Drango, a low-budget film from 1957, starred Jeff Chandler, a very underrated actor, and had a terrific supporting cast, including Julie London, Donald Crisp, Ronald Howard, and Joanne Dru, along with John Lupton, Milburn Stone, Parley Baer, and Morris Ankrum. The film takes place in the months following the Civil War and the script presents the story of bitterness, resentment, and redemption, honestly and simply and without any attempts to sugar coat anything from anyone's point of view. One thing Bartlett had as a director was extremely good taste in the composers he chose for his projects - Alex North for Unchained, George Duning for All The Young Men, Neil Diamond and Lee Holdridge for Jonathan Livingston Seagull, and, of course, the great Elmer Bernstein for The Caretakers and Drango. By the time of Drango, Bernstein had already written two masterpieces of film scoring - The Man With The Golden Arm and The Ten Commandments. 1957 was a busy and incredible year for Bernstein - in addition to Drango, he also scored Men In War, Fear Strikes Out, Sweet Smell Of Success, and The Tin Star. Drango is a very strong Bernstein score - somber, melancholy, exciting, and, as always, filled with wonderful and unique Bernstein themes
発売日：2018.5.25
トラックリスト
1. PRELUDE (Drango Comes to Kennesaw Pass) 3:34 2. THE HANGING 1:46 3. THE SEARCH 4:37 4. KATY 2:10 5. THE GATHERING STORM 3:35 6. THE PLOTTERS FAIL 6:01 7. THE CHILDREN’S GIFT 3:32 8. RANSOM HOUSE WALTZES 3:25 9. NEWS FROM DALTON 2:22 10. DRANGO AND KATY 2:25 11. DRANGO’S CHANCE 4:14 12. LOVE AND JUSTICE 4:42
1957年のエルマー・バーンスタインのオリジナル・サウンドトラックが再発売！
トラックリスト南北戦争の終戦直後、北軍のドランゴ少佐（ジェフ・チャンドラー）は、バーニング大尉（ジョン・ラプトン）とともに、軍政官として南部の町ケネソーにやってきた。しかし北軍に町を焼かれ、家族を喪った町の人々は、ドランゴ少佐らにあからさまな敵意を見せる。彼は北軍側に立ったヘンリー・コルダー（モリス・アンクラム）の裁判を公正に行いたいと考え、「北軍駐屯地に連行して守ってほしい」という娘ケイト（ジョーン・ドルー）の願いを聞き入れなかったが、その結果コルダーは、アレン判事（ドナルド・クリスプ）の息子クレイ（ロナルド・ハワード）らによって処刑されてしまう…。
ケネソーが戦場になったのは1864年のことらしいが、Ikedaさんの解説によると、相当激しい戦いだったことは想像できる。そこに民主主義の理想を抱いたドランゴ少佐がやってくるわけだが、南部の人々がそう簡単に従うはずがない。それでも地道に実直な姿勢を見せるドランゴに、次第に一部の人々は信頼を寄せ始めるのだが、南軍の再興を夢見る若者が汚い手も使いながらドランゴを引きずり降ろそうとする。
邦題を観ると単純な西部劇のようだが、内容は異色の人間劇。南北戦争後の理想のありようがなかなか面白い着眼点ではある。
Drango, a low-budget film from 1957, starred Jeff Chandler, a very underrated actor, and had a terrific supporting cast, including Julie London, Donald Crisp, Ronald Howard, and Joanne Dru, along with John Lupton, Milburn Stone, Parley Baer, and Morris Ankrum. The film takes place in the months following the Civil War and the script presents the story of bitterness, resentment, and redemption, honestly and simply and without any attempts to sugar coat anything from anyone's point of view. One thing Bartlett had as a director was extremely good taste in the composers he chose for his projects - Alex North for Unchained, George Duning for All The Young Men, Neil Diamond and Lee Holdridge for Jonathan Livingston Seagull, and, of course, the great Elmer Bernstein for The Caretakers and Drango. By the time of Drango, Bernstein had already written two masterpieces of film scoring - The Man With The Golden Arm and The Ten Commandments. 1957 was a busy and incredible year for Bernstein - in addition to Drango, he also scored Men In War, Fear Strikes Out, Sweet Smell Of Success, and The Tin Star. Drango is a very strong Bernstein score - somber, melancholy, exciting, and, as always, filled with wonderful and unique Bernstein themes
発売日：2018.5.25
1. PRELUDE (Drango Comes to Kennesaw Pass) 3:34
2. THE HANGING 1:46
3. THE SEARCH 4:37
4. KATY 2:10
5. THE GATHERING STORM 3:35
6. THE PLOTTERS FAIL 6:01
7. THE CHILDREN’S GIFT 3:32
8. RANSOM HOUSE WALTZES 3:25
9. NEWS FROM DALTON 2:22
10. DRANGO AND KATY 2:25
11. DRANGO’S CHANCE 4:14
12. LOVE AND JUSTICE 4:42