Saxophone Music

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lawrenced-544-76959 — 9 years ago(July 19, 2016 01:29 AM)

Does anybody know what the piece of music is called, when the little guy is pushing a tea-trolley to Newton whilst he is being held captive in the hotel?
It's a saxophone tune and it never seems to appear on any lists of music used in the film.
The Octave Doctor

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amyd431 — 9 years ago(August 17, 2016 11:00 AM)

You might be able to find out when the soundtrack is released in September!

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oldcodes_newchaos — 9 years ago(September 05, 2016 05:52 PM)

Indeed, the soundtrack is out this week in the UK.
The track you are referring to is called 'Alberto', track 07 on the 2nd CD.

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lawrenced-544-76959 — 9 years ago(September 12, 2016 02:39 AM)

OMG thanks so much for that. At last!!!! I've waited 40 years for a soundtrack album. So much interesting music in that film. Cant wait to hear it all.
The Octave Doctor

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musicbymartin — 9 years ago(November 03, 2016 01:48 PM)

There's a great feature about the soundtrack on the 40th anniversary blu Ray. The John Phillips soundtrack features some of greatest uk session musicians of the time (Herbie Flowers, Big Jim Sullivan, Mick Taylor from the Stones) but even more intriguing is the fact that Bowie created the first soundtrack which was never used and is probably lost (except for an unnamed track appearing on "Low").
John Philips also played a role in selecting the non-original music (Roy Orbison, Holst, Louis Armstrong, Yamashita, the Kingston Trio) which is eclectic and perfectly suited to the moods.