Walker (soundtrack)

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Walker
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Soundtrack album by
Released1987
Genre World
Length45:45
Label Virgin, Astralwerks, EMI
Producer Joe Strummer
Joe Strummer chronology
Walker
(1987)
Earthquake Weather
(1989)
Singles from Walker
  1. "Filibustero (1987)"
  2. "Tennessee Rain (2005)"
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Walker is a soundtrack by Joe Strummer, released in 1987. It is the soundtrack to the Alex Cox film of the same name. Originally released on LP, Cassette, and CD in 1987 on the Virgin Movie Music label, the album was released, remastered and with bonus tracks, by Astralwerks in 2005.

Track listing

All tracks written by Joe Strummer. Recorded and mixed by Sam Lehmer at Russian Hill Recording San Francisco.

No.TitleLength
1."Filibustero" (Instrumental)3:57
2."Omotepe" (Instrumental)3:46
3."Sandstorm" (Instrumental)1:56
4."Machete" (Instrumental)3:04
5."Viperland" (Instrumental)2:40
6."Nica Libre" (Instrumental)3:15
7."Latin Romance" (Instrumental)3:52
8."The Unknown Immortal"3:45
9."Musket Waltz" (Instrumental)2:38
10."The Brooding Side of Madness" (Instrumental)3:02
11."Tennessee Rain"2:54
12."Smash Everything" (Instrumental)3:21
13."Tropic of No Return"3:09
14."Tropic of Pico" (Instrumental)4:26
2005 Rerelease Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
15."Straight Shooter" (Instrumental)1:44
16."Brooding Six" (Instrumental)5:16
17."Filibustero (Feestyle Mix)" (Instrumental)3:50

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