A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving: Original Soundtrack Recording | ||||
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | October 20, 2023 | |||
Recorded | August 20, 22 and September 4, 1973 [1] [2] | |||
Studio | Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco, California | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 37:36 | |||
Label | Lee Mendelson Film Productions | |||
Producer |
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Vince Guaraldi chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Five Cents Please | [3] |
Pitchfork | 8.2/10 [4] |
All About Jazz | [5] |
The Independent | Favourable [6] |
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving: Original Soundtrack Recording is a soundtrack album by American jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi released on October 20, 2023, in the U.S. by Lee Mendelson Film Productions. It is the soundtrack to the Thanksgiving-themed television special of the same name first broadcast on the CBS network on November 20, 1973. [7]
Shortly after producer Lee Mendelson passed away in December 2019, his children began searching through archives for any original music score recordings from the Peanuts television specials. It was during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown that original analog session tapes recorded in 1973 were discovered. [8] The recordings included all music cues recorded by Guaraldi and music arranger John Scott Trotter as well as several alternate takes. [1]
The recordings contained in the original session recordings are complete versions prior to being edited or faded prematurely in order to fit the on-screen action of the television special. The recordings were transferred to a high-resolution digital at 192 kHz/24 bit from 2-inch 16 track stereo masters. [1]
The score was performed by the Vince Guaraldi Quintet on August 20, 22 and September 4, 1973, at Wally Heider Studios, featuring Tom Harrell (trumpet), Chuck Bennett (trombone), Seward McCain (electric bass) and Mike Clark (drums). [3]
All tracks are written by Vince Guaraldi
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Charlie Brown Blues" | 1:27 |
2. | "Thanksgiving Theme" | 0:11 |
3. | "Thanksgiving Theme" (Reprise) | 1:50 |
4. | "Peppermint Patty" | 3:29 |
5. | "Little Birdie" | 3:13 |
6. | "Thanksgiving Interlude" | 0:30 |
7. | "Is It James or Charlie?" | 2:20 |
8. | " Linus and Lucy" | 4:15 |
9. | "Fife and Drums Theme" | 1:45 |
10. | "Charlie Brown Blues" (Reprise) | 2:30 |
11. | "Thanksgiving Interlude" (Reprise) | 0:17 |
12. | "Thanksgiving Theme" (2nd Reprise) | 1:59 |
13. | "Thanksgiving Theme" (3rd Reprise, end credits) | 0:48 |
No. | Title | Length |
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14. | "Thanksgiving Theme" (Alternate) | 0:10 |
15. | "Peppermint Patty" (bonus mix) | 2:07 |
16. | " Linus and Lucy" (bonus mix) | 4:19 |
17. | "Thanksgiving Interlude" (Alternate takes 2, 4, and 6) | 1:16 |
18. | "Thanksgiving Interlude" (Alternate take 10) | 0:28 |
19. | "Thanksgiving Interlude" (Alternate take 14) | 0:28 |
20. | "Is It James or Charlie?" (Bonus mix with whistling) | 2:27 |
21. | "Clark and Guaraldi" | 2:01 |
Total length: | 37:36 |
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving: Original Soundtrack Recording | ||||
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | October 20, 2023 | |||
Recorded | August 20, 22 and September 4, 1973 [1] [2] | |||
Studio | Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco, California | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 37:36 | |||
Label | Lee Mendelson Film Productions | |||
Producer |
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Vince Guaraldi chronology | ||||
|
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Five Cents Please | [3] |
Pitchfork | 8.2/10 [4] |
All About Jazz | [5] |
The Independent | Favourable [6] |
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving: Original Soundtrack Recording is a soundtrack album by American jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi released on October 20, 2023, in the U.S. by Lee Mendelson Film Productions. It is the soundtrack to the Thanksgiving-themed television special of the same name first broadcast on the CBS network on November 20, 1973. [7]
Shortly after producer Lee Mendelson passed away in December 2019, his children began searching through archives for any original music score recordings from the Peanuts television specials. It was during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown that original analog session tapes recorded in 1973 were discovered. [8] The recordings included all music cues recorded by Guaraldi and music arranger John Scott Trotter as well as several alternate takes. [1]
The recordings contained in the original session recordings are complete versions prior to being edited or faded prematurely in order to fit the on-screen action of the television special. The recordings were transferred to a high-resolution digital at 192 kHz/24 bit from 2-inch 16 track stereo masters. [1]
The score was performed by the Vince Guaraldi Quintet on August 20, 22 and September 4, 1973, at Wally Heider Studios, featuring Tom Harrell (trumpet), Chuck Bennett (trombone), Seward McCain (electric bass) and Mike Clark (drums). [3]
All tracks are written by Vince Guaraldi
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Charlie Brown Blues" | 1:27 |
2. | "Thanksgiving Theme" | 0:11 |
3. | "Thanksgiving Theme" (Reprise) | 1:50 |
4. | "Peppermint Patty" | 3:29 |
5. | "Little Birdie" | 3:13 |
6. | "Thanksgiving Interlude" | 0:30 |
7. | "Is It James or Charlie?" | 2:20 |
8. | " Linus and Lucy" | 4:15 |
9. | "Fife and Drums Theme" | 1:45 |
10. | "Charlie Brown Blues" (Reprise) | 2:30 |
11. | "Thanksgiving Interlude" (Reprise) | 0:17 |
12. | "Thanksgiving Theme" (2nd Reprise) | 1:59 |
13. | "Thanksgiving Theme" (3rd Reprise, end credits) | 0:48 |
No. | Title | Length |
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14. | "Thanksgiving Theme" (Alternate) | 0:10 |
15. | "Peppermint Patty" (bonus mix) | 2:07 |
16. | " Linus and Lucy" (bonus mix) | 4:19 |
17. | "Thanksgiving Interlude" (Alternate takes 2, 4, and 6) | 1:16 |
18. | "Thanksgiving Interlude" (Alternate take 10) | 0:28 |
19. | "Thanksgiving Interlude" (Alternate take 14) | 0:28 |
20. | "Is It James or Charlie?" (Bonus mix with whistling) | 2:27 |
21. | "Clark and Guaraldi" | 2:01 |
Total length: | 37:36 |