‘It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown’ Original Soundtrack Recording Released

Craft Recordings has released a new soundtrack album for the 1966 animated special It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. The album features the original session reels of the television special’s music composed by Vince Guaraldi (A Charlie Brown Christmas, A Boy Named Charlie Brown). Previously thought to be lost to time, the new release includes the musical cues as recorded by Vince and crew before they were edited for the special, in show order, as well as a selection of alternate takes. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. A CD version is available to order here and a vinyl edition (coming out on September 9) is available for pre-order here. The label’s previous world premiere CD and digital soundtrack was released back in 2018. It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown written by Charles M. Schulz and directed by Bill Melendez is now available on Blu-ray and DVD.

Here’s the track list of the album:

1. Linus and Lucy (1:51)
2. Graveyard Theme (0:56)
3. Snoopy and the Leaf / Frieda (With the Naturally Curly Hair) (0:33)
4. The Great Pumpkin Waltz (2:36)
5. Linus and Lucy (Reprise) (0:38)
6. Charlie Brown Theme / Charlie Brown Theme (Minor Theme)/ Graveyard Theme (Reprise) (0:44)
7. The Great Pumpkin Waltz (Reprise) (2:40)
8. The Red Baron / Military Drum March (0:57)
9. The Great Pumpkin Waltz (2nd Reprise) / The Great Pumpkin Waltz (3rd Reprise) (2:02)
10. Graveyard Theme (Trick or Treat) (2nd Reprise) (1:15)
11. Fanfare / Breathless / Graveyard Theme (Trick or Treat) (3rd Reprise) (0:48)
12. Charlie Brown Theme (Reprise) (0:45)
13. Breathless (2nd Reprise) (0:48)
14. It’s A Long Way to Tipperary / There’s a Long, Long Trail A-Winding / Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag / Roses of Picardy (1:56)
15. Graveyard Theme (Trick or Treat) (4th Reprise) (0:33)
16. Linus and Lucy (2nd Reprise) / Linus and Lucy (3rd Reprise) (0:52)
17. Charlie Brown Theme (2nd Reprise) (1:31)
18. Linus and Lucy (Alternate Take 1) (1:52)
19. Graveyard Theme (Alternate Take 1) (0:51)
20. Charlie Brown Theme (Alternate Reprise Take 1) (0:44)
21. Linus and Lucy (Alternate Take 2) (1:49)
22. The Great Pumpkin Waltz (Alternate Take 2) (2:41)
23. Linus and Lucy (Alternate Reprise Take 1) (0:30)
24. Charlie Brown Theme (Alternate Reprise Take 2) (0:27)