This is almost the entire score from the 1977 miniseries ROOTS. It doesn’t include the Quincy Jones music from Episode One, just the Gerald Fried music from the rest of the series. Enjoy!

CD ONE

1. Main Title Theme (1:04)

Episode One
2. The Manhood Ceremony (2:14)
3. Chasing The Bird (0:42)
4. A Boy No Longer (0:43)

Episode Two
5. Voyage To America (1:40)
6. Girl Overboard (0:28)
7. Uprising (1:51)
8. A Different Moon (2:30)
9. Slave Market Runaround (0:58)
10. Spotsylvania County, Virginia (0:44)
11. The Reynolds Plantation (1:26)
12. The Overseer (1:21)
13. Kunta's Loneliness (2:01)
14. Working In The Fields (0:25)
15. Fiddler And Kunta (1:27)
16. Sad Farewell / On The Run (1:37)
17. Kunta's First Sight Of Snow (0:57)
18. Kunta Recaptured (0:58)
19. "There's Gonna Be Another Day..." (2:42)

Episode Three
20. Nine Years Later (0:54)
21. Another Farewell, Another Escape (3:10)
22. Kunta And Fanta Reunited (1:22)
23. Love In The Barn (0:26)
24. The Slave Catchers (2:46)
25. Kunta's Delirium (0:49)
26. No More Running (1:11)
27. Genelva And Luther Escape (0:48)
28. Bell Charms Massa Reynolds (0:18)
29. A New Job (1:31)
30. Kunta Thanks Bell (0:55)
31. The Doctor And The Lady (1:56)
32. A Gift (0:23)
33. Kunta And Bell (1:43)
34. Kunta Proposes (0:19)
35. Sad Memories / New Life (1:24)
36. Little Kizzy (unused) (0:50)
37. Fiddler Dies (1:42)
38. Escape Signal (1:09)
39. Kunta Stays Put / Family History (1:43)

Episode Four
40. Kizzy Grows Up (1:31)
41. A Hard Lesson (0:59)
42. Missy Anne Arrives (2:16)
43. Noah Talks Of Escaping (0:42)
44. Noah Runs Off (0:58)
45. Noah Captured / Kizzy In Trouble (1:40)
46. Kizzy Sold / Kunta Loses Hope (1:32)
47. Kizzy Vows Revenge (0:38)
48. End Title (0:52)

CD TWO

Episode Four
1. Alternate Main Titles (1:02)
2. Caswell County, 18 Years Later (1:55)
3. The Ladies Man (0:41)
4. Picnic Music (4:32)
5. Kizzy Lets Sam In (0:25)
6. Kizzy's Fears (1:28)
7. "You Got Some Happiness Comin' To You" (1:48)
8. High Spirits (0:31)
9. Unwelcome Visitor (1:51)
10. Afternoon Drive (0:15)
11. Kunta Kinte's Grave (0:25)
12. Kizzy Writes On Kunta's Gravestone (1:00)
13. Long Ride Home (1:13)
14. Kizzy Rejects Sam (1:04)
15. New Head Trainer (0:56)
16. A Mother's Warning (0:50)

Episode Five
17. The Sporting Man (0:50)
18. Drunken Massa / Deserted Plantation (1:00)
19. Dead Renegade (1:41)
20. Raised Hopes (0:17)
21. George Gets The Gun (1:16)
22. "He's Your Daddy!" (2:11)
23. Cockfighting (0:40)
24. Losing The Contest (1:33)
25. "Never Forget Who You Are" (1:36)
26. Chicken George Leaves For England (0:47)
27. Kizzy Spits In Missy Anne's Cup (1:38)
28. "Glory Hallelujah, He's Back!" (1:04)
29. Tender Reunion (2:42)
30. George And Tom Drive To Town (0:54)
31. Chicken George Leaves Again (2:46)
32. Tom Is Beaten (1:08)
33. Exhausted Soldiers (1:04)
34. The Deserter (1:23)

Episode Six
35. The South Surrenders (1:35)
36. Spreading The News (1:03)
37. Celebration Music (1:17)
38. Nightriders (1:40)
39. Goodbye To The Harveys / Hoofprints (0:51)
40. Tom And Irene (0:45)
41. Birth Of The Klansmen (0:49)
42. Tom Is Whipped (1:07)
43. The Return Of Chicken George (0:49)
44. The Trap (0:55)
45. Leaving The Plantation (0:48)
46. A New Home (1:40)
47. Free At Last (3:17)
48. End Title (0:43)
49. Special Cast Credits (2:17)

FLAC:
CD1: https://mega.nz/#!RZchUS7C!PnejZudgZLk93OTgDNgPkvr7we-zBb2rfGX_9oFz5MA
CD2: https://mega.nz/#!lY8TGZIL!iH21HomSfyW-sOTKn5yCubNdzprwVz-Nlu3kfcBDF50

The link you provided is invalid. Looked promising though, despite the cover art.

Wow. This looks great. Any chance of fixing the link, please. Many thanks.

Link fixed, sorry about that.

Thank tou very much.

Thanks a lot. I love the work of Fried - he's the last living composer from classic Star Trek, best known for his battle music from "Amok Time".

If this is neither a rip from the old LP of Roots (which contained only a little selection of Fried music) nor a DVD rip (which naturally would contain much SFX), then what is the source of this? Just curious...

I've been looking for this for decades, not even sure if it even existed. You've made my day, my week and my month. Thank you again.

I've always enjoyed Gerald Fried's music since hearing him on The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and didn't know he did Roots so this is a lovely surprise. Great vivid melodies, thank you very much. The composer is still alive and in his late 80s, by the way.

Link fixed, sorry about that.

Marvellous! Now about that sketchy cover art… (until something better comes along).

Find an alternate cover available in Custom Covers thread here (Thread 90457).

Cool,' Thanks a bunch!

Thanks a lot. I love the work of Fried - he's the last living composer from classic Star Trek, best known for his battle music from "Amok Time".

If this is neither a rip from the old LP of Roots (which contained only a little selection of Fried music) nor a DVD rip (which naturally would contain much SFX), then what is the source of this? Just curious...
I'm guessing it started out as a promo cassette... don't really know for sure.

I'm guessing it started out as a promo cassette... don't really know for sure.

Regardless the source, the sound quality exceeds my expectation. I was afraid it was going to be an agonizing listen. Thanks again.

Yes, it sounds marvellous, indeed, as much as can be expected from this kind of obscure origin - as long as there's no official complete release of this score, this is a must-have. Thanks again for this gift!

Thanks for the share!!

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OK, took another stab at some artwork:

Thank you so much for this!

Feedthecats, your second try for the cover is much better, just awsome!

Thank you very much.

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Unforgettable music. Thanks a lot!

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Might be Fried's best work. Thanks!!

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This is just an AMAZING share!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Looks and sounds great! Thank you!!

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I just stumbled upon this while looking for something almost completely unrelated--I cannot wait to hear this. Wherever it came from, thanks very much for making it available!

Thanks a lot feedthecats...and Petros!

Fabulous share! Thank you

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Great share!!!! Thanks!!!!!

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Wow! Thank you!

FLAC links added to original post.

Thanks

Thank you for the upgrade, feedthecats!

New cover here (Thread 90457) if interested.

thank you

The FLAC CD 1 and 2 links appear to be the same. Part 1 seems to be missing - or I'm crazy.

Superb share. Many thanks.

The FLAC CD 1 and 2 links appear to be the same. Part 1 seems to be missing - or I'm crazy.

Not crazy! Rather hasty!
The files are different, but the track titles are the same.
So the tracks of CD 1 must be tagged according to the track list.


New cover here (Thread 90457) if interested.

Fantastic covers!
Thank you for your great work, Gururu!

Yes! Somehow I tagged both CDs with the same track titles. Me very embarrassed :(

I'll re-up one of the CDs with tags corrected and update here. Sorry folks!

CD1 has now been re-uploaded with correct tags.

Perfect!
Thank you for your effort, feedthecats!

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Thank you so much for this great score! Wonderful! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Thank you for sharing, feedthecats!

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Thanks very much for the Fried Roots!

Gerald Fried is always good!

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