Description
This is the soundtrack to This Is England, acclaimed UK director Shane Meadows' story about a boy's journey through one school holiday in 1983, moving from the aftermath of the Falkands War to growing up in the local skinhead scene, and dealing with inter-racial conflict and rites of passage. The 80s were a time when different tribes and their music collided. The soundtrack reflects this, mixing reggae cuts classic and rare with a sprinkling of early 1980s tracks, including Dexy's 'Come On, Eileen' and Soft Cell's version of 'Tainted Love'. The reggae ranges from classics by Toots and the Maytals such as 'Pressure Drop' and '54 46 Was My Number' and the Upsetter's 'Return of Django' to Al Barry and the Cimaron's transcendent 'Morning Sun'. Also included is a great 2-Tone track from the Specials', 'Do the Dog', again reminding us of the inter-racial roots of the modern British music scene. At the centre of it all is the stunning 'Ritornare' by Ludvocio Einaudi (who contributes two further tracks); all in all, a soundtrack as epic as its film counterpart.
Product Details
- Artist
- Soundtrack
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Label / Studio
- UNIVERSAL TV
- Media Format
- Audio CD
- Media Content Format
- Album
- Year of release
- 2007
- Cast & Crew
- Various Artists (Music Performer)
Tracklisting
Disc 1:
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54/46 Was My Number - Toots & the Maytals
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Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners
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Tainted Love - Soft Cell
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Underpass (Movie Dialogue)
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Untitled (Instrumental) - Gravenhurst, Nicole
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Flares and Cynth (Movie Dialogue)
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Morning Sun - Barry, Al & the Cimarons
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Shoe Shop (Movie Dialogue)
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Louie Louie - Toots & the Maytals
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Pressure Drop - Toots & the Maytals
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Hair in Cafe (Movie Dialogue)
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Do the Dog - Specials
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Ritornare - Einaudi, Ludovico
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Return of the Django - Upsetters
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This Is England (Movie Dialogue)
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Warhead UK Subs
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Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No.1 in D Major - London Philharmonic Orchestra & Vernon Handley
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Fuori Dal Mondo - Einaudi, Ludovico
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Maggie Gave a Thistle - Wayne Shrapnel & the Oistars
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Since Yesterday - Strawberry Switchblade
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Tits (Movie Dialogue)
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Dark End of the Street - Sledge, Percy
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Oltremare - Einaudi, Ludovico
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Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want - Clayhill
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Dietro Casa - Einaudi, Ludovico
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Never Seen the Sea - Clark, Gavin
