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  • Audio CD (17 Mar 2008)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Soundtrack
  • Label: SonyBMG
  • ASIN: B0014FC3SC
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 539 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Introduction - Dialogue: Alex Drake
2. David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes
3. Visage - Fade To Grey
4. The Human League- Love Action
5. Duran Duran - Girls On Film
6. Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno
7. OMD - Souvenir
8. The Stranglers - No More Heroes
9. The Clash - I Fought The Law
10. Heaven 17 - (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thing
11. Interlude - Dialogue: You're Nicked
12. Edmund Butt - Gene Genie (Gene Hunt's theme from `Ashes To Ashes')
13. The Passions - In Love With A German Film Star
14. Altered Images - Happy Birthday
15. Joe Jackson - It's Different For Girls
16. Flying Lizards - Money
17. The Beat - Doors Of Your Heart
18. The Ruts - Staring At The Rude Boys
19. The Teardrop Explodes - Reward
20. Tenpole Tudor - Swords Of A Thousand Men
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1981. The year of the Royal Wedding. The Brixton Riots. Bucks Fizz winning the Eurovision Song Contest. And the year that Gene Hunt takes the Met by storm in Ashes to Ashes.

After the huge success of `Life On Mars' soundtrack set in the 1970's, Ashes To Ashes updates the story in the 1980's, and with it comes a brand new collection of music from the series. As before the songs will be threaded through the drama, to make this a must-have companion piece to the show.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Great soundtrack but too much left out, 18 May 2008
By C. E. Pearce "Liz Pearce" (Darlington, County Durham, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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One of the many strengths of Ashes To Ashes, along with its predecessor Life On Mars, is the use of music from the period in which the drama is set, perfectly capturing the 'feel' of that moment in time and giving extra impact and meaning to the action on the screen. The music on the soundtrack ranges from hits that are still very well known today such as Duran Duran's 'Girls On Film' and 'Let's Stick Together' by Bryan Ferry to songs that may not have been familiar to some of the Ashes To Ashes audience but have been a real pleasure to discover, such as the fabulous 'Staring At The Rude Boys' by The Ruts. The soundtrack features a good cross-section of both, many of which will bring images from the series straight back to mind - Gene and Alex in the Quattro racing to 'The Finish' pub in the docklands to the glorious 'Swords Of A Thousand Men' by Tenpole Tudor or hurrying through the subterranean labyrinth of corridors in the Edgecome nuclear installation in search of the vault containing the mysterious Artemis file to 'Reward' by The Teardrop Explodes. The soundtrack also contains one of the songs which I, for one, now simply cannot divorce from the context in which it was used in the series - Ultravox's 'Vienna'. I don't think I'll ever be able to listen to the first few bars of that song again without my mind's eye picturing that jaw-dropping slow motion shot of falling shards of glass as Gene steps through the shattered window to save Alex.

So why have I only given it three stars? This is entirely due to what has been left out rather than what was included. The quality of the music used in Ashes To Ashes is such that the soundtrack could easily have merited a double CD. As it is, some absolutely key tracks from the series have, astonishingly, been omitted. These include Duran Duran's 'Careless Memories' which we hear as Gene makes his triumphant entrance in the Quattro in episode one, the edgy and disorientating 'Ghosts' by Japan from the end of episode six when Alex realises with a shock who the man in her bed from her recurring dream actually is, 'The Man With The Child In His Eyes' by Kate Bush which is playing on the radio as Gene puts himself in the uncharacteristically vulnerable position of asking Alex if she would like to go out to dinner with him, and Supertramp's upbeat 'Take The Long Way Home' from the end of episode eight, which promises that this is exactly what Alex will do, having further adventures with Gene and learning more about herself and him along the way. But most mystifyingly, the one track which for me was as much the theme of the series as Bowie's 'Ashes To Ashes' itself - Roxy Music's 'Same Old Scene' - is also not included. This track was used in the ultra-cool sequence at the end of episode one which contained virtually no dialogue. The piece of music that the show's producers were originally going to use for this was 'Imagine' by John Lennon; considering how much the mood of the sequence would have been altered if they had gone ahead, it becomes clear how essential this Roxy Music song actually was in setting up the dark, brooding, sexually charged atmosphere so successfully evoked. For me, a comprehensive soundtrack of the series has to include all of these tracks and so I've resorted to iTunes to fill the gaps, but I would much rather have bought these songs as part of a single package.

Also, I would have liked the soundtrack to have included the epic Western-inspired theme that we hear when Alex first recognises Gene in episode one and again when he makes his rousing 'unbreakable' speech to Lord Scarman in episode eight. It's this piece of music that I think of as 'Gene Hunt's Theme' rather than the incidental music with that title which appears on the CD.

Although some dialogue from the series has been included, this is another area where too much has been left out. With the wealth of Gene Hunt's brilliant one-liners in Ashes To Ashes, to include only two of them in the soundtrack is so positively criminal that Special Branch should be on the case.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars evocative, nostalgic, fantastic., 12 April 2008
By sam155 (Gloucestershire) - See all my reviews
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Playing this in the car is amazing. There is something iconic about "Vienna"- played to death in the 80s, but a seismic classic these days. There are beautiful songs too that I'd almost forgotten, especially track 7- "Souvenir" by OMD, and the typically eighties "Fade to Grey" by Visage, and of course, the incomparable David Bowie to kick off with the eponymous "Ashes to Ashes". There are two bits of dialogue inserted to remind you where the compilation came from in the first place. The first bit is Keeley Hawes' voice over intro "My name is Alex Drake and I have just been shot"etc. It sounds a bit weird in amongst the music but I didn't really mind it. Then you have the Gene Genie himself arresting some hapless criminal with a succint "You're nicked speech" which gave me a laugh every time I hear it sandwiched between tracks. All in all a great album, and a good mixture of styles and tracks which brought back fond memories of a top quality and much missed TV drama. Not to mention memories of the decade that style forgot. Or did it? That white leather jacket started to look quite good to me!
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome 80's, 22 Mar 2008
Whether you're a fan of the show or not (I'm the former), this album has an impressive and varied selection of early 80's music. It's good to see that they've included all of the songs from important scenes in the series making this a must buy for Ashes to Ashes fans and 80's music lovers alike!
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5.0 out of 5 stars ashes 2 ashes series 1
a really brillient series. with police officer alex drake getting sent back to the 80s after being shot in the head.
Published 12 days ago by S. Edwards

5.0 out of 5 stars 80s Hits On A 80s Show!
Ah Vienna! One of many hit songs on this brilliant album for the hit show Ashes To Ashes. Got this along with the series, loving the music and it's a instant hit to listen to. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ms. J. F. Gilby

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantasic 80s Compilation
A good variety of songs from the show, including some classics. Definitely worth a look. Too bad they're not all on there though
Published 15 months ago by Jamie Stocker

4.0 out of 5 stars citrus headed excelence
get this album if your into citrus based fruit heads i.e karl pilkington. a must buy.
Published 15 months ago by DEANO

3.0 out of 5 stars Great complilation, shame about the case
Thought the songs on the album were great, but disappointed in the case, was expecting a plasic case but its just a card type one
Published 15 months ago by Ms. S. K. Martin

4.0 out of 5 stars Good songs but...
This is a good selection of songs but I would have thought as the series is set in 81 that they could have found enough songs from that year? Read more
Published 16 months ago by D. Wood

4.0 out of 5 stars No Quattro?
This is a great compilation of most of the best tracks from the show. I'd have liked a few more Hunt-isms and I'm really disappointed that "fire up the Quattro" isn't on there!
Published 16 months ago by D. M. Brown

5.0 out of 5 stars Retro paradise
This complilation is so good it's really immaterial which tv programme it's affilliated to.
I was an avid music fan through the 70's & 80's & some of these tracks really... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Sizzle

5.0 out of 5 stars it rocks!
this album rocks. it takes you back to the mood of the 80's. a must for any fan of ashes2ashes!
Published 16 months ago by Andrew Holdway

5.0 out of 5 stars Bring back the New Romantics!
This is a soundtrack not to be missed, essential for any modern day
New Romantic fan who may find themselves dancing the night away to the
soundtrack of the series at... Read more
Published 16 months ago by A. Kay

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