La Femme Nikita: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

Eric Serra | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 19, 1991)
• Original Release Date: March 19, 1991
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B0000014S6
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #41,071 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Rico's Gang Suicide

2. Playing on Saucepans

3. As Cold as Ice

4. The Sentence

5. Paradise?

6. Failed Escape

7. Learning Time

8. A Smile

9. Fancy Face

10. First Night Out

11. NPOKMOP

12. The Last Time I Kiss You

13. The Free Side

14. I Am on Duty!

15. Josephine and the Big Dealer

16. Mission in Venice

17. Fall

18. Let's Welcome Victor

19. Last Mission

20. We Will Miss You

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars La Femme Fatale..., January 21, 2000

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Armando M. Mesa (Chandler, AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: La Femme Nikita: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

This is one Eric Serra soundtrack in which each track not only fits the scenes in the film perfectly but also evoke images of rich visuals and emotions for the listener. The standout tracks for this imagery are as follows:

Rico's Suicide Gang - Brooding start-up, rock-like rebellious sound

Failed Escape- Playful, yet, menacing

Learning Time- Passing of time towards a positive direction.

A Smile- laid back groove that really symbolizes Nikita's painful soul and struggle in trying to muster a smile as if to say, "What do I have to smile about ! " or " I have nothing to smile or laugh about in my life !"

First Night Out- very seductive and tantalizing.This is Nikita's first glimpse of the outside world in three years since joining the government. She's like a cat discovering new territoy ; Curious, yet cautious.

NPOKMOP (instrumental for Dark Side of Time)- I still don't know what NPOKMOP stands for- Anyway, it's a perfectly written dark and sinister piece for the assignment/test that will make Nikita a full legitimate government assassin ! The heavy breathing and hissing sound effects are very creepy and ominous.

Another positive is that this soundtrack by Serra is not thematically confusing as the one to The Fifth Element ( talk about a potporri of music genres)...

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great music for driving, January 18, 2002

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Thomas J. Severin (Glenview, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: La Femme Nikita: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

Eric Serra is at his best with this pounding, exciting soundtrack from the original motion picture. The mixture of deep bass, offbeat guitar chords and beautiful alto sax of Gilbert Dall'Anese makes this a great listen for writing, driving, or activities where you need some adrenalin flowing!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Metallic!, June 27, 2001

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Gavin Wilson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: La Femme Nikita: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

For me, this movie and its soundtrack constitute the highlight of the partnership between director Luc Besson and composer Eric Serra -- a collaboration that covers 'Subway', 'The Fifth Element' and 'Big Blue', amongst others. 'Nikita' seemed so perfect to me that I couldn't understand why Hollywood chose to do a re-make so quickly.

The sleevenotes on my CD give little away, besides saying that the music is performed by the mysterious RXRA, presumably a Parisian studio band. The whole soundtrack has a metallic, late 80s feel to it. There are Lyle Mays-like synthesizer flutters here and there, but it otherwise seems wonderfully disconnected from the rest of the world, in the way that so much French music is.

Inevitably the best tracks are based on the Nikita love theme: 'Fancy Face' (track #9) and 'The Free Side' (track #13). The worst track is clearly the last one -- it was a serious misjudgement by Serra to put himself forward as the singer!

I have no idea how the soundtrack stands up on its own for someone who hasn't seen the movie. All I can say is go and see it -- you won't be disappointed, and you can practice your French at the same time!