Theme Music from "The James Dean Story" is a 1956 soundtrack album to the James Dean biopic, The James Dean Story composed by Leith Stevens and featuring trumpeter Chet Baker and saxophonist Bud Shank.

[1] Lindsay Planer of Allmusic states, "the vast majority of the material is little more than ersatz-cool filler, bearing little distinction.

From an historical perspective this seems almost criminal, especially in light of the inordinate talent corralled for the project".

[2] All compositions by Leith Stevens except as indicated