October 16 & 17 1963

(+ means you need both    ~ means same material    °° means stereo or binaural    ° means mono) (SFS = Short False Start | FS = False Start | LFS or BD (Breakdown) = Long False Start | PB (Playback) or Complete = Complete Take)

MGM Sound Stage - Hollywood, California

Scoring Sessions for MGM's Viva Las Vegas

Musical Director for MGM : George Stoll

Engineer : NA

Musicians:
35 Piece Orchestra (October 16 1963)
Small Scoring Orchestra (October 17 1963)

Vegas Nightclub Montage					2503	October 16 1963 (Wed)
Take 1
Take 2	(M)	0:23		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°° (0:14)

You Stepped Out Of A Dream					2504	October 16 1963 (Wed)
Take 1
Take 2
Take 3	(M)	1:33		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°°+From Santa Monica Blvd - Part 2 (Elvis One)°° (1:26) (1st part of track 20 - listed as 'Film Score 2' "Love In Las Vegas")

Thunderbird					2505	October 16 1963 (Wed)
Take 1	(M)	0:28		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°°+From Santa Monica Blvd - Part 2 (Elvis One)°° (0:24) (2nd part of track 20 - listed as 'Film Score 2' "Love In Las Vegas")

Temptation					2506	October 16 1963 (Wed)
Take 1	(M)	0:30
Take 2
Take 3	(M)	0:25	(bar 2 on)

Temptation (composite)
Spliced	(M)	0:23	Composite of 2506-01 & 2506-03	Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°°+From Santa Monica Blvd - Part 2 (Elvis One°°) (3rd part of track 20 - listed as 'Film Score 2' "Love In Las Vegas")

Twist (downbeat of 2nd bar)					2507	October 16 1963 (Wed)
Take 1	(M)	0:05	(used for composite with 2546-02)

Tropicana (Blue Moon instrumental)					2508	October 16 1963 (Wed)
Take 1	(M)	0:33		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°°+From Santa Monica Blvd - Part 2 (Elvis One)°° (0:27) (last part of track 20 - listed as 'Film Score 2' "Love In Las Vegas")

Show In Progress					2509	October 16 1963 (Wed)
Take 1
Take 2
Take 3
Take 4
Take 5	(M)	0:27		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°°

Water Skiing					2510	October 16 1963 (Wed)
Take 1
Take 2
Take 3	(M)	0:37		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°° (0:28)

Bride And Groom					2511	October 16 1963 (Wed)
Take 1
Take 2
Take 3
Take 4
Take 5
Take 5	(M)	0:31		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°° (0:10)

End Title					2512	October 16 1963 (Wed)
Take 1
Take 2
Take 3
Take 4
Take 5
Take 6	(M)	0:12		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°° (0:10)

Don't Torture Me					2513	October 16 1963 (Wed)
Take 1
Take 2
Take 3	(M)	0:39		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°° (0:33)

The Tree					2514	October 16 1963 (Wed)
Take 1
Take 2
Take 3
Take 4
Take 5	(M)	0:42	(not used)

That's Entertainment					2515	October 16 1963 (Wed)
Take 1
Take 2
Take 3	(M)	0:20		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°°

Mechanical Clock Effects					2516	October 16 1963 (Wed)
Take 1
Take 2	(M)	0:30		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°°+From Santa Monica Blvd (Elvis One)°° (1st part of track 21 - 'My Rival')

Skeets Basic					2517	October 16 1963 (Wed)
Take 1
Take 2	(M)	0:22		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°°

Motorcycle					2518	October 16 1963 (Wed)
Take 1
Take 2
Take 3
Take 4	(M)	0:25		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°° (0:22)

Checkered Flag					2519	October 16 1963 (Wed)
Take 1
Take 2
Take 3	(M)	0:29		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°° (0:15)

Appreciation Sweetener #1					2520	October 16 1963 (Wed)
Take 1
Take 2	(M)	0:26		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°°

My Rival - Tag					2521	October 16 1963 (Wed)
Take 1
Take 2	(M)	0:16		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°°

Appreciation Sweetener #4					2522	October 16 1963 (Wed)
Take 1
Take 2
Take 3
Take 4	(M)	0:08		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°°

Appreciation Sweetener #3					2523	October 16 1963 (Wed)
Take 1
Take 2	(M)	0:03		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°°

Helicopter (The Lady Loves Me instrumental)					2524	October 16 1963 (Wed)
Take 1
Take 2
Take 3
Take 4
Take 5	(M)	1:15		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°°

Appreciation Intro					2525	October 16 1963 (Wed)
Take 1
Take 2
Take 3	(M)	0:05		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°°

Flamingo Sign Sweetener					2526	October 16 1963 (Wed)
Take 1	(M)	0:08		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°°+From Santa Monica Blvd - Part 2 (Elvis One)°° (0:05) (5th part of track 20 - listed as 'Film Score 2' "Love In Las Vegas")

Idea					2527	October 16 1963 (Wed)
Take 1	(M)	0:04		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°°

Main Title (sweetener)					2528	October 16 1963 (Wed)
Take 1
Take 2
Take 3
Take 4
Take 5
Take 6
Take 7
Take 8	(M)	0:14

Viva Las Vegas (1st movie version)
Overdub	(M)	2:28	2528-08 overdubbed to 2004-07	Soundtrack°~Blu-Ray°+From Santa Monica Blvd - Part 2 (Elvis One)°

Bongos					2529	October 16 1963 (Wed)
Take 1	(M)	0:05	(not used)

Tymp (Sweetener)					2530	October 16 1963 (Wed)
Take 1	(M)	0:05		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°°

All Wet (The Lady Loves Me instrumental)					2538	October 17 1963 (Thur)
Take 1
Take 2
Take 3
Take 4
Take 5
Take 6
Take 7
Take 8
Take 9	(M)	0:40		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°°+From Santa Monica Blvd - Part 2 (Elvis One)°° (0:25) (track 19 - listed as 'Film Score 1' "The Lady Loves Me")

When The Saints Come Marching In					2539	October 17 1963 (Thur)
Take 1	(M)	0:17		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°°

Love In The Park					2540	October 17 1963 (Thur)
Take 1
Take 2	(M)	2:45	(not used)

Casino Craps					2541	October 17 1963 (Thur)
Take 1
Take 2	(M)	1:00		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°° (0:52)

After Contest					2542	October 17 1963 (Thur)
Take 1	(M)	1:22		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°° (0:52)

Hi-Nooner					2543	October 17 1963 (Thur)
Take 1
Take 2
Take 3	(M)	0:38		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°°

Beautiful Naples					2544	October 17 1963 (Thur)
Take 1	(M)	2:58		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°°

Vibes Sweetener Tenor Sax Obligato					2545	October 17 1963 (Thur)
Take 1	(M)	0:59		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°

Twist					2546	October 17 1963 (Thur)
Take 1
Take 2	(M)	0:32

Twist (composite)
Spliced	(M)	0:28	Composite of 2507-01 & 2546-02	Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°°+From Santa Monica Blvd - Part 2 (Elvis One)°° (4th part of track 20 - listed as 'Film Score 2' "Love In Las Vegas")

Ending C'mon Everybody					2547	October 17 1963 (Thur)
Take 1	(M)	0:19		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°°

Gym Dance					2548	October 17 1963 (Thur)
Take 1
Take 2	(M)	1:03
Take 3
Take 4
Take 5
Take 6
Take 7
Take 8	(M)	1:03

Gym Dance (composite)
Spliced	(M)	1:02	Composite of 2548-02 & 2548-08	Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°°+From Santa Monica Blvd - Part 2 (Elvis One)°° (track 21 - listed as 'Film Score 3' "Bongos")

Rusty's Legs					2549	October 17 1963 (Thur)
Take 1	(M)	1:25
Take 2	(M)	1:25

Rusty's Legs (composite)
Spliced	(M)	1:25	Composite of 2549-01 & 2549-02	Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°°+From Santa Monica Blvd - Part 2 (Elvis One)°° (track 22 - listed as 'Film Score 4')

Rusty's Gimmick					2550	October 17 1963 (Thur)
Take 1
Take 2	(M)	1:30		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°° (0:31)

Last 2 bars of #22					2551	October 17 1963 (Thur)
Take 1
Take 2	(M)	0:10	(not used)

Church Wedding March - Organ only					2552	October 17 1963 (Thur)
Take 1	(M)	0:27		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°° (0:07)

Intro C'mon Everybody					2553	October 17 1963 (Thur)
Take 1	(M)	0:28		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°° (0:26)

Someone To Lean On					2554	October 17 1963 (Thur)
Take 1
Take 2
Take 3	(M)	1:11		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°° (0:21)

Slide Whistle					2555	October 17 1963 (Thur)
Take 1	(M)	0:13		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°° (0:02)

Drum Rolls & Cymbals					2556	October 17 1963 (Thur)
Take 1	(M)	0:09		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°°

3 Xylo Glisses					2557	October 17 1963 (Thur)
Take 1	(M)	0:15		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°° (0:08)

Appreciation Sweetener #2 - Xylo					2558	October 17 1963 (Thur)
Take 1
Take 2	(M)	0:10		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°°

Appreciation (movie version - composite)
Spliced	M	4:27	Composite of: 2020-03, 2020-02, 2021-01, 2022-02, 2520-02, 2558-02, 2522-04, 2523-02 & 2024-03	Soundtrack° (4:08)~From Santa Monica Blvd (Elvis One)°° (4:01)~The Making Of Viva Las Vegas (FTD)°° (4:01)+Viva Las Vegas - The Alternate Album°°

If You Think (guitar sweetener)					2559	October 17 1963 (Thur)
Take 1
Take 2
Take 3
Take 4
Take 5
Take 6	(M)	0:26

If You Think I Don't Need You (movie version)
Overdub	(M)	0:44	2559-06 overdubbed to 2003-13	Soundtrack°~Blu-Ray°

Guitar Plunks					2560	October 17 1963 (Thur)
Take 1
Take 2	(M)	0:05		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°°

Tenor Sax Obligato					2561	October 17 1963 (Thur)
Take 1
Take 2	(M)	2:35		Soundtrack°+Blu-Ray°

I Need Somebody To Lean On (movie version)
Overdub	(M)	3:16	2545-1 & 2561-02 overdubbed to 2402-01 & 2403-1	Soundtrack°~Blu-Ray°~From Santa Monica Blvd (Elvis One)°

The movie version of 'I Need Somebody To Lean On' has a prominent saxophone throughout, that is not present on the record version and is compiled as such: 0:00 - 1:18 = 2402-01 (2005-20 with added reverb on vocals) and overdubbed saxophone (2561-02 & 2545-01) 1:19 - 3:14 = 2403-01 (2005-20 with upfront vocals) and overdubbed saxophone (2561-02 & 2545-01) The 1st movie version of 'Viva Las Vegas' has an extra instrumental intro, and the 2nd movie version has overdubbed bongos throughout. Despite various rumours over the years, musician James Burton only contributed to the soundtrack for Viva Las Vegas at the scoring session on October 17 1963. The tracks listed as being on the Elvis One releases From Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, California (The Bootleg Series Vol. 17) and From Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, California - Part 2 (The Bootleg Series Vol. 24) all appear to be lifted from the Blu-Ray release of Viva Las Vegas, where the "Score" can be found on a separate track of the Blu-Ray disc, mostly in stereo and some of it without talking etc, which can be heard in the soundtrack of the movie. All timings in the 'Musical Breakdown' below are taken from the Blu-Ray release of the movie.

Movie Scene Sheets Viva Las Vegas Musical Breakdown Viva Las Vegas Daily Music Report October 16 & 17 1963