Dressed to Kill
(1988)
Pino Donaggio
Label: Varèse Sarabande
Duration: 41:05
Genre: Soundtrack
This disc has some hardcore fans, and deservedly so. Now obviously, DePalma ordered Pino to write in the vein of Herrmann, but Pino does more than pick the bones of a dead composer (which is more than can be said for dePalma when he's not up to snuff). DRESSED is a really lovely, I mean, LOVELY, score. In fact, it's so lush and awash in emotion that it may simply frighten some people because it almost topples over into kitsch, but I'd argue it doesn't. The title tune makes you feel like that girl in AMERICAN BEAUTY bathing in rose petals, and THE MUSEUM cue is a six minute kind of rondo thing that just takes you higher and higher into its erotic frenzy. Next to DON'T LOOK NOW, this is Donaggio's best.
Track | Duration |
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The Shower (Theme from “Dressed to Kill”) | 4:14 |
The Museum | 6:16 |
The Note | 4:19 |
Flight From Bobbi | 2:24 |
Death in the Elevator | 2:18 |
Liz and Peter / A Romantic Interlude | 1:50 |
The Erotic Story | 2:43 |
The Transformation / The Storm / The Revelation | 4:03 |
Kate’s Confession | 0:44 |
The Forgotten Ring / The Murder | 3:24 |
The Cab | 2:01 |
The Asylum / The Nightmare | 4:15 |
Finale | 2:34 |
Original Release: 1980-01-01
UPC: 30206814842