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| 1. Paris, Texas |
| 2. Brothers |
| 3. Nothing Out There |
| 4. Cancion Mixteca - Harry Dean Stanton |
| 5. No Safety Zone |
| 6. Houston In Two Seconds |
| 7. She`s Leaving The Bank |
| 8. On The Couch |
| 9. I Knew These People - Harry Dean Stanton And Nastassja Kinski |
| 10. Dark Was The Night |
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A stark drama staring Harry Dean Stanton, Paris, Texas (1985) remains German director Wim Wenders best-known English language film. To capture the emotion of story set against the relentless heat and arid landscape of Texas, Wenders chose not a Hollywood film composer, but the celebrated folk and blues musician, Ry Cooder. Working with just two other musicians, Jim Dickinson and David Lindley, Cooder crafted an incisive score which seems to burrow right under the skin of the film's damaged, fragile characters, articulating feelings too painful for words. Cooder dominates the score with his distinctive slide guitar playing, his simple main theme so evocative than once heard it is never forgotten. The subtle nuances of the performances mix guitars and delicate percussion to create distinctive soundscapes, the complex layering of "She's Leaving The Bank" being especially striking. Also present is "Cancion Mixteca" a traditional song given a somewhat eccentric performance by Harry Dean Stanton, and "I Knew These People" a lengthy dialogue encompassing the heart of the film. Far removed from conventional film music, this is a quietly haunting score, which alongside Cooder's The Long Riders and Last Man Standing, shows just how effective an imaginatively different approach to movie music can be. --Gary S. Dalkin
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Absolute twanging slidy, front porch swing brilliance!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Paris - Texas (Audio CD)
Twang....budoing....shimmer (then slide up six) budoing ..wheee..shimmer ( finish on low E)All of you slide guitar afficionados will recognise the brilliance of Ry Cooder at his best. You can sense the heat of the deserted black-top highway and feel the perspiration start to prickle on the back of your neck - all by listening to this CD! How good is that! Next time I'm in the Southern States this one is going with me for the car! Ry can also be found in "Why don't you try me tonight" and of course the wonderful soundtrack of "Crossroads."
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Out There!,
By Ernest the Goose (Harrogate England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Paris - Texas (Audio CD)
I have to confess to hearing Ry Cooder's memorable and beautiful soundtrack long before seeing the film, however like many film soundtracks I have since purchased, this one stands up as a fine example of inspirational music on its own - with or without the film for reference.
It's funny, that years later I find myself embracing, with equal enthusiasm, the work of Gustavo Santaolalla: memorable for his soundtracks to Brokeback Mountain, 21 Grams, and Amores Perros. Like Cooder, Santaolalla also creates a timeless haunting soundscape with the purity of a simple guitar palate and when it works... there is nothing to beat it. If you like this album, check out the other soundtracks I mentioned. In the meantime if you only have room for one 'out there' acoustic guitar album, buy this one at any price... you will not be disappointed. Enjoy, Ernest the Goose
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
No Safety Zone,
By GJ (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Paris - Texas (Audio CD)
Is this, I wonder, the greatest filmscore ever made? Well, if it isn't, it must come close. It is impossible to imagine Wim Wenders' film without the sparse, haunting, melancholy wail of Ry Cooder's guitar, the soundtrack being an integral part of the action (if the film can really be considered to have much in the way of action). It is as difficult to imagine "Paris, Texas" without Cooder's music as it is to imagine the shower scene in "Psycho" without Bernard Herrman's staccato strings but, whereas Herrman's score works only with the film, the music on "Paris, Texas" makes for a raw and wonderful listening experience on its own. Listen to this album with your eyes closed and the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end with the power of the plaintive sounds. The extract of dialogue, "I Knew These People", is Harry Dean Stanton narrating the tale of young love gone sour: it fits so well with the rest of the album but still comes as a surprise, increasing the emotional weight of the record. All of which makes it sound like a bit of a miserable endeavour but, melancholy though it is, it is, somehow, far from miserable. Just beautiful.
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