Original Music by Martin Armiger (cast) The Band The Cockroaches Special thanks to Canberra Caledonia Pipes & Drums Music Mixer Martin Oswin Music Co-ordinator Martin Fabinyi for Two Guys In A Mustang Music Recorded & Mixed by Michael Stavrou Music recorded at Metropoolis Studio and Powerplant Studio, Melbourne Studios 301, Paradise Studio and Martin Armiger Studio, Sydney Remixed at Studios 301 Assistant Engineers Ian Hayes Paul Grant Music Clearances Meyrick Smith Music Assistant Vashti Rosenberg Strings orchestrated & conducted Derek Williams Strings led by Phillip Hartl Solo Voice Tanya Sparke Solo Trumpet Paul Tanichi Solo Cello Tony Morgan Solo Guitars Rex Goh Vibes Andrew Wilkie Samples Stuart Storm Nature Boy Written by eden ahbez Performed by Kate Ceberano, Courtesy Regular Records Published by Warner Chappell Music Group Colonel Bogey March Written by Kenneth J. Alford Performed by The Australian Military Band, Courtesy Festival Records Produced by Kevin Noon Published by Hawkes & Son (London) Ltd./Boosey & Hawkes Love Letters Written by Edward Heyman and Victor Young Performed by Jenni Forbes Published by Famous Music/Warner Chappell Music Group Serenata Composed by Enrico Toselli Solo Violin Phillip Hartl, Arranged by Derek Williams Nowhere To Run Written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Performed by Stephen Cummings, Courtesy True Tone Records Published by Jobete Music/EMI Music Publishing My Boyfriend's Back Written by Bob Feldman, Gerald Goldstein and Richard Gottehrer Performed by The Chantoozies, Courtesy Mushroom Records Published by EMI Music Publishing King Of The Road Written by Roger Miller Performed by The Proclaimers, Courtesy Chrysalis Records Limited Produced by Pete Wingfield Published by Tree Music/Warner Chappell Music Group She's Not There Written by Rod Argent Performed by Crowded House, Courtesy Capitol Records Published by Marquis Music (London) Ltd./Essex Music For Your Love Written by Graham Gouldman Performed by Peter Blakeley, Courtesy Capitol Records Published by Hermusic (London) Ltd./MCA Music Let's Dance Written by James Lee Performed by The Cockroaches, Courtesy Regular Records Published by Rondell Music/Warner Chappell Music Group Here Comes That Feeling Written by Joe Osborne and Dorsey Burnette Performed by The Cockroaches, Courtesy Regular Records Published by Champion Music/Acuff Rose Music/ J. Albert & Son/MCA Gilbey Music Betty Wrong Written by David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels Performed and Produced by Tin Machine Courtesy EMI - USA, a division of Capitol Records Inc. Published by Jones Music America, Gabrels Music, Foxhunt Music All songs produced by Martin Armiger except as noted. Soundtrack available on Regular Records and its Licensees Soundtrack Release: The soundtrack was released on LP, CD and cassette: LP Regular TVL93336 (CD) 1990 Music by Martin Armiger Produced by Martin Armiger except * Pete Wingfield, ** Tin Machine Executive Producer: Martin Fabinyi Engineered by Michael Stavou except * and ** “Main Titles”, “The Chase” and “Love Theme” composed by Martin Armiger Recorded at EMI Studios 301 Paradise Studios & M.A.R.S. Mixed at EMI Studios 301 & M.A.R.S. Conducted by Derek Williams Guitar - Rex Goh. Voice - Tanya Sparke Drums - Mitch Farmer 1st Violin - Phillip Hartl Cello - Tony Morgan Keyboard programming & samples - Stu Storm Strings orchestrated by Derek Williams Orchestral leader - Phillip Hartl Copyist - Andrew Wilkie Music clearances - Meyrick Smith Assistant to the producer - Vashti Rosenberg Assistant engineering - Ian Loomis, Paul Grant, Simon Woolley SIDE 1: Main Titles (Martin Armiger) (EMI Music) King Of The Road * (Roger Miller) Vocals: Proclaimes. (Warner/Chappell) Recorded at R.G. Jones, London & R.E.L. Studios, Edinburgh The Proclaimers appear courtesy of Chrysalis Records Nature Boy (Eden Ahbez) Vocals: Kate Ceberano(Warner/Chappell) Recorded at EMI Studios 301 Drums - Peter Jones, bass - Stuart Speed, guitar - Ross Hannaford, Keyboards - Jex Saarelaht, strings conducted by Derek Williams, strings led by Phillip Hartl She’s Not There (Rod Argent) Vocals: Crowded House (Essex) Recorded at Metropolis Audio, mixed at EMI Studios 301 Crowded House appear courtesy of Capitol Records For Your Love (Graham Gouldman) Vocals: Peter Blakeley (MCA) Recorded at Paradise Studios, EMI Studios 301 & M.A.R.S. Mixed at M.A.R.S. Backing vocals - Mark Williams, percussion - Mitch Farmer, bass - Leon Gaer, guitar - Rex Goh, soprano saxophone - Jason Morphett Peter Blakeley appears courtesy of Capitol Records Mark Williams appears courtesy of Albert Productions Betty Wrong ** (David Bowie/Reeves Gabrels) Vocals: Tin Machine (EMI Music) Produced by Tin Machine Recorded by Guy Gray at EMI Studios 301 Remixed by Michael Stavrou & Martin Armiger at M.A.R.S. Tin Machine appear courtesy of EMI-U.S.A., a division of Capitol Records Inc. The Chase (Martin Armiger) (EMI Music) SIDE 2: Here Comes That Feeling (Joe Osborne/Dorsey Burnette) Vocals: The Cockroaches (Albert/Gilbey) Recorded at Powerplant Studios Remixed at EMI Studios 301 My Boyfriend’s Back (Bob Feldman/Gerald Goldstein/Richard Gottehrer) Vocals: The Chantoozies (EMI Songs) Recorded at Metropolis Audio. Mixed at M.A.R.S. Percussion - Alex Pertout Keyboard Programming - Brett Goldsmith The Chantoozies appear courtesy of Mushroom Music Nowhere To Run (Brian Holland/Lamont Dozier/Eddie Holland) Vocals: Stephen Cummings (EMI Songs) Recorded at Metropolis Audio Mixed at EMI Studios 301 Keyboard programming & guitar - Shane O’Mara Piano - Paul Grabowsky Backing Vocals - Rebecca Barnard, & Susie Ahern Steven Cummings appears courtesy True Tone Love Letters (Edward Heyman/Victor Young) Vocals: Jenni Forbes (Warner/ Chappell) Recorded & mixed at M.A.R.S. Piano - Derek Williams, Synths & solo - Paul Najar Let’s Dance (James Lee) Vocals: The Cockroaches (Warner/Chappell) Recorded at Powerplant Studios & Rich Studios Remixed at EMI Studios 301 Love Theme (Martin Armiger) Music in the Film: The film used period related songs, with the exception of the David Bowie song which runs over the end credits. According to Al Clark, the creative team didn’t want to build the movie around period songs, but they thought that music could play a role, and the songs are used to accompany a number of montages. Clark says the creative team imagined that the film was set in Anzac Day 1965, and took songs from that period, which were then re-recorded by contemporary artists “so it didn’t just feel like an action replay.” Director Ogilvie wanted a pipe band for the Anzac Day March, because of its echoes from his own country town childhood in Goulburn - the Caledonia Pipes and Drums came up from Canberra to play - and he chose the Toselli Serenata for the ballroom dancing sequence as a way of creating an air of wistfulness in the montage that follows (Ogilvie scored a bronze medal for his ballroom dancing in his Goulburn years). Russell Crowe recorded a version of the protest song Eve of Destruction for possible use in the film, but no place could be found for it (Al Clark commentary track). As a piece of music trivia, the band that features at the evening dance contained two of the Wiggles, Jeff and Anthony, who were in the Cockroaches at the time (the band starts by performing Let’s Dance). (Al Clark, DVD commentary). The Cockroaches have a detailed wiki here. A soundtrack album and a couple of spin off singles were designed to promote the film, though without any impact on the box office. The Proclaimers’ version of Roger Miller’s King of the Road did however peak at #78 in Australia, according to the song’s wiki here, and it charted in the top ten in the UK and Germany. The Cockroaches are featured as the band at the night town dance, though the two numbers they perform didn’t help the band’s career - the 45 release of Here Comes that Feeling, with I Wanna Be With You as the B side, did no business (the songs didn’t make the 23 tracks in the Cockroaches’ “Best of” CD release) (Below: the 45 release and “Best of” release) David Bowie End Credits Song and Lyrics: The David Bowie song which runs over the end credits was being recorded by him in Sydney at the time the film was being made. EP Al Clark knew Bowie a little because he nearly did the score for 1984, which Clark produced, and he was in Absolute Beginners, which Clark EP’d. Clark rang Bowie on the off chance he might be able to offer a song, and he was working on a couple, with Betty Wrong the one used in the film. Lyrics as they are heard in the film: ‘Till the sun blisters and sprays And every lamb ceases to graze When the kiss of the comb Tears my face from the bone CHORUS I'll be your light When the shadows fall down the walls Then life will be done And it just won't matter at all I was carved from a hand Nurtured on grime, goodwill and screams Now your breath fills my step Now there is you ‘till life is gone CHORUS But I'll be your light When the shadows fall down the walls Then life will be done And it just won't matter at all I'll roll your ball Till the stars can't make me cry Then life will be done And it just won't matter at all Not at all... (Guitar-based solo) When the kiss of the comb Tears my face … (guitar-based solo and fade out) Live Action Music: As noted above, the Canberra Caledonia Pipes & Drums lead the Anzac Day parade, and the Cockroaches’ turn up at the evening dance. (Below: stills from the movie of the pipe band - only the drum major scores a close up - and the Cockroaches, who are only seen in wide shot). Composer Martin Armiger: Composer Martin Armiger had done one short forty minute film, Drac, in 1972, before doing Pure Shit in 1975.