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Most of these tracks can be found on other Simon and Garfunkel records, but as a compilation, it's a satisfying, comprehensive introduction to the band, and a compelling argument for single-artist film soundtracks (upon its release in 1968, it dislodged the Beatles' The White Album from its perch atop the Billboard chart). Director Mike Nichols, who reportedly listened to Simon and Garfunkel exclusively while shooting the film, implored Simon for a few original songs; ultimately, a work-in-progress — "Mrs. Robinson" — was adapted for the screen.
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The soundtrack to Mike Nichols' The Graduate remains a key musical document of the late '60s, although truth be told, its impact was much less artistic than commercial (and, for that matter, much more negative than positive). With the exception of its centerpiece track, the elegiac and oft-quoted "Mrs. Robinson," the Simon & Garfunkel songs that comprise much of the record (a series of Dave Grusin instrumentals round it out) appeared on the duo's earlier LPs Sounds of Silence and Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme; Nichols' masterstroke was to transplant these pre-existing songs into his film, where they not only meshed perfectly with the story's themes of youthful rebellion and alienation but also heralded a new era in movie music centered around the appropriation of past pop hits, a marketing gimmick that grew exponentially in the years to follow. The Graduate soundtrack, then, merits the dubious honor of being the earliest and one of the most successful Hollywood repackagings of "found" pop songs, a formula essentially based around coercing fans to purchase material they already own in order to acquire the occasional new track or two; moreover, it's both the legacy and the curse of Simon & Garfunkel's songs -- some of the best the duo ever recorded -- that they're now forever linked with a hit film for which, with one exception, they weren't even written. And while The Graduate offers a successful marriage between movies and music, when one considers all of the other songs shoehorned into films where they didn't belong -- and now burdened with cultural baggage their authors never intended -- it's hard not to wish the synergy between Nichols and Simon & Garfunkel had never existed at all.
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The Sound Of Silence
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3:05 |
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| 02. | |
The Singleman Party Foxtrot
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2:50 |
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Mrs. Robinson
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1:11 |
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Sunporch Cha-Cha-Cha
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2:51 |
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Scarborough Fair/Canticle (Interlude)
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1:39 |
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On The Strip
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1:59 |
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April Come She Will
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1:49 |
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The Folks
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2:27 |
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Scarborough Fair/Canticle
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6:22 |
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A Great Effect
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4:05 |
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The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine
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1:43 |
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Whew
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2:10 |
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Mrs. Robinson
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1:12 |
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| 14. | |
The Sound Of Silence
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3:08 |
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14 Total Tracks, 36:31 Total Length
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Credits
- Art Garfunkel - Vocals // Art Garfunkel - Vocals // Simon & Garfunkel - Main Performer // Simon & Garfunkel - Performer // Paul Simon - Guitar // Paul Simon - Vocals // Dave Grusin - Performer // Dave Grusin - Performer // Teo Macero - Producer // Charles Burr - Liner Notes
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Performers
Art Garfunkel // Paul Simon
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