Escape From L.A. (1996 Film Score) [Soundtrack]

John Carpenter, Shirley Walker | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 27, 1996)
• Original Release Date: August 9, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Milan Records
• ASIN: B0000015LZ
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #204,409 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Escape from New York (Main Title)

2. History of Los Angeles

3. Snake's Uniform

4. Submarine Launch

5. Sunset Boulevard Bazaar

6. Motorcycle Chase

7. Showdown

8. Beverly Hills Surgeon General

9. The Future Is Right Now

10. Hang Glider Attack

11. The Black Box

12. Escape from Coliseum

13. Helicopter Arrival

14. Fire Fight

15. Escape from Happy Kingdom

16. Crash Landing

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, but some good stuff missing, October 12, 2000

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Inspector Gadget "Go Go Gadget Reviews" (On the trail of Doctor Claw) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Escape From L.A. (1996 Film Score) (Audio CD)

Actually the music that I bought the CD for isn't there. The music I am talking about is the music played when Snake chases after Eddie on the surfboard and when Snake shuts down the earth. That music was way cool but what has been left on the CD is still quite good. But the CD is a tiddler at only 31 minutes long. I don't know why Milan did this. Carpenter is an ace musician and all his work should have been on this disc.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best score I've ever heard!, February 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Escape From L.A. (1996 Film Score) (Audio CD)

Carpenter really knew what he was doing when he got Walker to help with the score. Makes super background music for Quake II. The sounds are FAR more detailed than in EFNY. It's the bomb, as they say. I've had it for two months, and I still get a kick out of the main theme and the motorcycle chase. Kudos, Carpenter!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Irreverent And Exciting, October 11, 2001

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Luis M. Ramos "Soundtrack and Film Freak" (Caracas, Venezuela) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Escape From L.A. (1996 Film Score) (Audio CD)

It's interesting how music goes as irreverent as the movie it was written for. John Carpenter does that in almost all his movies, especially "Escape From L.A.", in which he shares composition chores with testosterone lady Shirley Walker, a woman who knows her way through action film music.

The album opens with the classic "Escape From New York" theme, as arranged by Walker; this theme never sounded better. Carpenter's irreverence is best heard in 'Snake's Uniform' since you hear a lot of guitar effects in it. Yet I'd like to indicate that the highlight on this album is Shirley Walker's action pieces performed by both herself on synthesizers and herself conducting the orchestra -'Submarine Launch' is electronically fantastic; 'Escape From Happy Kingdom' and 'Crash Landing' show her best for orchestra. Also Walker knows what Carpenter wants since you can hear some irreverent cues such as 'Sunset Boulevard Bazaar' and 'Motorcycle Chase', a track with a "Batman Beyond" flair.

In general, this album is interesting, with honorable mention to Shirley Walker, an underappreciated composer who can show great chops in writing music for action films. Too bad this album is too short.