To Live And Die In L A Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Music Cd

Wang Chung - To Live And Die In L A Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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To Live & Die In L.A.: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack      List Price : $6.98 USD        Your Price : $6.98 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 1996-03-19      Studio : Geffen Gold Line Sp.      Label : Geffen Gold Line Sp.      Avg. Customer Rating : (35 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for To Live And Die In L A Original Motion Picture Soundtrack      Different Style of Music...but shows off Wang Chung's talent in a different light      Rating:      I felt that Wang Chung made a good decision switching to create a soundtrack than trying to remake "Points on the Curve". Quite frankly, I was amazed by the work that Wang Chung did creating the soundtrack to "To Live and Die in L.A. (Special Edition)". The music keeps you guessing, just like the movie. Nice instrumental songs for the second half of the soundtrack. All in all, I would recommend this album because it shows off the genius of Jack Hues & Nick Feldman. Buy the album, and be prepared to lose yourself in an excellent soundtrack. -RoMo37 --SEPTEMBER 15, 2008     Customer Reviews for To Live And Die In L A Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Cd      Should be an EP      Rating:      Download the title song, and maybe the other two, Lullaby and Wake Up, but the rest is not worth the purchase price. Wang Chung was at their peak when they did this, and the Title song is one of the best they did, but the rest is just filler, The first 4 cuts are vocals, Wait was on their previous album and also in this movie. The other three of the first four are fine. The remainder is instumental, and I will have to take a second listen to the rest, because, as I said, this was their best period musically. Editorial Reviews for To Live And Die In L A Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Audio Cd      Amazon.com      Director William Friedkin knows a thing or two about innovative, genre-bending film scores. He commissioned edgy modern-jazz player Don Ellis for his classic The French Connection and reworked Mike Oldfield's "Tubular Bells" into the haunting soundtrack for the blockbuster The Exorcist. But even veteran film buffs were surprised when Friedkin turned the scoring chores for his taut 1985 forgery-ring thriller To Live and Die in LA over to British pop stars Wang Chung. Though they're still best known for their perennial rock-of-the-'80s hits "Dancehall Days," "Everybody Have Fun Tonight," and "Let's Go," Friedkin's early admiration for the band's often underrated musicality paid off with a tense, rhythmic soundscape that crystallized the era and locale of the film. And, though synth-pop has gained ill repute as a cheesy 1980s cliché, this album ably proves that it could rise above its stereotype in dramatic fashion. The Jack Hues-sung title track was also a minor pop hit. --Jerry McCulley