Various Artists – Duke! – The Films of John Wayne

An Academy Award-winner and the veteran of 200-odd movies, well over half of which were Westerns, JOHN WAYNE - aka 'DUKE' - was America's most loved, treasured, admired and respected star.

This unique compilation features the main themes, title themes and signature music from thirty-five of his biggest movies, kicking off with 'Stagecoach' (1939), the film which first made him a household name.

Also included are the theme tunes from epic movies like 'She Wore A Yellow Ribbon' (1949), 'Rio Grande' (1950), 'The Quiet Man' (1952), 'The Searchers' (1956), 'Rio Bravo' (1959), 'The Horse Soldiers' (1959), 'The Alamo' (1960), 'The Comancheros' (1961), 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance' (1962), 'The Longest Day' (1962), 'How The West Was Won' (1962), and many more.

Many of these film scores were written by celebrated composers like Henry Mancini, Dimitri Tiomkin, Elmer Bernstein, Max Steiner, Richard Hageman, Victor Young, etc.

A truly unique compilation, this is a must-have for fans of the golden cinematic era.

Track Listing

1. STAGECOACH [MAIN THEME]
2. NEW FRONTIER [MAIN TITLE]
3. ALLEGHENY UPRISING [THEME]
4. THE LONG VOYAGE HOME [OPENING CREDITS]
5. IN OLD CALIFORNIA [THEME]
6. A LADY TAKES A CHANCE [THEME]
7. TALL IN THE SADDLE [OPENING CREDITS]
8. FLAME OF BARBARY COAST [MAIN TITLE/END TITLE]
9. DAKOTA [MAIN TITLE]
10. ANGEL AND THE BADMAN [THEME]
11. RED RIVER [THEME]
12. FORT APACHE [MAIN THEME]
13. THREE GODFATHERS [MAIN THEME]
14. THE FIGHTING KENTUCKIAN [OPENING THEME]
15. SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON [MAIN THEME]
16. SANDS OF IWO JIMA [OPENING THEME]
17. RIO GRANDE [MAIN THEME]
18. OPERATION PACIFIC [WE WATCH THE SKYWAYS]
19. THE QUIET MAN [MAIN TITLE THEME]
20. HONDO [THEME]
21. THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY [THEME]
22. BLOOD ALLEY [THEME]
23. THE SEARCHERS [THEME]
24. THE WINGS OF EAGLES [THEME]
25. LEGEND OF THE LOST [MAIN TITLE THEME]
26. THE BARBARIAN AND THE GEISHA [MAIN TITLE]
27. RIO BRAVO [DEGUELLO]
28. THE HORSE SOLDIERS [WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME]
29. THE ALAMO [MAIN TITLE THEME]
30. NORTH TO ALASKA [MAIN TITLE THEME; BY JOHNNY HORTON]
31. THE COMANCHEROS [MAIN THEME]
32. THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE [MAIN TITLE THEME]
33. HATARI! [MAIN THEME]
34. THE LONGEST DAY [MAIN THEME]
35. HOW THE WEST WAS WON [MAIN TITLE THEME]