Sam Peckinpah and Jerry Fielding formed one of the most potent director/composer collaborations in cinema history, creating lasting works in The Wild Bunch (1969), Straw Dogs (1971) and Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974).

A few months before the movie's release, Fielding's soundtrack to The Getaway had been recorded, put in place over the movie, proved succesful with test audiences and the posters had been distributed to theatres with Fielding's name printed on them. Then suddenly, out of the blue Steve McQueen (for The Getaway was his project) decided that he didn't want Fielding's soundtrack and asked Quincy Jones to compose and record a different version.

For years Fielding's rejected score was known only by reputation; associate producer Gordon Dawson said it was "like a man in a green suit walking in a forest" - a poetic and visual analogy for how well the music and movie complemented each other.

Portions of Jerry Fielding's rejected soundtrack to The Getaway were included on a private Jerry Fielding compilation in 1992; finally, this CD features the premiere authorized release of the complete score in excellent stereo sound.

As a special bonus, this CD package includes a bonus promotional item not for sale separately: an All Region NTSC DVD of the half-hour documentary, "Main Title 1M1: Jerry Fielding, Sam Peckinpah and The Getaway", a highly personal reminiscence by three of the women in Jerry Fielding's life: his wife Camille, daughter Elizabeth, and Peckinpah confidante Katy Haber.

This is a must-have package for fans of Peckinpah, Fielding and 70s cinema.

Packaging & Liner Notes
Standard jewel case. Excellent booklet - Liner notes by Peckinpah authority Nick Redman - who produced this album and directed the documentary film -- provide a wealth of historical detail, and exact timings for relating the music to the motion picture.