Dark Shadows soundtrack features 2 Alice Cooper songs

[AlongCameASpider27]

http://www.hitfix.com/articles/dark-sha ... x-and-more

[Paul]

Ballad of Dwight Frye - good to see a lesser known, to non-Alice fans anyway, song getting some exposure.

[wind_up_toy]

BoDF is probably my favourite Alice track, the live version on the Poison single is untouchable.

[dadascot]

I couldn't open the link as it said it was a virus threat so I'm not sure what it said, so hopefully BoDF is featured in the film.

[mestreech]

I took the liberty to copy and paste for the people who couldn't open the link,.

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'Dark Shadows' soundtrack to feature '70s hits from Iggy Pop, Alice Cooper, T. Rex and more

Plus: Johnny Depp recites Steve Miller Band's 'The Joker'

Friday, Apr 27, 2012 2:28 PM

'Dark Shadows'

Credit: Warner Bros.

Whereas the original "Dark Shadows" aired in the 1960s, Tim Burton's upcoming big screen "revamp" (hee hee) is set in the '70s -- and has the soundtrack to prove it.

Skewing toward the hipper side of the Me Decade, "Dark Shadows" includes tunes from Iggy Pop, T-Rex, Alice Cooper, Donovan and Barry White. It also features Top 40 staples such as The Moody Blues, The Carpenters and The Steve Miller Band (sort of). In the case of the latter's "The Joker," we'll get to hear star Johnny Depp recite the infectious tune in character as Barnabas Collins, the Victorian Age vampire trapped in the Watergate era. Could the song choice also be a reference to Burton's 1989 "Batman"?







And, of course, what Burton film would be complete without a Danny Elfman score ("Ed Wood" notwithstanding)? The two have paired on over a dozen films together, starting with Burton's excellent feature debut, "Pee Wee's Big Adventure."

"Dark Shadows" also stars Helena Bonham Carter, Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Green, Christopher Lee and Chloe Grace Moretz. Alice Cooper reportedly makes an appearance as himself, just like in "Wayne's World" (he was also creepy as a silent ghoul in John Carpenter's "Prince of Darkness").

The full "Dark Shadows" soundtrack tracklisting:

01. Nights In White Satin - The Moody Blues
02. Dark Shadows - Prologue - Danny Elfman
03. I'm Sick Of You - Iggy Pop
04. Season Of The Witch - Donovan
05. Top Of The World - The Carpenters
06. You're The First, The Last, My Everything - Barry White
07. Bang A Gong (Get It On) - T. Rex
08. No More Mr. Nice Guy - Alice Cooper
09. Ballad Of Dwight Fry - Alice Cooper
10. The End? - Danny Elfman
11. The Joker - Johnny Depp

The Soundtrack arrives May 8, with the film hitting theaters on May 11.

[DaveJay]

...Just looking forward to this film more and more with every thing I hear about it...!! Thanks for the further info Mestreech!!

[Si]

Here's a short clip from the film with AC mentioned (though he isn`t actually in this clip himself).
Note: I couldn`t get it to play in Firefox but seems to work fine in Explorer
http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00050109.html

[tuneylune]

Looks like a great soundtrack with a couple of less known by the general public Coop songs and sheer genius putting "Sick Of You" by the Stooges on there. LOVED the original show and somewhat apprehensive on how Burton appears to be making this new version into a comedy. At least we will see Alice and will also be nice to see Jonathan Frid (The original Barnabas) who passed away last month