I reviewed Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas before and so I thought I'd review the soundtrack which I bought quite recently.
All the songs have a bit of dialogue beforehand which helps you realise where you are in the film and it helps to grab the drug induced elements of the film in keeping ... Read review
For Thompson, it was somewhere around Barstow that the drugs started to kick-in. For the ... more
listener it'll seem to be before they've even hit Play by looking at the cover and contents. Terry Gilliam's efforts to warp expectation stretch out to you before ...
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When a writing assignment lands journalist Raoul Duke (Johnny Depp) and sidekick Dr. Gonzo ... more
(Benicio Del Toro) in Las Vegas, they decide to make it the ultimate business trip. But before long, business is forgotten and trip has become the key word.Fuelled by a suitcase full of mind-bending pharmaceuticals, Duke and Honzo set off on a fast and furious ride through non stop neon, surreal surrounding and a crew of the craziest characters ever (Including cameo appearances by Cameron Diaz, Christina Ricci, Gary Busey and many others). But no matter where misadventure leads them, Duke and Gonzo discover that sometimes going too far is the only way to go.Capturing the insane madness of Hunter S. Thompson's literary classic was the challenge that director Terry Gilliam (12 Monkeys) openly embraced.Buy The Ticket. Take The Ride!
When a writing assignment lands journalist Raoul Duke (Johnny Depp) and sidekick Dr. Gonzo ... more
(Benicio Del Toro) in Las Vegas, they decide to make it the ultimate business trip. But before long, business is forgotten and trip has become the key word. Fuelled by a suitcase full of mind-bending pharmaceuticals, Duke and Gonzo set off on a fast and furious ride through nonstop neon, surreal surroundings and a crew of the craziest characters ever (including cameo appearances by Cameron Diaz, Christina Ricci, Gary Busey and many others). But no matter where misadventure leads them, Duke and Gonzo discover that sometimes going too far is the only way to go.Capturing the insane madness of Hunter S. Thompson's literary classic was the challenge that director Terry Gilliam (12 Monkeys) openly embraced. Buy the ticket. Take the ride!
Advantages: Good mix of songs, film clips before each song... Disadvantages: Some of the songs stick in your head
I reviewed Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas before and so I thought I'd review the soundtrack which I bought quite recently.
All the songs have a bit of dialogue beforehand which helps you realise where you are in the film and it helps to grab the drug induced elements of the film in keeping to the soundtrack.
The soundtrack is one of those that has a good range of songs that were released - not just songs made up specifically ... ...to Magic Moments without thinking of Quality Street!
Overall if you love the film its a great mix, if you love the book too or if you want something easy to listen to!
Good piece of Fear and Loathing merchandise I say!
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I reviewed Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas before and so I thought I'd review the soundtrack which I bought quite recently. All the songs have a bit of dialogue beforehand which helps you realise where you are in the film and it helps to grab the drug induced elements of the film in keeping to the soundtrack.
The soundtrack is one of those that has a good range of songs that were released - not just songs made up specifically for the film. For example there's a good track listing: - Combination of the Two - Big Brother and the Holding Company - One Toke Over the Line - Brewer and Shipley - She's a Lady - Tom Jones - For Your Love - The Yardbirds - White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane - Get Together - The Youngbloods - Mama Told Me Not to Come - Three Dog Night - Stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues again - Bob Dylan - Time is Tight - Booker T & The MG's -Magic Moments - Perry Como - Tammy - Debbie Reynolds - Expecting to Fly - Buffalo Springfield - Viva Las Vegas - The Dead Kennedys
As well as these 13 songs there is a 3 part 'drug-score' performed by Tomoyasu Hotei and Ray Cooper.
The album artwork, cover and inlay are great, they incorporate the film tremendously and I was pretty impressed with it, also includes some Steadman artwork (the splattered trademarked artwork from the books!) Unfortunately the lyrics aren't inside but the soundtrack is brilliant anyway and most of the songs are well known.
The dialogue before each song is good to help visualise the film and also to add that 'Fear and Loathing' effect to it and they are hilarious without having to even see the film!!!
Its a great album but I do find some of the tracks and bit annoying - There's a limit to how many times you can listen to Magic Moments without thinking of Quality Street!
Overall if you love the film its a great mix, if you love the book too or if you want something easy to listen to!
Good piece of Fear and Loathing merchandise I say!
Product Information for "Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas - Original Soundtrack" »
Product details
Title
Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
Performer
Original Soundtrack
Genre
Soundtracks
Sub Genre
Film
Release Date
15/06/1998
Recomended Retail Price
13.99 GBP
Original Release Year
1998
Label / Distributor
Geffen / Universal Music
Producer
Terry Gilliam; Ray Cooper
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
720642521823
Catalogue Number
GED 25218
Additional notes
Album Notes
Another in a series of wildly eclectic compilation soundtracks (see THE BIG LEBOWSKI). It's not often that one can sample Bob Dylan, Tom Jones and Perry Como all on one disc. Yet the effect is not all that disparate, thanks in part to the brief spoken excerpts from Hunter Thompson's gonzo screed on which the film is based. Given the drug-drenched nature of the narrative, the selections are skewed to tried-and-true hippie psychedelic classics ( "White Rabbit", "Expecting To Fly"), except for Como's "Magic Moments" and Debbie Reynolds' "Tammy," which veer towards the surreal. Of course, Tom Jones ' "She's A Lady" is a little more appropriate, given the Las Vegas setting. Composers Tomoyasu Hotei and Ray Cooper also provide "A Drug Score," an effective 3-part acid freak jam scattered throughout the disc. The whole goofy trip ends with The Dead Kennedys' thrashing cover of "Viva Las Vegas." Given the proto-punk ethos of Hunter Thompson's writing and its roots in West Coast psychedelia , this surprise appearance by San Francisco's witty homegrown punks makes a twisted kind of sense.
Titles on disc 1
1.
Combination Of The Two - Big Brother & The Holding Company
2.
One Toke Over The Line - Brewer & Shipley
3.
She's A Lady - Jones, Tom
4.
For Your Love - Yardbirds
5.
White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
6.
Drug Score - Hotei, Tomoyasu & Ray Cooper
7.
Get Together - Youngbloods
8.
Mama Told Me Not To Come - Three Dog Night
9.
Stuck Inside of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again - Dylan, Bob
10.
Time Is Tight - Booker T & The MG's
11.
Magic Moments - Como, Perry
12.
Drug Score - Hotei, Tomoyasu & Ray Cooper
13.
Tammy - Reynolds, Debbie
14.
Caracena
15.
Mystic Seacliffs
16.
Seabird
17.
Chetvorno Horo
18.
Riverdance
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