Arranged By, Conductor: Van Dyke Parks, Art Direction: Bill Pitzonka, Engineer [Location Recording]: Bob Gravenor, Engineer [Location Recording]: Phil Dunne, Engineer [Location Recording]: Randy Honaker, Liner Notes: Jerry McCulley, Mastered By: Chas Ferry, Mastered By: Daren Chadwick, Mixed By: Chas Ferry, Music By [Except where noted], Lyrics By, Producer: Harry Nilsson, Musician [Basic tracks recorded on location in Malta by The Falcons]: Doug Dillard, Musician [Basic tracks recorded on location in Malta by The Falcons]: Harry Nilsson, Musician [Basic tracks recorded on location in Malta by The Falcons]: Klaus Voormann, Musician [Basic tracks recorded on location in Malta by The Falcons]: Ray Cooper, Musician [Basic tracks recorded on location in Malta by The Falcons]: Van Dyke Parks, Orchestrated By: Tom Pierson, Organ: The Mysterious Karsten, Vocals: Harry Nilsson, Vocals [Popeye]: Robin Williams, Vocals [Roughhouse]: Allan Nicholls (3), Vocals [Whimpy]: Paul Dooley, Composed By: Tom Pierson, Vocals [Olive Oyl]: Shelley Duvall, Vocals [Bluto]: Paul L. Smith, Vocals [Olive Oyl]: Shelley Duvall, Vocals [Popeye]: Robin Williams, Composed By: Tom Pierson, Vocals [Popeye]: Robin Williams, Composed By: Tom Pierson, Vocals [Olive Oyl]: Shelley Duvall, Vocals [Popeye]: Robin Williams, Vocals [Bill Barnacle]: Robert Fortier, Vocals [Bluto]: Paul L. Smith, Vocals [Poopdeck Pappy]: Ray Walston, Vocals [Poopdeck Pappy]: Ray Walston, Composed By: Tom Pierson, Composed By: Tom Pierson, Composed By: Tom Pierson, Vocals [Popeye]: Robin Williams, Written-By: Sammy Lerner, Composed By: Harry Nilsson, Composed By: Tom Pierson, Written-By: Sammy Lerner, Vocals [with]: Paul L. Smith, Producer: Bruce Robb, Producer: Steve Cropper, Vocals: Shelley Duvall, Vocals: Paul Dooley, Labelcode 08274308 (302 067 430 8), Published By Sony ATV, Phonographic Copyright (p) Paramount Pictures, Copyright (c) Paramount Pictures, Phonographic Copyright (p) Walt Disney Productions, Copyright (c) Walt Disney Productions, Produced For Nilsson House Productions, Licensed To Varèse Sarabande Records, LLC, Manufactured By Varèse Sarabande Records, LLC, Recorded At Gold Star Studios, Recorded At Cherokee Studios, Recorded At Evergreen Studios
Le CD "Popeye", édité par Varese Sarabande et interprété par divers artistes, est la bande originale envoûtante du célèbre film de 1980 avec Robin Williams dans le rôle de Popeye et Shelley Duvall dans celui d?Olive Oyl. Composée par Harry Nilsson, la musique mêle mélodies espiègles et ballades touchantes pour retranscrire l?univers tendre et décalé du marin légendaire issu des bandes dessinées d?E.C. Segar adaptées au cinéma par Robert Altman. Cette compilation propose une sélection variée allant de morceaux entraînants à des chansons plus intimistes qui illustrent parfaitement l?atmosphère unique de Sweethaven et ses personnages hauts en couleur. Le label Varese Sarabande s?est imposé comme une référence mondiale grâce à son engagement envers la préservation des grandes musiques de films ; sa collection prestigieuse rassemble les ?uvres incontournables du septième art appréciées tant par les passionnés que les collectionneurs.