FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS Soundtrack Album (1998)

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a 1998 American black comedy adventure film adapted from Hunter S. Thompson‘s 1971 novel of the same name. It was released on May 22, 1998 and was co written and directed by Terry Gilliam, and stars Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro as Raoul Duke and Dr. Gonzo, respectively. The film details the duo’s journey through Las Vegas as their initial journalistic intentions devolve into an exploration of the city under the influence of psychoactive substances. The soundtrack contains songs used in the film with sound bites of the film before each song.

Most of the music is present in the soundtrack with a few exceptions: the Lennon Sisters‘ version of My Favorite Things from The Sound of Music which plays at the beginning of the picture, Jefferson Airplane‘s Somebody to Love which is heard during a flashback, Debbie Reynolds‘ Tammy, Perry Como‘s Magic Moments, Beck, Bogert & Appice‘s Lady, Tom Jones‘ It’s Not Unusual, Frank Sinatra‘s You’re Getting to Be a Habit with Me, Combustible Edison‘s Spy vs Spy, the Out-Islanders‘ Moon Mist from Polynesian Fantasy, Robert Goulet‘s My Love, Forgive Me, and a recording of Ball and Chain by Janis Joplin.

The Rolling Stones song Jumping Jack Flash is heard at the conclusion of the film as Thompson drives out of Las Vegas. Gilliam could not pay $300,000 (half of the soundtrack budget) for the rights to “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones, which plays a prominent role in the book. The Dead Kennedys rendition of Viva Las Vegas is heard at the very end of the closing credits.

Tracklist:

1. Combination of the Two (Big Brother and the Holding Company)
2. One Toke Over the Line (Brewer & Shipley)
3. She’s a Lady (Tom Jones)
4. For Your Love (The Yardbirds)
5. White Rabbit (Jefferson Airplane)
6. A Drug Score – Part 1 (Acid Spill) (Tomoyasu Hotei & Ray Cooper)
7. Get Together (The Youngbloods)
8. Mama Told Me Not to Come (Three Dog Night)
9. Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again (Bob Dylan)
10. Time Is Tight (Booker T. & the MG’s)
11. Magic Moments (Perry Como)
12. A Drug Score – Part 2 (Adrenochrome, the Devil’s Dance) (Tomoyasu Hotei & Ray Cooper)
13. Tammy (Debbie Reynolds)
14. A Drug Score – Part 3 (Flashbacks) (Tomoyasu Hotei & Ray Cooper)
15. Expecting to Fly (Buffalo Springfield)
16. Viva Las Vegas (Dead Kennedys)