Drugstore Cowboy (soundtrack)
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Drugstore Cowboy is the soundtrack
to the 1989 film Drugstore Cowboy
. It features six songs and fifteen excerpts from the film score
by Elliot Goldenthal
. It is one of his earliest works; in it he does not use an orchestra but a whole range of different instruments treated in a synthesizer. The score and soundtrack were also the first that Goldenthal worked on with Richard Martinez, a music producer whose "computer expertise and sound production assistance" became the basis for frequent subsequent collaborations.
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
to the 1989 film Drugstore Cowboy
Drugstore Cowboy
Drugstore Cowboy is a 1989 crime drama directed by Gus Van Sant and written by Van Sant and Daniel Yost, based on a novel by James Fogle. Matt Dillon stars in the title role, and Kelly Lynch, Heather Graham, and William S. Burroughs are also featured. Drugstore Cowboy was filmed mainly around...
. It features six songs and fifteen excerpts from the film score
Film score
A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film, forming part of the film's soundtrack, which also usually includes dialogue and sound effects...
by Elliot Goldenthal
Elliot Goldenthal
Elliot Goldenthal is an American composer of contemporary classical music. He was a student of Aaron Copland and John Corigliano, and is best known for his distinctive style and ability to blend various musical styles and techniques in original and inventive ways...
. It is one of his earliest works; in it he does not use an orchestra but a whole range of different instruments treated in a synthesizer. The score and soundtrack were also the first that Goldenthal worked on with Richard Martinez, a music producer whose "computer expertise and sound production assistance" became the basis for frequent subsequent collaborations.
Track listing
The LP release had six songs on one side, and the 15 excerpts from Goldenthal's score on the other.- For All We KnowFor All We Know (1934 song)"For All We Know" is a popular song published in 1934. The music was written by J. Fred Coots and the lyrics by Sam M. Lewis.The first charting versions in 1934 were by Hal Kemp and Isham Jones . A version by Dinah Washington reached #88 on the chart in 1962...
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(2:47) - Desmond Dekker & The Aces - Yesterday's Jones (0:45)
- Morpheus Ascending (1:17)
- Monkey Frenzy (2:20)
- Wonder Waltz (1:19)
- White Gardenia (1:54)
- The Floating Hex (1:37)
- Mr. F. Wadd (1:02)
- Elegy Mirror (0:48)
- Panda The Dog (0:51)
- Heist And Hat (1:36)
- Strategy Song (2:04)
- Bob's New Life (2:48)
- Clockworks (0:32)
- Cage Iron (1:03)
- Goodnight Nadine (1:28)
Other songs
The film features several songs not included on the soundtrack.- Piu Amore Romantico Per Anna - Jeff Levi
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