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David Coverdale “The Last Note Of Freedom” – A Long Lost Song From The “Days Of Thunder” Soundtrack (1990)
DAVID COVERDALE – As I was rummaging through some used CD’s at a thrift store this past week, I came across the Days Of Thunder soundtrack. At first glance, I was totally disinterested. I believe I saw bits and pieces of this Tom Cruise movie over the years, nonetheless I wasn’t banking on this soundtrack to impress me enough to buy it for the 97 cent asking price. (I know, 97 cents is dirt cheap). Once I took a gander at the artists and track list, (which is on the front cover), I changed my mind and decided 97 cents is worth paying for this 22-year-old soundtrack CD.
Hello, Hard Rockin’ legend David Coverdale and The Last Note Of Freedom. In all Metal honesty, I never knew David Coverdale sang a song for the DaysOf Thunder soundtrack. Seriously, I find this to be an obscure song from him. Unless you’ve owned this soundtrack anytime since 1990 or are a David Coverdale expert, who would really know off the top of their head that this song even existed? Besides, Stone doesn’t know all either. I obligingly paid for this used and near vintage CD. Then, I headed straight to my car to give The Last Note Of Freedom a listen for my five-minute drive home.
David Coverdale sounds like, well, himself on this song. In other words, David’s vocals are excellent. There is a bounty of keyboards happening throughout the song, which was written by the legendary composer Hans Zimmer. Ready for this? The lyrics were written by… Billy Idol. How cool is that? There is a valid music connection between David Coverdale, Hans Zimmer and Billy Idol, always and forever. Metal be thy name. The liner notes do not state any songwriting credits to David Coverdale.
Overall, is The Last Note Of Freedom a good song? Yes, it’s a good melodic song. This song definitely overflows with that late 80’s movie soundtrack vibe. Towards the end of the song is when David Coverdale starts singing with increased passion and intensity, you know, Whitesnake style. Despite some notable guitar parts and David’s vocals, I couldn’t see this song fitting on a Whitesnake album then or now. I feel confident calling The Last Note Of Freedom a mid-paced ballad, there are a few tempo shifts happening and it keeps this song interesting. At the end of myMetal day, I dig this remote David Coverdale song.
Days Of Thunder was released on Geffen and my used copy of this CD appears to be an original issue and not a re-release. After researching this song, I’ve found it to be only available on the Days Of Thunder soundtrack. Check out the other artists and songs heard on this soundtrack below. I found this soundtrack to be quite diverse and rather cool to finally discover. Not too shabby for 97 cents after all.
Days Of Thunder Track Listing:
The Last Note Of Freedom – David Coverdale
Deal For Life – John Waite
Break Through The Barrier – Tina Turner
Hearts In Trouble – Chicago
Trail Of Broken Hearts – Cher
Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door – Guns N’ Roses
You Gotta Love Someone – Elton John
Show Me Heaven – Maria McKee
Thunderbox – Apollo Smile
Long Live The Night – Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
Gimme Some Lovin’ – Terry Reid
LONG LIVE DAVID COVERDALE.
Stone.
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Soundtrack album by | |
Released | June 26, 1990 |
Genre | AOR, pop rock, adult contemporary |
Length | 51:05 |
Label | Geffen(U.S.) Epic(International)[1] |
Producer | Various Artists |
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Allmusic | [2] |
Days of Thunder is the soundtrack from the film of the same name, released in 1990 in the U.S. by Geffen Records and internationally by Epic Records.[1]
- 3Days of Thunder (score)
Background[edit]
'The Last Note of Freedom' was co-written by Hans Zimmer, Billy Idol and David Coverdale.
Maria McKee's 'Show Me Heaven' was released as a single alongside the movie.
The album is also notable for the inclusion of Guns N' Roses' cover of Bob Dylan's 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door', a year before the song was released with a slightly different mix on the 1991 album Use Your Illusion II. The version recorded for the soundtrack featured these spoken word responses in the second verse, which are omitted from the later album recording:
Momma put my guns in the ground (It wasn't their fault)
I can't shoot them anymore (How were they even supposed to know?)
That cold black cloud is coming down (All things can be healed in time)
Feels like I'm knockin' on Heaven's door (What, why do they screw with us?)
I can't shoot them anymore (How were they even supposed to know?)
That cold black cloud is coming down (All things can be healed in time)
Feels like I'm knockin' on Heaven's door (What, why do they screw with us?)
The Cher song 'Trail of Broken Hearts' was released as a B-side on the single 'Love And Understanding' and belongs to the recording sessions of her 1989 album Heart of Stone.
The song 'Gimme Some Lovin' is credited to Terry Reid, but the version in the movie is actually from The Spencer Davis Group. 'Gimme Some Lovin' also featured on Reid's 1991 solo album, The Driver, along with an alternate version of 'The Last Note of Freedom' with different lyrics, titled 'The Driver (Part 2)'.
Track listing[edit]
- 'The Last Note of Freedom' - David Coverdale
- 'Deal for Life' - John Waite
- 'Break Through the Barrier' - Tina Turner
- 'Hearts in Trouble' - Chicago
- 'Trail of Broken Hearts' - Cher
- 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door' - Guns N' Roses
- 'You Gotta Love Someone' - Elton John
- 'Show Me Heaven' - Maria McKee
- 'Thunderbox' - Apollo Smile
- 'Long Live the Night' - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
- 'Gimme Some Lovin' - Terry Reid (Spencer Davis Group version appears in movie)
Days of Thunder (score)[edit]
Days of Thunder | |
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Soundtrack album by | |
Released | November 5, 2013 |
Recorded | 1989-1990 Media Ventures (Santa Monica, California) Record Plant Lion Share Studios (Los Angeles, California) |
Genre | Score, instrumental pop, melodic rock, pop rock, hard rock |
Length | 71:14 |
Label | La-La Land Records[3] |
Producer | Hans Zimmer, Paul Straveley O'Duffy |
The film score to Days of Thunder was composed by Hans Zimmer and featured Jeff Beck on guitar. While bootlegs were available for years, an official album containing the score was not released until 2013, when La-La Land Records released the film's score, with bonus tracks, for the first time.[3]
While looking back at the film's production, Zimmer said, “It was complete insanity, but again because it was [director Tony Scott] he’d just keep it recklessly fun.” Zimmer elaborated on this by explaining how the film's production was behind schedule and what originally was a day trip to meet with producers in Daytona turned into a three-month composing gig done inside a studio built within a warehouse.[4]
Track listing[edit]
- 'Days of Thunder (Main Title)' (3:08)
- 'Rowdy Drives/Who Is This Driver?' (02:06)
- 'Let Me Drive/Cole Drives Rowdy's Car' (02:26)
- 'Car Building' (02:05)
- 'Darlington - Cole Wins' (04:47)
- 'You're Home/Daytona Race/The Crash' (03:29)
- 'The Hospital' (02:20)
- 'Wheelchair Race' (00:37)
- 'Rental Car Race' (03:50)
- 'Claire Arrives at her Apartment' (01:55)
- 'Physical Kiss' (01:05)
- 'Cole Blows His Engine' (01:10)
- 'Wheeler/Cole Smashes' (02:25)
- 'Cole at the Laundry/Cole Agrees to Drive Rowdy's Car' (02:11)
- 'Cole and Harry Fight/Harry Talks to Car' (02:52)
- 'Cole in Truck/Pre-Race' (03:52)
- 'The Last Race' (10:20)
- 'The Last Note of Freedom' (04:57) - David Coverdale
- 'The Hospital (Alternate)' (02:21)
- 'Wheelchair Race (Alternate)' (00:38)
- 'Claire Arrives at her Apartment (Alternate Ending)' (01:53)
- 'Cole Blows His Engine (Alternate) (01:12)
- 'Pre-Race (Alternate Mix)' (02:25)
- 'Days of Thunder (Main Title) (Rock Arrangement)' (04:59)
The last track, although marked as an alternate version of the main title, is in fact an instrumental version of 'The Last Note of Freedom', with some studio outtakes of Jeff Beck performing parts of 'Darlington - Cole Wins' and 'The Last Race' at the end. The track also includes some studio chatter, presumably between Jeff Beck and editor Chris Lebenzon.
Personnel[edit]
- Hans Zimmer: Keyboards, Synthesizer, Programming [Fairlight CMI, Akai, Yamaha], Synclavier Programming
- John Van Tongeren: Keyboard Programming, Synthesizer Programming, Synthesized Bass, Bass Guitar
- Kirke Godfrey: Drum Programming, Percussion
- John Robinson: Drums
- Jeff Beck: Lead Guitar Solo
- Michael Thompson, Tim Pierce, Dean Parks: Additional Electric Guitars
- Paulinho Da Costa: Percussion
- Randy Jackson: Additional Bass Guitar
- Bruce Fowler: Additional Orchestrator
- Shirley Walker: Additional Orchestrator, Conductor
- Jay Rifkin: Score Mixer
References[edit]
- ^ abSoundtrackCollector - Days of Thunder
- ^Allmusic review
- ^ abDays of ThunderArchived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine at La-La Land Records
- ^Chitwood, Adam (October 16, 2013). 'Hans Zimmer Talks Working with Tony Scott on DAYS OF THUNDER and TRUE ROMANCE; 'If the Equipment Didn't Start Burning, We Weren't Doing It Right''. Collider.com. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
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