Johnny Keating’s name was legendary within big band and jazz circles in both the UK and America during the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s. Through his association with the Decca Record Company and many of its artistes - most notably the Ted Heath Orchestra for whom he was chief arranger from 1954-1971 - Keating’s remarkable gifts as a composer-arranger became world-renowned. His lengthy career has seen him active in many different areas of music including scoring films; however, only three motion pictures feature his work. His score for the 1967 UK crime-thriller film Robbery is arguably his best, and is the subject of this Vocalion release.
Based on the Great Train Robbery of 1963, Robbery stars Stanley Baker as hardened criminal and ex-convict Paul Clifton, who’s determined to pull-off the biggest job of his career - robbing the overnight mail train from Glasgow to London . Keating’s brilliant score underlines and heightens the drama, suspense and action, especially during the tense opening sequence (Diamond Robbery). The score is composed in the modern big band style, but also features some gorgeous, tender underscores as heard in Kate’s Theme (for Paul Clifton’s wife, played by Joanna Pettet) and Robinson - Portrait of a Loser (for currency expert Robinson, played by Frank Finlay). Passing the Mail Bags, Breaking into the Mail Van and Gang’s Arrest are tension-filled big band scores, while Born to Lose (not heard in the film) sung by session vocalist Jackie Lee is as good an example of bright, optimistic big band pop as you could wish to hear. If you haven’t seen Robbery, listening to John ny Keating’s gripping score will certainly make you want to. Remastered from the original analogue stereo tapes.
トラックリスト
1.?Born To Lose (02:27) Vocal by Jackie Lee 2.?Diamond Robbery (04:46) 3.?Accident (01:23) 4.?Kate's Theme (04:18) 5.?Robbery! (05:13) 6.?Breaking Into The Mail Van (02:56) 7.?Robinson - Portrait Of a Loser (02:56) 8.?Passing The Mail Bags (02:38) 9.?Gang's Arrest (02:39) 10.?Paul's Goodbye And Main Theme (06:00) Vocal by Jackie Lee
１９６３年８月にロンドン郊外で起きた３０億円にものぼる列車強盗事件を映画化した犯罪サスペンス。サウンドトラック初CD化！ジョニー・キーティングによる、ビッグ・バンド・スタイルのスコア。
トラックリスト救急車を利用して宝石商から宝石を奪い、それを軍資金に夜行郵便列車の強奪を企てる男。１５人の仲間と共に遂に作戦は決行されるが、ひとりのミスから計画は崩れ始める……。この題材は、同年にも西ドイツ製で「史上最大の列車強盗」という作品になっている。監督のピーター・イエーツはこの作品でのアクション・シーンの手腕が買われ、アメリカ映画「ブリット」への抜擢となった。出演：スタンリー・ベイカー。1967年英。
Johnny Keating’s name was legendary within big band and jazz circles in both the UK and America during the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s. Through his association with the Decca Record Company and many of its artistes - most notably the Ted Heath Orchestra for whom he was chief arranger from 1954-1971 - Keating’s remarkable gifts as a composer-arranger became world-renowned. His lengthy career has seen him active in many different areas of music including scoring films; however, only three motion pictures feature his work. His score for the 1967 UK crime-thriller film Robbery is arguably his best, and is the subject of this Vocalion release.
Based on the Great Train Robbery of 1963, Robbery stars Stanley Baker as hardened criminal and ex-convict Paul Clifton, who’s determined to pull-off the biggest job of his career - robbing the overnight mail train from Glasgow to London . Keating’s brilliant score underlines and heightens the drama, suspense and action, especially during the tense opening sequence (Diamond Robbery). The score is composed in the modern big band style, but also features some gorgeous, tender underscores as heard in Kate’s Theme (for Paul Clifton’s wife, played by Joanna Pettet) and Robinson - Portrait of a Loser (for currency expert Robinson, played by Frank Finlay). Passing the Mail Bags, Breaking into the Mail Van and Gang’s Arrest are tension-filled big band scores, while Born to Lose (not heard in the film) sung by session vocalist Jackie Lee is as good an example of bright, optimistic big band pop as you could wish to hear. If you haven’t seen Robbery, listening to John ny Keating’s gripping score will certainly make you want to. Remastered from the original analogue stereo tapes.
1.?Born To Lose (02:27) Vocal by Jackie Lee
2.?Diamond Robbery (04:46)
3.?Accident (01:23)
4.?Kate's Theme (04:18)
5.?Robbery! (05:13)
6.?Breaking Into The Mail Van (02:56)
7.?Robinson - Portrait Of a Loser (02:56)
8.?Passing The Mail Bags (02:38)
9.?Gang's Arrest (02:39)
10.?Paul's Goodbye And Main Theme (06:00) Vocal by Jackie Lee