True Romance: Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack, Extra tracks]

Hans Zimmer | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 29, 1995)
• Original Release Date: September 7, 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack, Extra tracks
• Label: Timeless Media Group
• ASIN: B0000042N2
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #36,014 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings

1. You're So Cool - Hans Zimmer

2. Graceland - Charlie Sexton

3. In Dreams - John Waite

4. Wounded Bird - Charles & Eddie

5. I Want Your Body - Nymphomania

6. Stars At Dawn - Hans Zimmer

7. I Need A Heart To Come Home To - Shelby Lynne

8. Viens Mallika Sous Le Dome - Howard Blake

9. (Love Is) The Tender Trap - Robert Palmer

10. Outshined - Soundgarden

11. Amid The Chaos Of The Day - Hans Zimmer

12. Two Hearts - Chris Isaak

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63 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars True Musica: Zimmer v. Orff, "True Romance" v. "Badlands", December 10, 2004

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Robert J. Thomas - See all my reviews
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This review is from: True Romance: Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

One of my favorite CDs from one of my favorite movies! The only improvement would be the inclusion of the 8 missing songs seen in the movie song credits, especially the Big Bopper's "Chantilly Lace" (Hell-o-o-o, Baby!) and Burl Ive's "Little Bitty Tear". At least this CD is so much more complete with the inclusion of the Hans Zimmer homage to the 1973 movie "Badlands" main theme music "Gassenhauer" Street Song from Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman's "Musica Poetica - Orff-Schulwerk". Zimmer did NOT "rip off Orff" as some reviewers assert.

Now for the truth: The main theme "Gassenhauer" was composed by Orff's associate Gunild Keetman BASED ON A 1536 WORK FOR LUTE BY HANS NEUSIEDLER! Orff's stated goal for the Schulwerk: "Improvisations which encourage further improvisation". This is precisely what Hans Zimmer did when he PRODUCED (no writing credits on soundtrack CD) 3 pieces loosely based on "Gassenhauer" for the film "True Romance", written by Quentin Tarantino as his tribute to the Terrence Malick movie "Badlands": "You're So Cool", "Stars At Dawn", & "Amid The Chaos Of The Day". These are a fine & fitting tribute to Malick, Keetman/Orff, and, yes, especially Nuesiedler - Zimmer did NOT "rip off Orff". Is not imitation the sincereist form of flattery? Just as Patricia Arquette's Alabama narration evokes comparison to Sissy Spacek's Holly ongoing commentary, the two recurring musical themes are marked by their differences as well as their similarities: Gassenhauer is menacingly prophetic and languid as it traces Kit & Holly's diverging paths to doom & gloom, while "You're So Cool" is promisingly upbeat as it steers Clarence & 'Bama to follow the sun to their ultimate destiny with Elvis. Thank our lucky "Stars At Dawn" that Tony Scott didn't choose the alternate ending that surely would have bombed "Amid The Chaos Of The Day".

Note for "Badlands" music fans: Unfortunately, there never was a soundtrack album produced for "Badlands". The five (5!) "Badlands" songs from Musica Poetica can, however, be found on the 1994 BMG release (RCA Victor Red Seal) 6-CD box set version of the original Orff/Keetman recordings done between 1963 & 1975 on 10 LPs. There are at least 4 other "Badlands" pieces!

vv - Update As of August 9, 2009 - vv
The six (6!) "Badlands" songs from Musica Poetica can be found on the 6-CD box set (09026 68031 2) and the 10 LPs. There are at least 5 other "Badlands" pieces!
^^ - Update As of August 9, 2009 - ^^

vv - temp Update As of August 15, 2009 - vv
[ADDITION] See my eB@y auctions ending soon under seller ID thedoorsguy for both the 6-CD set & the 10-LP set w/ Buy-It-Now Bonus mp3s of the 6 "Badlands" pieces!
^^ - temp Update As of August 15, 2009 - ^^

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars that classical song..., February 28, 2000

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Tom (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: True Romance: Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

If you enjoyed the scene in the movie between Christopher Walken and Denis Hopper, then maybe you were looking for the classical opera song that played during that scene. Well it isn't on the CD, but if you skipped the credits, and don't know the song, it's called "Lakme" by Delibes. Its such a heavenly tune, that is made memorable by a wicked scene in film history.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It is so cool........., June 30, 2001

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"stlthlvis" (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: True Romance: Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

Soundtracks are infamous for leaving out the best songs......the ones you want to hear. True Romance doesn't do that. 1. You're so cool**Hans Zimmers' often reproduced theme to True Romance. 2. Graceland**by Charlie Sexton lets me know cool is still alive. 3. In Dreams**John Waite at his finest. Never eat pie without it. 4. Wounded Bird**Charles and Eddie...Top notch love scene... and so on......we got Robert Palmer, Soundgarden, Chris Isaac and a bit of Shelby Lynne for the country crowd. The only thing missing from this CD is 10 songs from Elvis. We know where to find that. 5 STARS!!!!!!!