Revisiting the Repo Man soundtrack

 

Last year was the 50th anniversary of the release of the film Repo Man, a great depiction of the New Wave / punk culture of the 1980s, and one of my favorite comedies.

 

To commemorate the anniversary, the free weekly tabloid Phoenix New Times had an interesting article on how the soundtrack for the film was assembled. 

 

The article features observations from the director, Alex Cox, and actor Dick Rude (who played 'Duke'). 

 

According to Cox,

 

Universal hated the film and didn’t want to release it, but their parent company was MCA, and when the [soundtrack] started selling well, the head of MCA Records called his opposite number at Universal and enquired, in menacing tones, ‘Is there a movie which goes with this?'” he says.   

If you are a Repo Man fan, the article is well worth reading !

 

And the soundtrack can be listened to here.