{"product_id":"ry-cooder-paris-texas-original-motion-picture-soundtrack","title":"Ry Cooder – Paris, Texas (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRy Cooder – Paris, Texas (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRy Cooder’s haunting soundtrack to Wim Wenders’ acclaimed 1984 film \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eParis, Texas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is one of the most distinctive and atmospheric film scores of the 1980s. Originally released in 1985, the album uses Cooder’s expressive slide guitar, sparse instrumentation and minimalist arrangements to create a beautifully desolate sound that perfectly complements the film’s vast Texas landscapes and themes of loneliness, memory and the open road.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe album opens with the evocative title theme \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eParis, Texas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, followed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrothers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNothing Out There\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHouston In Two Seconds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – understated pieces built around Cooder’s distinctive guitar playing. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCanción Mixteca\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e provides one of the collection's most memorable moments, featuring vocals in Spanish from actor Harry Dean Stanton, while \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo Safety Zone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn The Couch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e further explore the soundtrack’s eerie, spacious and almost ambient qualities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSide B continues with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe's Leaving The Bank\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI Knew These People\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the deeply atmospheric \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDark Was The Night\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Cooder’s interpretation of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDark Was The Night\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e draws on the celebrated blues recording by Blind Willie Johnson, providing a powerful connection between traditional American blues and the modern cinematic landscape of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eParis, Texas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor fans of Ry Cooder, slide guitar, roots music, blues, Americana and classic film soundtracks, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eParis, Texas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an essential record. Its spare, melancholy sound has become inseparable from Wim Wenders’ cult road movie and stands on its own as one of Ry Cooder’s most atmospheric and enduring recordings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTracklist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSide A\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eParis, Texas – 2:56\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrothers – 2:06\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNothing Out There – 1:30\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCanción Mixteca – 4:17\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo Safety Zone – 1:55\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHouston In Two Seconds – 2:00\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSide B\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe's Leaving The Bank – 5:56\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn The Couch – 1:28\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI Knew These People – 8:38\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDark Was The Night – 2:50\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q40lrCH2ugQ?si=vhhU7eHh-DkKshGf\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Warner Bros. 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