Anatomy of a Murder - 50 - Music by Duke Ellington

[Durium]

ANATOMY OF A MURDER



Fifty years ago, in the summer of 1959, the film Anatomy of a Murder was released in the cinema’s all around the world. Otto Preminger, the director of the film, was an Austrian jew who fled to the States for the German in the 1930s and made other films like Laura, The Man with The Golden Arm and Angel Face. This film, Anatomy of a Murder, seems to be his best they say. But I don't want inform you about the film, the cast or the story, but about the music, the sound track - made by Duke Ellington. On the 31st of May, the first and second of June 1959 the Duke Ellington Orchestra recorded a dozen of tunes to be used as the sound track of this “court” film.



Anatomy of a Murder

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[ScottyWright]

Wonderful film, wonderful score, which stands up well just as an audio disc, and Duke's cameo is- well, it's Duke.

Rent or buy the movie, buy the soundtrack disc- you'll enjoy both formats.

[clinthopson]

Terrific flick, I've seen it at least a half-dozen times.

Great cast: Jimmy Stewart, Arthur Kennedy, Lee Remick (pant, pant), Ben Gazarra, Eve Arden, Joe Welsh.

Great story.

Duke's music certainly is not of the usual Hollyweird sound track type and the album holds up very well.

Cat Anderson's scream at the end is a killer.