Sonic Ventures has released a soundtrack album for the documentary King of Cool. The album features the film’s original music composed by Leigh Roberts (This Changes Everything, Casting By, Thank You for Your Service, Davi’s Way). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also listen to the composer’s main title/opening theme track after the jump. King of Cool is directed by Tom Donahue and centers on Dean Martin, the founding member of the Rat Pack, a multi-talented performer who was part of the number one comedy act in America, a chart-topping singer for over fifty years and one of the biggest stars in Hollywood and on TV. The movie executive produced by Appian Way’s Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Davisson & Phillip Watson features never-before-seen archival footage including from his time with Jerry Lewis, and interviews with friends (Angie Dickinson, Carol Burnett, Bob Newhart & others), family and admirers (RZA, Jon Hamm). The documentary, which premiered at 2021’s DOC NYC, made its broadcast debut the same year on TCM.
Here’s the album track list:
1. Main Title and Opening Theme (1:20)
2. All About Dean (1:33)
3. Citizen Dean (0:34)
4. Stuebenville (1:33)
5. Analfabeto (0:54)
6. Cards, Dice, and Liquor (0:38)
7. The Early Years (0:51)
8. Martin & Lewis Success (1:21)
9. Nineteen Forty Six (0:53)
10. From Copa to Hollywood (1:28)
11. About Jerry (1:40)
12. Family to LA (0:45)
13. Betty Is Unhappy (1:39)
14. The Last Two Films (1:00)
15. Feuding in ’56 (1:32)
16. Improv and Tipsy (0:45)
17. Dean’s Isolation (1:04)
18. Working With Stars (1:32)
19. Family Passes (1:00)
20. Third Wife (1:32)
21. Don’t Call Him Dino (0:49)
22. DPM Goes Missing (1:23)
23. The Actor and the Part (1:23)
