Skidoo (soundtrack)
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''Skidoo'' is an album by
Harry Nilsson Harry Edward Nilsson III (June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994), sometimes credited as Nilsson, was an American singer-songwriter who reached the peak of his commercial success in the early 1970s. His work is characterized by pioneering vocal ove ...
. It is the original soundtrack recording for the 1968
Otto Preminger Otto Ludwig Preminger ( , ; 5 December 1905 – 23 April 1986) was an Austrian-American theatre and film director, film producer, and actor. He directed more than 35 feature films in a five-decade career after leaving the theatre. He first gai ...
film '' Skidoo'', arranged and conducted by
George Tipton George Aliceson Tipton (January 23, 1932 – February 12, 2016) was an American composer, musical arranger, and conductor, who is well known for his work in television and for his collaborations with singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson. Among Tip ...
and released by
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. Track 1, "The Cast and Crew", was used at the close of the film, and consists of Nilsson putting the entire end credits (key grip,
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logo, and copyright notice and all) to music and singing them. Preminger gave Nilsson a cameo role in the film as a prison guard. The album's
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are by radio
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and
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Gary Owens Gary Owens (born Gary Bernard Altman; May 10, 1934 – February 12, 2015) was an American radio announcer, personality, disc jockey and voice actor. His polished baritone speaking voice generally offered deadpan recitations of total nonsense, wh ...
.


Track listing

All music and lyrics by Harry Nilsson. #"The Cast and Crew" (vocals: Harry Nilsson) – 3:55 #"I Will Take You There" (vocals: Harry Nilsson) – 2:30 #"SKIDOO"/"Commercials" – 1:23 #"Goodnight Mr. Banks"/"Let's Get the Hardware"/"Murder in the Car Wash" – 2:45 #"Angie's Suite" – 4:20 #"The Tree" – 2:49 #"Garbage Can Ballet" (vocals: Harry Nilsson) – 2:00 #"Tony's Trip" – 4:19 #"Escape:Impossible"/"Green Bay Packers March" – 3:38 #"Man Wasn't Meant to Fly" – 2:12 #"Escape:Possible" – 2:15 #"SKIDOO" (vocals:
Carol Channing Carol Elaine Channing (January 31, 1921 – January 15, 2019) was an American actress, singer, dancer and comedian who starred in Broadway and film musicals. Her characters usually had a fervent expressiveness and an easily identifiable voice, ...
)/"Goodnight Mr. Banks" – 4:08 Harry Nilsson albums 1968 soundtrack albums RCA Victor soundtracks Albums produced by Rick Jarrard Albums arranged by George Tipton Comedy film soundtracks {{soundtrack-stub