 01:15
8 The Campfire (Carmine Coppola) 01:03
9 The Ride (Carmine Coppola; Shirley Walker) 02:30
10 The Rescue (Nyle Steiner; Shirley Walker) 03:55
11 Dad’s Glove and Watch (Carmine Coppola) 02:39
12 Chase Through Town (Carmine Coppola) 02:21
13 In Training (Dick Rosmini) 01:58
14 Henry (Carmine Coppola) 01:49
15 Flashback & Winner’s Circle (Carmine Coppola) 01:32
16 Reprise – Theme from The Black Stallion (Carmine Coppola) 02:31
Musicians
| Drums | Carl Rigoli |
| Drums | Dale Anderson |
| Drums | Derek Thompson |
| Drums | Jerry Williams |
| Drums | Joe Porcaro |
| Drums | Larry Bunker |
| Drums | Tom Raney |
| Guitar | Tommy Tedesco |
| Keyboards | Mike Lang |
| Keyboards | Shirley Walker |
| Harmonica | Tommy Morgan |
| Bassoon | Dave Riddles |
| Bassoon | Fowler Friedlander |
| Bassoon | Jack Marsh |
| Clarinet | Dominick Fera |
| Clarinet | Hugo Raimondi |
| Clarinet | John Neufeld |
| Clarinet | Roy D’Antonio |
| Flute | Jim Walker |
| Flute | Louise Di Tullio |
| Flute | Sheridon Stokes |
| Flute | Susan Greenberg |
| Flute | Susan Fries |
| French Horn | Arthur Maebe |
| French Horn | David Duke |
| French Horn | Henry Sigismonti |
| French Horn | Richard Perissi |
| French Horn | Victor Vener |
| French Horn | Vince DeRosa |
| Oboe | Arnold Koblentz |
| Oboe | Norman Herzberg |
| Oboe | Robert Steen |
| Trombone | Charlie Loper |
| Trombone | Dick Nash |
| Trombone | Lloyd Ulyate |
| Trombone | Phil Teele |
| Trombone | Tommy Shepard |
| Trumpet | Allen Vizzutti |
| Trumpet | Boyde Hood |
| Trumpet | Chase Craig |
| Trumpet | Graham Young |
| Trumpet | Malcolm McNab |
| Trumpet | Tony Terran |
| Trumpet | Warren Luening |
| Tuba | Jim Self |
| Tuba | John Thomas Johnson |
| Percussion | Carl Rigoli |
| Percussion | Dale Anderson |
| Percussion | Derek Thompson |
| Percussion | Jerry Williams |
| Percussion | Joe Porcaro |
| Percussion | Larry Bunker |
Other Musicians
2 The Island
| Flute | Bill Douglas |
| Harp | Natalie Cox |
4 First Feeding
| Flute | Bill Douglas |
| Harp | Natalie Cox |
| Percussion | George Marsh |
6 Playing Tag & Magnificent Horse
| Percussion | Kenneth Nash |
7 The Legend
| Cimbalom | Ken Watson |
8 The Campfire
| Flute | Bill Douglas |
| Harp | Natalie Cox |
10 The Rescue
| Cimbalom | Ken Watson |
12 Chase Through Town
| Piano | Shirley Watson |
13 In Training
| Guitar | Dick Rosmini |
| Banjo | Dick Rosmini |
Strings
Bass – William Douglass, Jim Hackman, John Hornschuch, Meyer Rubin, Milton E. Nadel, Milton Kestenbaum, Peter Mercurio
Cello – Barbara Hunter, Christine Ermacoff, Douglas Davis, Eleanor Slatkin, Harry Shlutz, Igor Horoshevsky, Kathleen Lustgarten, Lucille Greco, Mary Lane, Raphael Kramer, Raymond Kelley, Robert Martin, Ronald Cooper, Selene Hurford
Harp – Catherine Gotthoffer, Veryle Brilhart-Mills
Viola – Archie Levin, Barbara Simons, Dave Schwartz, Denyse Buffum, James Dunham, Janet Lakatos, Kenneth Earl Nash, Linn Subotnick, Louis Kievman, Marilyn Baker, Peter Hatch, Roland Kato, Sven Reher
Violin – Anatol Kaminsky, Assa Drori, Bernard Kundell, Bonnie Douglas, David Newman, David Frisina, David Montagu, David Turner, Davida Lou Johnson, Doris Carr, Dorothy Wade, Erica Sharp, Ezra Kliger, Glenn Dicterow, Harris Goldman, Harry Bluestone, James Getzoff, Jerome Webster, Joseph Stepansky, Judith Aller-Talvi, Mari Tsumura, Marshall Sosson, Marvin Limonick, Mary Debra Lundquist, Miwako Watanabe, Nathan Ross, Norman Carr, Paul Shure, Marshall Moss, Robert Sushel, Ronald Folsom, Sheldon Sanov, Spiro Stamos, Stanley Plummer, William Hymanson
Liner Notes
Producer – Dan Carlin Jr
Conductor – Carmine Coppola
Engineer (Second) – Kathy Morton
Mastered By – Dino Lappas, Jim Dorrell
Mixed By – Richard Beggs
Design – Roy Guzman
Mastered At EMIA/UA Studios
Mixed At Zoetrope Studios Recording, San Francisco
Recorded At The Burbank Studios
Recorded At CBS Studio Center
Recorded At Evergreen Studios
Phonographic Copyright United Artists Corporation
Copyright United Artists Corporation