Lee Mendelson Film Productions will release the first-ever soundtrack album for two classic animated television specials: 1976’s It’s Arbor Day, Charlie Brow created by Charles M. Schulz and directed by Phil Roman and 1966’s Charlie Brown’s All Stars! written by Schulz and directed by Bill Melendez. The album features the premiere release of the complete scores from the second and fifteenth (and final) Peanuts specials composed by Vince Guaraldi (A Charlie Brown Christmas, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, A Boy Named Charlie Brown, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving). The It’s Arbor Day, Charlie Brown 50th Anniversary Extended Edition & Charlie Brown’s All Stars! 60th Anniversary Edition will be released digitally and physically (on CD and vinyl) on March 20. Check back on this page for the pre-order link. A first track (Young Man’s Fancy) is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out after the jump. It’s Arbor Day, Charlie Brown & Charlie Brown’s All Stars! are both available to stream on Apple TV and to purchase on DVD.
Here’s the album track list:
It’s Arbor Day, Charlie Brown:
1. Rerun’s Lament
2. Rerun’s Lament (Reprise)
3. Ships Sail Into Arbor
4. Laughter in the Library
5. Flatten Patten (Baseball Theme)
6. Young Man’s Fancy
7. Jay Sterling Morton Jazz
8. We’re the Visiting Team
9. Seeds for Thought (Joe Cool)
10. Don’t Forget the Shovel
11. Sprinkle Your Bird
12. Snoopy at Bat
13. Lucy’s Home Run
14. Rain, Rain, Go Away (Rain, Gentle Rain)
15. Happy Arbor Day, Charlie Brown
16. Jay Sterling Morton Jazz (Bonus Alternate Take)
17. Happy Arbor Day, Charlie Brown (Bonus Alternate Take)
Charlie Brown’s All Stars!
18. Charlie’s Run
19. Charlie Brown’s All Stars!
20. Baseball Theme (Medley)
21. Oh, Good Grief!
22. Surfin’ Snoopy (Air Music)
23. Pebble Beach
24. Rain, Rain, Go Away