Mad Men: More Music From the Series: Season 1–4

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Annotation

Notes from “jacksbrain”, the arranger:

As a fan of Mad Men, I've always enjoyed the music heard on the series since it's usually very well used to explain feelings, plots or simply introduces as in the 60s! (my favourite music period of the last century!). So during last weeks I've been working on a collection of music heard on the 4 seasons to date.

The compiled list, along with the 1st and 2nd official volumes (that only contain music from season 1 & 2, and don't have everything) is probably, the most precise and complete compilation to date, since it joins all the info I could found around the web (see references below), adds some music still unheard and correct some info. But it isn't 100% of the music yet, so in case you can help to complete it or you find any error (there are a lot, for sure!), I'd appreciate your comments, info and opinions! If you want more details about the music on the serie, you can check the spreadsheet I shared HERE, which lists all the music included on this compilation and also more music (not all) still unknown, and comments about it.

The compilation INCLUDES:

  • Songs heard during the serie.
  • Exctract from the serie when any character sings and, in some cases, the original songs that they sing.
  • Samples used for the intro theme and other versions
  • Info about the timing of every song in the series (mostly).
  • Some of these songs are not exactly the same version as heard on the series, since I couldn't find them. When this happens, it is explained in the comments of each track, and a similar version is included.

The compilation does NOT INCLUDE:

  • Music oficially published in the 1st and 2nd volumes.
  • Score music composed by David Carbonara for the series: here, here or here.
  • Music used in the promos.

Several sources were used (rips from the series, youtube rips, songs found around the web, Spotify rips...). To make the compilation, several list were consulted, main references are listed in a link below, but I'd like to thank specially to AMC, Koen Mostert, cabal and Tom for their previous lists.

Enjoy & say thanks!

jacksbrain

Annotation last modified on 2012-03-30 03:06 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media: Season 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Band of Gold
cover recording of:
Band of Gold (1955 song) (on 1955-10-17)
lyricist:
Bob Musel (American journalist, lyricist)
composer:
Jack Taylor (US soul producer/songwriter)
Don Cherry2:36
2Great Divide
recording of:
Great Divide
lyricist:
Magnus Sveningsson
composer:
Peter Svensson (guitarist, composer, producer; member of The Cardigans)
publisher:
Stockholm Songs
The Cardigans3:16
3Driving Instructor
Bob Newhart8:04
4Blue in Green
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1959-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-03-02)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1959-03-02)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1959-03-02)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1959-03-02)
recording of:
Blue in Green (on 1959-03-02)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Bill Evans (pianist)
publisher:
Jazz Horn Music, Musical Frontiers Pub. Co. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Miles Davis4.755:25
5You
The Aquatones1:59
6Non Dimenticar (Don’t Forget)
recording of:
Non dimenticar (English lyrics)
lyricist:
Michele Galdieri
composer:
Gino Redi (Italian composer)
translator:
Shelley Dobbins (American songwriter)
translated version of:
T'ho voluto bene (Non dimenticar)
Percy Faith3:02
7There Will Never Be Another You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-10-05)
double bass [bass]:
George Duvivier (on 1956-10-05)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1956-10-05)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1956-10-05)
instrumental cover recording of:
There Will Never Be Another You (on 1956-10-05)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Morley Music Corp.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Bud Powell3:40
8Night and Day
Luiz Bonfá2:07
9Concierto de Aranjuez (Adagio)
bass clarinet:
Danny Bank (reeds) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20)
clarinet:
Harold Feldman (woodwind player) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20)
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-11-20)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-11-15)
flugelhorn:
Al Block (US jazz flute/saxaphone) and Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20)
flute:
Albert Block (US jazz flute/saxaphone) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20) and Eddie Caine (saxophone player, not the rapper) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20)
French horn:
John Barrows (American wind instrumentalist) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20), Earl Chapin (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20) and Jim Buffington (US jazz, studio and classical hornist) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20)
harp:
Janet Putnam (harpist) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20)
oboe:
Romeo Penque and Harold Feldman (woodwind player) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20)
percussion:
José Mangual and Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20)
trombone:
Dick Hixson (trombonist) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20) and Frank Rehak (US jazz trombonist) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20), Bernie Glow (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20), Taft Jordan (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20), Louis Mucci (trumpetist) (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20) and Ernie Royal (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20)
tuba:
Jimmy McAllister (tuba) (on 1959-11-15) and Jimmy McAllister (on 1959-11-20)
conductor:
Gil Evans (on 1959-11-15, on 1959-11-20)
arranger:
Gil Evans
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-11-15) and Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-11-20)
remaster of:
Concierto de Aranjuez (1959-11-20, master take, mono) by Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio (on 1959-11-15)
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Concierto de Aranjuez
partial recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez (on 1959-11-20)
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
Miles Davis16:21
10Choo Choo Cha Cha
Rinky Dinks2:27
11The Twist
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 2), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 249) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 451)
cover recording of:
The Twist
lyricist and composer:
Hank Ballard
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., J. Albert & Son P/L and Embassy Music Corporation (from 2016-06 to present)
Chubby Checker4.22:36
12(Gimme That) Old Time Religion
[unknown]0:52
13Agua de beber
engineer:
David Hassinger
producer:
Creed Taylor
alto saxophone and flute:
Bud Shank (from 1965-01-27 until 1965-01-28)
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (from 1965-01-27 until 1965-01-28)
guitar:
Antônio Carlos Jobim (from 1965-01-27 until 1965-01-28)
piano:
João Donato (from 1965-01-27 until 1965-01-28)
strings:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (from 1965-01-27 until 1965-01-28)
trombone:
Milt Bernhart (from 1965-01-27 until 1965-01-28)
trumpet:
Stu Williamson (from 1965-01-27 until 1965-01-28)
vocals:
Astrud Gilberto (from 1965-01-27 until 1965-01-28) and Antônio Carlos Jobim (from 1965-01-27 until 1965-01-28)
conductor:
Marty Paich (from 1965-01-27 until 1965-01-28)
arranger:
Marty Paich
recorded at:
RCA Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1965-01-27 until 1965-01-28)
recording of:
Água de beber (Portuguese original) (from 1965-01-27 until 1965-01-28)
lyricist:
Vinicius de Moraes (O poetinha)
composer:
Antônio Carlos Jobim
Astrud Gilberto2:20
14My Special Angel
recording of:
My Special Angel
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Duncan (US songwriter & producer from Texas)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Bobby Helms2:58
15Gopher (Mambo)
vocals:
Yma Sumac (in 1954)
orchestra:
Billy May and the Rico Mambo Orchestra (in 1954)
recording of:
Gopher (in 1954)
composer:
Conrad Gozzo, Billy May and Moisés Vivanco
Yma Sumac52:16
16Metro Polka
Frankie Laine2:23
17Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
recording of:
Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
lyricist:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (in 1962) and Bob Dylan (in 1962)
arranger:
Paul Clayton (in 1962) and Bruce Langhorne (in 1962)
publisher:
Budde Musikverlag (German publisher), Neue Welt Musikverlag, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Witmark & Sons Essex Music, Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991), Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Records, Inc. (not a label) (in 1965) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
version of:
Who’s Gonna Buy You Ribbons (When I’m Gone)
Bob Dylan3:40
2▶Digital Media: Season 2
3▶Digital Media: Season 3
4▶Digital Media: Season 4
5▶Digital Media: A Beautiful Mine: Other Versions & Samples

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