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 Posted:   Mar 8, 2019 - 2:57 PM   
 By:   The Mutant   (Member)

Sigh....

https://waxworkrecords.com/products/cruising


Complete sessions plus songs. Vinyl only. Frigg.


“Waxwork Records is thrilled to present CRUISING Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Score. Available for the first time, the original 1980 soundtrack release has been expanded to include the complete film music. Spanning three LP’s, Waxwork worked closely with director William Friedkin, Sony, and Universal Pictures to locate and unearth the original masters that include the original Jack Nitzsche score sessions, the Germs recording sessions, and all music recorded for the film featuring The Cripples, Barre Phillips, Mutiny, and many more. This is the long awaited and definitive CRUISING soundtrack release requested by fans of the film, punk rock, and the counter culture for decades.

CRUISING is a 1980 erotic crime thriller directed by William Friedkin (The Exorcist, Sorcerer) and starring Al Pacino and Karen Allen. It is loosely based on the novel by the same name about a serial killer targeting gay men associated with the underground leather and S&M scene in New York City. The production and shooting of CRUISING was plagued with protests and petitioning to stop the filming by gay rights activists. The movie was received poorly upon release, however, CRUISING has gone to amass a large cult-following and is now considered to be a wildly underrated and thought provoking film that was years ahead of it’s time. CRUISING and director Friedkin unapologetically explored topics that were largely considered at the time to be taboo, noncommercial, and dangerous.

Director William Friedkin’s renegade approach at documentary style filmmaking took him to the darkest corners of the underground where his research and discovery of crime, lifestyle duality, and the burgeoning gay leather scene sparked the creation of a landmark film that is a topic of intense conversation and examination to this day.

Waxwork’s CRUISING Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Score features the complete music recorded for the film pressed to 180 gram Blue, Black, and White colored vinyl, a 12”x12” booklet featuring an exclusive essay by director William Friedkin on the intense making of the film and creation of it’s music, album design and layout by Aesthetic Apparatus, triple gatefold jackets with satin coating and spot UV gloss, and all music sourced and re-mastered from the original master tapes.

CRUISING Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Score:

The Complete Soundtrack and Score Session Recordings
180 Gram Blue, Black, and White Vinyl
Exclusive Essay By William Friedkin
12”x12” Booklet
Design By Aesthetic Apparatus
Triple LP Gatefold Jackets with Spot UV Gloss”

 
 
 Posted:   Mar 8, 2019 - 3:06 PM   
 By:   GoblinScore   (Member)

Does that tracklist make sense to you??
I got the Waxwork email & dont see Nitschze or score session type cues at all.
Maybe a cd will follow??

 
 
 Posted:   Mar 8, 2019 - 3:23 PM   
 By:   Last Child   (Member)

I got the Waxwork email & dont see Nitschze or score session type cues at all.

I wondered about that since they specify his score music. There are two generic titled tracks ("Movement") by Barre Phillips and Egberto Gismonti. I'm unfamiliar with Egberto and what music he contributed, but maybe these were collaborations with Nitschze for the film. There are soundsamples of 6 tracks including the Barre track - does Waxworks ever offer downloads?
https://soundcloud.com/waxwork-records

 
 Posted:   Mar 8, 2019 - 3:26 PM   
 By:   The Mutant   (Member)

I really friggin hope so. It’s super annoying to non-vinyl collectors.

 
 
 Posted:   Mar 8, 2019 - 3:27 PM   
 By:   Melvin Stephens   (Member)

Does that tracklist make sense to you??
No...it does not.

Have always wanted the score...

 
 Posted:   Mar 8, 2019 - 3:29 PM   
 By:   The Mutant   (Member)

Does that tracklist make sense to you??
I got the Waxwork email & dont see Nitschze or score session type cues at all.
Maybe a cd will follow??



None of this makes sense to me.

 
 
 Posted:   Mar 8, 2019 - 3:47 PM   
 By:   Last Child   (Member)

Googling Egberto and Cruising, found a Library of Congress description which doesnt specify what he did. It does mention the track below which I don't see on the Waxworks release so maybe it's not complete after all. wink

https://www.loc.gov/item/jots.200014730/
Description
motion picture | Feature film (over 60 minutes). "Three-day moon" by and performed by Barre Phillips; "Herbal scent" by Marcus Miller, performed by Tom Browne; "Waterwheel" performed by Ralph Towner. (Songs). Inc: Egberto Gismonti. (Soundtrack Personnel). Motion Picture (Form).

Skip to 2:38, you might recognize this from the film when it overlaps from source to creepy score (when Pacino starts to get into his new character).

 
 
 Posted:   Mar 8, 2019 - 4:09 PM   
 By:   GoblinScore   (Member)

Thanks to CHUD & CREEPSHOW 2, I begrudgingly got on the vinyl train....again...and maybe it's due to my age, but I enjoy it. It can get pricey but can also be affordable if you dont go apeshit and buy useless (Rogue One ahem!) releases just because.
A decent Audio Technics player can be had fairly priced & it's a fun nostlagia trip.
Cant beat em join em...

 
 Posted:   Mar 8, 2019 - 7:29 PM   
 By:   Mr. Jack   (Member)

I hate this bullshit.

 
 Posted:   Mar 8, 2019 - 9:32 PM   
 By:   RR   (Member)

Get yourself a turntable. All the cool kids have one.

 
 
 Posted:   Mar 9, 2019 - 5:41 AM   
 By:   Last Child   (Member)

Vinyl soundtracks, single or multi-disc, are more expensive than their CD counterparts. The last thing I need is to pay more for this addiction. I have no interest in the punk songs which are the bulk of this release, so an ala carte download option would be great.

 
 Posted:   Mar 10, 2019 - 4:23 PM   
 By:   Dana Wilcox   (Member)

Worst film ever made. Worse than JESUS CHRIST VAMPIRE HUNTER. Worse than BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS. Worse than THE SUBTERRANEANS, PANIC IN THE YEAR ZERO, ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES or even BATTLEFIELD EARTH, or all of them put together... Brings new meaning to the phrase "without redeeming social value." I can't even remember the music (drowned out by the retching sounds around me in the theater).

 
 
 Posted:   Mar 10, 2019 - 4:30 PM   
 By:   Last Child   (Member)

Watching it for the first time, 30 years later at home, allows for a more tempered experience. Nitschze's underscore choices are not unlike "Tubular Bells" for EXORCIST.

Barre Phillips "A-I-A"
Ralph Towner "Waterwheel"



 
 
 Posted:   Dec 12, 2020 - 4:38 PM   
 By:   Last Child   (Member)

Still no digital release - anyone here bought and digitized it?
I'm looking for a pair tracks from the score, not the source songs.
The two generic titled tracks ("Movement") by Barre Phillips and Egberto Gismonti.

 
 
 Posted:   Dec 12, 2020 - 9:51 PM   
 By:   Thgil   (Member)

This vinyl-only trend can suck a fat one. It's 2020 for crying out loud. At the very minimum, make these things available as high resolution downloads for those of us who haven't lost our minds.

 
 
 Posted:   Jun 25, 2022 - 12:19 PM   
 By:   Diamond Diary   (Member)

Someone mentioned it earlier in this thread, but I just found out which piece of music is used in the opening (and at other points in the film, and looping on 2007 DVD menu): Barre Phillips - "AIA"

https://vimeo.com/356512807

Great choice...haunting, dreary, really appropriate for this dark, depressing movie.

 
 Posted:   Jun 25, 2022 - 3:18 PM   
 By:   Timothy J. Phlaps   (Member)

Worse than JESUS CHRIST VAMPIRE HUNTER.

Nothing is worse than JESUS CHRIST: VAMPIRE HUNTER.

 
 Posted:   Jun 25, 2022 - 4:59 PM   
 By:   The Mutant   (Member)

Damn. I thought this was an update on the digital release. Still nada.

 
 
 Posted:   Jun 26, 2022 - 6:18 AM   
 By:   captain X   (Member)

Worst film ever made. Worse than JESUS CHRIST VAMPIRE HUNTER. Worse than BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS. Worse than THE SUBTERRANEANS, PANIC IN THE YEAR ZERO, ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES or even BATTLEFIELD EARTH, or all of them put together... Brings new meaning to the phrase "without redeeming social value." I can't even remember the music (drowned out by the retching sounds around me in the theater).

I don't about that...

Let us say, it had potential.

 
 Posted:   Jun 26, 2022 - 6:50 AM   
 By:   The Mutant   (Member)

“Thou doth protest too much”

 
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