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Dressed to Kill
(1988)
Pino Donaggio
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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.


TrackDuration
The Shower (Theme from “Dressed to Kill”)4:14
The Museum6:16
The Note4:19
Flight From Bobbi2:24
Death in the Elevator2:18
Liz and Peter / A Romantic Interlude1:50
The Erotic Story2:43
The Transformation / The Storm / The Revelation4:03
Kate’s Confession0:44
The Forgotten Ring / The Murder3:24
The Cab2:01
The Asylum / The Nightmare4:15
Finale2:34
Original Release: 1980-01-01
UPC: 30206814842