Description
A Clockwork Orange 1972
The soundtrack to Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange was released to accompany the 1971 film of the same name. The music is a thematic extension of Alex’s psychological conditioning. The soundtrack of A Clockwork Orange comprises classical music and electronic synthetic music composed by Wendy Carlos. Some of the music is heard only as excerpts, e.g. Edward Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 ironically heralding a politician’s appearance at the prison. The main theme is an electronic transcription of Henry Purcell’s Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary, composed in 1695, for the procession of Queen Mary’s cortège through London en route to Westminster Abbey. “March from ‘A Clockwork Orange'” was the first recorded song featuring a vocoder for the singing; synthpop bands often cite it as their inspiration. Neither the end credits nor the soundtrack album identify the orchestra playing the Ninth Symphony excerpts, however, in Alex’s bedroom, there is a close-up of a microcassette tape labeled: Deutsche Grammophon – Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphonie Nr. 9 d-moll, op. 125 – Berliner Philharmoniker – Chor der St. Hedwigskathedrale – Ferenc Fricsay – Irmgard Seefried, Maureen Forrester, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Ernst Haefliger
Video: A Clockwork Orange – Trailer 1972
Tracklist:
| 1. | “Title Music from A Clockwork Orange” (From Henry Purcell‘s Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary) | Carlos, Rachel Elkind | Wendy Carlos[1] | 2:21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | “The Thieving Magpie (Abridged)” | Gioachino Rossini | A Deutsche Grammophon Recording (Rome Opera House Orchestraconducted by Tullio Serafin, 1963, uncredited) | 5:57 |
| 3. | “Theme from A Clockwork Orange (Beethoviana)” | Carlos, Elkind | Wendy Carlos | 1:44 |
| 4. | “Ninth Symphony, Second Movement (Abridged)” | Ludwig van Beethoven | A Deutsche Grammophon Recording (Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Ferenc Fricsay, 1958, uncredited) | 3:48 |
| 5. | “March from A Clockwork Orange (Ninth Symphony, Fourth Movement, Abridged)” | Beethoven, arr. Carlos Friedrich Schiller (lyric) |
Wendy Carlos (Articulations: Rachel Elkind) |
7:00 |
| 6. | “William Tell Overture (Abridged)“ | Rossini | Wendy Carlos | 1:17 |
| 7. | “Pomp and Circumstance March No. I“ | Edward Elgar | (Marcus Dods, uncredited) | 4:28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8. | “Pomp and Circumstance March No. IV (Abridged)“ | Edward Elgar | (Marcus Dods, uncredited) | 1:33 |
| 9. | “Timesteps (Excerpt)” | Carlos | Wendy Carlos | 4:13 |
| 10. | “Overture to the Sun” (rerecorded instrumental from Sound of Sunforest, 1970) | Tucker | Terry Tucker | 1:40 |
| 11. | “I Want to Marry a Lighthouse Keeper” (rerecorded song from Sound of Sunforest, 1970; film version differs from soundtrack version) | Eigen | Erika Eigen | 1:00 |
| 12. | “William Tell Overture (Abridged)” | Rossini | A Deutsche Grammophon Recording (Rome Opera House Orchestra conducted by Tullio Serafin, 1963, uncredited) | 2:58 |
| 13. | “Suicide Scherzo (Ninth Symphony, Second Movement, Abridged)” | Beethoven, arr. Carlos | Wendy Carlos | 3:07 |
| 14. | “Ninth Symphony, Fourth Movement (Abridged)” | Ludwig van Beethoven | A Deutsche Grammophon Recording (Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Herbert von Karajan, 1963, uncredited) | 1:34 |
| 15. | “Singin’ in the Rain” (recording taken from the soundtrack of the 1952 film) | lyrics by Arthur Freed, music by Nacio Herb Brown | Gene Kelly | 2:36 |
