Bill Wrobel's DVD - Film Score Rundowns

I never did pull the written music, although I was tempted to do so because
several cues interested me such as the “Alice” cue when first heard in Reel 2, the
“Retrospect” cues (more on this later), and others. I do have the official cues sheets when
I researched a bunch of cue sheets at UCS/Warner Bros. Archives long ago. This set was
“Recorded” March 2, 1953. The “Running Time” is 46 minutes, 33 seconds (that seems
hard to believe). I’ll give a portion of the cue sheet information below, attaching my dvd
information in brackets.
Reels 1 and 2
Medley 1 (a) Warner Bros Signature (Steiner) B.I. :06 seconds duration
(b) Saint Anthony’s Alma Mater Hymn (Cahn-Steiner) B.V. 1:10 duration.
The dvd location is 00:00:09. B.V. stands for Background Vocal. I
personally would have preferred a Background Instrumental rendition by Max here
instead of the men’s chorus, but that was his choice.
Medley 2 (a) Doloroso (Steiner) B.I. 44 seconds duration [dvd 00:04:41] This music
starts right after the officiate tells Burke that the college is to be closed.
(b) St Anthony’s Alma Mater Hymn, B.I. 1:43 duration
(c) Notre Dame Victory March (Shea/arranged Steiner) B.I. 12 seconds [dvd
00:07:08 when Father Burke (Coburn) looks at an old Notre Dame schoolbook.
Medley 3 Auld Lang Syne (Robert Burns) V.V. (Visual Vocal). 27 seconds duration.
[dvd location: 00:07:39 when the male students outside the rectory sing this]
Medley 4 St Anthony’s Alma Mater Hymn, B.I. 45 seconds [dvd 00:09:39. This is a
playful rendition during the bus scene]
Medley 5 I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles (Ken Brovin-Kellette) 30 seconds. [dvd
00:12:05, street scene early evening]
Medley 6 (a) ST. Anthony’s Alma Mater Hymn, B.I. 11 seconds [dvd 00:15:56 end of
pool table scene]
(b) Steve (Steiner) B.I., 19 seconds duration. [dvd location 00:16:08. Jazzy,
worldly theme of Steve’s]
Medley 7 (a) Alice (Max Steiner) B.I. 32 seconds duration [dvd 00:16:35 This is an
excellent and rather comic first rendition of the Alice melody (Donna Reed character) as
she enters the meager apartment of Steve and his daughter. If I had a few hours to handcopy
this cue, this cue would be a top priority.
(b) Steve (Steiner) B.I., 55 seconds [dvd 00:17:07. This is a continuation of the
same cue as Carole wakes up Steve with his hangover]
Reels 3 and 4
Medley 8 (a) Alice (Max Steiner) B.I., 18 seconds [dvd 00:23:09]
(b) Steve (Steiner) B.I., 44 seconds [dvd 00:23:29]
(c) Some Sunday Morning (Heindorf-Jerome) V.I. 1:06 duration [dvd
00:24:13. This is the restaurant scene, breakfast. “Some Sunday Morning” was a popular
Oscar-nominated 1946 song (“sung” by Alexis Smith in the Errol Flynn western, San
Antonio]
(d) You’re Getting To Be A Habit With Me (Warren-Dubin) V.I., 50 seconds.
[dvd 00:25:19. This Visual Instrumental selection, just like the immediately prior one,
was radio music being played in the restaurant as Steve has breakfast and converses with
his ex-wife]
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