Saturday, July 5, 2008

Soundtrack: Harold and Maude
Composer(s): Cat Stevens
Year: 1974
Genre(s): folk rock



DOWNLOAD -- Harold and Maude

36 years after the film's release, an official soundtrack came out in an edition of 2500 on Cameron Crowe's vinyl films this year.

There’s been a hole in the fabric of the film/music world for many, many, many years: late-great director Hal Ashby’s bizarre, romantic masterpiece Harold and Maude was blessed with a Cat Steven’s soundtrack (one that featured two songs written specifically for the film) that never truly saw the light of day. Yes, “Don’t Be Shy” and “If You Want To Sing Out, Sing Out” were released on the Footsteps in the Dark compilation in ‘84, but besides that the original sound track of the film has gone unreleased.

Over two years in the making, the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to Harold and Maude comes with an extensive 36-page full-color booklet filled with never-before-seen photographs and an oral history of the making of the film and the music, as told by the filmmakers and participants. Also included is a bonus 7″ single with unreleased versions of “Don’t Be Shy” and “If You Want To Sing Out, Sing Out”, two suitable-for-framing posters, and much more!

Available only on 2500 copies of Limited Edition Vinyl.