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DEAR AMERICA LETTERS HOME FROM VIETNAM SOUNDTRACK

posted 18 years ago by ricoman1968
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26 May 2006, Friday, 8:56 a.m., Pacific Coast Time

Good morning!

I've searched the Internet for the sound track for "Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam" over the last couple of years. If anyone has current information on the sound track, please advise. Now that the film is available on DVD, perhaps a soundtrack will soon follow. It is ironic that such a long period of time elapsed before "Dear America" was released on DVD compared to films that were relased on DVD within weeks or months after initial box office release.

I recall when HBO broadcast "Dear America" on television in 1987-1988. If anyone is aware of the availability of the individual TV broadcasts of Dear America that can be obtaiend, I'd appreciate receiving that information.

Check out the movie poster of "Dear America."

Kind regards,

[email protected]

[–] Anonymous113 18 years ago

I actually watched this recently and I was looking for the soundtrack too! If anyone knows the names of the songs...:)

[–] BoyFromOz 18 years ago

There's a full soundtrack breakdown on this thread:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092851/board/nest/44266117

[–] j72coburger 18 years ago

One very poignant song that I heard on this movie when I saw it in high school - 15 years ago! - was a song called "Signed D.C." It was by a San Francisco band called Love. One of the principal band members, Arthur Lee, recently passed away.

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[–] bettyboydmeis 18 years ago

OK, here's some of them.
Wipe Out
Boardwalk
Fortunate Son, Credence Clearwater Revival
Eighteen (Alice Cooper???)
Walk Like a Man
The Beat Goes On (Sonny and Cher?)
I Shall be Released
Gimme Shelter, the Stones
Couple of songs I didn't recognize, one sad one starts "Once I was a soldier"
Are You Experienced? Jimi Hendrix
For What It's Worth, Buffalo Springfield
Blue Christmas, Elvis
Livin' in the USA
What's Goin' On, Marvin Gaye
Give Peace a Chance, John Lennon
Doors ("No one here gets out alive" don't know name)
Born in the USA, Springsteen

Maybe others could plug in what's missing.

[–] JC1076 18 years ago

The title of the song by the Doors is "Five To One." A more complete track listing is on this thread:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092851/soundtrack

[–] Phoenixashes13 17 years ago

Does anyone know who does the "once I was a soldier" song. That one really moved me

[–] ricoman1968 17 years ago

21 November 2006, Tuesday, 12:29 p.m., Pacific Coast Time

Dear Phoenixashes13:

Here is the name of the song you inquired abou: "

ONCE I WAS"
Written by Larry Beckett and Tim Buckley
Performed by Tim Buckley

The lyrics are both moving and sanguine.

Best regards,

[email protected]

[–] dmann80 17 years ago

There is another song I dont see listed here. It's title is "Signed D.C." by Arthur Lee and Love. Kind of a depressing song about someone being strung out on heroin with nothing left to look forward to. Lyrics are "No one cares for me." I'm sure a lot of Nam vets felt like this.

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[–] hurlwood 17 years ago

It is now 2007 & I am wondering if a soundtrack has been found.

Great documentary I use in class, great soundtrack that I would be willing to purchase but no info means a no go.

help, anyone?

[–] Milkdoesabodygood 10 years ago

The music was a banging soundtrack!

IMDB rulers and moderators as of late, sold out and became like City data, Worthless bureaucrats.

[–] wheeliewash 9 years ago

cant belive none of you just paused the end titles