The Lost boys [sound recording] : original motion picture soundtrack.
Material type: MusicPublisher number: 7 81762-2 | Atlantic81767-2 | AtlanticPublication details: New York, N.Y. : Atlantic, p1987.Description: 1 sound disc : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 inUniform titles:- Lost boys (Motion picture)
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult CD | Main Library | CD | SOUNDTRACK Lost Boys | Available | 33111006288902 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Joel Schumacher's 1987 film The Lost Boys capitalized on a temporary lull in horror movies in the late '80s and created a heavily music-video-influenced vampire homage with enough campy humor, heavy metal costumes, and hunky stars to put a fresh spin on the genre. An amusing piece of eye candy spiked by a few creepy moments, the movie, in typical '80s style, relies heavily on the soundtrack to bolster its emotional core. The soundtrack, like the film, works great on the surface -- but don't go much deeper. A mix of covers and bombastic '80s pop originals, the songs work best when they concentrate on the horror factor. Echo & the Bunnymen turn in an excellent cover of the Doors' "People Are Strange" that has a bouncier, more melodic touch than the original. Jimmy Barnes and INXS' "Good Times" is an energetic rocker used to personify the party-hardy SoCal atmosphere of the film. The strongest song is the movie's theme, "Cry Little Sister," a goth-influenced midtempo ballad. Singer Gerald McMann's pained phrasing and creepy lyrics, and a chilling chorus sung by what sounds like disembodied children, exemplify the best parts of the movie and the soundtrack. ~ Theresa E. LaVeck
Analog recording.
Atlantic: 81762-2 (on container spine: 7 81762-2).
Compact disc.
Rock music.
Good times / George Young and Harry Vanda (INXS and Jimmy Barnes) (3:49) -- Lost in the shadows (The lost boys) / Lou Gramm (L. Gramm) (6:17) -- Don't let the sun go down on me / Elton John and Bernie Taupin (Roger Daltrey) (6:09) -- Laying down the law / Michael Hutchence ... [et al.] (INXS and Jimmy Barnes) (4:24) -- People are strange / the Doors (Echo and the Bunnymen) (3:36) -- Cry little sister : (theme from The lost boys) / Michael Mainieri and Gerard McMann (G. McMann) (4:03) -- Power play / Brian A. Robertson and Phil Pickett (Eddie and the Tide) (3:57) -- I still believe / Michael Been and James Goodwin (Tim Cappello) (3:42) -- Beauty has her way / David Banks and Paul Brook (Mummy Calls) (3:56) -- To the shock of Miss Louise / Thomas Newman (T. Newman) (1:21).
Various performers.