MAN AT THE TOP

Caldera Records is proud to present the original score for the motion picture “Man at the Top” from 1973, directed by Mike Vardy, featuring music by Roy Budd.

Writer John Braine established Joe Lampton as a ruthless force to be reckoned with when he published his novel “Room at the Top” in 1957. The film rights were snatched up immediately, and only two years later, Jack Clayton’s adaptation premiered in theaters. Following another outing in the cinema and a television series, Anglo-EMI, in collaboration with Hammer Films, decided to let Joe Lampton (now played by Kenneth Haigh) loose on the big screen once more. In 1973, “Man at the Top” premiered. Here, Joe Lampton is appointed Managing Director of ChemExport, a company overseen by Lord Ackerman, played by Harry Andrews. All is not well: six months later, it emerges that Lampton’s predecessor committed suicide. Slowly it becomes clear to Lampton that he might have been appointed to take the blame for a massive marketing blunder that could crush not only him but the whole company. The 37th CD-release of Caldera Records features a detailed booklet-text by Stephan Eicke and elegant artwork by Luis Miguel Rojas. The CD was produced by Stephan Eicke and John Elborg. -CALDERA RECORDS

1. Opening (1:21)
2. Main Titles (1:18)
3. End Credits (1:45)
4. The Journey Continues (0:54)
5. Man at the Top (2:26)
6. Night is Falling (2:44)
7. Bedtime (3:58)
8. In the Woods (2:48)
9. Peeping Robin (0:28)
10. Change of Plan (1:12)
11. Bossa Nova (3:26)
12. In the Office (0:22)
13. Joe is Being Followed (1:06)
14. Swept Up in Memories (1:31)
15. In the Woods (alt.) (1:37)
16. Mingle With Me (5:55)

Bonus:
17. Demo Jingle (2:20)
18. You Can Never Trust a Friend (2:49)
19. Pipe Tobacco (0:32)