Western Music is a production music album released in 1975 by The Regency Line Background Music Library. It was later reissued by Bruton Music in 1978 and cataloged as BRR 2.
Description[]
A selection of Cowboy and/or Indian music suitable as themes or background music to Western type scenes or situations.
Contents[]
Track No. | Piece | Composer(s) | Duration (min:sec) | Description/Notes |
Full Orchestra | ||||
A1 | Tallahasee Hayride | Jack Dorsey | 1:22 | Orchestral Barn Dance. Bright, happy. |
A2 | The Way West | Jack Dorsey | 1:10 | Broad melody featuring solo trumpet, bright. |
A3 | Prairie Dawn | Jack Dorsey | 1:00 | Slow, romantic, Featuring Cor Anglais. |
A4 | Prairie Dawn (Long Version) | Jack Dorsey | 1:35 | As above, featuring oboe. |
A5 | Bad Day At Sand Springs | Jack Dorsey | 1:34 | High Noon type melody, Medium tempo. |
A6 | Western Panorama | Len Beadle | 1:00 | Typical Western theme. Wide open spaces. Medium tempo. |
A7 | Buffalo Trail | John Hawkins | 1:14 | Action, bright. |
A8 | Siege At Broken Knee | John Hawkins | 2:10 | Slow dramatic opening - bright section with Mexican trumpets - dramatic section and quiet ending. |
A9 | Wyoming Night | John Hawkins, Richard Hill | 1:10 | Slow haunting melody building to big dramatic finish. |
A10 | Topeka Trail | John Hawkins | 1:10 | Medium tempo, Big Country. |
A11 | Lazy Cowboy | Jack Dorsey | 1:39 | Typical cowboy tune, slow. |
Small Combo, Trumpet, Violin, Accordion, Banjo and rhythm | ||||
B1 | Sparkin' In The Hay | Norman Warren | 1:05 | Bright barn dance. |
B2 | Corn Likker Hoe Down | Norman Warren | 0:52 | Bright barn dance. |
B3 | I Lost My Heart In Kentucky | Norman Warren | 2:00 | Sentimental country and western. Medium. |
B4 | Gun Slinger Rag | Norman Warren | 0:53 | Solo saloon piano. Bright. |
B5 | Miss Kitty's Toon | Norman Warren | 1:06 | Solo saloon piano. Bright. |
B6 | Swiggin' Down The Rye | Norman Warren | 1:45 | Western Waltz. |
B7 | Rockin' Chair Rock | Norman Warren, Irving Martin | 1:00 | Hop-a-Long Banjo solo. Medium. |
B8 | My Horse And I | Norman Warren | 1:10 | Lazy cowboy tune. Slow. |
B9 | Purple Sage | Norman Warren | 1:22 | Hop-a-Long cowboy. Medium. |
B10 | Tequila For Two | Norman Warren | 0:55 | Bright Mexican dance. |
B11 | Mexican Moonlight | Norman Warren | 1:19 | Slow, romantic Mexican. |
B12 | Range Rider | Tony Hiller | 1:58 | Bright action featuring solo harmonics. Also on RL 1009. |