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Set in a grim coastal town in 1983, This Is England is the story of a summertime school holiday, those long weeks between terms where life changing events can take place. Over the course of the summer holiday Shaun finds fresh male role models in the local skinhead scene who take him in. With his new friends, Shaun discovers a world of parties, first love and the joys of Dr Martin boots, the course is set for a rite of passage that will hurl Shaun from innocence to experience. Personally chosen by the film director Shane Meadows, the brilliant soundtrack includes hits from Dexy's Midnight Runners, The Specials
Album Description
Set in a grim coastal town in 1983, This Is England is the story of a summertime school holiday, those long weeks between terms where life changing events can take place. Over the course of the summer holiday Shaun finds fresh male role models in the local skinhead scene who take him in. With his new friends, Shaun discovers a world of parties, first love and the joys of Dr Martin boots, the course is set for a rite of passage that will hurl Shaun from innocence to experience. Personally chosen by the film director Shane Meadows, the brilliant soundtrack includes hits from Dexy's Midnight Runners, The Specials and Soft Cell as well as Ska classics from Toots & The Maytals and The Upsetters. Also featured is dialogue clips from the film and a atmospheric score by contemporary composer Ludovico Einaudi. Universal. 2007.
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The Motion Picture Soundtrack of the Story of a Summertime School Holiday, Those Long Weeks Between Terms Where Life Changing Events Can Take Place. It's 1983 and School is Out. 12-year-old Shaun (Thomas Turgoose) is an Isolated Lad Growing Up in a Grim Coastal Town, Whose Father Has Died Fighting in the Falklands War. Over the Course of the Summer Holiday, He Finds Fresh Male Role Models When Those in the Local Skinhead Scene Take Him In. Shaun Discovers a World of Parties with his New Friends, First Love and the Joys of Doc Martin Boots. He Meets Combo (Stephen Graham), an Older, Racist Skinhead who Recently Got Out of Prison. As Combo's Gang Harass the Local Ethnic Minorities, the Course is Set for a Rite of Passage that Will Hurl Shaun from Innocence to Experience. The Music on this Soundtrack is Integral to the Film and Personally Chosen by Shane Meadows.
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Manufacturer: Umvd Import
Release date: 30 April 2007
EAN: 0602498483633 UPC: 602498483633
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