Varese Sarabande has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1978 biographical drama The Buddy Holly Story directed by Steve Rash and starring Gary Busey, Don Stroud, Charles Martin Smith, Conrad Janis, William Jordan and Maria Richwine. The album features the songs from the movie, including eleven tracks not included on the original soundtrack, such as That’ll Be the Day, Mockingbird Hill and Tennessee Waltz performed by Busey (as Buddy Holly), Chantilly Lace performed by Gailard Sartain (as the Big Bopper) and You Send Me performed by Paul Mooney (as Sam Cooke). The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on August 21, 2020. Visit Amazon to order the CD and vinyl versions. The Buddy Holly Story received three Academy Award nominations, and Joe Renzetti won the prize in the Best Music, Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score category. The drama is now available on VOD and DVD.
Here’s the album track list:
1. That’ll Be The Day (unedited film version) (1:49)
2. Mockin’ Bird Hill (film version) (1:29)
3. Rock Around With Ollie Vee (unedited film version) (2:13)
4. Tennessee Waltz (1:52)
5. That’ll Be The Day (film version) (1:01)
6. Everyday (2:26)
7. You Send Me [Paul Mooney as Sam Cooke] (film version) (1:27)
8. Oh, Boy! (film version) (1:54)
9. It’s So Easy (film version) (1:14)
10. Rave On (2:05)
11. Listen To Me (2:02)
12. Well… All Right (acoustic film version) (0:39)
13. Well… All Right (1:29)
14. Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On [Jerry Zaremba as Eddie Cochran] (unedited film version) (2:54)
15. Maybe Baby (film version) (2:19)
16. Chantilly Lace [Gailard Sartain as the Big Bobber] (film version) (1:06)
17. True Love Ways (2:53)
18. Clear Lake Medley: That’ll Be The Day/Oh, Boy!/Peggy Sue/Maybe Baby/Not Fade Away (5:40)
19. Maybe Baby (alternate take) (2:42)
20. Everyday (garage recording, film version) (1:00)
21. I’m Gonna Love You Too (isolated vocal track) (2:32)
22. Roller Rink Medley: Rock Around With Ollie Vee/That’ll Be The Day (3:16)
