THE PRIVATE NAVY OF SGT. O'FARRELL - Original Soundtrack by Harry Sukman
CD Includes Digital Download / Digital Booklet
Dragon’s Domain Records presents music from the original score to THE PRIVATE NAVY OF SGT. O’FARRELL, composed by Harry Sukman (FORTY GUNS, DR. KILDARE, THE HIGH CHAPARRAL, SALEM’S LOT) for the 1968 war comedy directed by Frank Tashlin (SON OF PALEFACE, THE GEISHA BOY), written by Robert M. Fresco, John L. Greene and Tashlin, starring Bob Hope, Phyllis Diller, Jeffrey Hunter, Gina Lollobrigida, Mako, Dick Sargent, Michael Burns and Robert Donner.
THE PRIVATE NAVY OF SGT. O’FARRELL takes place during the closing months of World War II and follows an Army sergeant named Dan O’Farrell (Hope) stationed at Camp Funapee in the South Pacific, who files a request to boost the morale of his men by replenishing their dwindling stocks of beer and aspirin. To O’Farrell’s utter dismay, a Japanese submarine torpedoes a single supply ship in a naval convoy headed back to the United States... the ship carrying his beer! After O’Farrell stumbles upon a sunken stash of suds washed up on the coast of Camp Funapee, he partners up with a stranded Japanese-American soldier named Calvin Coolidge Ishimura (Mako) and hoards the copious cans of liquid bread for themselves and a ragtag gaggle of Army friends. O’Farrell and his cohorts discover and reclaim a small abandoned Japanese naval vessel which he pilots, against formidable resistance from his superior officers, to retrieve the remainder of the torpedoed beer lost in the ocean.
The music for THE PRIVATE NAVY OF SGT. O’FARRELL was composed by Harry Sukman, an American composer, conductor, and pianist. Born December 2, 1912 in Chicago, Illinois, Sukman exhibited prodigious piano skills and a keen ear for harmony at a young age and would further develop an innate passion for melody and rhythm at the Chicago Conservatory of Music. He moved to Hollywood, California, in the 1940s where he began a prolific career as a composer for film and television. Among his many credits include GOG, SCREAMING EAGLES, FORTY GUNS, THE HANGMAN, FANNY, THE SINGING NUN and SALEM’S LOT, and dozens of episodes from various television series including LARAMIE, DR. KILDARE, PEYTON PLACE, THE HIGH CHAPARRAL and BONANZA.
Sukman’s rousingly patriotic score for THE PRIVATE NAVY OF SGT. O’FARRELL is a complex balance of recognizable war anthems mixed with shades of sarcasm. His flag-waving main theme is ripe with twangs of tropical island bliss blended with an unabashed spread-eagle military march that would make even the most jingoistic Americans blush.
Dragon’s Domain Records presents THE PRIVATE NAVY OF SGT. O’FARRELL, featuring music composed by Harry Sukman, appearing for the very first time on compact disc. The music has been mastered by James Nelson at Digital Outland and the liner notes have been written by author and composer Brian Satterwhite.
THE PRIVATE NAVY OF SGT. O’FARRELL is expected to begin shipping the week of February 24th, 2025.
01. Opening Credits (3:18)
02. Sarge and Johnny / Beach Flashback (4:11)
03. Clean-up Montage (1:30)
04. The Map / MPs Chase Sarge (3:58)
05. Beer Cans / Hung Over (2:05)
06. Krause Tries To Seduce Sarge (2:40)
07. The Boat / Blowing Up The Still (3:58)
08. Adeline Sails / Finding Maria and Gabby (3:51)
09. Welcome Pretty Lady (0:44)
10. John and Sarge / Romeo and Juliet (3:00)
11. Girls On The Beach / Another Hangover (2:01)
12. Japanese Sub (1:11)
13. On The Periscope / Sub Fight (5:42)
14. Taps / Memorial Service (2:36)
15. Beach Reunion / Finale (So Long My Darling Reprise) (3:44)
16. Welcome Pretty Lady Version A (0:09)
17. Welcome Pretty Lady Version B (0:14)
18. Opening Credits Version B (2:45)
19. The Map / MPs Chase Sarge Version B (4:13)
20. Finale Version B (5:08)
Total Time: 57:47
