O.S.T: The Warriors 1979

 

Cyrus, the leader of the Gramercy Riffs, the most powerful gang in New York City, requests that each of the city's gangs

send nine unarmed delegates to Van Cortlandt Park for a midnight summit. The Warriors, a gang from Coney Island, send a delegation consisting of "warlord" (leader) Cleon; "war chief" (second-in-command) Swan; scout Fox; enforcer Ajax; graffiti artist Rembrandt; music-man Snow; bearer Vermin and soldiers Cowboy and Cochise. Cyrus proposes a citywide truce and alliance to the assembled crowd, allowing the gangs to control the city together since they collectively outnumber the police by 3 to 1. 
                            

CYRUS DEATH

Most of the gang members applaud this idea, but Luther, the unbalanced and sadistic leader of the

Rogues, shoots Cyrus dead as police officers arrive to raid the summit. In the chaos, Luther realizes that Fox witnessed his actions and falsely accuses the Warriors of responsibility, leading the vengeful Riffs to attack Cleon fatally. Meanwhile, the other Warriors escape, unaware that they have been implicated in Cyrus's killing. 
                   

The Riffs put out a hit on the Warriors through a radio DJ. To Ajax's disappointment, Swan

takes charge of the group as they try to get home. The gang called the Warriors is blamed for killing Cyrus as he gives his speech. The gang now has to cross rivals' territory in order to get to its own 'hood. The Warriors slowly cross the dangerous Bronx and Manhattan territories, narrowly escaping police and other gangs every step of the way.                      

  

The Warriors is a 1979 American action thriller film directed by Walter Hill from a screenplay by Hill

and David Shaber and based on the 1965 novel of the same name by Sol Yurick. The film features an ensemble cast which includes Michael Beck, James Remar, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Marcelino Sánchez, David Harris, Tom McKitterick, Brian Tyler, Dorsey Wright, Terry Michos, David Patrick Kelly, Roger Hill, Edward Sewer, and Lynne Thigpen.
                    

Development on The Warriors initially began in 1969 after film rights to Yurick's novel was purchased

by American International Pictures, but production stalled until producer Lawrence Gordon obtained the rights and commissioned Shaber and Hill to work on the screenplay. Originally envisioned as a western, the novel was ultimately adapted as a stylized action thriller. Casting was extensive and production was troubled, with Hill clashing with some of the actors and going over budget. Principal photography took place in 1978 on location across New York City, including at Astoria Studios. 
                   

Initial screenings of the film were linked to vandalism and murders, prompting Paramount to

halt advertising or release theaters from their obligation to screen the film. The Warriors has been reappraised by critics and is considered a cult film. It has since launched a franchise which spawned several spinoffs, including video games and a comic book series. 
                     

At dawn, the Warriors finally reach Coney Island, only to find Luther and the Rogues waiting for them. Swan challenges Luther to single combat, but Luther pulls a gun instead. Swan dodges his shot and

throws a switchblade into Luther's wrist, disarming him. The Riffs arrive, acknowledging the Warriors' courage and skill before apprehending the Rogues. As the Riffs descend upon him, Luther screams. The radio DJ announces that the hit on the Warriors has been canceled and salutes them with a song, "In the City." The film ends with Swan, Mercy, and the rest of the gang walking down a Coney Island beach illuminated by the rising sun. 
                     

The Warriors has become a cult film, and some film critics have since re-examined it. As of December 2023, the film garnered an 88% approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes, based on 51 reviews. The critical consensus reads: "As violent as it is stylish, The Warriors is a thrilling piece

of pulp filmmaking." In 2003, The New York Times placed the film on its "Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made". Entertainment Weekly named it the 16th-greatest cult film on its 2003 "Top 50 Greatest Cult Films" list, and ranked it 14th in its 2008 list of the "25 Most Controversial Movies Ever". The film's soundtrack, featuring music by Barry De Vorzon, Joe Walsh, and others, was released on the A&M label in March 1979. 

                    

THE SOUNDTRACK

               

Barry de Vorzon's bone-chilling compositions envelop hard rock and sub-disco funk with a gritty

apocalyptic urge. Conjuring strange film images, "Theme from The Warriors," "The Fight," and "Baseball Furies Chase" are testosterone-laden instrumentals, combining sinister guitars and plodding drum work peppered with creepy-sounding keyboards. Adding laid-back soul texture is a smooth Mandrill rarity, "Echoes in My Mind," highlighting solid basslines popping over funky horns and catchy vocals. 
                    

Memorable audio clips from the mysterious female DJ informing rival gang factions of brutal clashes

are placed between tracks, as well as the infamous battle cry "Warriors...come out to play-aay!" -- complete with clacking beer bottles. The film's exhausting conclusion is forever cemented to Joe Walsh's desperate survival anthem "In the City," as our heroes walk triumphantly into a dreary Coney Island sunrise. This dark slice of pop culture was available only on vinyl sources until 1995, when Polygram International released an import version on compact disc.
                            

Various – The Warriors (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Label: A&M Records – CD 3151
Format: CD, Album, Stereo
Country: US
Released: Oct 1988
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Soundtrack

TRACKS

                    

01. Barry De Vorzon – Theme From "The Warriors"   3:57
Engineer – Gary Ulmer
Producer, Arranged By, Written-By – Barry De Vorzon
02. Arnold McCuller – Nowhere To Run   3:15
Written-By – Holland, Dozier, Holland
03. Kenny Vance With Ismael Miranda – In Havana   3:56
Written-By – Artie Ripp, Steve Nathanson
04. Mandrill – Echoes In My Mind   6:09
Written-By – C. Wilson, C. Cave II, L. Wilson, Dr. R. Wilson, W. Wilson
05. Barry De Vorzon – The Fight   1:23
Engineer – Gary Ulmer
Producer, Arranged By, Written-By – Barry De Vorzon
06. Joe Walsh – In The City   3:54
Engineer – Gary Ulmer
Producer, Arranged By, Written-By – Barry De Vorzon, Joe Walsh
07. Genya Ravan – Love Is A Fire   4:54
Written-By – Johnny Vastano, Vinnie Poncia
08. Barry De Vorzon – Baseball Furies Chase    2:26
Engineer – Gary Ulmer
Producer, Arranged By, Written-By – Barry De Vorzon
09. Johnny Vastano – You're Movin' Too Slow   2:54
Written-By – Eric Mercury, William Smith 
10. Desmond Child – Last Of An Ancient Breed    4:09
Written-By – Desmond Child

NOTES

Joe Walsh appears courtesy of Elektra / Asylum Records
Genya Ravan appears courtesy of 20th Century Fox Records
Desmond Child and "Rouge" appear courtesy of Capitol Records
Ismael Miranda appears courtesy of Fania Records
Mandrill appears courtesy of Arista Records

Flac Size: 252 MB

The Who: Tommy O.S.T 1975 + Quadrophenia O.S.T 1979

     

 THE WHO - TOMMY O.S.T 1975

                     

Tommy is a 1975 British psychedelic musical fantasy drama film written and directed by Ken Russell

and based on The Who's 1969 rock opera album Tommy about a psychosomatically deaf, mute, and blind boy who becomes a pinball champion and religious leader. Tommy was written in 1968 and recorded by the Who in 1969. Three years later a version of the opera was recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra. The two albums sold ten million copies between them.
              

According to Russell, several scripts had been written by the time he came on the project. He later

wrote "some were well written, some were not, but they all had one thing in common - a big negative. They were not about a deaf dumb and blind boy's spiritual journey from darkness to light." Russell did up his own treatment of the story as he saw it. He said: "This in no way deviated from his [Townshend's] original but plugged in the gaps where I found the story obscure or just non existent." Russell said Townshend liked most of his suggestions and wrote new material.
                     

Filming started April 1974 and took place over twelve weeks. In his commentary for the 2004 DVD

release of the film, Ken Russell stated that the opening and closing outdoor scenes were shot in the Borrowdale valley of the English Lake District, near his own home, the same area that he had used to double for rural Austria and Bohemia in his earlier film Mahler, in which Robert Powell had starred.
                    

The Pinball Wizard sequence was shot at the Kings Theatre in Southsea and the two pinball machines used were a 1965 Kings & Queens by Gottlieb—used by Roger Daltrey—and a Gottlieb Buckaroo also

from 1965, used by Elton John. The machines' scoring displays were modified from their originals for the scene, to accommodate for large scores.The film featured a star-studded ensemble cast, including the members of The Who themselves (most notably, lead singer Roger Daltrey, who plays the title role), Oliver Reed, Ann-Margret, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Jack Nicholson, Robert Powell and Tina Turner. 

              

The famous scene in which Ann-Margret's character hallucinates that she is cavorting in detergent foam, baked beans, and chocolate reportedly took three days to shoot. According to

Russell, the detergent and baked bean sequences were "revenge" parodies of real-life TV advertisements he had directed early in his career, although the baked bean sequence also references one of the cover photos and a parody radio ad from The Who's 1967 album The Who Sell Out. Russell also recalled that Ann-Margret's husband, Roger Smith, strongly objected to the scene in which she slithers around in melted chocolate.
               

Charles Champlin of the Los Angeles Times called the film "an overwhelming, thunderous, almost

continuously astonishing achievement, coherent and consistent from first frames to last."
                          

Various – Tommy (Original Soundtrack Recording)
Label: Polydor – 841 121-2
Format: 2 x CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Country: Europe
Released: 1975
Genre: Rock, Stage & Screen
Style: Soundtrack, Pop Rock

CD1.

                   

01. Overture From Tommy   5:01
Performer – The Who
02. Prologue 1945   2:57
Brass [Opening] – John Entwistle
Performer – Pete Townshend
03. Captain Walker / It's A Boy   2:36
Performer – Pete Townshend
Vocals – Margo Newman, Pete Townshend, Vicki Brown
04. Bernie's Holiday Camp   3:43
Performer – The Who
Vocals – Alison Dowling, Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed
05. 1951 / What About The Boy?   2:49
Drums – Mike Kelly
Guitar – Caleb Quaye, Mick Ralphs
Organ – Chris Stainton
Piano – Nicky Hopkins
Vocals – Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed
06. Amazing Journey   3:18
Acoustic Guitar – Alan Ross
Bass – Phil Chen
Drums – Tony Newman
Piano – Nicky Hopkins
Vocals – Pete Townshend
07. Christmas   3:38
Bass – John Entwistle
Drums – Keith Moon
Piano – Nicky Hopkins
Vocals – Alison Dowling, Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed
08. Eyesight To The Blind   3:21
Bass – John Entwistle
Drums – Kenney Jones
Vocals, Guitar – Eric Clapton
09. The Acid Queen   3:48
Bass – John Entwistle
Drums – Kenney Jones
Guitar – Ronnie Wood
Piano – Nicky Hopkins
Vocals – Tina Turner
10. Do You Think It's Alright? (I)   0:54
Acoustic Guitar – Alan Ross
Bass – Phil Chen
Drums – Graham Deakin
Piano – Nicky Hopkins
Vocals – Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed
11. Cousin Kevin   3:07
Bass – Dave Wintour
Drums – Tony Newman
Vocals – Paul Nicholas
12. Do You Think It's Alright? (II)   0:44
Acoustic Guitar – Alan Ross
Bass – Phil Chen
Drums – Graham Deakin
Piano – Nicky Hopkins
Vocals – Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed
13. Fiddle About   1:40
Brass – John Entwistle
Performer – The Who
Vocals – Keith Moon
14. Do You Think It's Alright? (III)   0:29
Acoustic Guitar – Alan Ross
Bass – Phil Chen
Drums – Graham Deakin
Piano – Nicky Hopkins
Vocals – Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed
15. Sparks   3:06
Performer – The Who
16. Extra, Extra, Extra   0:34
Acoustic Guitar – Alan Ross
Bass – Tony Stevens
Drums – Kenney Jones
Piano – Pete Townshend
Vocals – Simon Townshend
17. Pinball Wizard   5:15
Bass – Dee Murray
Drums – Nigel Olsson
Guitar – Davey Johnstone
Percussion – Ray Cooper
Vocals, Piano – Elton John

Flac Size: 326 MB

CD2.

            

01. Champagne   4:42
Performer – The Who
Vocals – Ann-Margret, Roger Daltrey
02. There's A Doctor   0:22
Acoustic Guitar – Alan Ross
Drums – Kenney Jones
Guitar – Ronnie Wood
Piano – Chris Stainton
Vocals – Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed
03. Go To The Mirror   3:57
Bass – Phil Chen
Drums – Richard Bailey
Lead Guitar – Caleb Quaye
Piano – Nicky Hopkins
Vocals – Ann-Margret, Jack Nicholson, Oliver Reed, Roger Daltrey
04. Tommy Can You Hear Me?   0:55
Acoustic Guitar – Alan Ross, Chris Stainton
Piano – Nicky Hopkins
Vocals – Ann-Margret
05. Smash The Mirror   1:23
Acoustic Guitar – Alan Ross
Bass – John Entwistle
Drums – Kenney Jones
Vocals – Ann-Margret
06. I'm Free   2:36
Bass – John Entwistle
Drums – Kenney Jones
Piano – Nicky Hopkins
Vocals – Roger Daltrey
07. Mother And Son   3:26
Performer – Pete Townshend
Vocals – Ann-Margret, Roger Daltrey
08. Sensation   4:36
Acoustic Guitar – Alan Ross
Bass – Phil Chen
Drums – Tony Newman
Horns – John Entwistle
Piano – Nicky Hopkins
Vocals – Roger Daltrey
09. Miracle Cure   0:23
Acoustic Guitar – Alan Ross
Bass – Tony Stevens
Drums – Kenney Jones
Piano – Pete Townshend
Vocals – Simon Townshend
10. Sally Simpson   5:12
Bass – Phil Chen
Drums – Graham Deakin
Guitar – Eric Clapton
Piano – Nicky Hopkins
Vocals – Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey
11. Welcome   4:14
Performer – Pete Townshend
Vocals – Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed, Roger Daltrey
12. T.V. Studio   1:14
Performer – Pete Townshend
Vocals – Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed, Roger Daltrey
13. Tommy's Holiday Camp   1:30
Arranged By [Organ] – Martyn Ford
Organ – Gerald Shaw
Vocals – Keith Moon
14. We're Not Gonna Take It   4:46
Acoustic Guitar – Alan Ross
Bass – Fuzzy Samuels
Drums – Mike Kelly
Guitar – Caleb Quaye
Horns – John Entwistle
Organ – Chris Stainton
Piano – Nicky Hopkins
Vocals – Roger Daltrey
15. See Me, Feel Me / Listening To You   4:19
Horns – John Entwistle
Organ – Chris Stainton
Performer – The Who
Piano – Nicky Hopkins
Vocals – Roger Daltrey

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THE WHO - QUADROPHENIA O.S.T 1979

                      

Quadrophenia is a 1979 British drama film, based on the Who's 1973 rock opera of the same name. It was directed by Franc Roddam in his feature directing debut. Unlike the adaptation of Tommy, Quadrophenia is not a musical film, and the band does not appear live in the film.

The film, set in London in 1964, depicts a period of emotional turmoil in the life of Jimmy Cooper (Phil Daniels), a young Mod who escapes from his dead-end job as a postroom boy by dancing, partying, taking amphetamines, riding his scooter and brawling with Rockers. Jimmy Cooper loathes his dead-end job and his working-class parents. He seeks solace with his mod clique, scooter riding, and drugs, only to be disappointed.
                 

Jimmy Cooper (Phil Daniels) escapes the drudgery of his postal job as a member of the Mods, a

sharply dressed gang constantly at odds with their rivals, the Rockers. When the Mods and Rockers clash in the coastal town of Brighton, England, it leads to both trouble and an encounter with the lovely Steph (Leslie Ash). Returning to London, Jimmy, who aspires to be like Mod leader Ace Face (Sting), becomes even more disillusioned and longs to return to Brighton.
                     

Lonely and unsure what to do with himself, he revisits the scenes of the riots and his encounter with

Steph. Then Jimmy is shocked to discover that his idol, Ace Face, has a menial job as a bellboy at the Grand Brighton Hotel. Jimmy steals Ace's Vespa scooter and heads to Beachy Head, riding close to the cliff-edge. For a time, he appears to be having an enjoyable ride in the sunshine, but then he stops and glares miserably at the sea. Finally, the scooter is seen crashing over the cliff-top, which is where the film began (with Jimmy walking back against a sunset backdrop).
             

The film version of Pete Townshend’s rock opera QUADROPHENIA starring Phil Daniels as pill-

popping ticket Jimmy Cooper and co-starring Leslie Ash, Toyah Wilcox, Sting, Ray Winstone and Michael Elphick. The Musical Directors for QUADROPHENIA are Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle and Pete Townshend.
                 

The Who’s classic rock opera Quadrophenia was the basis for this invigorating coming-of-age movie

and depiction of the defiant, drug-fueled mod subculture of early 1960s London. Our antihero is Jimmy (Phil Daniels), a teenager dissatisfied with family, work, and love. He spends his time knocking around with his clothes-obsessed, pill-popping, scooter-driving fellow mods, a group whose antipathy for the motorcycle-riding rockers leads to a climactic riot in Brighton.
             

Director Franc Roddam’s rough-edged film is a quintessential chronicle of youthful rebellion and

turmoil, with Pete Townshend’s brilliant songs (including “I’ve Had Enough,” “5:15,” and “Love Reign O’er Me”) providing emotional support, and featuring Sting and Ray Winstone in early roles.
                 

Various – Music From The Soundtrack Of The Who Film Quadrophenia
Label: Polydor – 314 543 691-2
Format: CD, Compilation, Remastered 2000
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Rock, Stage & Screen
Style: Pop Rock, Classic Rock

TRACKS

01. The Who – I Am The Sea    2:03
02. The Who – The Real Me    3:28
03. The Who – I'm One    2:40
04. The Who – 5:15    4:50
05. The Who – Love Reign O'er Me    5:11
06. The Who – Bellboy    4:35
07. The Who – I've Had Enough    6:11
08. The Who – Helpless Dancer    0:22
09. The Who – Doctor Jimmy    7:31
10. The High Numbers – Zoot Suit    2:00
11. Cross Section – Hi Heel Sneakers    2:46
12. The Who – Get Out And Stay Out    2:36
13. The Who – Four Faces    3:20
14. The Who – Joker James    3:13
15. The Who – The Punk And The Godfather    3:21
16. James Brown – Night Train    3:38
17. The Kingsmen – Louie Louie    2:41
18. Booker T & The MG'S – Green Onions    2:46
19. The Cascades – Rhythm Of The Rain    2:28
20. The Chiffons – He's So Fine    1:52
21. The Ronettes – Be My Baby    2:30
22. The Crystals – Da Doo Ron Ron    2:09
23. The High Numbers - I'm The Face   2:28

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