Friday, January 17, 2025

Music From and Inspired By The Motion Picture Beautiful Thing - music by The Mamas and The Papas

 


Soundtrack of the movie "Beautiful Thing" directed by Hettie MacDonald (1996) and based on the play of the same name written by Jonathan Harvey.

1 Mama Cass*– It's Getting Better 3:00

2 Mama Cass*– One Way Ticket 2:16

3 Mama Cass*– California Earthquake 3:21

4 Mama Cass*– Welcome To The World 2:18

5 Mama Cass*– Make Your Own Kind Of Music 2:23

6 The Mamas & The Papas– Creeque Alley 3:16

7 The Mamas & The Papas– Dream A Little Dream Of Me 3:12

8 Mama Cass*– Move In A Little Closer Baby 2:38

9 The Mamas & The Papas– California Dreamin' 2:10

10 The Mamas & The Papas– Monday Monday 3:21

11 The Mamas & The Papas– I Saw Her Again Last Night 3:14

12 The Mamas & The Papas– Words Of Love 2:15

13 The Mamas & The Papas– Dedicated To The One I Love 2:59

14 The Mamas & The Papas– Look Through My Window 3:34

15 The Mamas & The Papas– Go Where You Wanna Go 2:27

16 John Altman– Beautiful Thing Medley 8:00


Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Alfred Newman – How Green Was My Valley (1941)

 


How Green Was My Valley is a 1941 American drama film directed by John Ford, adapted by Philip Dunne from the 1939 novel of the same title by Richard Llewellyn. It stars Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O'Hara, Anna Lee, Donald Crisp, and a young Roddy McDowall.

It tells the story of the Morgans, a hard-working Welsh mining family, from the point of view of the youngest child Huw, who lives with his affectionate and kind parents as well as his sister and five brothers, in the South Wales Valleys during the late Victorian era. The story chronicles life in the South Wales coalfields, the loss of that way of life and its effects on the family.

The soundtrack was composed and conducted by Alfred Newman, who, at the time, had acquired a solid reputation as a musician with a marked intelligence in supplying films with music. In his career he had amassed a total of 46 Oscar nominations, resulting in nine Oscars, the most so far won by any individual in film history.

1 Twentieth Century Fox Fanfare 0:12

2 Main Title/Huw's Theme 2:50

3 The Family And Bronwen 6:30

4 The Strike/Mother And Huw In Ice 4:42

5 Treasure Island/The Spring Birds 3:51

6 Angharad And Mister Gruffydd 2:08

7 Command From The Queen 1:50

8 Huw Walks Among The Daffodils 3:29

9 Angharad With The Minister 1:06

10 Love Denied 4:11

11 School 1:35

12 Huw's Lesson/The Mine Tragedy 3:06

13 Two More Brothers Leave 1:52

14 The House On The Hill/Gossip 6:57

15 Goodbyes 1:31

16 Huw Finds His Father 0:53

17 Finale/End Theme 1:42


How Green Was My Valley

Saturday, January 11, 2025

Blast From The Past (Music From The Original Motion Picture)

 


Tommy Henriksen– I See The Sun

Cherry Poppin' Daddies– So Long Toots

Sonichrome– Honey Please

Block – Rhinoceros

Dishwalla– Pretty Babies

Everclear– I Will Buy You A New Life

R.E.M.– It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)

Squirrel Nut Zippers– Trou Macacq

Flying Neutrinos– Mr. Zoot Suit

Perry Como– It's A Good Day

Randy Newman– Political Science

Celeste Prince– A Little Belief

Steve Dorff– Adam & Eve Love Theme


Blast From The Past

Thursday, January 9, 2025

Fumio Hayasaka – Seven Samurai (bonus track version)

 


1954 movie release. A veteran samurai who has fallen on hard times answers a village's request for protection from bandits. He gathers six other samurai to help him. They teach the townspeople how to defend themselves, and the townspeople supply the samurai with three small meals a day. The film culminates in a giant battle when 40 bandits attack the village.

Soundtrack composed , conducted, orchestrated by – Fumio Hayasaka

Orchestrated by – Masaru Sato

1 The Seven Samurai (Main Title) 3:17

2 To The Little Watermill 1:00

3 Samurai Search 0:50

4 Kanbei & Katushiro / Kikuchiyo’s Mambo 3:43

5 Rikichi’s Tears / White Rice 2:09

6 Two Search For Samurai 1:31

7 Gorobei 2:18

8 Let's Get To It 1:05

9 Fishing For Slippery Fish 1:44

10 Six Samurai 2:51

11 Extraordinary Man 1:13

12 Morning Departure 1:02

13 Journey Landscape / Our Stronghold 2:52

14 Wild Warrior’s Coming 0:35

15 Seven Men Completed 1:25

16 Katushiro & Shino 2:44

17 Katsushiro Come Back 0:11

18 Bed Change 0:58

19 In The Forest Of The Water God 1:34

20 Wheat Field 0:28

21 Kabei's Anger 2:16

22 Interlude 5:19

23 Harvesting 2:06

24 Rikichi’s Trouble 1:51

25 Heihachi & Rikichi 0:58

26 Farm Village Scenery 2:35

27 Weak Insects Into Samurai Ways 1:50

28 Foreboding Of Bandits 0:26

29 To The Night Attack 0:56

30 Flag 0:21

31 Sudden Confrontation 0:25

32 Magnificent Samurai 2:30

33 Bandits Sighted 1:00

34 Kikuchiyo Rises To The Occasion 0:50

35 Reward 1:07

36 Tryst 1:02

37 Manzo & Shino 1:03

38 Rice Planting Song 1:22

39 Ending 0:43

Bonus Tracks

40 I Live In Fear (Main Titles) 1:49

41 Late Night Guitar 1:09

42 Slow Mambo 1:44

43 Slow Rhumba 3:14

44 Preview Main Theme 1:52

45 Star Music 1:18

46 Mambo Melancholia 2:17

47 Duck Mambo 3:19

48 End Titles 0:50


Seven Samurai

Friday, January 3, 2025

Miles Davis – Ascenseur Pour L'Échafaud (Lift To The Scaffold) - original soundtrack (Complete Recordings)


This soundtrack with the musical cues for Louis Malle's 1958 film Ascenseur Pour L'Échafaud was recorded at Le Poste Parisien Studio in Paris on December 4 and 5, 1957.

Jean-Paul Rappeneau, a jazz fan and Malle's assistant at the time, suggested asking Miles Davis to create the film's soundtrack - possibly inspired by the Modern Jazz Quartet's recording for Roger Vadim's Sait-On Jamais (Does One Ever Know), released a few months earlier in 1957.

Davis was booked to perform at the Club Saint-Germain in Paris for November 1957. Rappeneau introduced him to Malle, and Davis agreed to record the music after attending a private screening. On December 4, he brought his four sidemen to the recording studio without having had them prepare anything. Davis only gave the musicians a few rudimentary harmonic sequences he had assembled in his hotel room, and, once the plot was explained, the band improvised without any pre-composed theme, while edited loops of the musically relevant film sequences were projected in the background.

The soundtrack was not released on its own in the USA but ten songs from this soundtrack were released as one side of the album Miles Davis - Jazz Track which received a 1960 Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Performance, Solo Or Small Group.

This soundtrack might also be referred to as Elevator To The Gallows (literal translation of the French title), also known as Frantic in the US, also known as Lift To The Scaffold in the UK.

Original release date: 1958; recording period: Dec 1957

Miles Davis, Trumpet; Barney Wilen, Tenor Saxophone; René Urtreger, Piano; Pierre Michelot, Bass; Kenny Clarke, Drums

This complete recordings version was released in 1988. The original soundtrack to the film, as mixed and edited in 1958, can be heard in tracks 17 to 26.

1 Nuit Sur Les Champs-Élysées (Take 1) 2:25

2 Nuit Sur Les Champs-Élysées (Take 2) 5:20

3 Nuit Sur Les Champs-Élysées (Take 3) (Générique) 2:47

4 Nuit Sur Les Champs-Élysées (Take 4) (Florence Sur Les Champs Élyseés) 2:59

5 Assassinat (Take 1) (Visite Du Vigile) 2:02

6 Assassinat (Take 2) (Julien Dans L'Ascenseur) 2:10

7 Assassinat (Take 3) (L'Assassinat De Carala) 2:10

8 Motel (Dîner Au Motel) 3:56

9 Final (Take 1) 3:05

10 Final (Take 2) 3:00

11 Final (Take 3) (Chez Le Photographe Du Motel) 4:04

12 Ascenseur (Évasion De Julien) 1:57

13 Le Petit Bal (Take 1) 2:40

14 Le Petit Bal (Take 2) (Au Bar Du Petit Bac) 2:53

15 Séquence Voiture (Take 1) 2:56

16 Séquence Voiture (Take 2) (Sur L'Autoroute) 2:16

17 Générique 2:45

18 L'Assassinat De Carala 2:10

19 Sur L'Autoroute 2:15

20 Julien Dans L'Ascenseur 2:07

21 Florence Sur Les Champs-Élyseés 2:50

22 Dîner Au Motel 3:58

23 Évasion De Julien 0:53

24 Visite Du Vigile 2:00

25 Au Bar Du Petit Bac 2:50

26 Chez Le Photographe Du Motel 3:50


Monday, December 30, 2024

L' Accompagnatrice - Bande Originale Du Film - Alain Jomy / Orchestre symphonique de Budapest

 


1 Richard Strauss– Wiegenlied 3:52

2 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart– Vespers Solemn : Laudate Dominum 5:03

3 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart– Missa Solemnis K 139: Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus 2:20

4 Richard Strauss– Zueignung 1:38

5 Hector Berlioz– Nuits d'Ete: Villanelle 2:06

6 Hector Berlioz– Nuits d'Ete: Spectre de la Rose 6:48

7 Jules Massenet– Thaïs: Dis-moi Que Je Serai Belle Eternellement 7:26

8 Franz Schubert– Trio: Le Patre Sur Le Rocher 12:09

9 Robert Schumann– Scenes D'enfants : Des Pays Lointains 1:12

10 Robert Schumann– Scenes de la Foret : Fleurs Solitaires 2:25

11 Sablon-Seyder– CÅ“ur De Parisienne 1:52

12 Alain Jomy– L'eteve 1:55

13 Alain Jomy– Tzigane 2:36

14 Alain Jomy– Valse 2:04

15 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart– Noces de Figaro: Air De Barberine 1:47

16 Alain Jomy– Generique Fin 1:20


Saturday, December 28, 2024

The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) - Music From The MGM Motion Picture - music by Bill Conti and various artists

 


Sting– Windmills Of Your Mind 4:17

Nina Simone– Sinnerman 10:19

Wasis Diop– Everything (...Is Never Quite Enough) 4:32

George Fordant– Caban La Ka Kratchie 4:06

Bill Conti– Black & White X 5 1:22

Bill Conti– Never Change 1:20

Bill Conti– Meet Ms. Banning 1:26

Bill Conti– Goodnight/Breaking & Entering 3:41

Bill Conti– Glider Pt.1 2:05

Bill Conti– Glider Pt.2 1:31

Bill Conti– Cocktails 1:36

Bill Conti– Quick Exit 1:28


Monday, December 23, 2024

Home Alone Christmas - music by John Williams and various artists

 


1 Darlene Love – All Alone On Christmas 4:15

2 Alan Jackson – Holly Jolly Christmas 2:15

3 Fox Albert Choir – My Christmas Tree 2:35

4 John Williams – Somewhere In My Memory 3:49

5 Atlantic Starr – Silver Bells 4:15

6 TLC– Sleigh Ride - 3:44

7 Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – Christmas All Over Again 4:12

8 Southside Johnny – Please Come Home For Christmas 2:41

9 John Williams – Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas 2:40

10 John Williams – Carol Of The Bells 1:25

11 Mel Tormé – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 3:05

12 Lisa Fischer– O Come All Ye Faithful 3:26

Home Alone Christmas

see also: A Charlie Brown Christmas

Friday, December 20, 2024

Henry Mancini – Touch Of Evil (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

 


Touch of Evil is a 1958 American film noir written and directed by Orson Welles, who also stars. The screenplay was loosely based on Whit Masterson's novel Badge of Evil (1956). The cast included Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff and Marlene Dietrich.


1 Main Title 3:28

2 Borderline Montuna 2:00

3 Strollin' Blues 2:38

4 Orson Around 2:44

5 Reflection 2:59

6 Tana's Theme 2:23

7 Flashing Nuisance 1:35

8 The Boss 1:05

9 Pidgeon Caged 0:55

10 Rock Me To Sleep 2:39

11 The Big Drag 2:19

12 Ku Ku 2:41

13 Susan 2:19

14 Son Of Raunchy 3:01

15 Lease Breaker 2:45

16 Background To Murder 7:20

17 Bar Room Rock 1:14

18 Blue Pianola 3:13

19 Something For Susan 1:38

20 The Chase 1:00


Touch Of Evil

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Dead Man - A Film By Jim Jarmusch - music by Neil Young

 


Dead Man is a 1995 American acid Western film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. It stars Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer, Billy Bob Thornton, Iggy Pop, Crispin Glover, John Hurt, Michael Wincott, Lance Henriksen, Gabriel Byrne, Mili Avital, and Robert Mitchum in his final film performance. The movie, set in the late 19th century, follows William Blake, a meek accountant on the run after killing a man. He has a chance encounter with enigmatic Native American spirit-guide "Nobody", who believes Blake is the reincarnation of the visionary English poet William Blake.

Described by Jarmusch as a "Psychedelic Western", the film is shot entirely in monochrome. Neil Young composed the guitar-dominated soundtrack with portions he improvised while watching the movie footage. Many have considered it a premier postmodern Western. It has been compared to Cormac McCarthy's novel Blood Meridian.


1 Guitar Solo, No. 1 5:17

2 The Round Stones Beneath The Earth... 3:31

3 Guitar Solo, No. 2 2:03

4 Why Does Thou Hide Thyself, Clouds... 2:24

5 Organ Solo 1:33

6 Do You Know How To Use This Weapon? [Poetry Reading] – Johnny Depp 4:22

7 Guitar Solo, No. 3 4:31

8 Nobody's Story 6:35

9 Guitar Solo, No. 4 4:22

10 Stupid White Men... 8:45

11 Guitar Solo, No. 5 14:40

12 Time For You To Leave, William Blake... 0:51

13 Guitar Solo, No. 6 3:22

Dead Man


Sunday, December 15, 2024

Eric Serra – Anna (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

 


Anna (stylized as ANИA) is a 2019 action thriller film written, produced and directed by Luc Besson. The film stars Sasha Luss as the eponymous assassin, alongside Luke Evans, Cillian Murphy, Helen Mirren, and Alexander Petrov.


1 I Am Criminal - Featuring Mitivaï Serra 3:15

2 Message From The KGB 3:20

3 Car Race In Moscow 4:14

4 Put Faith In Yourself, Pt. 1 1:55

5 Put Faith In Yourself, Pt. 2 1:12

6 Put Faith In Yourself, Pt. 3 1:43

7 I Work For The KGB Baby 0:57

8 Brawl In Pectopah 4:05

9 Adversity Is A Good Teacher, Pt. 1 1:04

10 Adversity Is A Good Teacher, Pt. 2 1:48

11 Settling In Another Grey Box 1:12

12 Izmailovo Market 1:29

13 Only One Way To Leave 0:53

14 Mission In Milan, Pt. 1 2:53

15 Mission In Milan, Pt. 2 1:33

16 Five Minutes To Cut A Deal 3:30

17 I Need His Finger 1:03

18 Find Me In The Closet 3:51

19 Criminal Featuring – Mitivaï Serra 1:52

20 Miller's Proposal 1:43

21 Escape From KGB 5:41

22 Disturbing Day For Maude 1:08

23 Meeting At Parc Monceau 2:39

24 Six Months Of Freedom 2:25

25 Mexican Standoff In Paris 1:00

26 Anna Is Free 1:46

27 Olga In Her New Office 2:25

28 My Beauty (My Soul Edit) Ft.Malee – Beauty Freak 3:06


Anna (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

see also La Femme Nikita by Eric Serra

Thursday, December 12, 2024

Brian Tyler & Red Elvises – Six-String Samurai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

 


Six-String Samurai is a 1998 American post-apocalyptic action comedy film directed by Lance Mungia and starring Jeffrey Falcon and Justin McGuire. Brian Tyler composed the score for this film along with Red Elvises, the latter providing the majority of the soundtrack.

The film was greeted with a great deal of excitement when shown at Slamdance in 1998, winning the Slamdance awards for best editing and cinematography, and gathering extremely favorable reviews from influential alternative, cult and indie film publications such as Fangoria, Film Threat and Ain't It Cool News. It is billed as a "post-apocalyptic musical satire".

1 Red Elvises & Brian Tyler– United States Of Russia 1:04

2 Brian Tyler– Neverland 0:12

3 Red Elvises– Love Pipe 3:17

4 Brian Tyler– A Mother's Hand / Buddy 1:01

5 Brian Tyler– Fly Away Little Butterfly 0:35

6 Unknown Artist– Kill 200 Men (Dialogue) 0:12

7 Red Elvises– Boogie On The Beach 2:47

8 Unknown Artist– I Do Not Like Rock And Roll (Dialogue) 0:11

9 Red Elvises– Hungarian Dance #5 3:05

10 Unknown Artist– Arrowed Kid / Bowlers On The Floor (Dialogue) 1:07

11 Red Elvises– Rock N' Rolling Ourselves To Death / Jerry's Got The Squeeze Box 2:19

12 Red Elvises– Lonely Highway Of Love / Scorchi Chornie 4:38

13 Red Elvises– My Darling Lorraine 2:52

14 Brian Tyler– Astro 1:30

15 Red Elvises– Follow The Yellow Brick Road / Leech 0:43

16 Red Elvises– See You Around Kid / Siberia 3:29

17 Red Elvises– Good Golly Miss Molly 3:05

18 Red Elvises– My Love Is Killing Me 5:47

19 Brian Tyler– Sacred Funeral 1:01

20 Brian Tyler– Relentless Sun 1:47

21 Brian Tyler– Over The Hill 0:47

22 Brian Tyler– Bring His Guitar To Me / Sahara Burn 0:55

23 Brian Tyler– A Boy And His Spirit 1:00

24 Red Elvises– If You Were Me, You'd Be Good-Looking / Surfing In Siberia 4:48

25 Brian Tyler– Dragging A Fallen Hero 1:04

26 Brian Tyler– Nice Tuxedo / Show Down At Not Okay Corral 2:11

27 Brian Tyler– Bend Before The Ways Of Heavy Metal / Dueling Guitars 0:58

28 Brian Tyler– Dream March 1:01

29 Brian Tyler– The Great Battle 2:46

30 Brian Tyler– End Of A Hero / Finale 2:24

31 Brian Tyler– On My Way To Vegas 3:50


Six-String Samurai

Monday, December 9, 2024

Mancini – The Pink Panther and The Return Of The Pink Panther

 


The Pink Panther

1 The Pink Panther Theme 2:39

2 It Had Better Be Tonight (Instrumental) 1:47

3 Royal Blue 3:12

4 Champagne And Quail 2:46

5 The Village Inn 2:37

6 The Tiber Twist 2:51

7 It Had Better Be Tonight (Vocal) 1:58

8 Cortina 1:55

9 The Lonely Princess 2:28

10 Something For Sellers 2:47

11 Piano And Strings 2:35

12 Shades Of Sennett 1:26

The Return Of The Pink Panther

13 The Pink Panther Theme 3:06

14 The Greatest Gift (Instrumental) 2:19

15 Here's Looking At You, Kid 2:51

16 Summer In Gstaad 2:04

17 So Smooth 4:07

18 The Return Of The Pink Panther (Part I & II) 5:13

19 The Greatest Gift (Vocal) 3:21

20 The Orange Float 3:10

21 Dreamy 3:23

22 Disco 2:08

23 Navel Maneuver 2:16

24 Belly Belly Bum Bum 2:16

25 The Wet Look 3:06



Friday, December 6, 2024

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (Music From The Motion Picture) - various artists

 


1 Slaughter– Shout It Out 4:19

2 Winger– Battle Stations 4:00

3 Kiss– God Gave Rock And Roll To You II 5:22

4 Neverland – Drinking Again 4:54

5 Richie Kotzen– Dream Of A New Day 3:17

6 Steve Vai– The Reaper 3:18

7 Faith No More– The Perfect Crime 4:23

8 Megadeth– Go To Hell 4:35

9 Primus– Tommy The Cat 4:14

10 King's X– Junior's Gone Wild 3:08

11 Love On Ice– Showdown 6:18

12 Steve Vai– The Reaper Rap 4:27


Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (Music From The Motion Picture)

Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Woman On Top (Music From The Motion Picture) - various artists

 


Paulinho Moska– A Flor E O Espinho 3:30

Paulinho Moska– Falsa Baiana 3:11

Lenine– O Último Por Do Sol 3:53

Maria Creusa*– Obsessão / Não Me Diga Adeus / Pois É / A Flor E O Espinho 4:37

Paulinho Moska– Non Braços De Isabel 3:22

Geraldo Azevedo– Berekekê 5:17

Dori Caymmi*– É Doce Morrer No Mar 3:15

Paulinho Moska– Sonho Meu 3:59

Moraes Moreira– Acordei 3:16

Paulinho Moska– Cinzas 3:58

Baden Powell– Chão De Estrelas 1:32

Cyl Farney* And Norma Bengell– Você 2:31

Paulinho Moska– Falsa Baiana (BossaCucaNova Re-mix) 3:47

Xavier Cugat And His Orchestra– Brazil (Aquarela Do Brasil) 2:47


Woman On Top (Music From The Motion Picture)

Saturday, November 30, 2024

Edwin Astley And His Orchestra – Music From The TV Series The Saint

 


1 Main Theme From The Saint

2 Chaise-Lounge

3 Recumbent Love

4 Ying-Tong-Piddle-Ay-Kilt

5 Staten Island Ferry

6 Mulligat Awney

7 Olaf's Dance

8 Cantina

9 Slinky

10 Halo

11 Swinging Simon

12 The Saint Takes A Ride


Music From The TV Series The Saint                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Saturday, November 23, 2024

Henry Mancini – The Jazz Sound From Peter Gunn

 


Henry Mancini – The Jazz Sound From Peter Gunn (Music Composed By Henry Mancini Arranged By Maxwell Davis, Pete Candoli & Bob Florence From The TV Series Peter Gunn)

Peter Gunn is an American private eye television series, starring Craig Stevens as Peter Gunn with Lola Albright as his girlfriend, lounge singer Edie Hart. The series was broadcast by NBC from September 22, 1958, to 1960 and by ABC in 1960–61. The series was created by Blake Edwards, who, on occasion, was also writer (for 39 episodes) and director (for nine episodes).

According to Vincent Terrace, Peter Gunn was the first detective series whose character was created especially for television, instead of adapted from other media.

The series is probably best remembered today for its music, including the iconic "Peter Gunn Theme", which was nominated for an Emmy Award and two Grammys for Henry Mancini. Subsequently it has been performed and recorded by many jazz, rock and blues musicians. The progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer recorded the song, adding synthesizers. The series was number 17 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1958–59 TV season and number 29 for the 1960–61 TV season.

Tracklist:

Peter Gunn 2:03

Blue Steel 3:11

The Brothers Go To Mother's 2:42

Session At Pete's Pad 3:47

Walkin' Bass 4:02

Dreamsville 3:38

The Little Man Theme 3:07

Sorta Blue 2:54

Goofin' At The Coffee House 3:44

A Quiet Gass 3:23

A Profound Gass 3:08

Fallout ! 3:10

Lightly 2:36

Soft Sounds 3:34

Odd Ball 2:49

The Floater 3:15

Blues For Mother's 2:46

Brief And Breezy 3:27

Joanna 2:44

My Manne Shelly 2:40

Spook ! 2:41

A Ball For John 2:54

Goofin' At The Coffee House (2nd) 3:57

Not From Dixie 4:22


The Jazz Sound From Peter Gunn

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Dogs In Space (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - various artists

 


Dogs in Space is a 1986 Australian film set in Melbourne's "Little Band" post-punk music scene in 1978. It was directed by Richard Lowenstein and starred Michael Hutchence as Sam, the drug-addled frontman of the fictitious band from which the film takes its name.

The soundtrack album was released on Chase Records in February 1987 (CLPX14), featuring several tracks from reformed "little bands" and other contemporary tracks of the time.

The album came in two versions: a censored version in a white sleeve with a band name bowdlerised to "Thrush and the C***s" and possibly-offensive song vocal tracks removed, and an "R"-rated version in a black sleeve with all band names in full, movie dialogue between the songs, and all vocal tracks in full. The album's liner notes were written by Clinton Walker.

Chase Records went out of business soon after and, despite much effort, the record has never been reissued and has remained unavailable since. It is now a collector's item, commanding high prices. It was only available on LP and cassette and was issued on CD.

Iggy Pop– Dog Food 1:39

Michael Hutchence– Dogs In Space 2:55

Ollie Olsen– Win/Lose 4:53

Gang Of Four– Anthrax 2:54

Brian Eno– Skysaw 3:22

The Marching Girls– True Love 2:59

The Boys Next Door– Shivers 4:20

Thrush & The C***s– Diseases 2:55

Primitive Calculators– Pumping Ugly Muscle 5:07

Michael Hutchence– Golf Course 2:52

Michael Hutchence– The Green Dragon 2:18

Marie Hoy & Friends– Shivers 4:00

Iggy Pop– Endless Sea 4:55

Michael Hutchence– Rooms For The Memory 5:04


Dogs In Space