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This page refers to the soundtrack of "Bless the Beasts and Children". For other uses, see the disambiguation page.

Bless the Beasts and Children
Soundtrack by The Carpenters
Released	1971
Recorded	1971
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	23:08
Label	A&M Records
Producer(s)	Barry De Vorzon; Perry Botkin, Jr.

The movie "Bless the Beasts and Children" was somewhat a hit in 1971, with an original soundtrack that had vocals by Richard and Karen, Barry De Vorzon, and Renee Armand. They also had a big hit with the theme, "Bless the Beasts and Children". You can't buy this on CD, and you'd be really lucky if you found it on LP. The film wasn't released on DVD, but very few copies were released on VHS.

[edit] Track Listing

1. "Bless the Beasts and Children" - The Carpenters
2. "Cotton's Dream" (later known as "Nadia's Theme"
3. "Down The Line" - Barry De Vorzon
4. "Bless the Beasts and Children (Reprise #1)"
5. "Lost" - Renee Armand
6. "Bless the Beasts and Children (Reprise #2)"
7. "Down The Line (Reprise)"
8. "Journey's End"
9. "Stampede"
10. "Free"
11. "Requiem"

Note that there are three "Bless The Beasts And Children" songs. All three are different, and have three different run times. The first one is the regular 3:07 version, and #4 and #6 are both about 2:12. Track four has a version that is a hybrid between "Nadia's Theme" and "Bless the Beasts and Children". The B-side version (#6) is a very different version, and the only noticeable thing about it is the strings playing the melody. ^[1][2]

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