Sid & Nancy [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

Overview

The musical soundtrack to director Alex Cox's Sid & Nancy works as much magic as an album as it does accompanying the movie's tragic-comic imagery. The album exists as a compelling compilation of three elements: original songs by punk and post punk artists; Pray for Rain's somber, fragile score; and actor Gary Oldman's interesting turn as Sid Vicious on two tracks. Joe Strummer appears twice, first on "Love Kills" and then on "Dum Dum Club"; both songs are built on dynamic, powerful melodies and both see Strummer in fine form. The Pogues also appear twice, but neither track features Shane MacGowan on vocals. "Haunted" features vocals by Cait O'Riordan (the song would later appear via Shane MacGowan and the Popes as a duet between MacGowan and Sinead O'Connor) and "Junk" is an instrumental which actually sounds remarkably similar to Pray for Rain's score. That score, a minimalist, moody, and organic beast, is represented by four tracks which sound a great deal like Tangerine Dream on a good day. Circle Jerks' stab at the movie's "love kills" theme is the second song here to take the name "Love Kills." It's a punk gem with attitude to spare, made great by snarling, effective vocals. John Cale's "She Never Took No for an Answer" is an entire world of atmosphere and ambivalent, sad romance. "I Wanna Be Your Dog" and "My Way" see Gary Oldman doing his best impersonation of Sid Vicious and that title character's musical inability; the two covers are as interesting and worthwhile as the originals. All 13 tracks somehow work perfectly together, except perhaps Sex Pistol Steve Jones' lightweight "Pleasure and Pain." Sid & Nancy is a must-listen for fans of the film, and it's one of the best movie soundtracks of the 1980s. It's stylish, brash, and wholly entertaining. ~ Tim DiGravina

Product Details

Release Date:	07/21/2017
Label:	Geffen / Polydor
UPC:	0602557409345
Rank:	56631

Tracks

1. Love Kills
2. Haunted
3. Pleasure and Pain
4. Chinese Choppers
5. Love Kills
6. Off the Boat
7. Dum Dum Club
8. Burning Room
9. She Never Took No for an Answer
10. Junk
11. I Wanna Be Your Dog
12. My Way
13. Taxi to Heaven

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Circle Jerks   Primary Artist
Joe Strummer   Primary Artist
Gary Oldman   Primary Artist
John Cale   Primary Artist
Pray for Rain   Primary Artist
The Pogues   Primary Artist
Steve Jones   Primary Artist,Primary Artist,Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Ron Asheton   Composer
Keith Morris   Composer
Circle Jerks   Composer,Producer
Jacques Revaux   Composer
D. Wul   Composer
Craig Leon   Producer
Larry "Ratso" Sloman   Composer
Claude Francois   Composer
Greg Hetson   Composer
Joe Strummer   Composer,Producer
Eric "ET" Thorngren   Producer
John Cale   Composer,Producer
Jacques Reveaux   Composer
Jem Finer   Composer
Dave Jordan   Producer
Zander Schloss   Composer
Graham Walker   Producer
Paul Anka   Composer
Steve Jones   Composer,Producer
Shane MacGowan   Composer
Scott Asheton   Composer
Iggy Pop   Composer
Jeremy Finer   Composer
S.T. Jones   Composer
Dan Wool   Composer
Ravenna Helson   Composer
Dave Alexander   Composer
Alexander Schloss   Composer
Keith Clark   Composer
Dan Wul   Composer