Round Midnight (soundtrack)

Round Midnight
Soundtrack album by
Released1986
RecordedJuly 1–12 and August 20–23, 1985
StudioLive at Studio Eclair, Epinay Sur Seine, France, Studio Phillipe Sarde, Paris, France
GenreJazz, hard bop
LabelColumbia 40464
ProducerHerbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock chronology
Village Life
(1985)
Round Midnight
(1986)
Jazz Africa
(1987)
Dexter Gordon chronology
American Classic
(1982)
Round Midnight
(1986)
The Other Side of Round Midnight
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

Round Midnight is a soundtrack album by Herbie Hancock featuring music recorded for Bertrand Tavernier's film Round Midnight released in 1986 on Columbia Records. The album features performances by Hancock, trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, bassist Ron Carter, drummer Tony Williams, vocalist Bobby McFerrin, tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon, bassist Pierre Michelot, drummer Billy Higgins, guitarist John McLaughlin, trumpeter/vocalist Chet Baker, vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, saxophonist Wayne Shorter, vocalist Lonette McKee, and pianist Cedar Walton, most of whom appear in the film. It won the Academy Award for Best Music, Original Score in 1986, beating Ennio Morricone's The Mission and Jerry Goldsmith's Hoosiers, among others. Additional music recorded during the making of the film was released under Dexter Gordon's name as The Other Side of Round Midnight (1986).

  1. ^ "Round Midnight [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] - Dexter Gordon | AllMusic". allmusic.com. 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 584. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.