King Kong Cue List?

[riselordvader 0]

Hi everyone. Just recently I received the King Kong score and after only having seen the movie twice, it is rather difficult to identify what is happening when in the music. I also believe that some of the tracks are out of chronological order. Could somebody please help start a list of the tracks in the correct order and with a small description of what is happening at various points in the music? Thank you and I enjoy being a part of this site!

[Dark_Avenger 0]

1) King Kong

Main title

2) Defeat Is Always Momentary

Starts when Carl is telling Preston to get the cast and crew on the ship right away, pretty much goes all the way up to when...

3) A Fateful Meeting

Anne stands in front of the burlesque (sp) house and decides against going. Plays through her stealing the apple and talking with Carl, I believe.

4) Two Grand

Scores the scene where Carl "writes" a check for $2000 to Jack so he can stall and keep him on the ship.

5) The Venture Departs

That's basically it.

6) It's In the Subtext

I don't remember all the scenes exactly, but I know it scores the part where Jack tells Anne he was writing a play for her or something like that... One of those romantic tension flings.

7) Last Blank Space On the Map

I think this is when the storm conditions force the Venture to Skull Island.

8) It's Deserted

First adventure on Skull Island (where they encounter the natives). Dunno what scene closes it.

9) A Monster... Neither Beast Nor Man

Kong's entrance, I believe.

I'm not positive on the order of the next four (10-13), so correct me if I'm wrong on them.

10) Head Towards the Animals

I think this was the Brontosaurus stampede.

11) That's All There Is

Anne does her vaudeville routine for Kong, Kong pushes her over for his amusement... That's about it.

12) Tooth and Claw

Kong's fight with the T-Rex's.

13) Beautiful

The sunset scene where Anne says "Beautiful."

14) Captured

Definitely the part where the sailors catch Kong, I dunno what specific part(s) it plays through.

15) Central Park

I believe this one starts when Kong's rampage halts when he sees Anne in the middle of the street, plays all the way through their moment up to when the army interrupts their ice-skating.

16) The Empire State Building

Kong climbs the said building.

17-21) Beauty Killed the Beast

These all follow the last stand against the aeroplanes. I renamed them as follows:

17) Top of the World

18) Attack of the Aeroplanes

19) Retaliation

20) Beautiful -- Requiem for Kong

21) Beauty Killed the Beast

The last two are the only ones I'm sure on - 20 has the second "Beautiful" scene and encompasses Kong's fall from the building (underscored by that little chorus boy number), and 21 is the aftermath where the crowd gathers around the body.

While I'm at it, does anyone know what track(s) specifically were used from the 1933 score for the Kong On Broadway part and his subsequent escape?

[BigMacGyver 0]

Maybe I can be helpful here as I am working on an extended review and complete cue breakdown for the king kong score.

The chronological order of the CD tracks goes like:

01 - King Kong (Main Title)

02 - A Fateful Meeting (Theatre Closed - 0:00 to 1:24)

03 - Defeat Is Always Momentary

04 - Two Grand (Jack On The Run)

05 - The Venture Departs (Leaving New York / Chlorophorm / Bruce Baxter / Jimmy)

06 - A Fateful Meeting ("Good Legs" / sunset scene - 1:25 until end)

07 - It's In The Subtext (Journey Montage / The Kiss)

08 - Last Blank Space On The Map (Wall Ahead!)

09 - It's Deserted (Skull Cave / Taking Anne)

10 - Something Monstrous... Neither Beast Nor Man

11 - Head Towards The Animals (Stampede)

12 - That's All There Is (Escape Attempt)

13 - Tooth And Claw

14 - It's Deserted (Englehorn To The Rescue - tracked-in from previous scene - 5:56 until the end)

15 - Beautiful

16 - Captured (Escape From Kong's Mountain)

17 - Central Park (Beauty Returns)

18 - Empire State Building

19 - Beauty Killed The Beast I-V

The complete list of cues as heard in the film goes like this:

01. Main Title (01:04)

02. Ann Darrow / Theatre Closed / Use What You Got (02:41)

03. Carl Denham / The Map (01:44)

04. Scrab The Picture (00:38)

05. Defeat Is Always Momentary / A Fateful Meeting (03:32)

06. I Make People Laugh (01:57)

07. The Venture / Captain Englehorn / The First Step (03:17)

08. Two Grand / Jack On The Run (2:34)

09. Leaving New York (00:19)

10. Chlorophorm (00:42)

11. Bruce Baxter / Jimmy (02:33)

12. The Film Crew / Ann And Driscoll Meet (01:59)

13. The Island / ...and Action! / Good Legs / Sunset Scene (04:34)

14. Going For Skull Island / Journey Montage / The Kiss (05:44)

15. I Want You Off My Ship / Into The Fog / Wall Ahead! (07:35)

16. The Venture Stranded (00:37)

17. Skull Cave / It's Deserted / Natives (04:30)

18. The Scream / Natives Attack / The Venture Departs (07:18)

19. Tribal Drums (source) / The Wall (03:40)

20. Something Monstrous... Neither Beast Nor Man (02:34)

21. The Rescue Mission / 24 Hours / Kong-Napped (03:36)

22. Footprint / Brontosaura Herd / Raptors / Stampede (06:10)

23. Herb's Death (00:50)

24. He Died For What He Believed In / Just An Actor With A Gun (01:45)

25. Escape Attempt (01:15)

26. That's All There Is (01:49)

27. Cave Encounter / Log (04:01)

28. Carnivors (01:03)

29. V-Rex Attack (01:10)

30. Tooth And Claw (06:17)

31. Mournings (01:19)

32. Bug Pit / Englehorn To The Rescue (02:43)

33. Beautiful (03:56)

34. Driscoll Searching Anne / Sleeping Beauty (02:40)

35. Escape From Kong's Mountain / Captured (11:05)

36. Kong Exhibition / Cry Havoc (03:38)

37. The Show Begins (source - 00:29)

38. ...And From That Day Forward He Was As One Dead (00:19)

39. The Eight Wonder Of The World (source - 00:45)

40. Touching The Beast (source - 00:42)

41. Dancing Number (source - 01:08)

42. Faked Beauty (source - 00:59)

43. Kong's Escape (01:05)

44. Kong Chasing Driscoll (02:39)

45. Beauty Returns / Central Park (04:15)

46. Fire! / Empire State Building (03:28)

47. Beauty Killed The Beast (14:52)

Review and description to follow but i hope this stuff will help a little.

[robthehand 3]

Nice! Can't wait to see the review/description.

[BigMacGyver 0]

It is finally up:

http://www.filmscorecenter.de/kingkong.htm

Enjoy!

(just in case you find factual or other errors in the article(s) I would appreciate it if you let me know about them asap)

[riselordvader 0]

Thank you very much so far! Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't part of "Englehorn to the Rescue" (where Baxter is swinging on the vine) the same as what is used in "Fire!" (particularly when Kong is swinging around the unfinished building while escaping the military)? That's one of my favorite parts of the score and I would be relieved if it is on the soundtrack even if it was on a different track.

Edit: I just read the article and answered my own question. Do you think there will be a "Complete Recording" of some sort for Kong?

[BigMacGyver 0]

That moment you have mentioned which contains the heroic theme is my favorite one and the moment at the end when Kong swings through the construction site sadly represents the one and only variation on that material. It would have been great if they included it on the CD before "Empire State Building" since it is just a little over one minute of music anyways.

Sadly, i doubt that we will ever see a "complete recordings" release for Kong (i guess you are refering to the LOTR releases).

The movie is not doing really well at the box office and Universal is generally not open-minded for releasing expanded editions of their scores. To add to that, they recorded the entire score (3 hours) with a damn large orchestra in Los Angeles which means high re-use fees to pay in case of another release.

I am afraid the chances for a complete release are very slim.