I was laughing so much, right into the night. I said, ‘Okay, I’ll read the book.’ I couldn’t put it down. My manager said he had a book called Harold and Maude, Colin Higgins wrote it and Paramount were making a film of it and they wanted to use some of my music. Speaking about the experience, Yusuf/Cat Stevens remembers: “ Harold and Maude was a total experience.
Having listened to songs from landmark albums Mona Bone Jakon and Tea For The Tillerman whilst editing Harold and Maude, Ashby knew from the start that he wanted exclusively Stevens’ songs to sonically narrate his film, and after a significant campaign, Ashby won Stevens over and thus, the soundtrack was brought to life. Originally not wanting to release the soundtrack in fear of it being perceived as a “greatest hits” album in the early days of his career, film director Hal Ashby had to do some convincing. The movie’s success and cult status has in part been bolstered by its whimsical and poignant soundtrack, in which all songs are performed by Cat Stevens. It reveals the deep lying synergy that exists between seemingly opposing views and how, when united, they can flourish to their mutual advantage. Filled with dark humor and existential drama, the film represents the potentially glorious benefits that can arise from a balanced partnership between conservative pragmatism and colorful free-spirited idealism.
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Hal Ashby’s 1971 film about the unlikely friendship-turned-love story of suicidal teenager Harold Chasen (played by Bud Cort) and 79-year-old free spirit Maude (played by Ruth Gordon) is now widely praised as a bona fide cult classic.
The new edition of the soundtrack will combine Cat Stevens’ nine original songs, as well as dialogue from the film, for the first time. 50 years since its release, the original motion picture soundtrack for Hal Ashby’s 1971 classic cult film Harold and Maude, made up exclusively of songs by Cat Stevens, will be released on Februin new 180g 1LP / 1CD / Digital release formats via A&M/Cat-O-Log/UMe.
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