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Name: FILM SCORE MONTHLY
Number: FSM0612

No. Tracks: 22

Toys in the Attic (1963)
Limited Edition of 3,000 Copies.
Composed by: George Duning

FSM spotlights a wonderful Golden Age composer seldom represented on CD: George Duning (1908-2000), a stalwart of Columbia Pictures (From Here to Eternity, Picnic, The Eddy Duchin Story) who later excelled in television (he scored the most romantic episodes of Star Trek). Presented here is one of Duning's most outstanding dramatic scores, Toys in the Attic (1963), his only picture for United Artists.

Toys in the Attic was based on a play by Lillian Hellman and directed by George Roy Hill, starring Dean Martin a perennial failure who retreats to his childhood home in New Orleans and spinster sisters (Geraldine Page and Wendy Hiller) when times get rough. The sisters actually derive great pleasure from comforting Julian, and it is the man's success (both in business and with his new bride, Yvette Mimieux) that ironically leads to tragedy.

Duning's score for Toys in the Attic is melodic and memorable, with a bluesy main theme (one of Duning's finest) and sweetly nostalgic Americana for the loving (if problematic) personal relationships. The "Southern family" genre led to exceptionally fine scores from composers such as Alex North (A Streetcar Named Desire) and Elmer Bernstein (Summer and Smoke), and Duning matches their sensitivity (using his own style) with rich and melancholy music, becoming dissonant only as the characters themselves push into obsession and desperation.

This premiere CD of Toys in the Attic has been mastered from the original 1/2" stereo masters, recorded at the famed Goldwyn Scoring Stage in Hollywood. The album presents the chronological assembly planned by the composer and Tony Thomas but never commercially released, followed by jazzy source cues, a brief suite of additional and alternate underscore, and a rare single (vocal and instrumental) of the main theme. Liner notes are by Jeff Bond and Lukas Kendall.

Main Title/Bourbon Street Beatnik/Lily Enters 5:20
Lily Phones 1:41
Carrie Remembers 2:43
Carrie Excited 1:21
The Attic/Julian 1:51
Lily and Julian 2:06
The Presents/The Tickets/More Presents/The New Ring/Why, Lily? 8:27
Lily Goes Home/Motherless Child 2:43
Morning at Berniers/I'm Sorry, Cyrus/Hey Gus/Lily Returns 2:31
Now/Carrie Disturbed 1:40
Carrie Listens/Anna's Accusations 2:14
Julian, Don't Go 2:51
Do It! 2:26
Evil Carrie/Miss Anna/Dock Rumble/Who Told Him?/Get Out/I Heard Her 6:49
Goodbye Carrie/End Title (short version) 2:49
Total Time: 48:04

Bonus Material
Toys in the Attic (vocal) 2:37
Additional Score Cues 4:18
Attic Jazz/Attic Beguine 2:54
Champagne Party/Waltz for Carrie/New Orleans Cafe/Bourbon Street Twist 3:49
Strip Stuff/More Strip Stuff/The Stripper Blues/Preservation Hall 3:17
Blues for Charlotte 2:58
Toys in the Attic (instrumental) 2:18
Total Time: 22:23

Total Disc Time: 70:27
View CD Page at FSM Site (More Details)

FSM spotlights a wonderful Golden Age composer seldom represented on CD: George Duning (1908-2000), a stalwart of Columbia Pictures (From Here to Eternity, Picnic, The Eddy Duchin Story) who later excelled in television (he scored the most romantic episodes of Star Trek). Presented here is one of Duning's most outstanding dramatic scores, Toys in the Attic (1963), his only picture for United Artists.

Toys in the Attic was based on a play by Lillian Hellman and directed by George Roy Hill, starring Dean Martin a perennial failure who retreats to his childhood home in New Orleans and spinster sisters (Geraldine Page and Wendy Hiller) when times get rough. The sisters actually derive great pleasure from comforting Julian, and it is the man's success (both in business and with his new bride, Yvette Mimieux) that ironically leads to tragedy.

Duning's score for Toys in the Attic is melodic and memorable, with a bluesy main theme (one of Duning's finest) and sweetly nostalgic Americana for the loving (if problematic) personal relationships. The "Southern family" genre led to exceptionally fine scores from composers such as Alex North (A Streetcar Named Desire) and Elmer Bernstein (Summer and Smoke), and Duning matches their sensitivity (using his own style) with rich and melancholy music, becoming dissonant only as the characters themselves push into obsession and desperation.

This premiere CD of Toys in the Attic has been mastered from the original 1/2" stereo masters, recorded at the famed Goldwyn Scoring Stage in Hollywood. The album presents the chronological assembly planned by the composer and Tony Thomas but never commercially released, followed by jazzy source cues, a brief suite of additional and alternate underscore, and a rare single (vocal and instrumental) of the main theme. Liner notes are by Jeff Bond and Lukas Kendall.

track list

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    Toys in the Attic

    Music Composed and Conducted by George Duning

  1. Main Title/Bourbon Street Beatnik/Lily Enters 5:20
  2. Lily Phones 1:41
  3. Carrie Remembers 2:43
  4. Carrie Excited 1:21
  5. The Attic/Julian 1:51
  6. Lily and Julian 2:06
  7. The Presents/The Tickets/More Presents/The New Ring/Why, Lily? 8:27
  8. Lily Goes Home/Motherless Child 2:43
  9. Morning at Berniers/I'm Sorry, Cyrus/Hey Gus/Lily Returns 2:31
  10. Now/Carrie Disturbed 1:40
  11. Carrie Listens/Anna's Accusations 2:14
  12. Julian, Don't Go 2:51
  13. Do It! 2:26
  14. Evil Carrie/Miss Anna/Dock Rumble/Who Told Him?/Get Out/I Heard Her 6:49
  15. Goodbye Carrie/End Title (short version) 2:49

    Total Time: 48:04

    Bonus Material

  16. Toys in the Attic (vocal) 2:37
  17. Additional Score Cues 4:18
  18. Attic Jazz/Attic Beguine 2:54
  19. Champagne Party/Waltz for Carrie/New Orleans Cafe/Bourbon Street Twist 3:49
  20. Strip Stuff/More Strip Stuff/The Stripper Blues/Preservation Hall 3:17
  21. Blues for Charlotte 2:58
  22. Toys in the Attic (instrumental) 2:18

Total Time: 22:23

Total Disc Time: 70:27


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