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Death Wish II | |||
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Soundtrack album by | |||
Released | 15 February 1982 | ||
Recorded | August – September 1981 | ||
Studio | The Sol, Cookham. | ||
Genre | Blues-rock, instrumental rock | ||
Length | 37:11 | ||
Label | Swan Song | ||
Producer | Jimmy Page | ||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
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Death Wish II is a soundtrack album by Jimmy Page, released by Swan Song Records on 15 February 1982, to accompany the film Death Wish II.
Overview[edit]
Following the XYZ project, Page was asked by his London neighbour, movie director Michael Winner, to record a soundtrack for the film Death Wish II in late August 1981. Page was given a deadline of a few weeks to write and record the album at his personal studio The Sol and to travel on location to Los Angeles with Winner for songwriting themes. Winner later explained:
I'd lived next door to Jimmy for many years. It was a very bad time for him – the drummer (John Bonham of Led Zeppelin) had died, and he was in a very inactive period. (Led Zeppelin manager) Peter Grant and I made arrangements for Jimmy to do the Death Wish II score, for which he wasn't actually paid, because Grant wanted to restore Jimmy back to creativity. Jimmy rang the doorbell, and I thought if the wind blew he'd fall over. He saw the film, we spotted where the music was to go, and then he said to me 'I'm going to my studio. I don't want you anywhere near me, I'm going to do it all on my own.' My editing staff said this is bloody dangerous! Anyway, we gave him the film, we gave him the timings, and he did it all on his own. Everything hit the button totally! I've never seen a more professional score in my life.[2]
Death Wish II starred Charles Bronson, and was set around Los Angeles, which inspired Page to write a blues-flavoured soundtrack. The soundtrack features Dave Mattacks from Fairport Convention, former Pretty Things keyboards player Gordon Edwards, and veteran singer Chris Farlowe, who also later appeared on Page's 1988 solo album Outrider. Page used a Roland guitar synthesizer on a number of the tracks. Tracks from this album were later reused by Winner for Death Wish III. Page was later asked by Winner to compose the soundtrack for Scream for Help (1985), but he declined and suggested John Paul Jones to the director instead.
This album is Page's only solo material to appear on Led Zeppelin's record label Swan Song Records. His two later albums with The Firm were released on Atlantic and Outrider was on Geffen Records. Swan Song ceased operations in 1983.
In Japan a vinyl LP was released that featured rare outtakes from the Sol sessions. Death Wish II was released in CD format in 1999, but all CD versions of the album are now out of print. Today used copies are highly collectible, and can sell for over a hundred dollars.
Even though the track 'Prelude' is credited solely to Page himself, it is based on 'Prelude No. 4 in E minor (Op. 28)' by Frédéric Chopin.
The album was re-released by Jimmy Page exclusively through JimmyPage.com on 1 December 2011, in a 'heavyweight vinyl package includes previously unreleased material, all-new 2011 sleeve notes and updated artwork.' Only 1000 copies were released. Numbers 1–109 have been signed by Jimmy Page, while numbers 110–1000 are available unsigned.
Track listing[edit]
All tracks written by Jimmy Page.
1982 vinyl edition Side one | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | 'Who's to Blame' | 2:41 |
2. | 'The Chase' | 5:48 |
3. | 'City Sirens' | 2:01 |
4. | 'Jam Sandwich' | 2:35 |
5. | 'Carole's Theme' | 2:50 |
6. | 'The Release' | 2:35 |
Side two | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | 'Hotel Rats and Photostats' | 2:40 |
2. | 'A Shadow in the City' | 4:01 |
3. | 'Jill's Theme' | 4:00 |
4. | 'Prelude' | 2:20 |
5. | 'Big Band, Sax, and Violence' | 2:51 |
6. | 'Hypnotizing Ways (Oh Mamma)' | 2:49 |
1999 Compact disc edition
Same track listing and order as the vinyl release.
Same track listing and order as the vinyl release.
All tracks written by Jimmy Page.
2011 Deluxe edition | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | 'Jill's Orchestral Theme' | 4:04 |
2. | 'Alternative Jill's Theme' | 1:26 |
3. | '9M1' | 2:07 |
4. | 'City Sirens' | 2:00 |
5. | 'Baby I Miss You So' | 3:12 |
6. | 'Hey Mama - Swinging Sax' | 3:13 |
7. | 'Carole's Theme - Strings' | 1:25 |
8. | 'Prelude' | 2:15 |
9. | 'Country Sandwich' | 2:37 |
10. | 'A Minor Sketch' | 5:23 |
Personnel[edit]
- Jimmy Page – vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, guitar synthesizer, synthesizer, theremin, bass, producer
- Gordon Edwards – vocals, electric piano, piano
- Stuart Epps – engineer, mixing
- Chris Farlowe – Vocals
- Dave Lawson – piano, synthesizers
- Dave Mattacks – drums, percussion
- David Paton – bass
- David Sinclair Whittaker – piano
- GLC Philharmonic – orchestra
- The Sol Symphonic – strings
Charts[edit]
Chart (1982) | Peak Position |
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UK Albums Chart[3] | 40 |
US Billboard The 200 Albums Chart[4] | 50 |
Canadian RPM Top 50 Chart[5] | 28 |
References[edit]
- ^Allmusic review
- ^“I first met Jimmy on Tolworth Broadway, holding a bag of exotic fish...”, Uncut, January 2009, p. 47.
- ^'Top 100 Albums – 6 March 1982'. chartstats.com. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
- ^'The Billboard 200 – April 1982'. Billboard. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
- ^'RPM Albums Chart – 24 April 1982'. RPM. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
'LedZeppelin.com Official Forum'. LedZeppelin.com Official Forum. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Death_Wish_II_(album)&oldid=895662122'
Though the soundtrack for Death Wish 2 may not sound like an interesting record on the surface, it is actually a significant release for any number of reasons. For one thing, it was the first album that Jimmy Page recorded and released after the breakup of Led Zeppelin, and the album serves as a fascinating transition from Zeppelin's final studio release, In Through the out Door, to the work Page would do with his ill-fated supergroup the Firm. In addition to containing Page's work with a full orchestra, there are several pieces that showcase his well-established ability to create eerie, unnerving guitar and synthesizer lines, mainly to serve as accompaniment to the film. Page also delivers three fully composed rock songs, 'Who's to Blame,' 'Hypnotizing Ways,' and 'City Sirens.' The songs are appropriately creepy and foreboding, and his playing is just as impressive as it was in the Zeppelin era, but they also showcase the one weakness of the album, which is that Page has chosen fairly uninspired collaborators here. Drummer Dave Mattacks and bassist Dave Paton are competent enough, but neither one threatens to overshadow or even push Page (as John Paul Jones and John Bonham would have), and he turns in sometimes lackluster performances because of it. The real clincher, though, is singer Chris Farlowe, who delivers what has to be the most embarrassing ham-fisted blues singing ever heard on record, and his deep-voiced histrionics destroy whatever mood Page hoped to create with the music. (Thankfully, he ruins only two songs.) Still, though this is hardly the place for Page neophytes to begin, listeners interested in discovering a new, interesting side of him should seek this out.
Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time |
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1 | 2:41 | ||
2 | 5:48 | ||
3 | 2:01 | ||
4 | 2:35 | ||
5 | 2:50 | ||
6 | 2:35 | ||
7 | 2:40 | ||
8 | 4:01 | ||
9 | 4:00 | ||
10 | 2:20 | ||
11 | 2:51 | ||
12 | 2:49 |