Director Nicolas Winding Refn delivered his horror The Neon Demon last year and has now planned to give viewers insight into songs that inspired the film with a new vinyl compilation.
Titled The Wicked Die Young, the compilation will feature work from Electric Youth, Suicide, Giorgio Moroder, Dionne Warwick, Sparks, previous collaborator Cliff Martinez and his son Julian Winding, in addition to many others.
Refn is recognized for treating music with the same importance as imagery when it comes to his work. "Even when I shoot films I play music on set, in between takes," he told FACT in 2015. "It helps you convey emotion better for actors — and brings people to a place of being that helps their performance."
The Wicked Die Young will arrive on April 14 through Milan Records, with pre-orders available through Amazon here. Read through the tracklist below.
The Wicked Die Young:
Side A
1. Electric Youth – "Good Blood"
2. Lynsey de Paul – "Won't Somebody Dance With Me"
3. Suicide – "Cheree (1998 Remastered Version)"
4. 999 – "Homicide"
5. Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers – "Pirate Love"
6. Dionne Warwick – "(Theme From) Valley of the Dolls"
7. Tommy Seebach – "Bubble Sex"
8. Amanda Lear – "Follow Me"
Side B
1. Giorgio Moroder – "Knights In White Satin"
2. Sparks – "The No. 1 Song In Heaven"
3. Cliff Martinez – "Becoming"
4. Pino Donaggio – "Dressed to Kill (Pulsion) (1980): The Shower (Theme from Dressed to Kill)"
5. Claudio Gizzi – "End Of A Myth"
6. Julian Winding – "When You Want To Hurt Someone"
Titled The Wicked Die Young, the compilation will feature work from Electric Youth, Suicide, Giorgio Moroder, Dionne Warwick, Sparks, previous collaborator Cliff Martinez and his son Julian Winding, in addition to many others.
Refn is recognized for treating music with the same importance as imagery when it comes to his work. "Even when I shoot films I play music on set, in between takes," he told FACT in 2015. "It helps you convey emotion better for actors — and brings people to a place of being that helps their performance."
The Wicked Die Young will arrive on April 14 through Milan Records, with pre-orders available through Amazon here. Read through the tracklist below.
The Wicked Die Young:
Side A
1. Electric Youth – "Good Blood"
2. Lynsey de Paul – "Won't Somebody Dance With Me"
3. Suicide – "Cheree (1998 Remastered Version)"
4. 999 – "Homicide"
5. Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers – "Pirate Love"
6. Dionne Warwick – "(Theme From) Valley of the Dolls"
7. Tommy Seebach – "Bubble Sex"
8. Amanda Lear – "Follow Me"
Side B
1. Giorgio Moroder – "Knights In White Satin"
2. Sparks – "The No. 1 Song In Heaven"
3. Cliff Martinez – "Becoming"
4. Pino Donaggio – "Dressed to Kill (Pulsion) (1980): The Shower (Theme from Dressed to Kill)"
5. Claudio Gizzi – "End Of A Myth"
6. Julian Winding – "When You Want To Hurt Someone"