‘Get Carter’ is widely considered to be one of the great British crime thrillers of the era.  The 1971 film really helped to cement Michael Caine’s popularity, but as much as featuring various quotable lines and a timeless performance from the beloved British actor, the film is also fondly remembered for its film score.

Roy Budd’s main theme is one of the best pieces of music from the decade and even inspired the melody to appear midway through The Human League’s ‘Dare’ almost a decade later.  Beyond that, the score is full of unmissable moments – and in July 2019, fans will get to experience Budd’s music in unabridged form, when Cherry Red Records expand the original soundtrack with a second disc featuring previously unavailable material.

In addition, the set includes a handful of extraneous remixes, but to make up for these, a third disc rounds up several highlights from Budd’s other unavailable scores. Pretty much guaranteed to be reason enough to buy this set even if you’ve bought the ‘Get Carter’ soundtrack before, ‘A Bit of Budd’ is a Budd fan’s dream. Included are pieces from ‘The Marsaille Contract’, ‘The Black Windmill’ and ‘Paper Tiger’.  Perhaps best of all are two excerpts from ‘The Stone Killer’, an oft forgotten 1973 vehicle directed by Michael Winner and starring Charles Bronson.  [Available from Indicator films here at present, but apparently is due to be going off catalogue very soon.]

Released on July 26th, Cherry Red’s 3CD set in hardbound book packaging promises to be the definitive release of a definitive work. Check out the full tracklist below.

Disc One: Original Soundtrack
GET CARTER (Intro)
DIALOGUE
CARTER TAKES THE TRAIN (Main Title)
DIALOGUE
LOOKIN’ FOR SOMEONE
THE RACE TRACK (Dialogue)
SOMETHIN’ ON MY MIND
DIALOGUE
GETTIN’ NOWHERE IN A HURRY
DIALOGUE
THE GIRL IN THE CAR
THE PHONE CALL (Dialogue)
LOVE IS A FOUR LETTER WORD
DIALOGUE
LIVING SHOULD BE THAT WAY
DIALOGUE
MANHUNT
DIALOGUE
GOODBYE ERIC + DIALOGUE
DIALOGUE
HALLUCINATIONS
GOODBYE CARTER!

Disc Two: Bonus Materials
GET CARTER (ALTERNATIVE MIX 1)
PLAYTHING
DIALOGUE
HALLUCINATIONS (ALTERNATIVE VOCAL MIX)
DIALOGUE
GETTIN’ NOWHERE IN A HURRY (INSTRUMENTAL + DIALOGUE)
LOVE IS A FOUR LETTER WORD (ALTERNATIVE MIX)
MANHUNT (ALTERNATIVE MIX)
DIALOGUE
GET CARTER (ALTERNATIVE MIX 2)
GETTIN’ NOWHERE IN A HURRY (ALTERNATIVE VOCAL MIX)
HALLUCINATIONS (INSTRUMENTAL MIX)
HOW ABOUT YOU
GET CARTER (7″ Single Version)
GET CARTER (Dope On A Rope US Remix)
GET CARTER (De Few 2 Smoking Barrels Remix)
GET CARTER (Deadly Avenger Remix)
GET CARTER (Breakneck Dirtbox Remix)

Disc Three: A Bit of Budd
MR FUNKER (M15-FB) (from Foxbat)
WAY OUT M1 (SK 10) (from The Stone Killer)
NO DOUBT (MC-M11)  (from The Marseille Contract)
DIAMOND FORTRESS (from Diamonds)
IN THE SHADOWS (from The Stone Killer)
JAZZ IT UP (MC-M4) (from The Marseille Contract)
FREE TARRANT (from The Black Windmill)
CASSETTE JAZZ (from The Black Windmill)
FOR ALL MY DAYS (from Kidnapped)
NO COOPERATION (from The Black Windmill)
TEACHER AND PUPIL (from Paper Tiger)
MAIN THEME (from Fear Is The Key)
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT (Theme from The Warsaw Concerto) (from The Sea Wolves)
HOW CAN WE RUN AWAY (from Something To Hide)
CRESTA’S SONG (from Soldier Blue)
THEME FROM AUNT HARRIET
THE CAREY TREATMENT (from The Carey Treatment)
VERSAILLES EXIT
WHO NEEDS LOVE ANYWAY