The Shining Soundtrack

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## The Shining (film)

 Copyright
 For *The Shining*, the stylistically modernist art-music chosen by Stanley Kubrick is similar to the repertoire he first explored in *2001: A Space Odyssey*. Although the repertoire was selected by Kubrick, the process of matching passages of music to motion picture was left almost entirely at the discretion of music editor Gordon Stainforth, whose work on this film is known for the attention to fine details and remarkably precise synchronization.
The soundtrack album on LP was withdrawn due to problems with licensing of the music. It is only available on vinyl and has become a collector's item. The LP soundtrack omits some pieces heard in the film, and also includes complete versions of pieces of which only fragments are heard in the film.
Upon their arrival at Elstree Studios, Wendy Carlos and Rachel Elkind were shown the first version of the film by Kubrick: "The film was a little on the long side. There were great gobs of scenes that never made it to the film. There was a whole strange and mystical scene in which Jack Nicholson discovers objects that have been arranged in his working space in the ballroom with arrows and things. He walks down and thinks he hears a voice and a ghost throws a ball back to him. None of that made it to the final film. We scored a lot of those. We didn't know what was going to be used for sure". Carlos has said that she was so disillusioned by Kubrick's actions that she vowed never to work with him again. Her own music was released in its near entirety in 2005 as part of her *Rediscovering Lost Scores* compilation.

## Track Listing

1. Main Title "The Shining" - Wendy Carlos & Rachel Elkind - 03:44
2. Grady's Story - The Shining - 00:59
3. Rocky Mountains - Wendy Carlos & Rachel Elkind - 03:16
4. Lonato - Wendy Carlos - 07:16
5. New Rules For Wendy - The Shining - 01:26
6. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celesta - Bela Bartok - 08:17
7. A Horrible Nightmare - The Shining - 01:04
8. The Awakening Of Jacob - Krzysztof Penderecki - 08:36
9. Come Out And Play With Us Danny - The Shining - 01:29
10. De Natura Sonoris No.2 - Krzysztof Penderecki - 08:53
11. Danny's Gone Away - The Shining - 01:46
12. De Natura Sonoris No.1 - Krzysztof Penderecki - 05:21
13. Jack Takes Control - The Shining - 01:17
14. Hair Of The Dog / Home - Henry Hall & The Gleneagles Hotel Band - 03:48
15. Utrenja (Kanon Paschy) - Krzysztof Penderecki - 01:11
16. Here's Johnny! - The Shining - 00:54
17. Utrenja (Ewangelia) - Krzysztof Penderecki - 03:44
18. Polymorphia - Krzysztof Penderecki - 08:30
19. Maze Madness - The Shining - 00:33
20. Midnight, the Stars & You - Henry Hall & The Gleneagles Hotel Band - 03:39
21. Movie Trailer Music - The Shining - 01:45
22. Maze Madness (Encore) - The Shining - 00:23

The music not included on the soundtrack is as follows:

1. It's All Forgotten Now by Al Bowlly, performed by Ray Noble and His Orchestra
2. Masquerade, performed by Jack Hylton and His Orchestra
3. Kanon (for string orchestra) by Krzysztof Penderecki

## See also

* The Shining Complete Motion Picture Score
* Rediscovering Lost Scores

## Images

### LP

The official soundtrack, front coverThe official soundtrack, back cover
### Cassette

Copy of the rare German cassette tape version of the official soundtrackCopy of the German cassette tape liner notesGerman cassette tape, cassette tape cover, and liner notes
## See also

* The Shining OST - Music from the miniseries.

 The Film Soundtrack