I won't defend the soundtrack as grammy worthy, but is there a soundtrack out there that fits with the subject matter better than this one. Thats probably a statement worthy of ridicule, but I still like the music.
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Oh My God, I had forgotten entirely, you are quite correct> It was a great soundtrack. Don't forget Mental As Anything and Paul Kelly
shareDudes, i just saw a film clip of a song from that movie-- and it got me thinking about the soundtrack, and i was only 6 when it came out but i can honestly remember when i saw it, probably one of my earliest memories, but i can remember all the songs from the movie, they were awwwwwesommmmeeeeee!!!
Icehouse, paul kelly some other bangers- i need the soundtrack!!
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One of my all time fav soundtracks, and brill film to boot!!
shareIt is one of my all-time favourite film soundtracks as well. The music selection was superb and I never tire of hearing it.
shareTotally agree. One excellent soundtrack, though the dialog tracks are not needed. The only one I kept for my extended soundtrack is "Yahoo Serious - Roll and Rock Music" (was Rock and Roll, but he says it that way in the dialog over Beethoven's music, so the title needs to be the same). Also, the track "Young Einstein Pacifist" is actually two separate tracks. I split that one up and got rid of the dialog in the middle. The first part, which would be track 3 in the soundtrack, is the "What Goes Up, Must Come Down" segment at the beginning of the film and comprises of the rock version of Waltzing Matilda, which then goes into the orchestral version as he falls into the roof of the house. The second song in that track is the ending orchestral music for the movie by the Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra. I relabeled that one "Albert Saves The Day". There is a great score to this movie, but sadly, it wasn't released. The "A Fist Full Of Scientists" track (parody of the "A Fist Full Of Dollars" movie title) has a different beginning than that in the movie. Gladly, that portion is without sound effects or dialog, so it was easy to rip, clean and edit into the soundtrack's version to make it correct. When Albert is drunkenly crossing the stream at night after drinking too much beer, he sings to himself the classic "Havah Nagilah" Jewish dance song. Added that to my soundtrack as well. The best version to have is Hakan Yesilyurt's "Havanagilah", which means "Let Us Rejoice". When Albert escapes the asylum, Ludwig van Beethoven's "Symphony No.9 in D minor, Op.125" is played. For those who don't recognize the tune, a cover of Paul Dukas's "Sorcerer's Apprentice" is used when Albert and his father sit in the shack drinking beer.
"Wherever You Go, There You Are." - Buckaroo Banzai
"Sorcerer's Apprentice"? I'm sure it was In The Hall Of The Mountain King - part of the 'Peer Gynt' suite by Edvard Grieg.
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=fzyi3C4gNnE
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Well, most know it as part of "Sorcerer's Apprentice" from Fantasia. Thanks for the correction though. I've made a note of that in my MP3, as well as snagging a great version of it from emusic as a bonus track. I've made a perfect, cleaned up copy of the film's song without sound effects. The normal official soundtrack only has 13 songs (some of these are instrumentals with dialog). But, the track "Theory of Relativity" is actually two songs. So I broke it up into two separate tracks. Plus, I got rid of the dialog from "Who Can You Trust?" by recording the tune from the end of the film and using the intro to the soundtrack version, with a bit of mixing, and retitled it "The End" (which it is). I also went through the film and ripped out, cleaned up, enhanced a lot of instrumentals that should have been on the official release. In total, I've extended my soundtrack to 24 songs. It includes a few classical tunes used in the movie as well.
"Wherever You Go, There You Are." - Buckaroo Banzai
Aah, touche`! I forgot about Fantasia!
I'd love to hear your clean and comprehensive soundtrack...
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I'm not sure if you ever got in touch with me or not via e-mail, but if I didn't send you a copy, please write me at [email protected] and I'll share the download link.
"Wherever You Go, There You Are." - Buckaroo Banzai
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I found a cassette tape of the soundtrack recently and had to hunt down the movie. Then a better quality copy of the soundtrack. Then I had to rate the film on IMDB and was disappointed more people don't understand the likeable qualities of the film.
I couldn't agree more with you. Many of the songs still remind me of the film and that tells you a lot about how much of an impression the film has had on you and the number of times you saw the film as a kid (it aired in Australia a LOT).
I just found the soundtrack on vinyl in my parents attic, I bought it as a kid because I loved the movie (and the soundtrack). Just put it on for a spin, sounded as awesome as ever!
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