Soundtrack - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (by Jack Nitzsche) (1975)

by albums data-base

Fantasy Records presents the Academy and GRAMMY® Award-nominated score from the 1975 hit film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

Composed by the prolific Jack Nitzsche (Phil Spector, the Rolling Stones, Neil Young), the score has long been praised for its edgy and effective nature (including the instrumental use of a saw for the opening and closing themes).

A film that helped to cement Jack Nicholson's reputation as an actor willing to take roles on the bleeding edge, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was also notable for giving director Milos Forman a solid position in American cinema...and for giving composer Jack Nitzsche a place to show what he could do.

As it is, the edgy nature of the film extends into the score, giving it a profoundly disturbing feel at times -- even when it appears to be relatively normal.

The music has a tendency to always be a little off-kilter, and from time to time it tilts completely over into a strange little world of its own (something very familiar to fans of Van Dyke Parks, with whom Nitzsche worked quite a bit).

It's a pity that this score has faded from sight over the time since its 1991 remastering; the music has certainly continued to stand up well over time.

Tracklist

1.  One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Opening Theme) - 1:282.  Medication Valse - 5:23

3.  Bus Ride To Paradise - 3:11

4.  Cruising - 1:34

5.  Trolling - 2:33

6.  Aloha Los Pescadores - 2:13

7.  Charmaine - 3:52

8.  Play The Game - 2:32

9.  Last Dance - 5:27

10.  Act Of Love - 1:15

11.  One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Ending Theme) - 2:53

Notes

Release Date: 1975 

Duration: 43:23 

Genre: Stage & Screen

Label - Fantasy Records