For 55 years I was blessed with a busy studio singing career and had the honor of working with the Newman family on several projects. What is special to me about Airport is, at the time this film was released I was part of an 8-voice backup group working on the weekly Dean Martin TV Show for 6 seasons. Dean was really proud of this movie and loved to talk about it. Those were the days!!
Oh the fabulous Newman family….hats off to all of you extraordinary composers! And Mr Alfred Newman….thank you especially for your gorgeous album, The Magic Islands. Made me fall in love with Hawaii before I ever boarded a plane there. Rest in sweet peace and thank you for EVERYTHING
This movie and this score prompted one of my sisters to "make like Jacqueline Bisset" and become an airline stewardess for Pan American. She had a great time flying to various countries--even Australia! Now she's retired, but what a time she had in the sky!
Nowadays they work you like a coolie, but back in the day, yeah, it was a very high status job and "audition"- you could catch a guy who was wealthy, worldly, and wanting.
Beautiful! My late father and I would listened to this over and over and went to the premiere at the Cooper in Mpls. He had loved the novel. ,Miss you dad!
I was blessed to have began my cinematic journey in the 1960s. As big a hit as Airport was then-and it had the all-star cast and timely plot it was this score that stuck in my mind... 50 years later I hope this fine film, the "Godfather' of disaster films gets a well-deserved anniversary celebration. RELENTLESS. RIVETING.
Came here to see if someone else felt the exact same way as I. Fully agree - though there's something about the film version, even though it's not as clean as the current album release as here, that's ever so slightly better. The F# in the second-to-last chord isn't as prominent, and there's something about the harmonic frequencies that are even _more_ pleasing than the crisp album mix. The album version does sound a lot better without that out-of-tune conga drum though.
@@cudak888 yeah, it's like the whole low end is dropped nearly out of the mix, you really just get get a few plucked "dots" of F# in an electric bass and then it practically comes off like a half cadence in the brass; in the film, the bass is mighty, and you get that heavy resounding F# pedal. seems the album is more of a "loungey" arrangement (those electric guitar ornaments!).
Soundtrack Fred...you are doing an amazing job for all of us, film soundtrack fans. "Airport" is one of the finest film soundtracks by Alfred Newman (and he wrote many classics!), and it is great that you are sharing it here. You have a wonderful channel...every time you upload a soundtrack in here, you are giving me an injection of happiness. Such great music! Keep up the good work!
The opening music reflects how exciting it was to fly in the 1960's. It was the Space Age and flying by jet was as close as most people would get to space. People dressed like they were going to church. It was special. However, now-a-days, flying is about as special and exciting as riding an overcrowded subway. Where did the fun go?
Estaba cumpliendo los seis años de edad cuando se estreno esta película... Y desde que la escuché me llamó su atención y con el tiempo aprendí a valorar la música incidental, su composición y musicalización y la ejecución de un gran director y compositor. Un genio el señor Newman. Gracias por su legado. 🎉
Thank you, Soundtrack Fred ! As long as I have been a subscriber to your channel -- and listened many times to the wonderful soundtracks,I never ever thought,to look for THIS movie soundtrack ! I love this movie !!!
While it is nice to have the Airport Sound Track on TH-cam, there are three missing tracks from this compilation ... Inez' Theme, Inez Lost Forever, and a reprise of the Love Theme from Side 2. Inez' Theme is my personal favorite off this sound track, so that's why I noticed it missing.
If my facts are right,Alfred Newman passed right after he had recorded this and before this movie was first released! Either this or Jerry Goldsmith’s classic score for “Patton” should have won the Oscar over the score for “Love Story”! I think both Newman and Goldsmith were robbed!!!
Burt Lancaster supposedly hated the movie, but it was pretty hood IMHO, definitely better than the other movies. Still, the score is way better than the movie.
Sadness the music that was playing on the jukebox in the little cafe was not included. Had this soundtrack on 8-Track when I was a teen but can remember if the jukebox music was on there.
Just watched this AGAIN!! The part when Dean Martin's character is leaving with his girlfriend, who is a pregnant stewardess and his wife is looking at them at the gate was scandalous!!! Hahahah
Is it my imagination or is the tempo of this recording sped up compared to what is actually in the movie's opening credits? The actual orchestration also sounds slightly different here and there. Was this a different recording session from what was actually used in the movie?
It's not the same; it's a later studio recording. The end title theme in particular is quite different (and, in my humble opinion, lackluster) compared to the film's recording.
Note john wayne got dean Martin the part in the movie airport they had originally wanted john wayne to do the part that George Kennedy was given john wayne could not do it
This is something that happens frequently in Hollywood musical history. Newman did it on a number of occasions. Starting with his early work for Sam Goldwyn ("Street Scene"). Darryl Zanuck, the head of 20th Century-Fox, loved the music from "Street Scene" so much that he suggested that Newman use it for Fox films set in New York. When Newman was on loan from Goldwyn to RKO for "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," he composed a piece of music for a chase scene involving Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara that he re-used 14 years later in "The Robe." Similarly, Miklos Rozsa used the same Roman march in "Ben-Hur" that he used eight years earlier in "Quo Vadis." When Henry Mancini was a young staff composer at Universal, his boss, Joseph Gershenson, told him to go to Univeral's music library if he was stuck for a bar of music and just take it from someone else's score. "Change dance partners," he was told.
For 55 years I was blessed with a busy studio singing career and had the honor of working with the Newman family on several projects. What is special to me about Airport is, at the time this film was released I was part of an 8-voice backup group working on the weekly Dean Martin TV Show for 6 seasons. Dean was really proud of this movie and loved to talk about it. Those were the days!!
Oh the fabulous Newman family….hats off to all of you extraordinary composers! And Mr Alfred Newman….thank you especially for your gorgeous album, The Magic Islands. Made me fall in love with Hawaii before I ever boarded a plane there. Rest in sweet peace and thank you for EVERYTHING
Alfred Newman's last and final score. A winner!
Beautiful and high quality music. The trombone is amazing in the love theme and Mel and Tanya! Pure quality!
Great score and a beautiful suite. Thanks for creating and posting.
This movie and this score prompted one of my sisters to "make like Jacqueline Bisset" and become an airline stewardess for Pan American. She had a great time flying to various countries--even Australia! Now she's retired, but what a time she had in the sky!
Nowadays they work you like a coolie, but back in the day, yeah, it was a very high status job and "audition"- you could catch a guy who was wealthy, worldly, and wanting.
Australia. Wow! Sorry, I love here and you, it’s wonderful. Glad she has a great time.
Beautiful! My late father and I would listened to this over and over and went to the premiere at the Cooper in Mpls. He had loved the novel. ,Miss you dad!
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I was blessed to have began my cinematic journey in the 1960s. As big a hit as Airport was then-and it had the all-star cast and timely plot it was this score that stuck in my mind... 50 years later I hope this fine film, the "Godfather' of disaster films gets a well-deserved anniversary celebration.
RELENTLESS.
RIVETING.
This score, like the film AIRPORT itself, is just plain cool.
SIMPLY WONDERFULL PERFORMANCE!!!
Another beautifully composed and performed classic from Alfred Newman. Thanks for sharing.
@Giselle5253 Bullshit this music is superb all the way it really grabs you from the start right through the end Period !!!!!
That last and final chord in the score...just *PURE PERFECTION* to end a movie such as this. I could listen to it alone for days.
solene adeus de um gênio
Came here to see if someone else felt the exact same way as I. Fully agree - though there's something about the film version, even though it's not as clean as the current album release as here, that's ever so slightly better. The F# in the second-to-last chord isn't as prominent, and there's something about the harmonic frequencies that are even _more_ pleasing than the crisp album mix.
The album version does sound a lot better without that out-of-tune conga drum though.
@@cudak888 yeah, it's like the whole low end is dropped nearly out of the mix, you really just get get a few plucked "dots" of F# in an electric bass and then it practically comes off like a half cadence in the brass; in the film, the bass is mighty, and you get that heavy resounding F# pedal. seems the album is more of a "loungey" arrangement (those electric guitar ornaments!).
I can't remember how many times I watched this movie--helping Patroni push the plane out every time!
I saw this movie the music score stayed back in my mind awesome score
Soundtrack Fred...you are doing an amazing job for all of us, film soundtrack fans. "Airport" is one of the finest film soundtracks by Alfred Newman (and he wrote many classics!), and it is great that you are sharing it here. You have a wonderful channel...every time you upload a soundtrack in here, you are giving me an injection of happiness. Such great music! Keep up the good work!
01:55 = "Airport Love Theme" is the heart of this great soundtrack, according to my ears. Thanks Maestro.
Vincent Bell did the Best version ever.
That's simply not true!
Superb score from a motion picture that took a long time to be recognized as a special film with plenty of everything !!!!!
Fantastic musical score very superbly suggestive, for me the best he have produced for the screenshot evoking different romantic melodramatic passages
I love the emergency landing score so much ..
Memorable intro. Thank you for posting it.
The Love Theme is classic.
Spannende Leistung dieser erregenden Suite mit effektiver Ausübung aller Instrumente. Echt fantastisch!
one of my all time favorite films and score
BAD ASS COMPOSITION!!
Excellent and thrilling music and film bravo
The opening music reflects how exciting it was to fly in the 1960's. It was the Space Age and flying by jet was as close as most people would get to space. People dressed like they were going to church. It was special. However, now-a-days, flying is about as special and exciting as riding an overcrowded subway. Where did the fun go?
Flying got more cheaper and common. Back in Brazil in the 1960s flying was only for the rich.
Estaba cumpliendo los seis años de edad cuando se estreno esta película... Y desde que la escuché me llamó su atención y con el tiempo aprendí a valorar la música incidental, su composición y musicalización y la ejecución de un gran director y compositor. Un genio el señor Newman. Gracias por su legado. 🎉
That’s the nice thing about the 707. It can’t read. Classic line.
George Kennedy as Patroni is definitely one of the high points of the cast.
Alfred Newman's last score. Very much a period piece. Sounds like the late 60s/early 70s
The Granddaddy of Public Transportation disaster films.And 50 plus years later, still among the best of the best of this type of film..
Thank you, Soundtrack Fred ! As long as I have been a subscriber to your channel -- and listened many times to the wonderful soundtracks,I never ever thought,to look for THIS movie soundtrack ! I love this movie !!!
Excellent musical score!
While it is nice to have the Airport Sound Track on TH-cam, there are three missing tracks from this compilation ... Inez' Theme, Inez Lost Forever, and a reprise of the Love Theme from Side 2. Inez' Theme is my personal favorite off this sound track, so that's why I noticed it missing.
GLORIOUS AND IMORTAL ALFRED NEWMAN !!! 😍🇮🇱😍
Great soundtrack!
Magnifica musica. Magnifico Alfred Newman. Exttraordinario. 1970 um ano magico . Inesquecivel.
If my facts are right,Alfred Newman passed right after he had recorded this and before this movie was first released! Either this or Jerry Goldsmith’s classic score for “Patton” should have won the Oscar over the score for “Love Story”! I think both Newman and Goldsmith were robbed!!!
Thank you, Fred. timeless. #feels🛫💖
A stirring end to an amazing career.
Hands down Newman, Rózsa, Herrmann, North, Goldsmith and John Williams are in the Olympus of film composers.
I would add Korngold to that list.
@@robertcohn8858 I agree, however my comment was intended to composers devoted mainly to film. Korngold film scores are a minor part of his work. 🙂
後に「エアーポート７５」や「エアーポート８０」などの航空機パニックシリーズの切っ掛けとなった作品でしたが、なぜか主役よりも空港整備員のジョージ・ケネディが妙に格好よく見えた記憶が・・・。「エアーポート８０」ではパイロットに昇進してましたね。映画の迫力が凄くて、音楽が頭に残っていない。
Burt Lancaster supposedly hated the movie, but it was pretty hood IMHO, definitely better than the other movies.
Still, the score is way better than the movie.
Meu pai tinha esse lp ,ouvi desde os 4 anos de idade.Muito bom!!!
Sadness the music that was playing on the jukebox in the little cafe was not included. Had this soundtrack on 8-Track when I was a teen but can remember if the jukebox music was on there.
Happy Film Score Day Everyone!
Great.
Classic score and classic movie... Runway pic is JFK by the way
Just watched this AGAIN!! The part when Dean Martin's character is leaving with his girlfriend, who is a pregnant stewardess and his wife is looking at them at the gate was scandalous!!! Hahahah
saw the notes under the title as it was playing - they called Joe Petroni "John Patroni".
Is it my imagination or is the tempo of this recording sped up compared to what is actually in the movie's opening credits? The actual orchestration also sounds slightly different here and there. Was this a different recording session from what was actually used in the movie?
It's not the same; it's a later studio recording. The end title theme in particular is quite different (and, in my humble opinion, lackluster) compared to the film's recording.
I like the movies main title version better, it sounds way better.
11:58-12:20 is very similar to John Williams The Lost World (visitor in San Diego)
well it would be williams copying newman
Pessoa quero ouvir a trilha sonora de amor de Alfred newmsnad não a do comessou do filme a love peça e limfs
Jaqueline Biset.
Note john wayne got dean Martin the part in the movie airport they had originally wanted john wayne to do the part that George Kennedy was given john wayne could not do it
I call Joe Patroni
There is one part of this soundtrack that is plagiarized from The Best of Everything.
This is something that happens frequently in Hollywood musical history. Newman did it on a number of occasions. Starting with his early work for Sam Goldwyn ("Street Scene"). Darryl Zanuck, the head of 20th Century-Fox, loved the music from "Street Scene" so much that he suggested that Newman use it for Fox films set in New York. When Newman was on loan from Goldwyn to RKO for "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," he composed a piece of music for a chase scene involving Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara that he re-used 14 years later in "The Robe." Similarly, Miklos Rozsa used the same Roman march in "Ben-Hur" that he used eight years earlier in "Quo Vadis." When Henry Mancini was a young staff composer at Universal, his boss, Joseph Gershenson, told him to go to Univeral's music library if he was stuck for a bar of music and just take it from someone else's score. "Change dance partners," he was told.
Sahte Kabadayi.
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