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July 20 1961
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Paramount Scoring Stage - Hollywood, California
Scoring Session for Paramount's Blue Hawaii
Paramount Producer : Joseph Lilley
(9.00am)

Orchestra:    
Unknown  

Maile Is Mad
11BB July 20 1961 (Thur)
Take NA (M) 1:09 (12 Violins, 4 Violas, 4 Cellos, Harp,
2 Basses, 2 Flutes, Oboe, 3 Horns,
4 Clarinets, Bassoon, 3 Trombones,
3 Trumpets, 3 Drums, 2 Ukuleles,
2 Guitars, Piano)
Soundtrack°

School Girl Tour Montage
6DD July 20 1961 (Thur)
Take NA (M) 0:50 (12 Violins, 4 Violas, 4 Cellos, Harp,
2 Basses, 2 Flutes, Oboe, 3 Horns,
4 Clarinets, Bassoon, 3 Trombones,
3 Trumpets, 3 Drums, 2 Ukuleles,
2 Guitars, Piano)
Soundtrack°+Hawaiian Beach Boy - 1 (Elvis One)° (2nd part of CD2,
track 17 - listed as 'Lovely You And Blue Hawaii (score 2)')

Pineapple Tour
5GG-
6AA
July 20 1961 (Thur)
Take NA (M) 0:24 (12 Violins, 4 Violas, 4 Cellos, Harp,
2 Basses, 2 Flutes, Oboe, 3 Horns,
4 Clarinets, Bassoon, 3 Trombones,
3 Trumpets, 3 Drums, 2 Ukuleles,
2 Guitars, Piano)
Soundtrack°+Hawaiian Beach Boy - 1 (Elvis One)° (1st part of CD2,
track 17 - listed as 'Lovely You And Blue Hawaii (score 2)')

The Knoll
4EE July 20 1961 (Thur)
Take NA (M) 2:48 (12 Violins, 4 Violas, 4 Cellos, Harp,
2 Basses, 2 Flutes, Oboe, 3 Horns,
4 Clarinets, Bassoon, 3 Trombones,
3 Trumpets, 3 Drums, 2 Ukuleles,
2 Guitars, Piano)
Soundtrack°+Hawaiian Beach Boy - 1 (Elvis One)° (1st part of CD2,
track 15 - listed as 'Ecstatic Romance (score)')~From Santa Monica Blvd
- Part 3 (Elvis One)° (track 20) (2:12)

Women, Women, Everywhere
10CC July 20 1961 (Thur)
Take NA (M) 2:59 (12 Violins, 4 Violas, 4 Cellos, Harp,
2 Basses, 2 Flutes, Oboe, 3 Horns,
4 Clarinets, Bassoon, 3 Trombones,
3 Trumpets, 3 Drums, 2 Ukuleles,
2 Guitars, Piano)
Soundtrack° (2:08)+Hawaiian Beach Boy - 1 (Elvis One)° (1:52 - last 47
sec's of CD2, track 19 & 1st 64 sec's of track 20 - listed as 'Hawaiian
Sunset (score)' & 'All About Ellie Corbett (score)')

Tag To Blue Hawaii
1CC July 20 1961 (Thur)
Take NA (M) 1:03 (12 Violins, 4 Violas, 4 Cellos, Harp,
2 Basses, 2 Flutes, Oboe, 3 Horns,
4 Clarinets, Bassoon, 3 Trombones,
3 Trumpets, 3 Drums, 2 Ukuleles,
2 Guitars, Piano)
(Soundtrack°)

End Title
11FF1 July 20 1961 (Thur)
Take NA (M) 0:25 (12 Violins, 4 Violas, 4 Cellos, Harp,
2 Basses, 2 Flutes, Oboe, 3 Horns,
4 Clarinets, Bassoon, 3 Trombones,
3 Trumpets, 3 Drums, 2 Ukuleles,
2 Guitars, Piano)
(Soundtrack°)

Corgi With A Bra
3AA July 20 1961 (Thur)
Take NA (M) 0:58 (12 Violins, 4 Violas, 4 Cellos, Harp,
2 Basses, 2 Flutes, Oboe, 3 Horns,
4 Clarinets, Bassoon, 3 Trombones,
3 Trumpets, 3 Drums, 2 Ukuleles,
2 Guitars, Piano)
Soundtrack°

Through The Forest To Grandmother's House
3GG-
4AA
July 20 1961 (Thur)
Take NA (M) 0:18 (12 Violins, 4 Violas, 4 Cellos, Harp,
2 Basses, 2 Flutes, Oboe, 3 Horns,
4 Clarinets, Bassoon, 3 Trombones,
3 Trumpets, 3 Drums, 2 Ukuleles,
2 Guitars, Piano)
Soundtrack° (0:02)

Chad Returns
3DD July 20 1961 (Thur)
Take NA (M) 0:33 (12 Violins, 4 Violas, 4 Cellos, Harp,
2 Basses, 2 Flutes, Oboe, 3 Horns,
4 Clarinets, Bassoon, 3 Trombones,
3 Trumpets, 3 Drums, 2 Ukuleles,
2 Guitars, Piano)
Soundtrack°

Main Title "Blue Hawaii" - Sweetener
1BB July 20 1961 (Thur)
Take NA (M) 2:24 (12 Violins, 4 Violas, 4 Cellos, Harp,
2 Basses, 2 Flutes, Oboe, 3 Horns,
4 Clarinets, Bassoon, 3 Trombones,
3 Trumpets, 3 Drums, 2 Ukuleles,
2 Guitars, Piano)
(Soundtrack°)

Blue Hawaii (movie version)
   
Spliced (M) 3:27 Composite of FTD-1, FHC-1,
1BB (1-B) & 1CC (1-C)
Soundtrack°+Hawaiian Beach Boy - 1 (Elvis One)°° (CD2, track 1)

Chad Chases Ellie
10DD July 20 1961 (Thur)
Take NA (M) 1:34 (12 Violins, 4 Violas, 4 Cellos, Harp,
2 Basses, 2 Flutes, Oboe, 3 Horns,
4 Clarinets, Bassoon, 3 Trombones,
3 Trumpets, 3 Drums, 2 Ukuleles,
2 Guitars, Piano)
Soundtrack°+Hawaiian Beach Boy - 1 (Elvis One)° (2nd part of CD2,
track 20 - listed as 'All About Ellie Corbett')

Brawl
8EE July 20 1961 (Thur)
Take NA (M) 1:10 (12 Violins, 4 Violas, 4 Cellos, Harp,
2 Basses, 2 Flutes, Oboe, 3 Horns,
4 Clarinets, Bassoon, 3 Trombones,
3 Trumpets, 3 Drums, 2 Ukuleles,
2 Guitars, Piano)
Soundtrack°+Hawaiian Beach Boy - 1 (Elvis One)°° (0:14 - ending only
- 1st part of CD2, track 12)

Sarah Lee's Baby Grows Up
3FF July 20 1961 (Thur)
Take NA (M) 1:34 (12 Violins, 4 Violas, 4 Cellos, Harp,
2 Basses, 2 Flutes, Oboe, 3 Horns,
4 Clarinets, Bassoon, 3 Trombones,
3 Trumpets, 3 Drums, 2 Ukuleles,
2 Guitars, Piano)
 

Ping Pong Splashes Again
3EE July 20 1961 (Thur)
Take NA (M) 0:09 (12 Violins, 4 Violas, 4 Cellos, Harp,
2 Basses, 2 Flutes, Oboe, 3 Horns,
4 Clarinets, Bassoon, 3 Trombones,
3 Trumpets, 3 Drums, 2 Ukuleles,
2 Guitars, Piano)
Soundtrack°

Aloha Oe - Orchestral Sweetener
2CC1S July 20 1961 (Thur)
Take NA (M) 0:59 (12 Violins, 4 Violas, 4 Cellos, Harp,
2 Basses, 2 Flutes, Oboe, 3 Horns,
4 Clarinets, Bassoon, 3 Trombones,
3 Trumpets, 3 Drums, 2 Ukuleles,
2 Guitars, Piano)
(Soundtrack°)

Kauai Arrival
9DD July 20 1961 (Thur)
Take NA (M) 1:37 (12 Violins, 4 Violas, 4 Cellos, Harp,
2 Basses, 2 Flutes, Oboe, 3 Horns,
4 Clarinets, Bassoon, 3 Trombones,
3 Trumpets, 3 Drums, 2 Ukuleles,
2 Guitars, Piano)
(Soundtrack°)

Kauai Arrival (Composite)
   
Spliced (M) 1:05 (Composite of 9DD1C & 9DD) Soundtrack°+Hawaiian Beach Boy - 1 (Elvis One)° (0:33 - part only
- CD2, track 18 - listed as 'Lovely You And Blue Hawaii (score 3)')

Ellie Stalks At Midnight
10BB July 20 1961 (Thur)
Take NA (M) 0:58 (12 Violins, 4 Violas, 4 Cellos, Harp,
2 Basses, 2 Flutes, Oboe, 3 Horns,
4 Clarinets, Bassoon, 3 Trombones,
3 Trumpets, 3 Drums, 2 Ukuleles,
2 Guitars, Piano)
Soundtrack°+Hawaiian Beach Boy - 1 (Elvis One)° (ending only - 1st
10 seconds of CD2, track 19 - listed as 'Hawaiian Sunset (score)')

Dead Faint (Poor Mrs Gates)
11DD July 20 1961 (Thur)
Take NA (M) 0:06 (12 Violins, 4 Violas, 4 Cellos, Harp,
2 Basses, 2 Flutes, Oboe, 3 Horns,
4 Clarinets, Bassoon, 3 Trombones,
3 Trumpets, 3 Drums, 2 Ukuleles,
2 Guitars, Piano)
Soundtrack°

Kauai - Pt. 1 (Island Of Love - Sweetener)
9EE July 20 1961 (Thur)
Take NA (M) 0:20 (12 Violins, 4 Violas, 4 Cellos, Harp,
2 Basses, 2 Flutes, Oboe, 3 Horns,
4 Clarinets, 3 Trombones, 3 Drums,
3 Trumpets, 2 Ukuleles, 2 Guitars,
Piano)
(Soundtrack°)

Kauai - Pt. 2 (Island Of Love - Sweetener)
9EE1 July 20 1961 (Thur)
Take NA (M) 2:17 (12 Violins, 4 Violas, 4 Cellos, Harp,
2 Basses, 2 Flutes, Oboe, 3 Horns,
4 Clarinets, 3 Trombones, 3 Drums,
3 Trumpets, 2 Ukuleles, 2 Guitars,
Piano)
(Soundtrack°)

Island Of Love (movie version)
   
Spliced (M) 1:41 Composite of KTD-1 (edit), 9EE (9-E)
& 9EE1 (9-E1)
Soundtrack°+Hawaiian Beach Boy - 1 (Elvis One)°° (CD2, track 13)

Hawaiian Wedding Song - Sweetener
11FF July 20 1961 (Thur)
Take NA (M) 2:36 (12 Violins, 4 Violas, 4 Cellos, Harp,
2 Basses, 2 Flutes, Oboe, 3 Horns,
4 Clarinets, 3 Trombones, 3 Drums,
3 Trumpets, 2 Ukuleles, 2 Guitars,
Piano)
(Soundtrack°)

Party Preparations
4FF July 20 1961 (Thur)
Take NA (M) 0:30 (12 Violins, 4 Violas, 4 Cellos, Harp,
2 Basses, 2 Flutes, 3 Horns, Piano,
4 Clarinets, 3 Trombones, 3 Drums,
3 Trumpets, 2 Ukuleles, 2 Guitars)
Soundtrack°+Hawaiian Beach Boy - 1 (Elvis One)°° (CD2, track 16 - listed
as 'Lovely You And Blue Hawaii (score 1)')

Moonlight Swim - Sweetener
6CC July 20 1961 (Thur)
Take NA (M) 1:37 (12 Violins, 4 Violas, 4 Cellos, Harp,
2 Basses, 2 Flutes, 3 Horns, Piano,
4 Clarinets, 3 Trombones, 3 Drums,
3 Trumpets, 2 Ukuleles, 2 Guitars)
(Soundtrack°)

Moonlight Swim (movie version)
   
Spliced (M) 1:51 Composite of NTD-1 (edit), 6BB (6-B)
& 6CC (6-C)
Soundtrack°+Hawaiian Beach Boy - 1 (Elvis One)°° (CD2, track 7)

Aloha Oe - Orchestral Bridge
2CC1 July 20 1961 (Thur)
Take NA (M) 0:07 (12 Violins, 4 Violas, 4 Cellos, Harp,
2 Basses, 2 Flutes, 3 Horns, Piano,
4 Clarinets, 3 Trombones, 3 Drums,
3 Trumpets, 2 Ukuleles, 2 Guitars)
(Soundtrack°)

Aloha Oe (movie version)
   
Spliced (M) 1:48 Composite of BO-SP, BHC-1,
2BB (2-B), 2CCG (2-CG), 2CC1G
(2-C1G), 2CC1 (2-C1) & 2CC1S
(2-C1S)
Soundtrack°+Hawaiian Beach Boy - 1 (Elvis One)°° (CD2, track 3)

Hi-Fi-Mai-Tai
3CC July 20 1961 (Thur)
Take NA (M) 0:34 (12 Violins, 4 Violas, 4 Cellos, Harp,
Bass, 3 Horns, Piano, 4 Clarinets,
3 Trombones, 3 Trumpets, 3 Drums,
2 Ukuleles, 2 Guitars)
Soundtrack°

Welcome Hula
1DD July 20 1961 (Thur)
Take NA (M) 2:42 (12 Violins, Harp, Bass, 3 Horns,
Piano, 4 Clarinets, 3 Trombones,
3 Trumpets, 3 Drums, 2 Ukuleles,
2 Guitars)
Soundtrack°+Hawaiian Beach Boy - 1 (Elvis One)° (part only - CD2,
track 21 - listed as 'Moonlight Swim (score)')

Tag To Almost Always True
1GG-
2AA
July 20 1961 (Thur)
Take NA (M) 0:45 (Harp, Bass, 3 Horns, Piano, Guitar,
4 Clarinets, 3 Trombones, 3 Trumpets, 3 Drums, Saxophone)
(Soundtrack°)

Almost Always True - Intro
1EE July 20 1961 (Thur)
Take NA (M) 0:40 (Harp, Bass, 3 Horns, Piano, Guitar,
4 Clarinets, 3 Trombones, 3 Trumpets, 3 Drums, Saxophone)
(Soundtrack°)

Almost Always True - Sweetener
1FF July 20 1961 (Thur)
Take NA (M) 1:10 (Harp, 3 Horns, Piano, 4 Clarinets,
3 Trombones, 3 Trumpets, 3 Drums,
Saxophone)
(Soundtrack°)

Almost Always True (movie version)
   
Spliced (M) 2:01 Composite of MTD-1, 1EE (1-E),
1FF (1-F) & 1GG-2AA (1-G-2-A)
Soundtrack°+Hawaiian Beach Boy - 1 (Elvis One)°° (CD2, track 2)

Intro To Wedding Song
11EE July 20 1961 (Thur)
Take NA (M) 0:03 (Harp, 3 Horns, Piano, Clarinet,
2 Drums, Saxophone)
(Soundtrack°)

Chow Is On
9FF July 20 1961 (Thur)
Take NA (M) 0:23 (3 Horns, Clarinet, Saxophone) (Soundtrack°)

Notes

This is a scoring session for the movie Blue Hawaii.

Some recorded production numbers were not used in the final print of the movie.

Apart from orchestra being recorded to tracks at this scoring session, guitars and drums were also added to tracks on July 21 1961.

The tracks listed as being on the Elvis One release Hawaiian Beach Boy - 1 (The Bootleg Series Vol. 15) and From Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, California - Part 3 (The Bootleg Series Vol. 36) appear to be lifted from a European DVD (PAL format) as they are running 4% faster than they should, as opposed to a U.S. DVD (NTSC format), as the "Score" can be found on a separate channel of the DVD.

Thanks to David English for research.

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