A Streetcar Named Desire

by Alex North

A Streetcar Named Desire cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 October 1951
  • Label: Capitol
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 29:30
  • Community rating: 4.2/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

North's music for Elia Kazan's film of Tennessee Williams's play was the first film score to use jazz as dramatic underscore, and the recording, conducted by Ray Heindorf, sold strongly enough to be reissued paired with music by Max Steiner. The score earned North an Academy Award nomination, and the original soundtrack recording was later inducted into the National Recording Registry.

Genres

Descriptors: orchestral, saxophone, moody, soundtrack, sophisticated

Tracklist

  1. Streetcar (2:50)
  2. Four Deuces (3:08)
  3. Belle Reeve (3:06)
  4. Blanche (2:39)
  5. Della Robia Blue (2:58)
  6. Flores Para Los Muertos (4:49)
  7. Mania (1:56)
  8. Lust (3:18)
  9. Soliloquy (2:50)
  10. Redemption (1:53)

Credits

  • Alex North - primary artist, composed by
  • Ray Heindorf - primary artist, conductor
  • Alan Livingston - liner notes

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