Original 'King Kong' Score Released on CD

Fresh Air

Published August 23, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

The original movie soundtrack for the 1933 classic film, scored by Max Steiner, has been reissued on CD. Film Historian Rudy Behlmer, who wrote the liner notes for the new CD, talks about the making of King Kong. (Rebroadcast From Dec. 13, 1999.)

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