Four Rooms (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is a soundtrack by Combustible Edison for Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez, and Quentin Tarantino's anthology film of the same name.
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| Released | September 26, 1995 | |||
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| Length | 49:20 | |||
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| Allison Anders chronology | ||||
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| Alexandre Rockwell chronology | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
The score was released by Elektra and Asylum Records in digital formats on September 26, 1995, 3 months prior to the film's release on December 25, 1995.[2]
Development
editThe score for Four Rooms (1995) was composed and performed by contemporary lounge music band Combustible Edison, with additional music by Juan García Esquivel and Mark Mothersbaugh.[2][3] The recording of Combustible Edison's second studio album Schizophonic! (1996) was delayed by more than a year in order for them to work on the Four Rooms soundtrack.[4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Contributing artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Vertigogo (Opening Theme)" | Combustible Edison | 2:35 |
| 2. | "Junglero" | Combustible Edison | 1:54 |
| 3. | "Four Rooms Swing" | Combustible Edison | 2:11 |
| 4. | "Theme from Bewitched" | Howard Greenfield and Jack Keller | 1:01 |
| 5. | "Tea and Eva in the Elevator" | Combustible Edison | 0:55 |
| 6. | "Invocation" | Combustible Edison | 1:26 |
| 7. | "Breakfast at Denny's" | Combustible Edison | 3:57 |
| 8. | "Strange Brew" | Combustible Edison | 0:27 |
| 9. | "Coven of Witches" | Combustible Edison | 0:59 |
| 10. | "The Earthly Diana" | Combustible Edison | 0:36 |
| 11. | "Eva Seduces Ted" | Combustible Edison | 2:10 |
| 12. | "Hallway Ted" | Combustible Edison | 0:31 |
| 13. | "Headshake Rhumba" | Combustible Edison | 0:41 |
| 14. | "Skippen, Pukin, Siegfried" | Combustible Edison | 0:29 |
| 15. | "Angela" | Combustible Edison | 0:46 |
| 16. | "Punch Drunk" | Combustible Edison | 2:57 |
| 17. | "Male Bonding" | Combustible Edison | 3:06 |
| 18. | "Mariachi" | Combustible Edison | 0:29 |
| 19. | "Antes De Medianoche" | Combustible Edison | 2:45 |
| 20. | "Sentimental Journey" | Bud Green, Les Brown, and Ben Homer (written by), Esquivel (performed by) | 2:39 |
| 21. | "Kids Watch TV" | Combustible Edison | 2:03 |
| 22. | "Champagne and Needles" | Combustible Edison | 2:06 |
| 23. | "Bullseye" | Combustible Edison | 1:01 |
| 24. | "Harlem Nocturne" | Earle Hagen (written by), Esquivel (performed by) | 2:30 |
| 25. | "The Millionaire's Holiday" | Combustible Edison | 2:13 |
| 26. | "Ted-o-vater" | Combustible Edison | 0:39 |
| 27. | "Vertigogo (Closing Credits)" | Combustible Edison | 5:33 |
| 28. | "'D' In The Hallway Credits" | Combustible Edison | 0:25 |
| 29. | "Torchy" | Combustible Edison | 0:16 |
| Total length: | 49:20 | ||
Academy Awards disqualification
edit"Vertigogo", the film's main theme, was submitted for consideration for an Academy Award, but was ultimately disqualified from consideration because of its incomprehensible lyrical content, despite the fact that Combustible Edison submitted a lyric sheet with their best written approximation of the lyrics.[5]
References
edit- ^ Four Rooms at AllMusic
- ^ a b "Soundtrack: Four Rooms". Soundtrack.net. Archived from the original on June 27, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ^ "Four Rooms- Soundtrack details". soundtrackcollector.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ^ Tyer, Brad (November 14, 1996). "Loungette - Combustible Edison makes the listening easy -- with a straight face". Houston Press. Music. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ^ "The Vertigogo Story". ogami.subpop.com. 1995. Archived from the original on January 10, 2009. Retrieved January 16, 2025.