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Les Patterson Saves The World (Aus 1987)

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Director: George Miller

Music: Tim Finn

Soundtrack

Album LP WEA 2547791 (Aus) MC WEA 2547794 (Aus)

Singles

Tim Finn "You Saved The World"/"Les' Fanfare"/"Coup D'Etat"

• 7" WEA 7258352 (Aus)

Tim Finn "With You I'm Alive"/"Hacia El Sol"

• 7" WEA 7258308 (Aus)
• 12" WEA 258292 (Aus) (includes "With You I'm Alive" (ext club mix))

Compilation albums

• "The Other Enz: Split Enz & Beyond, Volume 1", (double CD) Raven Records, 1999. RVCD-100
  • "Desert Chord"/"With You I'm Alive"
    
  • Raven Records, PO Box 2027, East Ivanhoe 3079, Victoria, Australia.

• LP - Godzone Beat - New Zealand Music Fighting Back, Rare Warrior Records
  • Shona Laing, Jenny Morris, Tim Finn (You Saved The World), Herbs, Warratahs, Aotearoa, Tex Pistol, The Chills, Crowded House ("Can't Carry On), Ardijah, Netherworld Dancing Toys, Sneaky Feelings
• Track listing from: Australian Record Collector - Australian various artists and miscellaneous.

Album track listing

From the soundtrack album (LP)

'The Les Patterson Long Player'

Music for the motion picture soundtrack LES PATTERSON SAVES THE WORLD by TIM FINN
Produced by Ricky Fataar

Side One:

1. "Les' U.N. Fanfare"
(Tim Finn/Michael J. Kenny)
Arranged by Mick Kenny
Conductor - Michael Hope
Orchestral Contractor - Philip Hartl
Recorded by Jim Taig
Mixed by Peter Cobbin

2. "Everybody's Jumpy"
(Tim Finn)
Ian Belton - bass
Mark Punch - guitar
Amanda Vincent - keyboards
Ricky Fataar - Drums and percussion
Bruce McLean - steel drum
Tim Finn - piano and vocal
Horns: John Hoffman, Paul Panichi, Bob Bouffler, Bob McIvor, Col Loughnan, Bob Johnson, Grahame Jesse, Tony Buchanan
Tracks recorded by Nick Launay
Overdubs recorded by Peter Cobbin at Paradise Studios (assistant engineer Mark Roberts)
Mixed by Tim Kramer at Studio 301

3. "Coup D'Etat"
(Tim Finn/Michael J. Kenny)
Arranged by Mick Kenny
Conductor - Michael Hope
Orchestral Contractor - Philip Hartl
Recorded by Jim Taig
Mixed by Peter Cobbin

4. "Strange Weather"
(Tim Finn)
Ian Belton - bass
Mark Punch - guitar
Amanda Vincent - keyboard
Ricky Fataar - Drums, percussion and organ
Tim Finn - piano and vocal
Tracks recorded by Nick Launay
Overdubs recorded by Peter Cobbin at Paradise Studios (assistant engineer Mark Roberts)
Mixed by Tim Kramer at Studio 301

5. "Country Music"
(Tim Finn/Barry Humphries)
Tim Finn - piano
Mark Punch - electric guitar
Ricky Fataar - drums
Ian Belton - bass and acoustic guitar
Pee Wee Clarke - pedal steel
Hugh Benjamin - clip clops
Tim and Ricky - backing vocals
Sir Lesley Colin Patterson - vocal
Track recorded by Nick Launay
Overdubs recorded by Peter Cobbin at Paradise Studios (assistant engineer Mark Roberts)
Mixed by Tim Kramer and Peter Cobbin at Studio 301

6. "Victory Chase"
(Tim Finn/Michael J. Kenny)
Arranged by Mick Kenny
Conducted - Philip Hartl
Recorded by Jim Taig and mixed by Peter Cobbin at Studio 301
Mixing assistant - Tony Espie

Side Two:

1. "Desert Chord"
(Tim Finn)
Arranged by Mick Kenny
Conducted by Michael Hope
Orchestral Contractor - Philip Hartl
Recorded by Jim Taig and mixed by Peter Cobbin at Studio 301

2. "With You I'm Alive"
(Tim Finn/Jeremy Brock)
Ian Belton - bass
Mark Punch - guitar
Amanda Vincent - keyboards
Ricky Fataar - drums and percussion
Tim Finn - piano and vocal
Horns: John Hoffman, Paul Panichi, Bob Bouffler, Bob McIvor, Bob Johnson, Col Loughnan, Grahame Jesse, Tony Buchanan
Tracks recorded by Nick Launay
Overdubs recorded by Peter Cobbin at Paradise Studios (assistant engineer Mark Roberts)
Mixed by Tim Kramer at Studio 301

3. "Showgirl"
(Tim Finn)
Mick Kenny - piano
Ian Belton - bass
Ricky Fataar - drums
Horns: John Hoffman, Paul Panichi, Bob Bouffler, Bob McIvor, Bob Johnson, Col Loughnan, Grahame Jesse, Tony Buchanan
Recorded by Tim Kramer at Paradise Studios
Mixed by Tim Kramer at Studio 301

4. "Bazaar Fanfare"
(Tim Finn/Michael J. Kenny)
Arranged by Mick Kenny
Conductor - Michael Hope
Orchestral Contractor - Philip Hartl
Recorded by Jim Taig and mixed by Peter Cobbin at Studio 301

5. "Hacia El Sol"
(Tim Finn)
Hernan Flores - Requinto Charango Zampona and bongos
Richard Andino - guitar
Tim Finn - piano
Recorded by Tim Kramer at Paradise Studios
Mixed by Peter Cobbin at Studio 301

6. "Goodbye Godowni"
(Tim Finn/Michael J. Kenny)
Arranged by Mick Kenny
Conducted - Philip Hartl
Recorded by Jim Taig and mixed by Peter Cobbin at Studio 301

7. "You Saved The World"
(Tim Finn)
Ian Belton - bass
Mark Punch - guitar
Amanda Vincent - keyboards
Ricky Fataar - drums and percussion
Tim Finn - piano and vocals
Mark Punch, Venetta Fields, Mark Williams - backing vocals
Engineered and Mixed by Jim Taig
Recorded at Paradise Studios
Mixed at Studio 301

8. "Rap-O-The-Diddle-O"
(Tim Finn/Mark Punch/Ian Belton/Amanda Vincent/Barry Humphries/Ricky Fataar)
Ian Belton - bass
Mark Punch - guitar
Amanda Vincent - keyboards
Tim Finn - piano
Ricky Fataar - drums
Sir Lesley Colin Patterson - vocal
Track recorded by Nick Launay
Overdubs recorded by Peter Cobbin at Paradise Studios (assistant engineer Mark Roberts)
Mixed by Peter Cobbin at Studio 301

The only tracks with vocals are "Everybody's Jumpy", "Strange Weather", "Country Music", "With You I'm Alive", "You Saved The World" and "Rap-O-The-Diddle-O" - the rest is orchestral music.

Movie music credits

Music composed by Tim Finn

Music Soundtrack produced by Ricky Fataar
Arranger and Additional Composition Michael J. Kenny
Music Score Engineers Jim Taig, Peter Cobbin
Synthesiser Programming Larry Van Kriedt

"You Turn Me On" sung by Henri Szeps

Notes

This movie was panned by critics, took five years to be released on video and, at the time of writing in Aus Film (1995) had "not had even a single theatrical screening in Australia subsequent to its initial run".

Having seen it , I wouldn't advise eating while watching it :-)

One quote:- "We're not tourists, we're Australians!".

Movie release information

Cinema: Opened 9 April 1987 Video: Premier Home Video Video: CBS/Fox 5448 (UK, Ex-rental, 1989)

see also Notes

Classification

• M (sexual references - Aus)
• 15 (video - UK)

• Classification links - Aus, NZ, UK, US

Links

Les Patterson Saves The World (Aus 1987); Les Pattterson Saves The World Soundtrack (Internet Movie Database)
Les Patterson Saves The World (Aus 1987) (Bad Movie Night)

Sources of information

Album track listing (LP); Aus Film; Disc; Film Rev 89-90; Halliwell; Internet Movie; video

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