PHAR LAP - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

BSXDG8826 Includes Digital BookletClick Here for CD Release BSX Records presents PHAR LAP, featuring music composed by Bruce Rowland from the 1983 film written by David Williamson and directed by Simon Wincer (THE LIGHTHORSEMEN, LONESOME DOVE, QUIGLEY DOWN UNDER, FREE WILLY), starring Tom Burlinson, Judy Morris, Martin Vaughan, Celia De Burgh, Ron Leibman, Vincent Ball, John Stanton, Peter Whitford, Robert Grubb, Richard Morgan and Gia Carides. Released in 1983, PHAR LAP tells the true story of a New Zealand racehorse that became a champion during the Great Depression. The film begins at the end of the story, then flashes back to the day that Phar Lap, despite his lack of pedigree, is purchased on impulse by trainer Harry Telford (Vaughan). Phar Lap loses his first races, but Telford's faith in the animal is unshakable then, suddenly the horse becomes a winner, thanks in part to the care of stableboy Tommy Woodcock (Burlinson). Promoter Dave Davis (Leibman) arranges for Phar Lap to be