The Liquidator (soundtrack)

The Liquidator
Soundtrack album by
Lalo Schifrin
Released1965
RecordedMarch 1965
VenueLondon, England
GenreFilm score
Length34:14
LabelMGM
CS 8029
ProducerJesse Kaye
Lalo Schifrin chronology
Jazz Suite on the Mass Texts
(1964) 		The Liquidator
(1965) 		Once a Thief and Other Themes
(1965)

The Liquidator is a soundtrack album to the motion picture The Liquidator by Argentine composer, pianist and conductor Lalo Schifrin recorded in 1965 and released on the MGM label.[1] An expanded edition of the soundtrack was released by Film Score Monthly in 2006.[2] Shirley Bassey, then well known for her Goldfinger title song performed two versions of the theme; a hard driving main title theme and a softer romantic version called My Liquidator. Due to the delayed release of the film, the soundtrack was issued later in 1966[3]

Reception

The Allmusic review states "Taking a few cues from Mancini, Ellington, and Bacharach, Schifrin fashions a fetching lounge backdrop here, with enough of the way of original and sophisticated touches to make it worthy of the competition".[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Lalo Schifrin except as indicated

  1. "The Liquidator" (Lalo Schifrin, Peter Callander) – 2:17
  2. "Boysie's Bossa (Instrumental Sax Version)" – 2:48
  3. "The Killer" – 1:28
  4. "Bikini Waltz" – 2:20
  5. "The Bird" – 3:40
  6. "Casino Rhapsody" – 3:25
  7. "Carry On" – 1:25
  8. "Iris" – 2:55
  9. "Riviera Chase" – 4:49
  10. "Boysie's Bossa" – 2:21
  11. "Tilt" – 4:20
  12. "My Liquidator" (Schifrin, Callander) – 2:26
  • Recorded in London, England in March 1965

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Payne, D. Lalo Schifrin discography accessed March 13, 2012
  2. ^ Film Score Monthly Website accessed March 19, 2012
  3. ^ "MGM Album Discography, Part 8".
  4. ^ a b Cook, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 13, 2012