To Kill A Mockingbird Soundtrack CD
To Kill A Mockingbird.
1962, Universal.
Elmer Bernstein.
Verese Sarabande, CD, 1998, VSD-5754.
Rating: 
Elmer Bernstein’s outstanding score to the film adaptation of Harper Lee’s highly thought of novel, is a master class of a movie score, perfectly in sync with the film’s central theme about two youngsters coming of age in the American deep south, as their lawyer father (Gregory Peck) defends a black man charged with rape. Bernstein claimed that he used instruments such as piano, bells and harp to evoke memories of childhood (‘Main Title’); his ability to incorporate the films darker undertones (‘Lynch Mob’) is just as masterful. Despite this, the score has been unavailable for many years and its first CD release was marred by poor sound quality; this re-recording puts this right, with crisp sonics and expanded liner notes. Excellent.
To Kill A Mockingbird Movie Soundtrack. Review: Tim Mowbray.
Track Listing:
1. Main Title.
2. Remember Mama.
3. Atticus Accepts The Case/Roll In The Tire.
4. Creepy Caper/Peek-A-Boo.
5. Ewell’s Hatred.
6. Jem’s Discovery.
7. Tree Treasure.
8. Lynch Mob.
9. Guilty Verdict.
10. Ewell Regret It.
11. Footsteps In The Dark.
12. Assault In The Shadows.
13. Boo Who?
14. End Title.
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