Dimitri Tiomkin - It's A Wonderful Life (Original Score) [Burgundy Vinyl]

Available on vinyl for the very first time, Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life is one of the most beloved holiday films of all time. So many scenes from this film are embroidered in our collective consciousness; and much of the stitching holding those scenes together was supplied by Dimitri Tiomkin's indelible score. But what you hear in the film is only a portion of what Tiomkin wrote.

Director Capra cut several cues (e.g "Death Telegram"), letting those scenes play without music and rearranged where certain cues appeared; he removed sections of cues, and even tracked in music written for other films. But, working with Tiomkin's original acetates, soundtrack collectors were able to piece together Tiomkin's score as originally written for release on CD about a decade ago.

Seldom has a movie swung so wildly from romance to reflection, brooding darkness to playful whimsy... that's why we love it so much. Now, lovers of It's a Wonderful Life could finally hear how Tiomkin's original score artfully emphasized and commented on the movie's high emotional peaks and deep valleys. 

Limited Edition BURGUNDY "ZUZU'S PETALS" vinyl produced by Real Gone Music in 2025. Only 1500 copies worldwide. Includes two-page insert including photos, credits, and the promo poster image of Jimmy Stewart exuberantly hoisting Donna Reed.

TRACKLISTING:

1. Main Title-Heaven
2. Ski Run
3. Death Telegram
4. Gower’s Deliverance
5. George and Dad
6. Father’s Death
7. Love Sequence
8. Dilemma
9. Bank Crisis
10. Wedding Cigars
11. George Lassoes Stork
12. This Is the Army Mr. Jones – Dankgebet
13. Uncle Billy’s Blunder
14. Search for Money
15. Potter’s Threat
16. Clarence’s Arrival
17. George Is Unborn
18. Haunted House [with Chorus]
19. Pottersville Cemetery
20. Wrong Mary Hatch – The Prayer
21. It’s a Wonderful Life
22. Auld Lang Syne – End Title
23. It’s a Wonderful Life [Vocal]
24. Main Title [Film Version]
25. Father’s Death [Alternate]
26. Wedding March
27. Big Band
28. Haunted House [Alternate]
29. Pottersville Cemetery [Alternate – without Chorus]
30. Auld Lang Syne [Alternate]
31. Trailer Music