Varèse Sarabande will release the most comprehensive version of the Popeye soundtrack ever assembled on CD on 29 September.
The album features the film’s beloved songs by Harry Nilsson, performed by the cast (including Robin Williams, Shelly Duvall, and Ray Walston), never-before released original score composed by Thomas Pierson, and an entire disc of demos performed by Harry Nilsson.
The Popeye – Deluxe Edition Music From the Motion Picture, also includes newly-discovered images and extensive liner notes.
A rare co-production between Paramount Pictures and Walt Disney Productions – the 1980 film Popeye was a live-action musical version of E.C. Segar’s classic comic strip, directed by Robert Altman and produced by Robert Evans. The idea was first presented to him by Evans during a party at the producer’s home in mid-1977. Nilsson’s initial response, “We shared two or three vodkas, and then I told him I didn’t think it was such a good idea to do Popeye.”