1976 Soundtrack – King Kong
King Kong is a 1976 American adventure monster film, directed by John Guillermin. It is a remake of the 1933 film about a giant ape who is captured and taken to New York City for exhibition.
The film’s score was composed and conducted by John Barry. A soundtrack album of highlights from the score was released in 1976 by Reprise Records on LP. This album was reissued on CD, first as a bootleg by the Italian label Mask in 1998, and then as a legitimate, licensed release by Film Score Monthly in 2005. On October 2, 2012.
Tracks
1 The Opening (John Barry) 02:16
2 Maybe My Luck Has Changed (John Barry) 01:50
3 Arrival On The Island (John Barry) 02:45
4 Sacrifice – Hail To The King (John Barry) 07:09
5 Arthusa (John Barry) 02:21
6 Full Moon Domain – Beauty Is A Beast (John Barry) 04:23
7 Breakout To Captivity (John Barry) 04:09
8 Incomprehensible Captivity (John Barry) 02:55
9 Kong Hits The Big Apple (John Barry) 02:36
10 Blackout In New York / How About Buying Me A Drink (John Barry) 03:23
11 Climb To Skull Island (John Barry) 02:27
12 The End Is At Hand (John Barry) 01:47
13 The End (John Barry) 04:24
Musicians
| Guitar | Dennis Budimir |
| Guitar | David Cohen |
| Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
| Guitar | Tommy Tedesco |
| Keyboards | John Berkman |
| Keyboards | Michael Boddicker |
| Keyboards | Ralph Grierson |
| Keyboards | Artie Kane |
| Keyboards | Mike Lang |
| Keyboards | Clark Spangler |
| Keyboards | Ian Underwood |
| Keyboards | David Wheatley |
| Bassoon | Norman Herzburg |
| Clarinet | Dominick Fera |
| Clarinet | Ronald Langinger |
| Clarinet | John Neufeld |
| Flute | David Shostac |
| Flute | Sheridon Stokes |
| Flute | Louise Di Tullio |
| French Horn | Vince DeRosa |
| French Horn | David Duke |
| French Horn | Arthur Maebe |
| French Horn | Richard Perissi |
| French Horn | Gale Robinson |
| Oboe | John F Ellis |
| Trombone | Hoyt Bohannon |
| Trombone | Joe Howard |
| Trombone | Dick Nash |
| Trombone | Dick Noel |
| Trombone | George Roberts |
| Trombone | Thomas Shepard |
| Trombone | Phil Teele |
| Trombone | Lloyd Ulyate |
| Trombone | Chauncey Welsch |
| Trumpet | Jay Daversa |
| Trumpet | Maurice Harris |
| Trumpet | Malcolm McNab |
| Trumpet | Thomas Stevens |
| Trumpet | Tony Terran |
| Trumpet | Graham Young |
| Trumpet | Zeke Zarchy |
| Tuba | Tommy Johnson |
| Percussion | Dale Anderson |
| Percussion | Hal Blaine |
| Percussion | Larry Bunker |
| Percussion | Victor Feldman |
| Percussion | John Guerin |
| Percussion | Richard Lepore |
| Percussion | Peter Limonick |
| Percussion | Joe Porcaro |
| Percussion | Tom Raney |
| Percussion | Emil Richards |
| Percussion | Ken Watson |
| Percussion | Donald Williams |
Other Musicians
Bass – Milton Kestenbaum, Jack Lesberg, Peter Mercurio, Meyer Rubin
Cello – Douglas Davis, Marie Fera, Armand Kaproff, Dennis Karmazyn, Raphael Kramer, Ron Leonard, Edgar Lustgarten, Harry Shlutz, Eleanor Slatkin
David Speltz, Mary Louise Zeyen
Harp – Dorothy Remsen
Violin – Murray Adler, Israel Baker, Arnold Belnick, Herman Clebanoff, Bonnie Jean Douglas, James Getzoff, Anatol Kaminsky, Jacob Krachmalnick, Erno Neufeld, Jay Rosen,Sheldon Sanov, Haim Shtrum, Paul Shure, Dorothy Wade, Shari Zippert
Liner Notes
Producer – Federico De Laurentiis, John Barry
Conductor – John Barry
Engineer (Mixing, Recording) – Dan Wallin
Recorded By – Bill Gernand
Phonographic Copyright Warner Communications
Copyright Dino De Laurentiis Corporation