The Firm is an album by American pianist Dave Grusin released in 1993, recorded for the GRP label. This album is a soundtrack to the Motion Picture The Firm directed by Sidney Pollack. It reached No. 131 on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz chart. This soundtrack was a 1993 Academy Award nominee for Best Original Score.
Contents
Track listing
All tracks composed by Dave Grusin; except where indicated
"The Firm Main Title" - 3:48
"Stars on the Water" (Rodney Crowell) performed by Jimmy Buffett- 3:15
"Mitch and Abby" - 2:22
"M-O-N-E-Y" (Lyle Lovett) - 3:15
"Memphis Stomp" - 3:36
"Never Mind" (Harlan Howard) performed by Nanci Griffith - 3:42
"Ray's Blues" - 4:33
"Dance Class" (Dave Samuels) - 5:46
"The Plan" - 4:43
"Blues:The Death of Love & Trust" - 3:11
"Start It Up" (Robben Ford) - 3:43
"Mud Island Chase" - 3:53
"How Could You Lose Me?" - 3:39
2015 release
In 2015 La-La Land Records issued a remastered and expanded edition (LLLCD 1328), limited to 3,000 units, featuring the film score on disc one and the 1993 soundtrack album and bonus tracks on disc two. Italicised tracks on disc one are not used in the film, bold tracks contain material not used in the film.
CD 1
The Firm – Main Title 3:49
Main Title – Parts 2 and 3 4:23
Mitch & Abby 2:22
First Day on the Job/Lamar Dazed/Memphis Stomp 2:25
Dead Lawyers/Mitch Returns Home Late 2:44
Mitch Visits Abanks/Secret Files/Mitch Sees Couple Fighting on Beach 2:48
Blues: The Death of Love & Trust 3:13
Mitch Rents Car to Visit Ray in Jail/Mitch Talks With Ray in Jail 1:40
Mitch Leaves Lomax/Mitch Tells Abby of Visit to Ray/Lomax Dies/Newspaper Clipping/Voyles Leaves 2:00
Tarrance Threatens Mitch/Mitch Flies Home 1:05
Mitch Informs Firm of FBI/Abby Shocked 0:42
Mitch Tries to Copy Files – Xerox Alarm/Fried Egg Sandwich 1:34
The Photographs/The Cotton Exchange 1:41
Confession Blues 3:43
Mitch Alone on Beal Street/Switches Briefcases/Nordic Gets Photographed 2:38
Personnel
Dave Grusin - Acoustic Piano, Synthesizer, Conductor
Jimmy Buffett - Vocals, Guitar
Robben Ford - Guitar, Vocals
Nanci Griffith - Vocals, Guitar
Lyle Lovett - Vocals, Guitar
Dave Samuels - Vibraphone