Original Music by John Clifford White Orchestration by John Hawker Music Score Mixer Peter Palankay Music Engineer Mat Thomas Vocals John Clifford White Guitar John Hewett Bass Guitar Chris Pettifer Drums Phillip Beard German Vocals Peter Pales Music Recorded At Metropolis Audio "Au Fond Du Temple Saint" from 'Les Pêcheurs de Perles' by G. Bizet Performed by Ernest Blanc and Nicolaï Gedda with the Orchestre du Théâtre National de L'Opéra-Comique Courtesy of EMI Music Australia Pty Ltd Bizet: The Bizet release used in the film as background and foreground music dated to a 1961 LP release, subsequently released on CD: Lyrics in the film: (Timings refer to the Roadshow DVD release - and the lyrics are as they appear in the film, not as might be heard on the soundtrack release): 1. Gabe sings to herself: c. 9’47” While looking in the mall shop window and coveting the red jacket, Gabe sings: “When I’m alone And see that it’s raining…” 2. Punks on the move: c. 14’19” ‘The Smack Song’ begins over the skinheads on the move: When you see the yellow scumbuck coming up the road Will you turn the other cheek just like a gutless toad? Or will you stand your sacred ground Inform him of the facts Tell him he’s not welcome here Then give him several smacks Smack him if he’s yellow Smack him if he’s black Smack him ‘till he fucks off and doesn’t come back … Smack him in the bollocks Smack him in the head Smack him ‘till he really hurts Smack him until he’s dead … (Music fades out under dialogue, then stops when Davey brings Magoo in to see Hando) 3. Skinhead party: c. 17’05” ‘Pulling on the boots’ accompanies the skinhead party: Pulling on the boots, then tightening up the laces Shaving our heads, and strapping on the braces Now you are a skinhead, looking for a fight Skinhead, skinhead, running through the night Skinhead, skinhead, running through the night Making lots of trouble, starting lots of fights Skinhead, skinhead, getting really pissed Skinhead, skinhead, tattooed on my wrist! Lurking in the laneway, waiting for the scum Smash their yellow faces, kick their fucking bums When they plead for mercy, we will show none Skinhead, skinhead, 'til the job is done Skinhead, skinhead, putting in the boot Looking for a street fight, looking for a root Skinhead, skinhead, running through the place Skinhead, skinhead, stomping on your face! When the coppers see us, at first they pull the gun But when they see us come towards, then they start to run When we wear our badges it makes us feel proud Skinhead, skinhead, shout it out loud! Skinhead, skinhead, running through the night Making lots of trouble, starting lots of fights Skinhead, skinhead, getting really pissed Skinhead, skinhead, tattooed on my wrist! (The subtitles don’t assist with translating the German verse. This is taken from online sources and it can’t be guaranteed as the same transcript was inaccurate in relation to the English language verses: Wir ziehen uns die Stiefel an Und schnuren sie uns zu Rasieren die kuppel Und schlagen sie uns ein Skinhead, skinhead, Ziehen durch die stadt Das ist ein skinhead Und warte auf dein kampf) Skinhead, skinhead, running through the night Making lots of trouble, starting lots of fights Skinhead, skinhead, getting really pissed Skinhead, skinhead, tattooed on the wrist! Skinhead, skinhead, putting in the boot Looking for a street fight, looking for a root Skinhead, skinhead, running through the place Skinhead, skinhead, stompin' on your face! Skinhead, skinhead, skinhead, skinhead... Skinhead, skinhead, skinhead, skinhead … (even more repeats as the music fades out on Davey finishing with the punching bag, Bubs’ random sex and Davey copping a drink from above). 4. Skinheads on the move: c. 25’25” As the skinheads head to the pub for a rumble against the Vietnamese Australians (quietly playing pool), the Fuhrer, Fuhrer song begins: Fuhrer, Fuhrer, what have we done? Our land is being overrun By Jews and blacks and yellow scum Fuhrer, Fuhrer, what have we done? Fuhrer, Fuhrer, (under dialogue) Fuhrer, Fuhrer Fuhrer, Fuhrer, what do we do? Ever more we look to you Did your best to discourage the Jew Fuhrer, Fuhrer, what’ll we do? Fuhrer, Fuhrer, Fuhrer, Fuhrer (song returns to foreground over Vietnamese at pool table Our day will come We’ll crush the scum … (Music stops abruptly as pool cue hits ball) 5. Fourth Reich Fighting Men: c. 32’40” As the rumble spreads into the street, and then the skinheads attempt to flee the Vietnamese Australians by clambering into the warehouse, an ironic song begins: Fourth Reich fighting men, that's what we are We're living in the sewer but we're gonna go far You see our numbers growing, we’re shouting “Hurrah” Fourth Reich fighting men, that's who we are We’re fighting the system, we’re fighting a war Ya think there’s not enough of us, there’s gonna be more We’re gunna change the country, we’re gunna change the law Fourth Reich fighting men winning the war Fourth Reich fighting men, that's who we are We're living in the sewer but we're gonna go far You see our numbers growing, we’re shouting “Hurrah” Fourth Reich fighting men, that's who we are We march so proud, carrying the flag Beating up the vermin, beating up the slag Beating up the fairies for dressing in drag Fourth Reich fighting men carrying the flag Fourth Reich fighting men, that's who we are We're living in the sewer but we're gonna go far You see our numbers growing, we’re shouting “Hurrah” Fourth Reich fighting men, that's what we are At last united, fighting as one The fighting isn’t finished ‘till the job is done The battle isn't over 'till the war is won Fourth Reich fighting men fighting as one Fourth Reich fighting men, that's who we are We're living in the sewer but we're gonna go far You see our numbers growing, we’re shouting “Hurrah” Fourth Reich fighting men, that's who we are Marching in the alleys, marching in the streets Terrorizing scum with the sound of marching feet When the marching’s over, it’ll be alright Everyone will live together in the Fourth Reich Fourth Reich fighting men, that's who we are We're living in the sewer but we're gonna go far You see our numbers growing, we’re shouting “Hurrah” Fourth Reich fighting men, that's who we are Fourth Reich fighting men, that's what we are We're living in the sewer but we're gonna go far You see our numbers growing, we’re shouting “Hurrah” Fourth Reich fighting men, that's what we are (The song ends with constant shouting of Fourth Reich fighting men, Fourth Reich fighting men... etc until it disappears beneath the chaotic sounds of violence and shouting) The Fourth Reich Fighting Men song returns briefly c. 67 minutes into the DVD when the cops raid the warehouse and shoot little Bubs. The title line of the song can also be heard at the climax as Hando tries to drown/strangle Gabe in the surf, as part of the surreal mix of effects and sound. 6. Gabe sings again: c. 57’50” After smashing the toilet with a Buddha statue, Gabe and Davey head into the bedroom and she tells him to check this out, as she picks out a few chords on the piano: Timmy and Ted went to bed Dressed in red dressing gowns Dialogue explains the reference: Davey: Who’s Timmy and Ted? Gabe: My cats ... (Below: Gabe at the piano) Soundtrack release: The soundtrack has been pirated and released in many forms. These details relate to the original release: CD PTR002 Picture This 1992 Composed by John Clifford White (Screensong), except “The Smack Song” lyrics by John Clifford White and Bill Murphy Orchestrations by John Hawker Produced by Doug Brady and John Clifford White All selections recorded and mixed at Metropolis Audio, except “Wild Animals 2”, at Track Rite Sound The Romper Stomper Orchestra and Band: Andrew Baldwin, Doug Brady, John Hawker, Tom Kehoe, Frank Lipson, Mat Thomas, Peter Palankay, Harry Vogelsanger Prologue Romper Stomper Theme Pulling on the Boots Skinheads Go Shopping/Gabe Sees Swastika Mein Kampf Fuehrer Fuehrer Let’s Break Some Fingers/Brawl Crawl The Smack Song (Lyrics by John Clifford White and Bill Murphy) Tonguey for the Skins/Nightmare for the Hippies At the Mansion We Came to Wreck Everything Wild Animals 1 Bubs Dead/Gabe Finds Davey Gabe and Davey Fourth Reich Fighting Men Night Drive On the Beach Wild Animals 2 Fourth Reich Fighting Men Reprise The Dead Nazi March Composer John Clifford White: (For a discussion of composing the score for the film, see this site’s ‘about the film’ section). John Clifford White had previously worked with director Geoffrey Wright on Lover Boy, before going on to craft perhaps one of the best scores for an Australian film with his brooding, pulsating work for Wright’s first full-length feature, Romper Stomper (incidentally bringing fame and controversy to Russell Crowe in his best early role, as a neo-Nazi skinhead thug). White was involved in a set of questions put by Cinema Papers in the May 1988 issue (the other composers were Peter Best, Bruce Rowland, Bruce Smeaton and Paul Schutze). This would have been about the time that White had worked on the score for Lover Boy, and though he doesn’t directly discuss the film, his answers provide some background to his work.