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Editorial Review:
1981. The year of the Royal Wedding. The Brixton Riots. Bucks Fizz winning the Eurovision Song Contest. And the year that Gene Hunt takes the Met by storm in Ashes to Ashes.
After the huge success of `Life On Mars' soundtrack set in the 1970's, Ashes To Ashes updates the story in the 1980's, and with it comes a brand new collection of music from the series. As before the songs will be threaded through the drama, to make this a must-have companion piece to the show.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Great soundtrack but too much left out One of the many strengths of Ashes To Ashes, along with its predecessor Life On Mars, is the use of music from the period in which the drama is set, perfectly capturing the 'feel' of that moment in time and giving extra impact and meaning to the action on the screen. The music on the soundtrack ranges from hits that are still very well known today such as Duran Duran's 'Girls On Film' and 'Let's Stick Together' by Bryan Ferry to songs that may not have been familiar to some of the Ashes To Ashes audience... more info
Fantasic 80s Compilation A good variety of songs from the show, including some classics. Definitely worth a look. Too bad they're not all on there though
citrus headed excelence get this album if your into citrus based fruit heads i.e karl pilkington. a must buy.
evocative, nostalgic, fantastic. Playing this in the car is amazing. There is something iconic about "Vienna"- played to death in the 80s, but a seismic classic these days. There are beautiful songs too that I'd almost forgotten, especially track 7- "Souvenir" by OMD, and the typically eighties "Fade to Grey" by Visage, and of course, the incomparable David Bowie to kick off with the eponymous "Ashes to Ashes". There are two bits of dialogue inserted to remind you where the compilation came from in the first place. The first bit is Keeley... more info
Tracks:
Introduction - Dialogue: Alex Drake
David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes
Visage - Fade To Grey
The Human League- Love Action
Duran Duran - Girls On Film
Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno
OMD - Souvenir
The Stranglers - No More Heroes
The Clash - I Fought The Law
Heaven 17 - (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thing
Interlude - Dialogue: You're Nicked
Edmund Butt - Gene Genie (Gene Hunt's theme from `Ashes To Ashes')
