Does anyone know where I would be able to get the song that played at the end of this amazing movie?
I know its only a few lines,but its just so moving to me,that I would love to be able to have it on my Ipod to listen to and to be moved by it over and over.
Thank you to anyone that can help me.
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The song is "The Green Leaves of Summer". And it became a big hit the year the Alamo was released. I think the Brothers Four covered it, but so did some other singers. Quentin Tarantino also used it in INglorious Basterds.
shareThanks for the reply,but that wasnt the one,Im looking for the one that was playing as she and the kids walked though all of the soliders.
I actually just found it as I typed the lyrics in,its Ballad of the Alamo.
But now Im trying to find out who exactly sang it in the movie,none on the ones on YouTube are it,and I really would love to have the movie version.
Thanks for any help.
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There is a version of a song called Ballad of the Alamo by Frankie Avalon on YouTube.
shareI listened to that one,and its not the same as the one at the end.
Thanks for looking tho:)
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My memories of the movie may be hazy, but I remember The Green Leaves of Summer, sung by a chorus, as the fade out song.
shareIts definatly a Chrous,but its the lyrics to the Ballad of The Alamo.
This is the lyrics for the song,taken from the movie,as Im watching it right now,its as they saulte her as she walks with her daughter on the donkey and meets up with Smitty.
Let the old men tell the story,let the legend grow and grow,of the 13 days of glory at the siege of Alamo,lift the tattered banners proudly,while the eyes of texas shine,let the fort that was a mission be an everlasting shrine,once the fought to give us freedom,that is all we need to know of the 13 days of glory at the seige of Alamo,now the bugles are silent,and there's rust on each sword,and this small band of soliders lie asleep in the arms of the lord,lie asleep in the arms of the lord.
Thank you so much for trying to help me:)
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If you're still looking for it, that song is available on the soundtrack CD I have. It's got some other stuff that wasn't in the movie -- in any version -- and is a really great buy if you can find.
"Congratulations, Major. It appears that at last you have found yourself a real war." Ben Tyreen
I am still looking for it,were did you find the CD at?
Thanks
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Is this what you're after?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEuFsM1RNdg&feature=related
close but no cigar. the choir appears to be right but its not the full song. the ending is correct but its not whole song.
shareScree Archives Entertainment released the entire soundtrack on a 3 disk collection which also includes alternate takes and deletions. This was recorded in Prague for some reason and runs almost three hours.
It doesn't include Wayne's speeches or Avalon's song, but it does include the full version of Battle of The Alamo which on previous LPs ended with Crockett's death. Re the End Title there are, I think, two versions, and an alternate version of same which ends with The Eyes of Texas and has a much different, defiant tone to it as Mrs. Dickinson and the children leave the Alamo. Apparently there were alternate shots of the Mexican soldiers.
Sadly, the original roadshow version of the film(70mm) has deteriorated so badly restoration expect Robert Harris says it is impossible to restore it. Only the 160m version is now available on DVD. I have the uncut version on an old VHS tapes, but who knows how long they will last.
I think The Alamo CD set sells for $40. I hope this helps if you are a completest. The also have complete editions of Red River, High Noon, Fall of The Roman Empire and The Wild Bunch.
the song at the ens is the last verse in the ballad of the alamo. it was sung by an off screen choir and is uncredited. if you type in ( google ) Let the old men tell the story Let the legend grow and grow Of the thirteen days of glory at the seige of alamo. you can hear thw FULL song sung by John Robert Mallerdy ?? unsure of the spelling. I am still trying to find the full song by the choir to down load. must agree a vaery powerfull song.
sharethe song is named the ballad of the alamo and was a big hit by marty robbins. Just pick up any cd that has marty robbins greatest hits or request the song from a country western music station if one is in your area.
shareYes all the OP needs to do is listen to the classic Marty Robbins version. No other version could possibly come close to it.
shareThere is one LP issued at the original release of the film which includes Wayne's two speeches. but the musical sequences are out of order. A longer version was released on DVD several years ago with the correct sequence, but I lost it somehow. A four-disc collection of Tiomkin's film career was also released. It concludes a condensed suite of music from The Alamo, including the end theme as well as a suite from The Thing, a very atypical Tiomkin score.
The special edition of Giant, FYI, also includes an interview of Tiomkin conducted by Gig Young as part of the old WB tv shows. Young must not have been a singer because he only reads the Giant theme song. If you ever find the High Noon DVD, there is an interview with Tex Ritter.
There is also a three disc set featuring all of the music from The Alamo plus alternate takes and deletions. It runs close to three hours and recorded in Prague for some reason. It is available through Screen Archives Entertainment and does not feature Wayne's speeches or Avalon's Here's to The Ladies. There are is an alternate version of the End Title as well as completely different End Title.
DO I GET THE PRIZE? The is called "Tennessee Babe" Part of the lyrics are,
"Tennessee Babe with the sweet sounding name, dear little rose of the south. you are so sweet that the neighbors all claim, sugar would melt in your mouth"
I would say half the prize because Tennessee Babe come right before the Reprize of The Alamo title song. There is a Dmitri Tiomkin 4 CD collection which includes an "Alamo" suite and numerous themes from his films and Rawhide. I also have a CD collection of western themes including Frankie Avalon singing The Alamo songs. He seems out of place alongside Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, Sheb Wooley etc.
There is an interview with Tiomkin on the special edition of Giant taken probably from the WB tv show Climax where Gig Young would promote the studio's upcoming releases. Young just reads the theme song while Tiomkin plays the piano. Antenna also reruns the Jack Benny show where Tiomkin is a guest star.
Tennessee Babe by Tiomkin. The same one Ken Curtis sings to his daughter in the birthday scene (director's cut), only he (and wife) get the words wrong.
shareThe original post is so long ago now that the poster may no longer be interested but for the record (no pun intended) and with the assistance of the original soundtrack LP, which I bought back in 1961, the following may be of help.
The song is not 'Ballad of the Alamo' (Marty Robbins), which is on the LP but does not feature in the film, nor 'The Green Leaves of Summer' nor that sickeningly sentimental 'Tennessee Babe'.In fact it does not seem to have a title, being listed on the LP simply as 'Finale'. In the film it is performed by what appears to be a full choir and is the musical backdrop to Mrs Dickinson's leaving the fortress, disregarding Santa Anna's salute, and the arrival from General Houston, too late to take any part, of Smitty. The words are:-
"Let the old men tell the story, let the legend grow and grow
Of the thirteeen days of glory at the siege of Alamo.
Lift the tattered banners proudly while the eyes of Texas shine,
Let the fort that was a mission be an everlasting shrine.
Once they fought to give us freedom, that is all we need to know
Of the thirteen days of glory at the siege of Alamo.
Now the bugles are silent and there's rust on each sword
And this small band of soldiers lies asleep in the arms of the Lord.
Lies asleep in the arms of the Lord."
Hope you don't mind a limey sticking his nose into this all-American affair but, as the film rather carefully does not mention, there were quite a few English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish people involved in the siege. The participants were not only "from Texas and from old Tennessee".
I believe this is what you want. It's my favorite part of the movie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWqvbx4NftE
"The Eyes of Texas" variant final scene was an idea that Tiomkin hated,and Wayne was not happy about, but one of Wayne's backers..a Texas Oilman,insisted that it at least be tried.IMHO it was good that it was discarded. A freaking Football fight song is just wrong for the final scene.
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