Movie buffs with a taste for film noir and the edgier side of cult cinema will drink up this collection like a cup of black coffee or a shot of good bourbon.
Sax and Violence: Music from the Dark Side of the Screen features 14 selections from the soundtracks of notable movies that deal with the less forgiving side of human nature, featuring melodies that are graceful but foreboding. The track listing runs the gamut from Hollywood classics like Laura and The Blue Dahlia and box office hits like Fatal Attraction and Chinatown to cult favorites such as The Long Goodbye, Diva, and Gun Crazy. Musical director
Lanny Meyers honors the feel of the original recordings, and if you want to spend an evening pondering cheap gin, two-faced detectives, and dolls who've been done wrong, this is the ideal soundtrack. ~ Mark Deming