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'{{Infobox album | Name = Scarface: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Artist = various artists | Type = soundtrack | Border = yes | Alt = Black-and-white picture of a man who stands. He wears a white suit and holds a gun with his right hand. The background consists of two solid color sides, at left black and at right white. The text "Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" is written in capital letters; their color contrasts with the background. Below this line, the word "Scarface" is written in big red letters, and they are bordered by a yellow line. | Cover = Scarface Soundtrack.png | Released = {{Start date|1983|12|09}}<ref name=amazon/> | Recorded = 1983 | Length = 35:15 | Genre = {{hlist|[[Disco]]<ref name=oxford/>|[[post-disco]]<ref name=allm/>|[[Electronic rock|synthrock]]<ref name=allm/>}} | Label = [[MCA Records]] | Producer = [[Giorgio Moroder]] | Chronology = [[Giorgio Moroder]] | Last album = ''[[Flashdance (soundtrack)|Flashdance]]''<br />(1983) | This album = '''''Scarface'''''<br />(1983) | Next album = ''[[Superman III (soundtrack)|Superman III]]''<br />(1983) | Misc = {{Singles | Name = Scarface: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Type = Soundtrack | single 1 = [[Scarface (Push It to the Limit)]] | single 1 date = October 26, 1983 | single 2 = [[Turn Out the Night]] | single 2 date = 1983 | single 3 = [[She's on Fire (Amy Holland song)|She's on Fire]] | single 3 date = September 28, 1983 | single 4 = [[Rush Rush (Debbie Harry song)|Rush Rush]] | single 4 date = November 1983 }}}} '''''Scarface: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack''''' is the [[soundtrack album]] featured on the 1983 American crime film, ''[[Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]'', which was directed by [[Brian De Palma]]. Composed by Italian [[record producer]] [[Giorgio Moroder]], the vinyl soundtrack was released on December 9 of the same year through [[MCA Records]]. The album features music created by Moroder, who wrote and produced all of the tracks. ''Scarface'' counts with the collaboration of multiple singers, including [[Paul Engemann]] in the track "[[Scarface (Push It to the Limit)]]", [[Debbie Harry]] in "[[Rush Rush (Debbie Harry song)|Rush Rush]]", and [[Amy Holland]] in "[[She's on Fire (Amy Holland song)|She's on Fire]]" and "[[Turn Out the Night]]", among other artists. The soundtrack received a [[Golden Globe Award]] nomination for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]] at the [[41st Golden Globe Awards]]. In 2003, ''Scarface'' was [[remaster]]ed and re-released through [[Universal Records]]. According to De Palma, Universal wanted to change the original soundtrack for a [[Rapping|rap]] score.<ref name=thetalk/> After its re-release, the soundtrack debuted in the [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|French Album Chart]] at number 98. In 2006, the soundtrack was featured in the game ''[[Scarface: The World Is Yours]]'', which is based on the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/scarface-the-world-is-yours-review/1900-6159774/ |title=Scarface: The World Is Yours Review |first=Jeff |last=Gerffmann |accessdate=October 21, 2013 |website=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref> Diverse songs from [[hip hop music|hip hop]] artists [[Sampling (music)|sampled]] songs from the soundtrack. Also, they were featured on the [[Grand Theft Auto III soundtrack|soundtrack]] of the video game ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]'' (2001), on its fictional Flashback 95.6 radio station. ==Background and composition== {{listen |filename=Debbie Harry - Rush Rush.ogg |pos=left |title=Debbie Harry - Rush Rush |description=A sample of the song "[[Rush Rush (Debbie Harry song)|Rush Rush]]", performed by [[Debbie Harry]]. Robbie Daw for [[Idolator (website)|Idolator]] noted the lyrics of the song "fit the overall druggy feel" of the film.<ref name=idolator>{{cite web |url=http://www.idolator.com/7458312/giorgio-moroder-donna-summer-debbie-harry-terri-nunn-interview-daft-punk/6 |title=Giorgio Moroder And Others Talk Donna Summer & Giorgio's 10 Big Music Moments: Interview |first=Robbin |last=Daw |website=[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]] |date=May 17, 2013 |accessdate=October 19, 2013}}</ref>}} ''[[Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]'' is an American film which relates the story of [[Tony Montana]], a Cuban refugee who goes to [[Miami]] in 1980 with the [[Mariel boatlift]], and there he becomes a [[drug cartel]] [[Boss (crime)|kingpin]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/13322%7C0/Pete-Bellotte/filmography-with-synopsis.html |title=Filmography for Pete Bellotte |publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]] |accessdate=October 20, 2013}}</ref> ''Scarface'' was created as the [[Soundtrack|original soundtrack]]. Its songs were written and produced by [[Giorgio Moroder]], an Italian record producer, along with other musicians. Main theme is inspired, or more precicely a trancription of "the cold song" by <ref>Henry Purcell</ref>. Former [[Lead vocalist#Frontman|frontwoman]] of the band [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]], [[Debbie Harry]], co-wrote "[[Rush Rush (Debbie Harry song)|Rush Rush]]". The song's title is a reference to [[cocaine]], and it was based upon Moroder's soundtrack ''[[American Gigolo (soundtrack)|American Gigolo]]'' (1980). Robbin Daw considered its lyrics "fit the overall druggy feel" of the film,<ref name=idolator/> and Harry commented about it is "[a]s far as the films' themes and the lyrics [she] wrote, they were pretty much up to [her]."<ref name=idolator/> The song also became Harry's debut single as solo artist after Blondie's breakup.<ref name=idolator/> Moroder worked with [[Pete Bellotte]], with whom he co-wrote "[[Scarface (Push It to the Limit)]]", "[[She's on Fire (Amy Holland song)|She's on Fire]]" and "[[Turn Out the Night]]". The first song features vocals of [[Paul Engemann]], while in the other two [[Amy Holland]] sang. [[Arthur Barrow]] co-wrote "Shake It Up" and "I'm Hot Tonight", in which [[Elizabeth Daily]] performed, and "Dance Dance Dance", with [[Beth Anderson (singer)|Beth Anderson]] vocals. [[María Conchita Alonso]] appeared in the song "Vamos a Bailar". The soundtrack includes two [[instrumental]]s, "Tony's Theme" and "Gina's and Elvira's Theme".<ref name=allm/> The soundtrack incorporates elements of [[disco]],<ref name=oxford>{{harvnb|Richardson|Gorbman|Vernallis|2013|p=314}}</ref> [[post-disco]] and [[Electronic rock|synthrock]].<ref name=allm/> According to John Richardson, Claudia Gorbman and Carol Vernallis, in their book ''The Oxford Handbook of New Audiovisual Aesthetics'' (2013), Moroder employed music as "material to conduct performances, experiences, and energies whose symbolic function and textural weight are elucidated by the aural materiality of its soundtrack", as in the 1965 American film ''[[Vinyl (1965 film)|Vinyl]]''.<ref name=oxford/> The main [[synthesizer]]s used by Moroder for the ''Scarface'' soundtrack were the [[Roland Corporation|Roland]] [[Roland Jupiter-8|Jupiter-8]] and the [[Yamaha]] [[Yamaha CS-80|CS-80]].<ref>[http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/article/5916-giorgio-moroder-gear-guide-inc-new-novation-morodernova-.html Giorgio Moroder Gear Guide], [[Dolphin Music]]</ref> ==Releases and reception== [[File:Giorgio Moroder (2).jpg|thumb|right|180px|alt=Close-up picture of a man in his late sixties. He looks at the camera and smiles|Moroder received a [[Golden Globe Award]] nomination for his production work in the soundtrack.]] [[MCA Records]] released ''Scarface'' on December 9, 1983,<ref name=amazon>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Scarface-Giorgio-Moroder/dp/B000024613|title=<nowiki>Scarface [Import, Soundtrack]</nowiki>|publisher=[[Amazon.com]] |accessdate=October 19, 2013}}</ref> through [[Gramophone record|vinyl records]].<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Scarface |others=Giorgio Moroder |year=1983 |url= |accessdate= |type=[[LP record]] |publisher=[[MCA Records]] |id=MCA 6126 }}</ref> After the release of the film, it began to gain notoriety as the time passed.<ref name=allm/> Due to this, in 2003 [[Universal Pictures]] re-released the film in DVD, and the soundtrack was [[remaster]]ed and released in [[compact disc]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bestbuy.com/site/scarface-original-soundtrack-remaster-remastered-original-soundtrack-cd/6150363.p?id=257245&skuId=6150363 |title=<nowiki>Scarface [Original Soundtrack] [Remaster] – Remastered Original Soundtrack – CD</nowiki> |publisher=[[Best Buy|Best Buy Company, Inc]] |accessdate=October 20, 2013}}</ref> According to [[Brian De Palma]], the film director of ''Scarface'', Universal Pictures had intended to re-release the film with a [[rapping|rap]] [[film score|score]], but De Palma has not allowed them to change the original score, as he considered it to be "perfect".<ref name=thetalk>{{cite web|url=http://the-talks.com/interviews/brian-de-palma/|title=Brian De Palma: "You Have to Battle" |publisher=The Talks |date=February 28, 2013 |accessdate=October 20, 2013}}</ref> Thanks to the re-release, on March 7, 2004, ''Scarface'' debuted at number 98 in the [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|French Album Chart]]. The soundtrack stayed in the chart for seven weeks.<ref name=france>{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Soundtrack&titel=Scarface&cat=a |title=Soundtrack Scarface |publisher=[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique]] |accessdate=October 20, 2013}}</ref> In its review for the website [[AllMusic]], Jason Birchmeier compared ''Scarface'' to other soundtrack works of Moroder, including ''[[Flashdance (soundtrack)|Flashdance]]'' and ''[[Electric Dreams (soundtrack)|Electric Dreams]]'', both released in 1983. Birchmeier considered the collaborations of Debbie Harry, Amy Holland and Elizabeth Daily to the soundtrack "much sheer fun", and Moroder's "moody" instrumentals as "quite moving". He considered the film to be "undoubtedly the one that withstood the test of time most impressively, growing in popularity as the years passed", something that did not happen with the soundtrack, and concluded with "Moroder's craft, as always, is notably distinct for its stylishness, if not for its tastefulness." Birchmeier gave ''Scarface'' a rating of three-out-of-five stars.<ref name=allm/> [[Ken Tucker]], in his book ''Scarface Nation – The Ultimate Gangster Movie and How It Changed America'' (2008), commented that thanks to Moroder's "trashy-glam imagination [...] there's a lot of enjoyment to be gleaned" from his ''Scarface'' album.<ref name="Tucker">{{harvnb|Tucker|2008|p=99}}</ref> In his review for the album ''[[Music Inspired by Scarface]]'', a [[Def Jam Recordings]] [[hip hop music|hip hop]] [[compilation album]] inspired by the music featured in the film, Andy Kellman considered the compilation "threatens to complement the film better than" ''Scarface'', and considered Def Jam's attempt to make a substitution with the original soundtrack "would've been a mistake".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/music-inspired-by-scarface-mw0000693357 |title=Music Inspired by Scarface |first=Andy |last=Kellman |website=AllMusic |accessdate=October 21, 2013}}</ref> Moroder received a [[Golden Globe Award]] nomination for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]] at the [[41st Golden Globe Awards|1984 ceremony]], but lost to his soundtrack work for the film ''[[Flashdance]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/?param=/year/1983 |title=Browse Results – Golden Globe Awards |publisher=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]] |accessdate=October 19, 2013}}</ref> ==Legacy== ''Scarface'' became a "celebrated" album in the [[hip hop culture]].<ref name=rapmtv>{{cite web |url=http://rapfix.mtv.com/2011/08/25/scarface-rapfixs-favorite-hip-hop-references/ |date=August 25, 2011 |first=Rob |last=Markman |work=[[MTV Rapfix]] |accessdate=October 21, 2013 |title="Scarface": RapFix's Favorite Hip-Hop References}}</ref> "Tony's Theme" was used in the [[GOOD Music]] song "[[Mercy (GOOD Music song)|Mercy]]" and [[Mobb Deep]]'s "[[G.O.D. Pt. III]]" and "[[It's Mine]]".<ref name=idolator/><ref name=rapmtv/> While "[[On Fire (Lil Wayne song)|On Fire]]" by [[Lil Wayne]] contains allusions from "She's on Fire",<ref name=idolator/> "[[Push It (Rick Ross song)|Push It]]" by [[Rick Ross]] [[Sampling (music)|samples]] "Scarface (Push It to the Limit)".<ref name=rapmtv/> "Rush Rush",<ref>{{harvnb|Kushne|2012|p=86}}</ref> "She's on Fire",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nme.com/nme-video/youtube/id/o0Gh14mnlC8 |title=Amy Holland – "She's On Fire" – Flashback 95.6 – GTA III video |work=[[NME]] |accessdate=October 21, 2013}}</ref> and "Scarface (Push It to the Limit)",<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2013/sep/09/30-important-moments-gta-history |title=30 most important moments in GTA history – part one |work=[[The Guardian]] |accessdate=October 21, 2013 |date=September 9, 2013 |first=Daniel |last=Dawkins}}</ref> among other songs, were included featured on the [[Grand Theft Auto III soundtrack|soundtrack]] of the 2001 video game ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]''. They can be heard on its fictional "Flashback 95.6" radio station.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://es.ign.com/feature/7629/GTA-V-la-historia-de-grand-theft-auto-ign/3 |title=GTA: La historia de Grand Theft Auto |language=Spanish |website=[[IGN España]] |date=May 20, 2013 |trans-title=GTA: The history of Grand Theft Auto |accessdate=October 21, 2013}}</ref> ==Track listing== All tracks written and produced by Giorgio Moroder, additional writing noted.<ref name=allm>{{cite web |website=[[AllMusic]] |title=<nowiki>Scarface [Original Soundtrack]</nowiki> |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/scarface-original-soundtrack-mw0000313746 |accessdate=October 19, 2013 |first=Jason |last=Birchmeier}}</ref> {{Track listing | writing_credits = yes | extra_column = Performer | total_length = 35:15 | title1 = [[Scarface (Push It to the Limit)]] | writer1 = [[Pete Bellotte]] | length1 = 3:01 | extra1 = [[Paul Engemann]] | title2 = [[Rush Rush (Debbie Harry song)|Rush Rush]] | writer2 = [[Debbie Harry]] | length2 = 3:37 | extra2 = [[Debbie Harry]] | title3 = [[Turn Out the Night]] | writer3 = [[Pete Bellotte]] | length3 = 3:30 | extra3 = [[Amy Holland]] | note3 = misprinted as "Turn Out the Light on the CD release" | title4 = Vamos a Bailar | length4 = 3:41 | extra4 = [[María Conchita Alonso|María Conchita]] | title5 = Tony's Theme | length5 = 3:10 | extra5 = [[Giorgio Moroder]] | title6 = [[She's on Fire (Amy Holland song)|She's on Fire]] | writer6 = [[Pete Bellotte]] | length6 = 3:43 | extra6 = [[Amy Holland]] | title7 = Shake It Up | writer7 = [[Arthur Barrow]] | length7 = 3:44 | extra7 = [[Elizabeth Daily]] | title8 = Dance Dance Dance | writer8 = [[Arthur Barrow]] | length8 = 2:34 | extra8 = [[Beth Anderson (singer)|Beth Anderson]] | title9 = I'm Hot Tonight | writer9 = [[Arthur Barrow]] | length9 = 3:13 | extra9 = [[Elizabeth Daily]] | title10 = Gina's and Elvira's Theme | length10 = 5:01 | extra10 = [[Helen St. John]] }} ==Credits and personnel== Credits adapted from Allmusic.<ref>{{cite web|website=AllMusic |title=<nowiki>Scarface [Original Soundtrack]: Credits</nowiki> |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/scarface-original-soundtrack-mw0000313746/credits |accessdate=October 19, 2013}}</ref> {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} *[[Beth Anderson (singer)|Beth Anderson]] – [[backing vocalist]], [[lead vocalist]] *Tom Arnholt – [[graphic design]] *[[Arthur Barrow]] – [[Arrangement|arranger]], lead vocalist, writer *[[Pete Bellotte]] – lead vocalist, writer *Kathy Nelson – [[Music executive|Executive in Charge of Music]] *Dave Concors – [[audio engineer]] *[[Paul Engemann]] – lead vocalist *Gary Falcone – backing vocalist *[[Debbie Harry]] – lead vocalist, writer *Hodges – audio engineer *[[Amy Holland]] – lead vocalist *[[Sylvester Levay]] – arranger *[[Giorgio Moroder]] – arranger, backing vocalist, lead vocalist, [[record producer]], [[remaster]]ing, writer {{col-2}} *Ryan Null – photo coordination *George Osaki – [[Art director|art direction]] *[[Joe Pizzulo]] – backing vocalist *David Rideau – audio engineer *Amy Ross – music coordinator *Thomas Schobel – musician *Steve Shepherd – audio engineer *Dan Walker – musician *James Waters, Jr. – backing vocalist *Marie Waters – backing vocalist *Tim Whitlock – audio engineer *[[Richie Zito]] – arranger {{col-end}} ==Chart performance== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Chart (2004) !Peak<br />position |- |[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|French Album Chart]]<ref name="france"/> | style="text-align:center;"| 98 |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Bibliography== {{Refbegin}} *{{Citation |last=Kushne |first=David |title=Jacked: The Outlaw Story of Grand Theft Auto |year=2012 |isbn=978-0-470-93637-5 |location=New Jersey, United States |oclc=754727862 |edition=I |publisher=John Wiley & Sons }} *{{Citation |last1=Richardson |first1=John |last2=Gorbman |first2=Claudia |last3=Vernallis |first3=Carol |title=The Oxford Handbook of New Audiovisual Aesthetic |year=2013 |isbn=978-0-19-973386-6 |location=New York City, United States |oclc=828626784 |edition=I |publisher=Oxford University Press }} *{{Citation |last=Tucker |first=Ken |authorlink=Ken Tucker |title=Scarface Nation – The Ultimate Gangster Movie and How It Changed America |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-312-33059-0 |location=New York City, United States |oclc=213451426 |edition=I |publisher=St. Martin's Press }} {{refend}} {{Giorgio Moroder}} {{Scarface}} [[Category:1983 soundtracks]] [[Category:Albums produced by Giorgio Moroder]] [[Category:Disco soundtracks]] [[Category:Electronic rock soundtracks]] [[Category:Film soundtracks]] [[Category:MCA Records soundtracks]] [[Category:Post-disco albums]] [[Category:Scarface (1983 film)]]'