Life of Brian

Life of Brian (1979)

• *Untitled Burgon composition 1 (Main theme 1) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (Opening, Three Wise Men)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 2 (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (“We worship you, O Brian. . .”)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 3 (Main theme 2) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (Nativity)
• *Brian Song (1979) André Jacquemin, Dave Howman, lyr. Michael Palin [perf. Sonia Jones et al.] (Opening titles)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 4 (Main theme 3) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (Judea A.D. 33)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 5 (Judith theme 1) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (Brian sees Judith)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 6 (Judith theme 2) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (“Oh, come on, Brian!”)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 7 (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (Roman statue, “Have I got a big nose, Mum?”)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 8 (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (“He was a Roman, Brain.”)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 9 (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (“Promised me the known world, he did. . .”)
• Caesar’s Entry (A) (1979) Trevor Jones (John Du Prez) [1979 album “Horror, Dramatic, Romantic, Fanfares, Chords and Historical” (Ready Music LPBL 104)] (The Colosseum, Jerusalem)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 10 (Roman theme 1) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (Boris enters Colosseum)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 11 (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (Brian writes “Romanes eunt domus”)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 12 (Sunrise theme 1) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (Sunrise, Brian finishes writing “Romani ite domum” 100 times)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 13 (Sting 1) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (Three Romans notice graffiti)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 14 (Chase theme 1) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (Three Romans chase Brian)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 5 (Judith theme 1) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (Judith saves Brian)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 15 (Sting 2) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (“We get in through the underground heating system here. . .”)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 13 (Sting 1) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (Knock at the door)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 16 (Main theme 3) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (“From now on you shall be called Brian that is called Brian.”)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 17 (Sting 3) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (Raid on Pilate’s palace)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 11 (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (PFJ in sewer)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 18 (Sting 4) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (Romans seize Brian)
• Vision de frayeur (Vision of Fear) (1968) Edward Michael [1968 album “Quatorze esquisses pittoresques pour orchestre” (Fourteen Pictorial Sketches for Orchestra) (De Wolfe DW/LP 3095)] (Romans drag Brian to cell)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 19 (Roman theme 2) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (Roman theme 2, Pilate’s reception room)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 20 (Chase theme 2) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (Brian escapes)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 14 (Chase theme 1) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (Romans chase Brian up the tower, alien spacecraft)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 21 (Chase theme 3) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (Romans chase Brian, Blood-and-Thunder Prophet)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 22 (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (PFJ record casualties)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 13 (Sting 1) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (Brian enters PFJ headquarters)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 18 (Sting 4) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (Romans knock at the door)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 23 (Sting 5) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (Romans knock at the door again; and yet again)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 13 (Sting 1) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (“Aw, get off!”)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 24 (Roman theme 3) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (Romans march as Brian preaches)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 25 (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (“This is his gourd!”)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 26 (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (Followers chase Brian)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 27 (Main theme 4) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (Followers continue chasing Brian, Brian finds Simon)
• **Hava Nagila (1918) Abraham Zevi Idelsohn and/or Moshe Nathanson [sung by Terry Jones] (Simon sings)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 28 (Judith theme 3/Sunrise theme 2) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon; possibly based upon ‘Requiem in D minor, Mvt. IIIa: Dies irae’ (1791) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (“An unbeliever!”, Judith appears, Brian wakes up)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 29 (Judith theme 4) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (“Brian, you were fantastic!”)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 30 (Sting 5) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (Centurion arrests Brian)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 31 (Sting 6) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (Judith enters PFJ headquarters)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 32 (Crucifixion theme 1) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (Crucifixion queue)
• Vision de frayeur (Vision of Fear) (1968) Edward Michael [1968 album “Quatorze esquisses pittoresques pour orchestre” (Fourteen Pictorial Sketches for Orchestra) (De Wolfe DW/LP 3095)] (Crucifixion queue - overlapping with previous)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 33 (Roman theme 4) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (Fanfare to Pilate’s address)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 34 (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (Crucifees march)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 35 (Chase theme 4) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (“Release Brian!”)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 36 (Crucifixion theme 2) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (“Get a move on there!”)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 37 (Crucifixion theme 3) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (PFJ leave headquarters, crucifixion commences)
  
• *Untitled Burgon composition 38 (Crucifixion theme 4) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (PFJ walk to crucifixion site)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 37 (Crucifixion theme 3) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (PFJ reach crucifixion site)
• **For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow (c.1709) trad. [sung by John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terence Bayler, Charles McKeown, and 1 unknown] (PFJ sing)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 39 (Sting 7) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (“You bastards!”)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 40 (Crucifixion theme 5) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (Judean People’s Front)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 41 (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (Drumroll as JPF commit suicide)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 42 (Judith theme 5) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (Judith speaks to Brian at the cross)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 43 (Main theme 5) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (Mandy speaks to Brian at the cross)
• *Always Look on the Bright Side of Life (1979) Eric Idle; arr. John Altman [perf. Eric Idle, Fred Tomlinson Singers et al. cond. John Altman] (Always Look on the Bright Side of Life)
• *Always Look on the Bright Side of Life (whistled version) (1979) Eric Idle; arr. John Altman [whistled by Neil Innes] (End credits)

Deleted scenes:

• *Untitled Burgon composition 1 (Main theme 1) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (Shepherds)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 44 (Crucifixion theme 6) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon; based upon ‘Siegfried Leitmotif’ (from ‘Der Ring des Nibelungen’) (1856) Richard Wagner (Revolutionaries attempt to kidnap Pilate’s wife)
• *Otto Song (drums only) (1979) André Jacquemin, Dave Howman, John Du Prez (JPF march)
• *Otto Song (1979) André Jacquemin, Dave Howman, John Du Prez (Otto Song)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 45 (Crucifixion theme 7) (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (Giving the sign)
• *Untitled Burgon composition 46 (1979) Geoffrey Burgon (Judith sees Brian carrying the cross)

“Caesar’s Entry” and “Vision of Fear” are the only library cues I know to be in the film. I will assume all remaining cues to be from Burgon’s unreleased original score unless proven otherwise.