Get Carter Soundtrack CD
Get Carter
1971, Warner Bros.
Roy Budd.
Cinephile, 1998, CINC0001
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Written and recorded on a meagre budget of £450 and with a total of three musicians, Roy Budd’s second film score, ‘Get Carter‘, has become a cult classic. A jazz musician himself, Budd was perfectly equipped to create a cool, edgy crime score for the eponymous anti-hero played by Michael Caine. The infamous title track (’Carter Takes A Train‘), re-recorded by the Human League for their album ‘Dare’ has become one of film’s best known cues. Based on Ted Lewis’ book ‘Jack’s Return Home’, ‘Carter’ begins as many gangster films (metaphorically, I mean) end, with the lead character leaving, rather than entering London. Set in Newcastle, amid concrete tower blocks and criminal damage, Mike Hodges directorial debut is a harsh, violent thriller with a rather bleak ending. Budd’s score effectively combines early 1970s pop (’Looking for Someone’ and ‘Love Is A Four Letter Word‘) with jazz and lounge (’Something On My Mind’). His instrumental cues, dominated largely by electronic piano, harpsichord, double bass and tablas, are equally impressive, particularly ‘Goodbye Eric!’ and ’Goodbye Carter!’. Another strong cue, ‘The Girl In The Car’ is a funky, high-speed romp full of unpredictability and excitement. While Budd’s soundtrack may not appeal to everyone - it sounds dated, stuck very much in a particular time and place - it is a stylish, varied (within its genre) and voluminous creation, packed with excellent liner notes and dialogue from the film. Definitely worth your time.
Get Carter Movie Soundtrack. Review: Tim Mowbray
Track Listing:
1. Intro.
2. Dialogue.
3. Main Title (Carter Takes A Train).
4. Dialogue.
5. Looking For Someone.
6. Dialogue (The Race Track).
7. Something On My Mind.
8. Dialogue.
9. Getting Nowehere In A Hurry.
10. Dialogue.
11. The Girl In The Car.
12. Dialogue.
13. Love Is A Four Letter Word.
14. Dialogue.
15. Livin’ Should Be This Way.
16. Dialogue.
17. Manhunt.
18. Dialogue.
19. Goodbye Eric!
20. Goodbye Carter!
21. Hallucinations.
22. Plaything.
23. How About You.
24. Getting Nowhere In A Hurry (Instrumental).
25. Hallucinations (Instrumental).
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