Die Hard (1988) - The Complete Soundtrack - Michael Kamen and VA (Thanks Mr. Ghostface For Sharing!)

It's Christmas Eve and New York cop John McClane has flown into Los Angeles to spend the holidays with his family. John meets with his wife at a office party at the Nakatomi corp. building. Unfortunately, international terrorists take over the building and hold everyone hostage to steal $600 million of bonds from the building's vaults. Can McClane stop the terrorists and save his wife and the other hostages?

The original release poster for the film did not feature Bruce Willis' likeness, just the building (pre-release promo posters did show Willis). The producers originally thought it might deter non-Willis fans from seeing the movie. Posters were later altered after the early box office success.

Deputy Chief Robinson says that John McClane (Bruce Willis) "could be a fucking bartender for all we know" (because of McClane's claim to be able to "spot a phony ID"). Prior to becoming a well-known actor, Willis was a bartender.

The line "Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker!" is used in all Four Die Hard movies (this one, Die Hard 2, Die Hard: With a Vengeance), and Live Free or Die Hard, although a gunfire masks the 'fucker' part in the latest installment). It also translates in Urdu to "here eat this." The line was voted as the #96 of "The 100 Greatest Movie Lines" by Premiere in 2007.

Bruce Willis was the sixth choice for the main character. It originally went to Arnold Schwarzenegger, then Sylvester Stallone, then Burt Reynolds, then Richard Gere, then Harrison Ford, then Mel Gibson before Willis got it.

John McTiernan turned the script down several times. He felt it was a nasty piece of work. When he was finally persuaded to take on the assignment, he was able to lighten some of the film's darker edges.

The music cue when Powell shoots Karl at the end of the film was actually an unused track from James Horner's Academy Award-nominated score for Aliens, another Fox film. Specifically, the music was originally intended for a scene near the end of the film, in which Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) battles with the alien queen on board the Sulaco. Instead, an earlier music cue was reused, leaving the cue available for this film. A second music cue, scored by John Scott for the film Man on Fire, was also used. The music can be heard when McClane and Holly meet Powell at the end of the movie.

Mr. Ghostface gave me this complete soundtrack of Die Hard he compiled utilizing various materials including the recent reissue 2 CD set. Unlike the 2 CD reissue set, this edition presents the music in order as they were presented in the movie and adds some music that was not on the reissue. So if you have that reissue set, this edition makes a nice companion piece or even a great upgrade. Mr. Ghostface and I have other projects up our sleeve for the coming year so be sure to keep a eye out for those. They're sure to be crowd pleasers! :D

CD1:

1. Alfred Newman - 20th Century Fox Fanfare (0:22)
2. Michael Kamen - Main Title (0:38)
3. Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 (Excerpt) (0:53)
4. RUN-DMC - Christmas in Hollis (3:01)
5. Michael Kamen - Message for Holly (1:07)
6. Michael Kamen - Terrorist Entrance (4:05)
7. Stevie Wonder - Skeletons (5:24)
8. Michael Kamen - The Phone Goes Dead/Party Crashers (1:51)
9. Michael Kamen - John's Escape/You Want Money (6:00)
10. Michael Kamen - The Nakatomi Plaza (1:47)
11. Michael Kamen - Wiring the Roof (1:51)
12. Michael Kamen - Fire Alarm (2:04)
13. Michael Kamen - Tony Approaches (1:41)
14. Michael Kamen - Tony and John Fight (1:11)
15. Michael Kamen - Santa (0:56)
16. Michael Kamen - He Won't Be Joining Us (3:01)
17. Michael Kamen - And If He Alters It (2:39)
18. Michael Kamen - Let it Snow (Source) (1:58)
19. Michael Kamen - Going After John (4:29)
20. Michael Kamen - Have a Few Laughs/Al Powell Approaches (3:31)
21. Michael Kamen - Under the Table (1:55)
22. Michael Kamen - Welcome to the Party (1:09)
23. Michael Kamen - TV Station (2:47)

Total Duration: 00:54:32
Total Size: 147 MB
Bit Rate: 320
Score Composed By Michael Kamen
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John McClane: [McClane watches fire trucks approach the building] C'mon baby, come ta' papa, I'll kiss ya' fuckin' dalmatian.

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CD2:

1. Michael Kamen - Holly Meets Hans (1:19)
2. Michael Kamen - Assault on the Tower (8:35)
3. Michael Kamen - John is Found Out (5:03)
4. Michael Kamen - Attention Police (3:54)
5. Michael Kamen - Bill Clay (4:10)
6. Michael Kamen - Shooting the Glass (1:07)
7. Michael Kamen - I Had an Accident (2:37)
8. Michael Kamen - The Vault (3:07)
9. Michael Kamen - Message for Holly (Film Version) (2:46)
10. Michael Kamen - Gun in Cheek (1:03)
11. Michael Kamen - The Battle/Freeing the Hostages (6:53)
12. Michael Kamen - Fire Hose (1:00)
13. Michael Kamen - Helicopter Explosion and Showdown (4:00)
14. Michael Kamen - Happy Trails (1:12)
15. John Scott - We've Got Each Other (1:57)
16. James Horner - Resolution (Excerpt) (2:50)
17. Vaughn Monroe - Let it Snow (Film Edit) (1:43)
18. Ludwig Van Beethoven - Beethoven's 9th (End Credits Excerpt) (4:00)
19. Michael Kamen - Ode to Joy (Alternate) (2:11)
20. Michael Kamen - Winter Wonderland (Source) (1:26)
21. Michael Kamen - Roy Rogers Meets Beethoven's 9th (Muzak) (1:36)

Total Duration: 01:02:37
Total Size: 163 MB
Bit Rate: 320
Score Composed By Michael Kamen
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