The film score was composed, arranged and conducted by Elmer Bernstein, but the picture also featured jazz themes performed and recorded by the Chico Hamilton Quintet. The music was published and copyrighted through producers Harold Hecht and Burt Lancaster's own music publishing company, Calyork Music, which was affiliated with BMI.[1] Calyork Music's third partner, Loring Buzzell, was responsible for securing the release of the music on soundtrack albums through Decca Records.[2] It was a landmark event in the soundtrack industry; the first film to have two separate soundtracks, each featuring completely different music.[3] One LP featured Bernstein's score, the other LP featured Hamilton's band.
Sweet Smell of Success spanned two soundtrack LPs and two promotional singles.[4] The first soundtrack LP was released in July 1957 by Decca Records (catalog DL 8610) and featured the jazz score composed by Elmer Bernstein.[5] That same month, the lead single was released by Decca Records with the songs The Street and Toots Shor's Blues (catalog Decca 30379).[6] The second soundtrack LP featured music composed and performed by the Chico Hamilton Quintet, who also appeared in the film. Decca Records released this LP in August 1957 (catalog DL 8614) and promoted it with a single by Mark Murphy featuring Goodbye Baby on the A-side and The Right Kind of Woman on the B-side (catalog Decca 30390).[7][8]
The liner notes of the 2008 compact disc reissue state that the Bernstein score was recorded on June 12, 1957, and the Hamilton tracks on July 12, 1957, but that is inaccurate. The same reissue also omits one of the Hamilton tracks from the disc. The film premiered June 27, 1957, so the music had already been long-recorded. The dates provided in the compact disc liner notes most likely reflect the original LP release dates, which coincides with mentions in Billboard magazine.
In a retrospective review, Allmusic's Blair Sanderson noted, "The soundtrack to Alexander Mackendrick's 1957 motion picture Sweet Smell of Success combines orchestral music by the versatile Elmer Bernstein and modern jazz by the Chico Hamilton Quintet, including numbers performed in the film's club scenes. Both provide a moody backdrop to the cynical showbiz drama and intersect at several key points through the use of a common theme, the tune 'Goodbye Baby'." More specifically about Bernstein's music, he wrote of the film score composer employing "richly dissonant big band sonorities and nocturnal urban blues in his score, and much of his music has the hard-edged, gritty sound that was associated with big city life in the 1950s. Hamilton's exploratory improvisations and Bernstein's studio orchestrations make this a highly sophisticated film score".[9]
In a 2008 review for The Guardian, John L. Walters called the soundtrack compilation "the sonic equivalent of a well-mixed Manhattan: seven cool cues by drummer Chico Hamilton's adventurous band, and 14 orchestral blasts by Elmer Bernstein".[10]
Track listingedit
Music from the Sound Track Sweet Smell of Successedit
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[11]
^"2 Soundtracks for Same Flick". Billboard, June 17, 1957. p. 29.
^Edwards, D., Callahan, M., Eyries, P., Watts, R., & Neely, T. Decca Album Discography, Part 4: Main 12-inch 8000 Series (1949–1960) accessed August 11, 2015
^"Decca Debuts Double Feature". Billboard, July 1, 1957. p. 25.
^"Major Decca Focus on Pic LPs, Singles". Billboard, July 8, 1957. p. 20.
^"Reviews and Ratings of New Popular Albums". Billboard, August 5, 1957. p. 28.
^"Pop Records Reviews". Billboard, July 15, 1957. p. 90.
^"Reviews and Ratings of New Jazz Albums". Billboard, August 19, 1957. p. 72.
^"Pop Records Reviews". Billboard, July 22, 1957. p. 72.
^ abSanderson, Blair. Jazz and Orchestral Themes Recorded for the Soundtrack of The Sweet Smell of Success – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
^ abWalters, J. L., The Guardian Review February 29, 2008
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This article is about the soundtrack of the 1957 film For other uses see Sweet Smell of Success disambiguation Sweet Smell of Success is the soundtrack to the 1957 Hecht Hill Lancaster Productions film of the same name The music from the film was released by Decca Records in June 1957 on two separate long play records one featuring Elmer Bernstein s score the other with Chico Hamilton Quintet s music Sweet Smell of SuccessElmer Bernstein sound track cover artSoundtrack album by Elmer Bernstein Chico Hamilton QuintetReleasedJune 12 amp July 12 1957GenreFilm scoreLabelDeccaDL 8610 amp DL 8614ProducerHecht Hill amp LancasterElmer Bernstein chronologyFear Strikes Out 1957 Sweet Smell of Success 1957 The Tin Star 1957 Chico Hamilton Quintet chronologyChico Hamilton Quintet 1956 Sweet Smell of Success 1957 South Pacific in Hi Fi 1958 Jazz Themes CoverChico Hamilton Quintet sound track cover art Contents 1 Production and release 2 Critical reception 3 Track listing 3 1 Music from the Sound Track Sweet Smell of Success 3 2 The Chico Hamilton Quintet Plays Jazz Themes Recorded for the Sound Track of the Motion Picture Sweet Smell of Success 4 Personnel 5 ReferencesProduction and release editThe film score was composed arranged and conducted by Elmer Bernstein but the picture also featured jazz themes performed and recorded by the Chico Hamilton Quintet The music was published and copyrighted through producers Harold Hecht and Burt Lancaster s own music publishing company Calyork Music which was affiliated with BMI 1 Calyork Music s third partner Loring Buzzell was responsible for securing the release of the music on soundtrack albums through Decca Records 2 It was a landmark event in the soundtrack industry the first film to have two separate soundtracks each featuring completely different music 3 One LP featured Bernstein s score the other LP featured Hamilton s band Sweet Smell of Success spanned two soundtrack LPs and two promotional singles 4 The first soundtrack LP was released in July 1957 by Decca Records catalog DL 8610 and featured the jazz score composed by Elmer Bernstein 5 That same month the lead single was released by Decca Records with the songs The Street and Toots Shor s Blues catalog Decca 30379 6 The second soundtrack LP featured music composed and performed by the Chico Hamilton Quintet who also appeared in the film Decca Records released this LP in August 1957 catalog DL 8614 and promoted it with a single by Mark Murphy featuring Goodbye Baby on the A side and The Right Kind of Woman on the B side catalog Decca 30390 7 8 The liner notes of the 2008 compact disc reissue state that the Bernstein score was recorded on June 12 1957 and the Hamilton tracks on July 12 1957 but that is inaccurate The same reissue also omits one of the Hamilton tracks from the disc The film premiered June 27 1957 so the music had already been long recorded The dates provided in the compact disc liner notes most likely reflect the original LP release dates which coincides with mentions in Billboard magazine Critical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 10 In a retrospective review Allmusic s Blair Sanderson noted The soundtrack to Alexander Mackendrick s 1957 motion picture Sweet Smell of Success combines orchestral music by the versatile Elmer Bernstein and modern jazz by the Chico Hamilton Quintet including numbers performed in the film s club scenes Both provide a moody backdrop to the cynical showbiz drama and intersect at several key points through the use of a common theme the tune Goodbye Baby More specifically about Bernstein s music he wrote of the film score composer employing richly dissonant big band sonorities and nocturnal urban blues in his score and much of his music has the hard edged gritty sound that was associated with big city life in the 1950s Hamilton s exploratory improvisations and Bernstein s studio orchestrations make this a highly sophisticated film score 9 In a 2008 review for The Guardian John L Walters called the soundtrack compilation the sonic equivalent of a well mixed Manhattan seven cool cues by drummer Chico Hamilton s adventurous band and 14 orchestral blasts by Elmer Bernstein 10 Track listing editMusic from the Sound Track Sweet Smell of Success edit Credits are adapted from the album s liner notes 11 Side 1No TitleWriter s Length1 The Street Main Title Bernstein2 402 Hot Dogs and Juice Goodbye Baby HamiltonKatz2 283 Sidney and Susie Bernstein2 464 Hunsecker s Price Bernstein1 555 Tropical Island Mood Bernstein2 426 The Smear Bernstein1 367 Toots Shor s Blues Bernstein2 48 Side 2No TitleWriter s Length8 Nite Spot Rock Bernstein1 579 Susie s Problem Bernstein2 1010 Hunsecker Operates Goodbye Baby HamiltonKatz1 3111 Goodbye Baby Blues HamiltonKatz3 3312 The Trap Is Sprung Bernstein2 0413 Love Scene Susan The Sage HamiltonKatz3 3514 Out of Darkness Bernstein3 45Total length 35 36 The Chico Hamilton Quintet Plays Jazz Themes Recorded for the Sound Track of the Motion Picture Sweet Smell of Success edit Credits are adapted from the album s liner notes 11 Side 1No TitleWriter s Length1 Goodbye Baby HamiltonKatz5 002 Cheek to Chico HamiltonKatz2 103 Susan The Sage HamiltonKatz2 304 Sidney s Theme HamiltonKatz1 555 Jonalah HamiltonKatz2 126 Jam HamiltonKatz1 467 Night Beat HamiltonKatz2 19 Side 2No TitleWriter s Length8 Concerto of Jazz Themes from the Soundtrack of Sweet Smell of Success HamiltonKatz16 29Total length 34 24Personnel editCredits are adapted from the album s liner notes 11 The Elmer Bernstein Orchestra Featured on the first LP s tracks 1 3 9 12 amp 14 Martin Ruberman flute Pete Candoli trumpet Ted Nash alto saxophone Lloyd Ulyate trombone Mitchell Lurie clarinet Gordon Schoneberg oboe Jack Marsh bassoon David Frisina viola Armand Kaproff cello John Crown John Williams piano Lee Perrin timpani Shelly Manne drums Jack Hayes Leo Shuken orchestration The Chico Hamilton Quintet Featured on the first LP s tracks 2 10 11 amp 13 and on the second LP s tracks 1 8 Chico Hamilton drums Paul Horn tenor saxophone alto saxophone flute clarinet Fred Katz cello John Pisano guitar Carson Smith bassReferences edit 2 Soundtracks for Same Flick Billboard June 17 1957 p 29 Edwards D Callahan M Eyries P Watts R amp Neely T Decca Album Discography Part 4 Main 12 inch 8000 Series 1949 1960 accessed August 11 2015 Decca Debuts Double Feature Billboard July 1 1957 p 25 Major Decca Focus on Pic LPs Singles Billboard July 8 1957 p 20 Reviews and Ratings of New Popular Albums Billboard August 5 1957 p 28 Pop Records Reviews Billboard July 15 1957 p 90 Reviews and Ratings of New Jazz Albums Billboard August 19 1957 p 72 Pop Records Reviews Billboard July 22 1957 p 72 a b Sanderson Blair Jazz and Orchestral Themes Recorded for the Soundtrack of The Sweet Smell of Success Review at AllMusic Retrieved August 11 2015 a b Walters J L The Guardian Review February 29 2008 a b c Sweet Smell of Successliner notes Decca Records 1957 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sweet Smell of Success soundtrack amp oldid 1217197185, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
