Paris Texas (Soundtrack) [SACD] (Hybrid Stereo SACD)

Ry Cooder - Paris Texas (Soundtrack) [SACD] (Hybrid Stereo SACD)

Released in 1985, the Paris, Texas soundtrack by Ry Cooder blends slide guitar and minimalist music to reflect the film's emotional depth. The iconic track "Paris, Texas" helped the album earn critical acclaim, including a BAFTA for Best Film Music. Cooder's score perfectly captured the film's themes of isolation and redemption.

It's been more than four decades since the film was awarded the 1984 Palme d'Or at its acclaimed Cannes Film Festival debut. The film's mystifying personae and desolate neo-western vistas have lost none of their original intrigue, thanks in large part to Ry Cooder's iconic soundtrack - a defining showpiece by a slide guitar savant.

Recorded over three days, his music plays a pivotal mood-setting role, providing a plangent underpinning for German director Wim Wenders' postcard renderings of Americana.

Cooder's soul-stirring soundtrack to the 1985 film 
Part of the Acoustic Sounds 40 Series
Releasing 40 titles to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Acoustic Sounds!
Hybrid SACD
Mastered to DSD from the original master tape

Tracklist:
1. Paris, Texas
2. Brothers
3. Nothing Out There
4. Cancion Mixteca
5. No Safety Zone
6. Houston In Two Seconds
7. She's Leaving The Bank
8. On The Couch
9. I Knew These People
10. Dark Was The Night