Bless the Beasts and Children (soundtrack)

Infobox Album
Name = Bless the Beasts and Children
Type = soundtrack
Artist = Barry De Vorzon and Perry Botkin, Jr.


Released = 1971
Recorded = 1971
Genre = Soundtrack
Length = 23:08
Label = A&M Records
Producer = Barry De Vorzon, Perry Botkin, Jr.

The soundtrack to the 1971 film "Bless the Beasts and Children" consists of music by The Carpenters, Barry De Vorzon, and Renee Armand. It included The Carpenters' "Bless the Beasts and Children theme song as well as "Cotton's Dream", later known as "Nadia's Theme", which became the theme song to the television soap opera "The Young and the Restless".

Track listing

#"Bless the Beasts and Children" - The Carpenters played this song, start to finish. They released it as a B-side song, and it peaked at #67 on the Billboard Hot 100.
#"Cotton's Dream" (later known as "Nadia's Theme") - It was released as a single in 1976 and was extended longer.
#"Down The Line" - Barry De Vorzon - This version is a vocal version performed by Barry De Vorzon. The reprise is transposed higher and is instrumental.
#"Bless the Beasts and Children (Reprise #1)" - This is one of two instrumental versions of the song on the LP.
#"Lost" - Renee Armand - Sung by Renee Armand; the melody is identical to "Cotton's Dream", but the arrangement is different and includes lyrics.
#"Bless the Beasts and Children (Reprise #2)" - This is the second of two instrumental reprises of "Bless the Beasts and Children". The reprises were not performed by the Carpenters.
#"Down The Line (Reprise)" - This is an instrumental version of "Down the Line", and is transposed from the key of D to the key of E.
#"Journey's End" - "Down the Line" fades smoothly into "Journey's End", which includes the strings playing "Bless the Beasts and Children" over and over again, but transposing lower every time.
#"Stampede"
#"Free"
#"Requiem" [Speculation upon the "Bless the Beasts and Children" record.]

Note that there are three "Bless the Beasts and Children" songs. All three are different, and have three different run times. The first one is the regular 3:07 version, and #4 and #6 are both about 2:12. Track four has a version that is a hybrid between "Nadia's Theme" and "Bless the Beasts and Children". The B-side version (#6) is a very different version, and the only noticeable thing about it is the strings playing the melody. [ [http://www.answers.com/topic/bless-the-beasts-and-the-children Bless the Beasts and the Children: Information and Much More from Answers.com ] ] It has never been released on CD, and is currently only available on now-out of print vinyl records.

ingles

*Bless The Beasts And ChildrenJP 7" single (1972) AM-114:"Bless the Beasts and Children":"Help"

*SuperstarUS 7" single (1971) A&M 1289:"Superstar":"Bless the Beasts and Children"

*Nadia's ThemeUS 7" single (1976) A&M 1856:"Nadia's Theme":"Down the Line (Instrumental)"

References