MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS (EXPANDED)

Quartet Records, Universal Pictures, Geffen Records and Universal Music Enterprises present an expanded and remastered edition of a timeless John Barry classic score for a 1971 Universal film, MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS, directed by Charles Jarrot and starring Vanessa Redgrave, Glenda Jackson, Patrick MacGoohan, Timothy Dalton and Trevor Howard.

Dignified and regal, romantic and bittersweet, John Barry’s music for MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS evokes the period, enhances the atmosphere and underlines the emotions. It is one of Barry’s undisputed masterpieces and was Oscar-nominated for Best Original Score in 1971.

Decca Records issued an album coinciding with the film’s release, beautifully produced by the composer. But while the album contained most of the score’s highlights, it ran just 28 minutes, or a little more than half of what Barry had recorded at London’s CTS studio. This CD marks the first release of the entire score, thanks to the recent discovery of previously unknown tape rolls in the Universal vaults. We have included the remastered original Decca album in stereo and the score presentation in mono, as it has survived.

This collection has been produced by Neil S. Bulk and Mike Matessino, and mastered by Chris Malone. The package includes a 20-page booklet with an in-depth essay by film music historian and John Barry authority Jon Burlingame.

 

The Original Soundtrack Album (Stereo)

1. Mary’s Theme (2:35)

2. Vivre Et Mourir (2:35)

3. But Not Through My Realm (2:32)

4. Journey To Scotland (1:44)

5. Black Night (2:37)

6. Escape With Bothwell (2:16)

7. Mary’s Theme (1:23)

8. Journey To England (2:27)

9. Death At Kirk O’Fields (1:48)

10. March To The Castle (1:53)

11. Mary At Chartley (1:33)

12. The Execution (1:56)

13. Vivre Et Mourir (Reprise) (1:44)

14. Mary’s Theme (Reprise) (1:16)

The Restored Film Score (Mono)

15. Vivre Et Mourir (2:34)

16. Queen Of England By Right… / Message For The Queen (0:58)

17. Bring Him To Trial / Mary’s Prayer (1:03)

18. François’ Death (0:22)

19. Letter From Elizabeth (1:10)

20. Journey To Scotland (1:44)

21. Arrival On Beach (0:28)

22. Dudley’s Return (1:19)

23. “Scottish Queen!” – Arrival At Holyrood (0:51)

24. Mary And Darnley Ride On Beach (2:06)

25. She Must Marry Darnley And I Have Won! (0:34)

26. Pray For Me, Davie! (0:32)

27. Jealous (1:08)

28. Hawking Sequence (0:32)

29. Darnley Is Abducted (0:35)

30. Signing Of Murder Bond (0:34)

31. But Not Through My Realm (Film Version) (1:14)

32. Murder Of Riccio (1:01)

33. Black Night (2:38)

34. Escape With Bothwell (2:18)

35. Birth Of The Prince (1:21)

36. Reconciliation Of Stuart, Darnley And Bothwell (0:21)

37. Darnley Is Drugged / Mary’s Theme (3:05)

38. Darnley Wakes And Finds Mary’s Letter / Bury Your Dead (0:59)

39. Death At Kirk O’Fields (1:49)

40. The Lords Surround Hermitage /Abdicate (1:14)

41. I Thought You Were Dead (1:39)

42. Journey To England (2:29)

43. Mary At Chartley (1:34)

44. Lord Bothwell Died Insane (0:56)

45. Irrefutable Proof / Now We Have Her! / And Now My Lord? (1:23)

46. Arrival At Fotheringay (0:59)

47. Dudley Enters (1:06)

48. The Execution (1:59)

49. Vivre Et Mourir (Reprise) (1:49)

 

Source Cues

50. Lament For The Children (0:51)

51. Antic Hay – Quick Dance (1:33)

52. March To The Castle (Film Version) (0:43)

53. Mary’s Song (0:46)