Return of the Seven - Classic Western Movie DVD | Action, Adventure Film for Cowboy & Wild West Fans | Perfect for Movie Nights & Western Genre Collections

The cover artwork of this LP jacket is outstanding. Officially this is the soundtrack to the1966 film RETURN OF THE SEVEN, the sequel to John Sturges' 1960 classic Western, THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN. Elmer Bernstein's score for THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN was innovative and groundbreaking ringing in a new era for film scoring.This 1966 recording is truly magnificent. With this recording Elmer Bernstein was able to bolster up the strength and power of the orchestra and Leo Shuken and Jack Hayes improved on the orchestrations. This 1966 recording is dynamically more brilliant compared to the 1960 score.The only complaint I always had with the 1966 recording is with Track 1 "The Magnificent Seven." The track comes to a definite end as if it were a concert piece. As heard in the actual films, THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN and RETURN OF THE SEVEN, the main title does a smooth transition directly into "Calvera's Visit."I saw RETURN OF THE SEVEN in the theatre in 1966. The audience broke out in applause several times with some of the lines that Yul Brynner had with Warren Oates and Claude Akins. As for Elmer Bernstein's brilliant theme, the tune is immortal, as is this recording. Bernstein's theme is both rousing and reflective and is a statement on the bravery of the seven unlikely gunmen coming to the aid of the downtrodden.