Monday, February 9, 2009

mon rak luk thung (o.s.t.)



singers: various
album: มนต์รักลูกทุ่ง (mon rak luk thung)
tracklist:
01. มนต์รักลูกทุ่ง (mon rak luk thung)
sung by ไพรวัลย์ ลูกเพชร (phraiwan lukphet)
02. สาวนาคอยคู่ (sao na khoi khu)
sung by บุปผา สายชล (buppha saichon)
03. อาลัย (alai)
sung by ไพรวัลย์ ลูกเพชร (phraiwan lukphet)
04. หนุ่มพเนจร (num phanechon)
sung by บรรจบ เจริญพร (banchop charoenphon)
05. สิบหมื่น (sip muen)
sung by มิตร ชัยบัญชา (mit chaibancha)
06. น้ำลงนกร้อง (nam long nok rong)
sung by พรไพร เพชรดำเนิน (phonphrai phetdamnoen)
07. นกร้องน้องช้ำ (nok rong nong cham)
sung by บุปผา สายชล (buppha saichon)
08. น้อยใจรัก (noi chai rak)
sung by ผ่องศรี วรนุช (phongsi woranut)
09. แม่ร้อยใจ (mae roi chai)
sung by มิตร ชัยบัญชา (mit chaibancha)
10. น้ำตา น้ำตก (nam ta nam tok)
sung by บุปผา สายชล (buppha saichon)
11. ใจเจ้าชู้ (chai chao chu)
sung by บรรจบ เจริญพร (banchop charoenphon)
12. รูปหล่อถมไป (rup lo thom pai)
sung by บุปผา สายชล (buppha saichon)
13. รักร้าวหนาวลม (rak rao nao lom)
sung by บรรจบ เจริญพร (banchop charoenphon)
14. รักลาอย่าเศร้า (rak la ya sao)
sung by ผ่องศรี วรนุช (phongsi woranut)

the film "mon rak luk thung" is considered a landmark of both thai cinema & thai popular music; its unprecedented 6 month run in bangkok upon release in 1970 (พ.ศ. 2513) represented an increasing fondness for pleng luk thung in the capitol. the story is set in a rural village and concerns the romance between a poor farmer and the daughter of a rich landowner (played by mit chaibancha & phetchara chaowarat). taking a cue from hindi films, the action is interspersed with musical numbers, many of which feature the original singers picturising their own tunes. and the tunes are in top form! featuring the work of famed songwriter ไพบูลย์ บุตรขัน (phaibun butkhan) & his team, many of these songs are pop standards, with dozens of recorded versions. the film itself also has a number of iterations, most notably as the basis of a tv serial drama (ละคร or 'lakhon') of the same name. please enjoy these unforgettable songs!

11 comments:

peter said...

version ภาษาไทย

Wise Kwai said...

What a great soundtrack!

Now I can understand why this movie was so popular.

The visuals and story are nothing special from what I can tell from the very poor quality DVD of Monrak Luk Thung that is circulating -- typical star-crossed romance of a poor boy falling in love with a girl from a rich family.

But it was the songs that had audiences flocking to see the film. Hard to imagine a movie today making people so passionate.

DJ Carl Hamm said...

i keep missing these links before they're deleted.. darn.. now i know i'll be checking back more often

peter said...

hmm.. the link seems to still be up from here.. you just click through tracklist to the sendspace page? let me know if you still have trouble getting it!

Unknown said...

how can i get a copy of the soundtrack from the TV series??? I've been looking everywhere and I don't speak thai so i'm lost. HELP!

peter said...

i can help you out.. though it's mostly just (in my opinion inferior) versions of the same songs.. nonetheless, here it is, in thai or transliterated

Holly said...

Hi Peter! This file has been deleted. If you ever have a chance to reup, I'd love to hear. If not, no problem, you've provided me with plenty of other treasures to please my ears :-)

peter said...

thanks so much, holly... new link is up now! yes, please let me know whenever you find a broken link; i have backups of all the files ready to go, so it's no trouble to re-up! just don't have enough time to keep tabs on what's live & what's not, so i really appreciate it when people let me know. thanks again!

Holly said...

Thank you, Peter!

Anonymous said...

Please, can you re-upload this classic?

peter said...

new link in post!