Death Wish II
Jimmy Page
Around July 1981, I was contacted by director Michael Winner to view a rough cut of his latest film, Death Wish II; the second film in what was to become a popular series of cult thrillers. When I viewed this film the required music sections had been identified; it was ninety minutes long and would need forty-five minutes of music, from pieces barely a few seconds in length through to the longest piece; a chase section lasting five minutes and fifty seconds. Michael asked me if I would like to compose the soundtrack. At this time I had my own studio, The Sol, and saw this as being an exciting challenge.
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Commissioned by director Michael Winner as the soundtrack to his 1982 thriller Death Wish II. JP recorded 45 minutes of music at his own studio, The Sol in Cookham, Berkshire; everything from sonic vignettes to a five-minute-fifty-second chase sequence. Vocals on tracks including Who’s to Blame were supplied by Chris Farlowe and the album was released on Atlantic.