Audio CD review:
Herbie Hancock, Hope Lange, Vincent Gardenia, Steven Keats, William Redfield, Stuart Margolin, Stephen Elliott, Kathleen Tolan, Jack Wallace, Fred J. Scollay - Death Wish: Original Soundtrack Recording

Herbie Hancock, Hope Lange, Vincent Gardenia, Steven Keats, William Redfield, Stuart Margolin, Stephen Elliott, Kathleen Tolan, Jack Wallace, Fred J. Scollay - Death Wish: Original Soundtrack Recording

Band: Herbie Hancock, Hope Lange, Vincent Gardenia, Steven Keats, William Redfield, Stuart Margolin, Stephen Elliott, Kathleen Tolan, Jack Wallace, Fred J. Scollay Title: Death Wish: Original Soundtrack Recording Rating: Release Date: 01 August, 1996 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Death Wish (Main Title) 2: Joanna's Theme 3: Do a Thing 4: Paint Her Mouth 5: Rich Country 6: Suite Revence: Striking Back/Riverside Park/The Alley/Last Stop 7: Ochoa Knose 8: Party People 9: Fill Your Hand

Customer Reviews Not essential Hancock and lacks something without the film.. I do have a lot of Herbie Hancock's stuff, and I don't feel that this music holds together well as independent compositions. I haven't seen this movie so I can't really comment on how it works with the film. It's really dark music as well in terms of its tonality and mood; probably very appropriate for the scenes it accompanies but a little depressing to me heard in stark isolation. I'd recommend this for Hancock completists, but all of his Blue Note albums, Headhunters stuff, even the Warner Brothers recordings would come way in advance of this one. --SD. An underrated little gem It carries a nice low price however, and it's a highly recommended collection of funky, moody, dark, and intense pieces. Surprising that with the popularity of this film and Herbie Hancock's name that this soundtrack didn't get a bigger release. Highlights include the theme and "Fill Your Hand", but the best is the "Revenge Suite", a wonderful 9 minute piece that spans Bronson's nightly vigilante activities and works remarkably well on its own, as does most of the disc. Incidentally, a good portion of the music heard in the film is unfortunately not on this album. (The opening music in Hawaii as well as the ominous cues heard over the credits upon the couple's return to New York City are absent. ) Likewise, some of the music on this disc is not featured in the film. (For instance, the "Death Wish Theme" is great but isn't really the opening theme in the film. ) Nevertheless, I would encourage Hancock fans, soundtrack fans, and people looking for a solid disc that plays very nicely all the way through and apart from the film to certainly pick this up. Perhaps a bigger label will re-release this with all of the music from the film. It's worth mentioning that this soundtrack is a world better than Jimmy Page's often-painful score for Death Wish II. Hancock should have been brought back. Moody Piano Work Give it a listen. I can't speak for the work in the film, but the music works pretty well on its own - mainly moody piano numbers. . You can see a complete list of all Herbie Hancock, Hope Lange, Vincent Gardenia, Steven Keats, William Redfield, Stuart Margolin, Stephen Elliott, Kathleen Tolan, Jack Wallace, Fred J. Scollay discography, or go back to the Herbie Hancock, Hope Lange, Vincent Gardenia, Steven Keats, William Redfield, Stuart Margolin, Stephen Elliott, Kathleen Tolan, Jack Wallace, Fred J. Scollay tabs