Pretty Woman [Soundtrack]

David Bowie (Artist), Robert Palmer (Artist), Roxette (Artist), Natalie Cole (Artist), Peter Cetera (Artist), Red Hot Chili Peppers (Artist), Jane Wiedlin (Artist), Go West (Artist), Roy Orbison (Artist), Christopher Otcasek (Artist) | Format: Audio Cassette

Product Details

• Audio Cassette (February 14, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B000002UW3
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #316,003 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Wild Women Do

2. Fame '90

3. King of Wishful Thinking

4. Tangled

5. It Must Have Been Love

6. Life in Detail

7. No Explanation

8. Real Wild Child (Wild One)

9. Fallen

10. Oh, Pretty Woman

11. Show Me Your Soul

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "He Sleeps" by James Newton Howard, March 29, 2006

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D. Oliver (Macon, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pretty Woman (1990 Film) (Audio CD)

The music being played when Vivian walks out of the bathroom and kisses a sleeping Edward is appropriately called "He Sleeps/Love Theme". It's by James Newton Howard, who scored the movie, but unfortunately it was apparently never released.

However, if you go to jamesnewtonhoward.com, look under the "discography" heading and go to the year 1990 and you'll see that it appeared as a bonus track on a bootleg double disc CD score of the movies "French Kiss" and "One Fine Day", two other films Howard wrote the music for. There's also a bootleg double disc CD score of the movies "The Trigger Effect" and "My Best Friend's Wedding" which has a bonus track simply titled "Pretty Woman".

I was able to find the song "He Sleeps/Love Theme" on one of the music download services but it's not exactly as it appears in the movie. On the version I have, a flute plays the repeated melody line instead of a piano and the tune takes on a much more jazzy feel. Personally, I prefer the melancholy piano version in the movie--perhaps it's the song "Pretty Woman" that appears on the bootleg "Trigger Effect/Best Friend's Wedding" cd? I don't know, but it's worth looking for sometimes on eBay or through a web site dedicated to finding hard to find CD movie soundtracks/scores.

Hope this helps. Glad to know I'm not the only out there who was so captivated by the song "He Sleeps" the first time I heard it. Good stuff.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it!!!, October 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Pretty Woman (1990 Film) (Audio CD)

I think that this soundtrack is one of the best that I've ever heard. It has a nice mix of songs by many great artists and they all make you feel great. Not only was it a wonderful movie it is also a wonderful soundtrack!!! If you don't already own it, BUY IT TODAY!!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's very 80s...but its why the 80s existed!, July 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Pretty Woman (1990 Film) (Audio CD)

What a soundtrack! It ranks up there with the Bodyguard, Dirty Dancing, the Sister Act Movies and Four Weddings: it's the ultimate mix of romantic / cheesy / girl power / male singer-songwriters / female songwriters / golden oldies / hip trendy modern bands. Just like the classic Cinderella-esque movie, this is for the most part a feel-great set of tracks, which make you just wanna fall in love, or if you are, it makes you wanna fall in love all over again. And, if at all possible, to fall in love with the impossible (Fallen, No Explanation, Real Wild Child)- like Vivian and Edward in "Pretty Woman". It also makes you wanna see the film again.

Okay, so what's on this fabulous compilation?? Nat's talented daughter, Natalie, gives us a dose of real girl power in "Wild Woman Do"; Go West drum up the incredibly addictive "King of Wishful Thinking"; Jane Wiedlin and especially the amazing Lauren Wood are the consummate representatives of the "go-it-alone woman soloist" club; if you like hip, the Chilli Peppers will never let you down; Roxette's arguably highest point is demonstrated on this album in the huge global hit "It Must have Been Love"; Palmer and Otcasek (no, never heard of him either) give us the brashness and rawness of Hollywood Boulevard with "Life in Detail" and "Real Wild Child"; PeterCetera illustrates his prowess in "No Explanation" (if you liked this, check out "The Glory of Love from Karate kid II, which Cetera also co-wrote); and the legendary Roy Orbison wraps it all up with a 70s classic for the titles track.

These are all stunners, but my personal favourites are "King of Wishful Thinking", "No Explanation", "Fallen" and "Real Wild Child". Don't hesitate - get this and get happy!