The Ipcress File [Original Soundtrack]

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The Ipcress File [Original Soundtrack] Review

by Stephen Cook

With the music to such James Bond classics as From Russia With Love and Goldfinger already under his belt, John Barry switched intrigue gears a bit with this soundtrack to the British spy thriller The Ipcress File, starring Michael Caine as novelist Len Deighton's government sleuth, Harry Palmer. And while Barry utilizes some of his Bond tricks here -- dramatic atmospherics and noirish exotica -- he makes the music more compact by often eschewing lush string charts in favor of dark instrumental tones, extended jazz solos, and a healthy dose of bongos. Sure, the blaring brass and tense lounge strains heard in many a Bond theme are present, but Barry seems to make it all swing more, expanding the mix with waltz rhythms and some West Coast jazz touches. An essential title for all Barry fans.

Track Listing

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
Main Title
John Barry
John Barry 04:18 SpotifyAmazon
2
Alone in Three-Quarter Time
John Barry
John Barry 02:34 SpotifyAmazon
3
Meeting With Grantby and Fight
John Barry
John Barry 03:32 SpotifyAmazon
4
Jazz Along Alone
John Barry
John Barry 03:17 SpotifyAmazon
5
The Death of Carswell
John Barry
John Barry 03:44 SpotifyAmazon
6
A Man Alone
John Barry
John Barry 03:18 SpotifyAmazon
7
A Man Alone
John Barry
John Barry 03:23 SpotifyAmazon
8
If You're Not Clean -- I'll Kill You
John Barry
John Barry 02:27 SpotifyAmazon
9
Alone Blues
John Barry
John Barry 06:20 SpotifyAmazon
10
Goodbye Harry
John Barry
John Barry 02:03 SpotifyAmazon
11
Goodbye Harry (Continuation)
John Barry
John Barry 01:03 SpotifyAmazon
12
A Man Alone
John Barry
John Barry 02:21 SpotifyAmazon
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The Ipcress File [Original Soundtrack]

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