Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

by W. H. Lung

Overview

For years, it was speculated that Hunter S. Thompson's wild, dope-fueled, hallucinatory Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas was simply one of those books that couldn't be adapted for film. Nevertheless, Terry Gilliam -- possibly one of the only contemporary directors with enough visual panache to pull it off -- brought it to life in 1998 with Johnny Depp as Raoul Duke and Benicio Del Toro as Duke's Samoan lawyer, Dr. Gonzo. Promising cast, promising director, and a bunch of promising cameos (Christina Ricci, Tobey Maguire, Cameron Diaz, Lyle Lovett, etc.) -- all the ingredients for a good movie, plus a good period-piece soundtrack, as well. Gilliam has stocked the film with familiar cuts from the late '60s and early '70s -- "White Rabbit," "For Your Love," "Get Together," "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)," "One Toke Over the Line" -- plus album cuts (albeit classics) from Bob Dylan ("Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again"), Buffalo Springfield ("Expecting to Fly") and Big Brother & the Holding Company ("Combination of the Two"). There's also a clutch of Las Vegas lounge standards, such as Tom Jones' "She's a Lady," Perry Como's "Magic Moments" and Debbie Reynolds' "Tammy," that hammer home the fact that the movie is set in Vegas. Excerpts from the score and bits of dialogue are scattered throughout it all. All of this plays better if you know the book or seen the movie, but it still has a certain warped charm that's pretty fun, regardless of your familiarity with the crown prince of gonzo journalism. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	09/13/2019
Label:	Music On Vinyl
UPC:	8719262012516
Rank:	49221

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Tomotasu Hotei   Primary Artist
Dead Kennedys   Primary Artist
Jefferson Airplane   Primary Artist
Three Dog Night   Primary Artist
Brewer & Shipley   Primary Artist
Buffalo Springfield   Primary Artist
Bob Dylan   Primary Artist
Ray Cooper   Primary Artist
Debbie Reynolds   Primary Artist
Perry Como   Primary Artist
The Yardbirds   Primary Artist
Tomoyasu Hotei   Primary Artist
Tom Jones   Primary Artist
The Youngbloods   Primary Artist
Big Brother & the Holding Company   Primary Artist
Booker T. & the MG's   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Terry Gilliam   Producer
Bob Dylan   Composer,Performer
Ray Cooper   Composer,Producer,Performer
Chester Powers   Composer
Graham Gouldman   Composer
Doc Pomus   Composer
Donald "Duck" Dunn   Composer
Grace Slick   Composer
Debbie Reynolds   Performer
Sam Andrew   Composer
Perry Como   Performer
Jello Biafra   Composer
Rupert Coulson   Engineer
Neil Young   Composer
Randy Newman   Composer
Ray Evans   Composer
The Yardbirds   Performer
Al Jackson, Jr.   Composer
Tomoyasu Hotei   Composer,Performer
Mort Shuman   Composer
Tom Jones   Performer
Burt Bacharach   Composer
The Youngbloods   Performer
Paul Anka   Composer
Andre Jacquemin   Mixing,Mastering
Steve Cropper   Composer
Big Brother & the Holding Company   Performer
Hal David   Composer
Booker T. & the MG's   Performer
Booker T. Jones   Composer
Dead Kennedys   Performer
Jay Livingston   Composer
Jefferson Airplane   Performer
Three Dog Night   Performer
Brewer & Shipley   Performer
Buffalo Springfield   Performer
Michael Brewer   Composer
Kevin Lane   Editing
Terry Robertson   Design
Tom Shipley   Composer
Peter Mountain   Photography