The World of Japanese Film and Television Scores: None but the Brave - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (FSMCD Vol. 12, No. 12)

Description:

Part of Film Score Monthly's Silver Age Classics series, this album marks the premiere release of John Williams' score to the Japanese-American co-production of "None but the Brave" (01/15/1965 [Japan], 02/24/1965 [United States]), directed by and starring Frank Sinatra. In addition to the complete score mixed from the the original ½' three-track stereo scoring masters, the album includes a piano performance of the main theme (performed by John Williams), source music, alternate versions of cue 1M2 and single recordings of a vocal version film's theme and a vocal version of David Raksin's theme from "Sylvia" (1965), from the flip side of the single. Music composed by John Williams (as Johnny Williams) and conducted by Morris Stoloff. All music is in stereo except for tracks 19, 24 and 25, which are in mono.

Album Information:

Label: Film Score Monthly
Album Title & Catalogue Number: None but the Brave - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (FSMCD Vol. 12, No. 12)
Music by: Johnny Williams (John Williams)

Music Conducted by: Morris Stoloff
Number of Discs: 1
Number of Tracks: 25
Run Time: 65:51
Release Date: June 18, 2009
Retail Price: $19.95

Track List:

NOTE: Only an English track list is provided since the album is a release from a U.S. film music label. Also, I included the cue numbers in the album booklet and made a few capitalization changes to some of the tracks.

01. Main Title (1M1)/Kuroki's Introduction (1M2)
02. The Boat Detail (1M3)
03. Busy Hands (1M5)/Kuroki Prepares for War (2M1)/Fishing Spear (2M2)
04. Night Adventure (3M1/3M1A)
05. The Enemies Repair (3M2)
06. Ship in Sight (4M1)/When Enemies Meet (4M1A)/Okuda Whistles (4M2)/Kuroki's Challenge (4M3)/Connection (5M1)
07. Brothers in Command (5M2)/The Water Hole (5M3)
08. Water Logged (5M4/6M1)
09. Waiting for Battle (6M2/6M2A)
10. The Dream of Hope Is Ashes (6M3)/Hirano's Problem (7M1)
11. The Bargain (7M2)/Mahoney Gets the News (7M3)
12. Uneasy Peace (9M1)/Okuda and Craddock (9M2)
13. Kuroki's Reflection (10M2)
14. Mahoney's Reflection (10M3/10M3A/10M4)/Mahoney's Analysis (11M1)
15. Okuda and the Shark (11M2)
16. Good Friends Part (11M3/12M1)/Radio Contact (12M2)
17. The Separation (12M3)
18. The Final Fight (12M4)/The Spirit Lives (12M5)/End Cast (12M6)

BONUS TRACKS
19. Piano Theme
20. Word From Waikiki (9M4)
21. Kuroki's Introduction (alternate #1) (1M2 Alt. 1)
22. Kuroki's Introduction (alternate #2) (1M2 Alt. 2)
23. Trailer

SINGLE RECORDING
24. None but the Brave

Conducted by Morris Stoloff with The Jack Halloran Singers

(Johnny Williams–Donald Wolf)

Produced Under License from Warner Bros. Records Inc.

From the Artanis–Warner Bros. Production "None but the Brave"

25. Sylvia

Conducted by Morris Stoloff with The Jack Halloran Singers

(David Raksin–Paul Francis Webster)

Produced Under License from Warner Bros. Records Inc.

From the Martin H. Poll Production "Sylvia"—A Paramount Pictures Release

Additional Notes:

As with the rest of the albums on this blog, the following information is gathered from the album booklet and online sources. The instrument and musician list below is from Film Score Monthly's webpage for the album.

The Japanese title for the film,『勇者のみ』("Yūsha nomi"), can be translated as "The Brave Only", "The Brave Men Only" or "Only the Brave Men".

The film was produced by Tokyo Eiga, Toho and Artanis Productions. Tokyo Eiga is a defunct affiliate of Toho. Artanis Productions was Frank Sinatra's production company.

The opening credits in the film list composer Kenjiro Hirose as the Japanese music consultant.

One cue from the score, 1M4, wasn't included on this album as it wasn't part of the recording sessions. This cue is a traditional Japanese song. In fact, all of the Japanese songs sung in the film aren't included.

Although track 9 (Piano Theme) sounds like mono, it could have been recorded in stereo, just heard through the center channel (which would effectively make it mono anyway).

Instruments and Musicians:

Leader (Conductor)

Morris Stoloff

Violin

Israel Baker, David Berman, Henry Arthur Brown, Samuel Cytron, Harold Dicterow, Bonnie J. Douglas (Shure), Noumi / Naomi Fischer, Jacques Gasselin, Anatol Kaminsky, Daniel Karpilowsky, George Kast, Joseph Livoti, Dan Lube, Hillard Lubie, Alexander Murray, Erno Neufeld, Jerome Joseph Reisler, Nathan Ross, Sam Ross, Sidney Sharp, Hans Wippler, Harry Zagon, Tibor Zelig

Viola

William Hymanson, Maurice Keltz, Louis Kievman, Virginia Majewski, Spinoza Paeff, Sanford Schonbach

Cello

Naoum Benditzky, Armand Kaproff, Irving Lipschultz, Kurt Reher, Harold Schneier, Eleanor Slatkin

Bass

John Bambridge, Jr., Milton Kestenbaum, Peter A. Mercurio, Joseph Mondragon

Flute

Burnett Atkinson, James Briggs, Justin Gordon, Leonard V. Posella

Oboe

Liliane Lhoest Covington

Clarinet

Richard H. Anderson, Dominick Fera, Mitchell Lurie

Bassoon

Norman H. Herzberg

French Horn

Arthur E. Briegleb, James A. Decker, William A. Hinshaw, Wendell Hoss, Sinclair Lott

Trumpet

Robert Divall, Pincus "Pinky" Savitt, Larry Sullivan

Trombone

Edward Kusby, Kenneth Shroyer, Frank Sullivan

Tuba

John Bambridge, Jr.

Piano

Raymond Turner

Guitar

Barney Kessel, Allen Reuss, Fred T. Tavares

Harp

Denzil (Gail) Laughton, Dorothy S. Remsen

Drums

Frank J. Flynn, Walter Goodwin, Milton Holland, William Kraft, Louis Singer

Orchestra Manager

Kurt E. Wolff

The score was recorded at Warner Bros. Scoring Stage, Burbank, California on October 14, 22, 26 and November 11, 1964.

Photo Gallery:

Here is a photo gallery of my copy of None but the Brave - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (FSMCD Vol. 12, No. 12). The photos were taken on May 30, 2020.