It was the first big score. You have to realize that up to Big Wednesday I’d done about one hundred and twenty-five educational, industrial, documentary, PBS and TV commercial projects. So it’s not exactly like Big Wednesday is the first time I’d ever written music, but it’s the first time I had a large orchestra. It also was about surfing, which like sailing, I started doing at a very early age. This score was actually about sixty minutes long. I think I’m going to rerecord this. I’ve been saying that for years, but someday I’ll get around to it. Definitely some of the material has to be reworked, but this is very special to me.
Soundtrack Interview
December 1997
1. The South Swell (Passing of the Years I)/Main Title/Three Friends Theme 4:11
2. Matt Surfs/Kaliponi Slack Key/Bear’s Shack 4:18
3. Bear’s Story 2:05
4. La Golondrina (traditional) 0:59
5. Passing of the Years II 0:59
6. You Oughta Know What I Mean, Bear 1:15
7. Bear’s Wedding 3:02
8. Crumple Car (Denny Aaberg & Phil Pritchard) 0:59
9. Preparation March 1:36
10. Jack Surfs Alone 2:39
11. Aloha, Jack 2:49
12. Passing of the Years III 1:39
13. Summerset 1:05
14. Liquid Dreams 2:20
15. Jack’s Back 3:27
16. Jack’s Back Part 2 0:44
17. Cemetery 3:51
18. Passing of the Years IV 1:19
19. Bear’s Wharf 1:40
20. Matt Morning and Ominosity 2:15
21. The Challenge/Big Wednesday Montage 5:38
22. Matt’s Rite of Passage 2:25
23. Passing of the Mantle/Song of Three Friends (Only Good Times) 5:12
24. Big Wednesday Montage (alternate) 3:09
25. Three Friends Theme (instrumental) 1:59
26. Mexican Montage 2:17
27. Green Onions 2:38
28. Crumple Car (extended version) (Denny Aaberg & Phil Pritchard) 1:57
29. Drums Montage 1:10
30. Cosmic Indifference 1:39
31. Cemetery (film version) 3:37
32. The Challenge (alternate) 1:41
33. Trailer (Big Waves) 0:58
