Harold and Maude Soundtrack

The film Harold and Maude was noteworthy because of the wonderful soundtrack by Cat Stevens.

Stevens’ music was just beginning to hit the US Billboard charts in the months leading up to the release of this film. 1971 was a break thru year for him in the US, even though he was already on the charts in the UK at this time. ¹

Amazingly, the official Harold and Maude film soundtrack was not even released until 2007, some 36 years later. Unfortunately, only 2500 copies were available. They can be hard to find.

There was an earlier soundtrack available in Japan in 1972, but it was not considered an “original” soundtrack because it was missing two Cat Stevens songs from this film and also included five other Cat Stevens songs not even in the film.

Two new songs were written by Cat Stevens specifically for this film. They were “If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out”, and “Don’t Be Shy”. These were not released until his 1984 Footsteps in the Dark album.

The following is complete list of all the music in Harold and Maude, including songs not written by Cat Stevens. Timestamps listed are based on the film version that is available on YouTube (see links).

Track #	Time	Song	Year	Credits	Notes
1	00:01:10	Don’t Be Shy	1971	Written and Performed by Cat Stevens	Opening credits
2	00:05:23	Greensleeves		Traditional	Harold’s hanging and into the dinner scene.
3	00:08:06	On the Road to Find Out	1970	Written and Performed by Cat Stevens
4	00:09:50	I Wish, I Wish	1970	Written and Performed by Cat Stevens
5	00:12:27	Piano Concerto No. 1	1874	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Composer	In the score after a psychiatrist session
6	00:16:58	The Klaxon		Henry Fillmore: Composer	Outside church, following a funeral. Performed by the Sunnyvale HS Marching Band
7	00:21:04	Miles from Nowhere	1970	Written and Performed by Cat Stevens
8	00:22:14	Tea for the Tillerman	1970	Written and Performed by Cat Stevens
9	00:30:11	I Think I See The Light	1970	Written and Performed by Cat Stevens
10	00:37:27	Where Do the Children Play?	1970	Written and Performed by Cat Stevens
11	00:44:10	If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out	1971	Written by Cat Stevens	Performed by Ruth Gordon on piano
12	00:58:06	An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful Blue Danube), Op. 314	1866	Johann Strauss: Composer	Harold and Maude dancing
13	01:07:59	If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out	1971	Written and Performed by Cat Stevens
14	01:16:04	Sobre las Olas (Over the Waves)	1887	Juventino Rosas: Composer	Carousel music at amusement park
15	01:18:59	I Think I See The Light	1970	Written and Performed by Cat Stevens
16	01:25:48	Trouble	1970	Written and Performed by Cat Stevens
17	01:29:48	If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out	1971	Written by Cat Stevens	Banjo version
18	01:30:15	If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out	1971	Written and Performed by Cat Stevens	Closing credits
	?	Honorable Death		Music by Mike Post and Pete Carpenter	Mentioned on a variety of sites, but not included in film
	?	Amusement Park Blues		Music by Mike Post and Pete Carpenter	Mentioned on a variety of sites, but not included in film