Midnight Express Soundtrack (1978) - Casablanca Records
Hello Friends,
On the turntable tonight, we've got Giorgio Moroder's soundtrack album to Alan Parker's 1978 movie about a hash-smuggling American who gets caught and jailed in a Turkish prison.
Spoiler alert: Its no picnic!
Based on the (mostly) true account of Billy Hayes, the film's script was written by none other than Sir Oliver Stone.
Very synthy & dreamlike, Moroder's soundtrack is at times haunting and powerful. There's a couple of vocal tracks that end up sounding kind of dated and cheesey, but the 8-minute opening track alone ("Chase") is worth the price of admission.
Its so good, in fact, that it won the Academy Award for best original score for that year!
Nice job, Giorgio! You have yet to let us down!
And remember kids, just say No!
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| o-o-oh billy! |
RATING: 4 dreams that keep my soul alive out of 5
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