Scarface (soundtrack)

Scarface: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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.
Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedDecember 9, 1983 (1983-12-09)[1]
Recorded1983
Genre
Length35:15
LanguageEnglish, Spanish
LabelMCA
ProducerGiorgio Moroder
Giorgio Moroder chronology
Flashdance
(1983) 		Scarface: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(1983) 		Superman III
(1983)
Singles from Scarface: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  1. "She's on Fire"
    Released: September 28, 1983
  2. "Scarface (Push It to the Limit)"
    Released: October 26, 1983
  3. "Rush Rush"
    Released: November 1983
  4. "Turn Out the Night"
    Released: 1983

Scarface: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album featured on the 1983 American crime film, Scarface, which was directed by Brian De Palma. Composed by Italian 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, Debbie Harry, Amy Holland, Elizabeth Daily, among other artists. The soundtrack received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Original Score at the 41st Golden Globe Awards.

In 2003, Scarface was remastered and re-released through Universal Records. The 2003 remaster has been criticized for extensively remixing several tracks from the original album. According to De Palma, Universal wanted to change the original soundtrack for a rap score.[2] After its re-release, the soundtrack debuted in the 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.[3] Diverse songs from hip hop artists sampled songs from the soundtrack. Five songs from the soundtrack were also featured on the soundtrack of the video game Grand Theft Auto III (2001), on its fictional Flashback 95.6 radio station.

In June 2022, a 2-CD release was issued by La-La Land Records with the first release of Moroder's original film score on CD 1, and with the 1983 soundtrack album in its original mix plus bonus tracks on CD 2.[4]

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  3. ^ Gerffmann, Jeff. "Scarface: The World Is Yours Review". GameSpot. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
  4. ^ "Scarface: Expanded Limited Edition (2-Cd Set)".