VA – Lethal Weapon Soundtrack Collection (2013)

8CD box set featuring Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton, and David Sanborn’s iconic film scores, containing fully remastered and expanded versions of the soundtracks to all four Lethal Weapon films.
The breakout 1987 action-comedy featured Danny Glover as Sgt. Roger Murtaugh, an aging, by-the- book LAPD veteran and his new, mismatched partner, the devil-may-care Martin Riggs, played by Mel Gibson. Shane Black’s surefire script, paired with Donner’s airtight direction and the crackling chemistry between its two leads, made this a major hit, and spawned three sequels: Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) put the duo on the tail of a South African drug cartel with an irritating federal witness (Joe Pesci) in tow; 1992′s Lethal Weapon 3 featured the trio (and an Internal Affairs officer played…

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…by Renee Russo) facing a lieutenant-turned-arms dealer and 1998′s Lethal Weapon 4 had the quartet joined by a new cop – and Murtaugh’s unwitting son-in-law (Chris Rock) – as they fought an organized crime ring from China led by a ruthless enforcer (martial arts star Jet Li, in his American film debut).

Just as cast and crew remained thoroughly consistent across the entire series, so too did the scores, composed by the winning team of Michael Kamen (a composer-arranger who cut his teeth in pop, working with Pink Floyd, Queen and the Eurythmics before moving to film scores), legendary guitarist Eric Clapton (who first collaborated with Kamen on the acclaimed score to the BBC series Edge of Darkness) and jazz saxophonist David Sanborn. This tremendous lineup was complemented on the film’s soundtrack albums (particularly the second and third installments) by works from several pop/rock legends, including George Harrison, The Beach Boys, Sting and Elton John.

Disc 1: Michael Kamen & Eric Clapton, Lethal Weapon: Original Motion Picture Score (1987)

1. Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms
2. Amanda **
3. Meeting Martin Riggs/Roger’s Daughter
4. She Just Dove **
5. Coke Deal **
6. Suicide **
7. Meet Your New Partner *
8. Burning Joshua
9. The Jumper
10. Rog and Riggs Confront
11. Drive to Dealer’s House
12. Dealer’s House/Swimming Pool **
13. Took a Lot of Guts */Riggs’ Soliloquy
14. Porno Tape
15. Firing Range *
16. Dixie’s House/Alfred *
17. The Hunsacker Story *
18. Helicopter/Riggs Walks to Tart *
19. Riggs Gets Shot **
20. They’ve Got My Daughter/Is Riggs Dead? Or What? *
21. The Desert **
22. Hummingbird Treatment */Riggs Escapes
23. We’re Leaving
24. General’s Car
25. S.O.B. Knows Where I Live **
26. Yard Fight/Graveside

Disc 2: Lethal Weapon: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Warner Bros. 25561, 1987) and bonus tracks

1. Lethal Weapon – Honeymoon Suite
2. Amanda
3. Meet Martin Riggs
4. Roger
5. Coke Deal
6. Mr. Joshua
7. They’ve Got My Daughter
8. The Desert
9. Nightclub
10. The Weapon
11. Suicide (Original)
12. Suicide (Alternate) *
13. Helicopter (Alternate Mix) *
14. S.O.B. Knows Where I Live (Orchestra Only)

Disc 3: Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton & David Sanborn, Lethal Weapon 2: Original Motion Picture Score (1989 – * except where noted)

1. Main Title/Chase the Red BMW/Krugerrand
2. Riggs’ Shoulder
3. Pieter Shoots Hans/The Gold Pen/Rog is Taped/Hotel—Meeting Leo/Pool Fall
4. You’re Black, I’m Mad/Drive to Stilt House/Stilt House Fight
5. Mulholland Chase
6. Meeting Rudd/Bust
7. Rubber Tree/Goodnight Mr. Rudd
8. Haunting Rudd
9. Finding Roger on the Toilet/Bomb Reveal/Bomb Squad Arrives
10. Riggs & Murtaugh in Toilet/After the Toilet Bomb
11. Sneaking Into the Embassy/So Long and Thanks for the Fish/Leo Loses Door
12. Wyler is Shot
13. Card House Explosion/Rika Lerve/The Alba Varden/Nail Gun Fight
14. Helicopters Approach/Helicopter Attack **
15. You Can Stay With Me **/Riggs Captured/Riggs Fights Back
16. Carrying Rika on the Beach

Disc 4: Lethal Weapon 2 score, continued and Lethal Weapon 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Warner Bros. 25985, 1989)

1. Stilt House Falls *
2. Drive to Shipyard **
3. Locked Into a Container */Out of Container */Ship Fight *
4. Ballet Fight */Riggs is Shot *
5. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door/Riggs Dying
6. Cheer Down - George Harrison
7. Still Cruisin’ (After All These Years) - The Beach Boys
8. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door - Randy Crawford
9. Riggs
10. The Embassy
11. Riggs and Roger
12. Leo
13. Goodnight Rika
14. The Stilt House
15. The Shipyard

Disc 5: Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton & David Sanborn, Lethal Weapon 3: Original Motion Picture Score (1992)

1. Trust Me *
2. Afterglow
3. Jaywalker *
4. Armoured Car Chase *
5. Leo Getz **
6. Concrete Death **
7. Rianne’s Big Break *
8. Locker Room *
9. Firing Range *
10. Jack Kills Billy *
11. Hockey Game *
12. Dum-Dum Wound *
13. Shooting Darryl, Part 1 **
14. Shooting Darryl, Part 2/Step Into My Office **
15. Man’s Best Friend **/Lorna’s First Fight *
16. Scars */Love Scene *
17. Roger’s Boat **
18. Shaving *
19. Gun Montage */Lorna’s Second Fight *
20. Captain Abducted/Captain and Travis *
21. Unauthorized Access *
22. Gun Battle **
23. Riggs Falls *
24. Drive to Housing Development **/ On Three *
25. Fire/Fire Battle */A Quiet Evening by the Fire

Disc 6: Lethal Weapon 3: Music from the Motion Picture (Reprise 26989, 1992) and bonus tracks

1. It’s Probably Me - Sting & Eric Clapton
2. Runaway Train – Elton John & Eric Clapton
3. Grab the Cat
4. Leo Getz Goes to the Hockey Game
5. Darryl Dies
6. Riggs and Rog
7. Roger’s Boat
8. Armour Piercing Bullets
9. God Judges Us By Our Scars
10. Lorna – A Quiet Evening by the Fire
11. Leo Getz (Alternate) *
12. Armoured Car Chase (No Overlay) *
13. Gun Battle (Alternate) *
14. I Can’t Retire **

Discs 7-8: Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton & David Sanborn, Lethal Weapon 4: Original Motion Picture Score (1998) *

1. Don’t Turn/Cute Shorts
2. Leo’s Shark/Boys on Boat
3. Freighter
4. The Payoff
5. Slaves
6. Butters’ Intro
7. Lifeboat
8. Marriage Talk
9. Chinese Food
10. Freeing Slaves
11. Birdman News/Butters Likes Me
12. Drive to Uncle Benny’s/Leo Gets Arrested
13. Uncle Benny’s Restaurant
14. Chinatown Chase
15. Riggs Falls
16. Tequila
17. Chinese Prison
18. Locker Room
19. Cell Phone
20. House Fight
21. Ku Attacks

1. Freeway Chase
2. Riggs on Table
3. Four Fathers
4. Holiday Talk
5. Hong with Money/Money Montage
6. Baby Train
7. Warehouse Fight/Showdown
8. Underwater Fight
9. Underwater Fight Concludes
10. Murtaugh to the Rescue
11. Cemetery
12. Hospital/Babies
13. Butters’ Intro (Alternate)
14. Chinatown Chase (Alternate)
15. Wild Takes

* denotes previously unreleased track

** denotes previously unreleased material