JEROME MOROSS: The Big Country (Full Orchestral Score)

Special Offer: In celebration of Neumation Music's fifth anniversary, this title is 25% off (discount applied once added to cart)! Anticipated to ship the week of June 5. The Big Country remains one of the most famous and influential American western films of all time. The poster tagline said it all: 'Big they fought! Big they loved! Big their story!' The epic western, directed by William Wyler and starring Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carrol Baker, Charlton Heston, and Burl Ives, was based on the serialized novel Ambush at Blanco Canyon by Donald Hamilton. The plot centers around a New Englander (Peck) who arrives at his fiancée's ranch in Texas only to find himself in the middle of two rival ranching families, locked in a violent feud over access to a river. The score by Jerome Moross (The Cardinal, The War Lord, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Proud Rebel) undoubtedly changed the landscape of western movie scores, veering towards a distinctly American-flavored sound suggestive of the music of Moross’ friend Aaron Copland. The composer attributed his unique sound to his first experience traveling across the Great Plains in 1936, a journey he described in great detail: 'I got to the edge of town and walked out on the flat land with a marvelous feeling of being alone in the vastness with the mountains cutting off the horizon.' Engraved from the orchestrations by Alexander Courage, Bernard Mayers, Conrad Salinger, and Gilbert Grau. Includes a forward by Susanna Moross Tarjan and an essay by Mariana Whitmer, author of “Jerome Moross’s The Big Country: A Film Score Guide.” This edition was made possible with the generous assistance of the composer’s estate and the Columbia University Special Collections library. 9x12 inches. 383 Pages. Paperbound. Printed in the USA ISBN: 979-8-9879872-9-2 THIS PUBLICATION IS AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE. INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING IMPORT FEES IN THEIR REGION Contents Foreword (by Susanna Moross Tarjan) Essay (by Mariana Whitmer) Table of Contents Instrumentation R1P1 Main Title R1P2 Julie’s House R2P1 The Welcoming R2P2 The Hazing R2P3 Courtin’ Time R3P1 The Terrill Ranch R3P2 Old Thunder R4P1 Breakfast Scene R4P2R The Raid R4P2A The Raid (continued) R5P1 McKay’s Decision R5P2 The Capture R6P1 McKay’s Triumph R6P2 Major Terrill’s Party R6P2A Major Terrill’s Party (continued) R7P1 Waltz R7P2-3 Polka R7P4 Night in Blanco Canyon R8P1 McKay’s Ride R8P1A McKay is Missing R8P1B The Old House R9P1 Waiting R9P2 Horror Stories R9P3 The Big Muddy R10P1 Still Waiting R10P2 McKay Alone R10P3 Night at the Ladder Ranch R11P1 The Fight R12P1 The Cattle at the River R13P1 Pat’s Mistake R13P2 Buck Comes for Julia R14P1 The Abduction R15P1 The Captive R15P2 NEW The Attempted Rape R16P1 The War Party Gathers R17P1 McKay in Blanco Canyon R18P1 Jim and Julie R18P2 The Major Alone R19P1 The Duel R19P2 The Death of Buck Hannassey R19P3-R20P1 Ambush in Blanco Canyon R20P2 The Stalking R20P3 End Title