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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang!

Murder, mayhem and lust. The actors Tracy-Ann Oberman and Henry Goodman blunder through the mean streets of the soul - stalked by glamour and dogged by obsession.

1 hour, 15 minutes

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  • The Air-conditioned Nightmare

    Henry Miller, Henry Goodman

  • 00:00

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Rigoletto

    Performer: English National Opera and Chorus, Mark Elder

    • Chandos.
    • 7 CD 1.

  • The Postman Always Rings Twice

    James M Cain, Henry Goodman

  • 00:07

    John Zorn

    Spillane

    Performer: John Zorn

    • Nonesuch.
    • 1.

  • The Wild Party

    Joseph Moncure March, Tracy-Ann Oberman

  • 00:14

    Jos茅 Mar铆a Lacalle Garc铆a

    Amapola

    Performer: Jose Carreras

    • Ensayo.
    • 2.

  • Playback

    Raymond Chandler, Henry Goodman

  • 00:20

    Gaetano Donizetti

    Lucia di Lammermor, Chi mi frena in tal momento

    Performer: Luciano Pavarotti, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

    • Decca.
    • 11 CD 2.

  • Mildred Pierce

    James M Cain, Tracy-Ann Oberman

  • 00:27

    Alex North

    Revelation

    Performer: Jerry Goldsmith, The National Philharmonic Orchestra

    • Varese Sarabande.
    • 10.

  • The Maltese Falcon

    Dashiell Hammett, Tracy-Ann Oberman

  • 00:35

    Kurt Weill

    Die Dreigroschenoper, Mackie Messer

    Performer: Ensemble Modern

    • RCA.
    • 2.

  • Freaky Deaky

    Elmore Leonard, Henry Goodman

  • 00:46

    Chico Hamilton and Fred Katz

    Goodbye Baby from Sweet Smell of Success

    Performer: Chico Hamilton Quintet

    • EL Records.
    • 1.

  • They shoot horses, don鈥檛 they

    Horace McCoy, Tracy-Ann Oberman

  • 00:46

    John Adams

    City Noir

    Performer: Juilliard Orchestra, Orchestra of the Royal Academy cond. John Adams

    • Performed at 大象传媒 Radio 3 Proms Monday 16th July 2012.

  • The Real Cool Killers

    Chester Himes, Tracy-Ann Oberman

  • 01:00

    Elmer Bernstein

    The Man with the Golden Arm, The Fix

    Performer: Elmer Bernstein and Orchestra

    • TRAX MODEM.
    • 4.

  • The Deadly Percheron

    John Franklin Bardin, Tracy-Ann Oberman

  • 01:05

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto

    Performer: English National Opera and Chorus, Mark Elder

  • No Country for Old Men

    Cormac McCarthy, Henry Goodman

  • 01:11

    Bernard Herrmann

    Cleaning the Cab

    Performer: Bernard Herrmann

    • ARISTA.
    • 3.

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