Soundtracks includes full Bowie albums, as well as soundtracks with that include just one (not necessarily exclusive) track; this section covers Christiane F. (1981) to Labyrinth (1986). Only the songs featuring Bowie are listed. Albums marked with an asterisk have appeared only on LP.
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Christiane F., Wir Kinder Vom Bahnhof Zoo (RCA BL 43606), April 1981 (Germany) V-2 Schneider/TVC 15/"Helden"/Boys Keep Swinging/Sense Of Doubt/Station To Station/Look Back In Anger/Stay/Warszawa. This soundtrack features the single edits of 'TVC 15' and 'Stay' and the full-length German/English version of "Heroes". Released with modified subtitle in France (Christiane F. 13 Ans. Drogée, Prostituée; RCA BL 43606, second), Italy (Christiana F., Noi Ragazzi Zoo Berlino; RCA BL 43606) and the US and Israel (RCA ABL 1-4239; third and fourth). For almost ten years this title was available on CD only as a pirate disc, until it was officially re-issued in 2001 (EMI 5330932; bottom). |
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David Bowie In Bertolt Brecht's Baal (RCA APL1 4346), March 1982 (UK)* Baal's Hymn/Remembering Marie A./Ballad Of The Adventurers/The Drowned Girl/Dirty Song. Soundtrack to the BBC play, also see 12" singles. Never released in full on CD, although it has appeared unofficially on the Christiane F. pirate CD (Remembering Mark Feld Records BD9604CD1). In 2007, Baal was released as an iTunes download, see Digital downloads. |
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Cat People
(MCA MCF 3138), April 1982 (UK) Cat People (Putting Out The Fire)/The Myth. The remainder of the score is by Giorgio Moroder. |
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Ziggy Stardust - The Motion Picture (RCA PL 84862), October 1983 (UK) See Albums. |
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Love You Till Tuesday (Deram BOWIE 1), May 1984 (UK) Love You Till Tuesday/The London Boys/Ching-A-Ling/The Laughing Gnome/Liza Jane/When I'm Five/Space Oddity/Sell Me A Coat/Rubber Band/Let Me Sleep Beside You/When I Live My Dream. Soundtrack LP from the 1969 movie of the same name, including the single versions of 'Love Till Tuesday' (but lacking the violin extro), 'Rubber Band' and 'When I Live My Dream' (which was never actually released as a single). Furthermore, it contains the previously unreleased original 'Space Oddity' version (with John Hutchinson joining in on vocals), 'Ching-A-Ling' (both are edited), 'Sell Me A Coat' (featuring background vocals from Hermione Farthingale and John Hutchinson) and 'When I'm Five'. This album was released on CD in a modified version; see the Love You Till Tuesday CD. |
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The Falcon And The Snowman (EMI FAL 1), May 1985 (UK) This Is Not America. The rest of the album is performed by the Pat Metheny Group. |
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Absolute Beginners (Virgin VD 2514), April 1986 (UK) Absolute Beginners/Volare/That's Motivation This soundtrack was released as a 10-track LP (Virgin V 2386) and 18-track 2LP (second). The single LP, released one month earlier, omits 'Volare'. The European CD release (Virgin CDV 2386) has the same tracklisting and artwork as the 2LP, whereas the US edition (EMI CDP 7 90621 2) is identical to the LP. Reissed in 1991 with a different cover (Virgin VVIPD 112; bottom). Both the inlay and CD of this edition incorrectly the running time of 'Absolute Beginners' as 2'00". Other artists on this soundtrack include Sade, Style Council and Ray Davies. |
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Labyrinth (EMI AML 3104), June 1986 (UK) Opening Titles Including Underground/Magic Dance/Chilly Down/As The World Falls Down/Within You/Underground. The remainder of the score is written by Trevor Jones. |
