Escape From L.A. Soundtrack

Main theme to John Carpenter's 1996 Escape from L.A.

[@BlehgarySD]

Whose here in 2021 still loving this movie and wanting one last one from Carpenter and Kurt?

[@ganglabesh]

me

[@mikhailabdurrachman2443]

I would love it if the third installment is called escape from America 😎

[@ganglabesh]

@@mikhailabdurrachman2443 the 3rd was originally going to be the film Ghosts from Mars, but because escape from LA bombed they changed the storyline around and instead of snake you get ice cube as desolation wiliams.

[@Pbmarron]

How about "Escape From Earth"? An aging Snake Plissken is coerced into hunting down an alleged terrorist revolutionary on Earth, which is now a lawless No Man's Land after Snake shut down the world decades earlier.

[@rogerdetillion9644]

Right here hell why not do Big Trouble in Little China: Lo Pan's revenge.

[@KyleJWest-vn9kn]

I'd love to see John Carpenter team back up with Kurt Russel and do one last "Escape" film.... "Escape from Detroit" or something like that.

[@lavierakoover893]

There was plans for John and Kurt to team up again and make a sequel Escape from Earth and a Snake Plissken tv show but they never came to fruition

[@pizzaiolom]

Detroit is so dead nowadays there is not even a need for a movie, you can try and escape from there yourself. Be the new snake, Kyle, lets see if you can do it!

[@Britishwolf89]

Just more Carpenter and Kurt Russell in general would be fucking awesome!

[@dutchmountainsnake6935]

Detroit would be perfect

[@CharlieTooHuman]

Haha, you wouldn't need a post-apoc scifi movie about escaping from Detroit. The place is already a hell hole. Just watch the news instead.

[@milankolarski8876]

Snake Plissken : "Got a smoke?"
Malloy : "The United States is a no-smoking nation. No smoking, no drinking, no drugs. No women - unless of course you're married. No guns, no foul language... no red meat."
Snake Plissken : [sarcastic] "Land of the free."

[@grimmshredsanguinus2915]

more like land of the sheep

[@tmayberry7559]

More like the land of the lost sheep

[@leeszula5023]

Fuck you am going to Hollywood

[@milankolarski8876]

@Peter Wallters Yeah, someone would say:"United States nightmare". :D

[@milankolarski8876]

@Peter Wallters Yes, I understand you, unfortunately. Hang in there, stay safe!

[@Stay2ndAmendment]

One of the best theme songs ever.

[@josepbergada8986]

you're right

[@garethdriver3603]

Can say that again.

[@kosmosyche]

Escape from NY and Terminator will always be my favourite movie themes of all time.

[@orzen_the_orzo933]

And a great movie

[@sonny12681]

The Metal Gear franchise exists because of escape from New York and escape from L.A. The director or Metal Gear ( Hideo Kojima ) was very fascinated with Kurt Russell's character in both of these two film so he modeled solid snake and Big Boss after Kurt Russell. The Metal Gear storyline was also heavily influenced by these two films.

[@amidamaru-su6wv]

Exactly, and there's few news about live action metal gear solid movie, and I hope that if there would be any sequels they will put Kurt Russel as a Big Boss himself, to remind him that he's still an snake!

[@ericmonaco4509]

Fun Fact Kojima Offered Russel to voice Naked Snake aka Big Boss in MGS3 but he refused so imagine Naked Snake with Snake Plisskin's voice instead of David Hayter's

[@itzalion]

@@ericmonaco4509 I read about that but to be honest, David Hayter's voice is better. In the movies Kurt Russel speaks very quietly and almost hisses... like a snake.

[@jwiese100]

I’d like to think he also inspired suicide squad

[@eddiehaze3165]

Even the opening theme to MGS is reminiscent of both the films

[@markwaldron8954]

God what a fantastic two minutes of rock. Just the drum track alone is priceless. Rick Beato should dissect this little gem.

[@severeboredom]

When Bruce Campbell's name comes up in the credits, right in sync with the badass music, I nearly lose my shit. Every time.

[@aze378]

I relate to this and btw your comment is so old. Are you still online these days, just say yes if you want to

[@groovymyers1354]

Hail to the king, baby

[@severeboredom]

@@aze378 0:57 listening to this a full decade later in response to a Twitter prompt. Totally forgot that I’d commented here, but I feel the exact same way now that I did then.

[@theotherdoomguy]

Escape from New York = Good movie, where Snake is surviving in New York, performing his mission.
Escape from LA = Snake goes on a murder rampage, while being entirely badass, and in doing so, completes his mission.

[@CartoonsKick]

I don't care that the critics slated this. I was front row (almost...) when it hit the cinemas.
And I loved it.
Shortly thereafter, and as I'd hoped, I hit HMV for the sound track. A funked up Escape from New York theme, and a different movie as well.
I still have an original Escape from LA CD stuck in my loft.
My brain also retains the tune. Classic stuff ;)
(though between you and me, the CGI work was distinctly shonky. Big name studios, you should have backed this. A cult Classic, made modern.)
Escape III, how I wish you were made real. I'd have bought you. I'd have suffered the assembled masses of slightly flatulent popcorn chewing masses to see you too. And bought the soundtrack. And bought the DVD, or Blu Ray. Depending on when my pay fell. I'd have spent hard earned to see you.

[@mikeylitchfield4651]

Yeah I enjoyed it. It had a lot more movie schlock which I think was a deliberate decision. As someone who's a fan of hammy action movies that really didn't bother me at all. I can enjoy both films for different reasons. The first film was certainly lightening in a bottle though.

[@kentyoung7115]

Ive gone back and forth over the years on how I feel about this film but I really do enjoy it for what it is. Campy fun.

[@senseipunk]

We want an Escape from America movie now

[@deckard87fr]

Escape From Earth, coming 2020 !!!

[@johnilarde8440]

deckard87fr I’d do you one better. Escape from Solar System or Escape from the Milky Way Galaxy!

[@Kreia.]

escape from god

[@ericmonaco4509]

Escape from The Universe

[@LegoGBlok]

Escape from Washington...

[@orlandopadron5770]

what a movie, totally underrated

[@psychokitty444]

That wonderful feeling you get when you discover two of your favorite composers worked together... twice... and kicked ass both times!

[@BarrioFinoNYC90]

YES! YES! YES! It’s about damn time that I found this audio video of this awesome theme. I love both the original one from EFNY and this one. This one definitely sounds edgier, more hardcore, more upbeat, I mean it would make one feel ready and energetic about anything.

[@svensktigr]

My favorite actor playing my favorite character to this kickass theme. Can't get much better than this!

[@franksbtka1624]

Newsom: “Everyone must be home by 10 pm every night!”
Me:

[@Charles_Anthony]

I still can't believe he survived the Recall

[@BillReilly1979]

I remember going to see this in 1996, and the hairs rising on my neck at the start because they kept the opening music the same.

[@-The-Darkside]

Same but better, faster.

[@DavidRivera-ks1ie]

Me too ha

[@sonicneutronic]

I remember thinking the same but thinking where are my gorgeous analog synths what's all this guitar and drums crap. I want DARK SYNTH. lol

[@DEZCFC86]

this inspired metal gear solid which makes it even more amazing

[@systemmonitor5295]

if you watch this movie as a flat out parody of escape from ny... it becomes epic.

[@jimegan6848]

EXACTLY 🙂

[@FirebirdCamaro1220]

There are a lot of tongue and cheek references to the first movie in it

[@jjrj8568]

I think it was a parody of L.A.'s lifestyle in particular and a satire of Reagan/Bush that arrived at least 4 years too late

[@jeffreyfarlow9862]

This movie is now listed as non fiction

[@Moviefan2k4]

I remember hearing this when I first saw the film in theaters for my 16th birthday. An awesome companion piece to the original theme.

[@springloadedchicken]

remember watching this in the theater with soo many of my buds.. i think i seen it a whole 6 times... man, those were the days! when i had enough buddies... that wanted to watch it.. never i complained! (free viewing, drive them to it and...) free food... and well...

[@Moviefan2k4]

I remember seeing this movie for my 16th birthday, and I loved it. The original is still far better, but this one's not the crapfest lots of folks make it out to be.

[@kyleshiflet9952]

It's really not but it still irks me what Universal Studios did to the film

[@darkclawsdomain7148]

This belongs in the category of movie sequels that don't suck to high hell.

[@DamirBabic-xc5po]

He survived New York he will survive l.a.
Call me snake...plisken kurt russell John carpenter 👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏

[@danvitesse]

Without a doubt we need one last movie from Carpenter set after the events of NY/LA and with an older Snake played by the one an only Kurt Russell

[@hamilcarr4685]

the more things change...

[@jetstreamsnake5466]

the more they stay the same

[@SpikeRose]

Welcome to the human race.

[@JohnDoe-tm9wz]

@@SpikeRose Call me Snake

[@edoardodenegrigarcia6798]

My name's Plissken

[@andrewvincent7299]

"Call me Snake..."
"The name's Plissken"
I loved the music in Escape from LA....hell, I loved the whole movie. Despite how corny it was, Snake is the ultimate anti hero badass and it was awesome to see him kick ass again. I seriously hope they never do a remake of the franchise. Kurt Russel is Snake Plissken. I don't want to see an impostor play Snake, even if they're good.

[@Stonermancer]

Damn Map to the Stars Eddie

[@ROLLER__MOBSTER]

Never trust anyone, not even yourself; trust is but a lie to the truth that is ahead, the inevitable. You will be used and you will be exploited, no matter who is the one in control.

[@egwanmaster]

The movie is great. A classic. The music is awesome.

[@SnakeNunez]

The ending of this movie was epic and a great big FTW!

[@arsouilleur5779]

I discovered and watched the "Escape from..." movies on the night of the first Saturday of January 2016. Since that every January's first Saturday night i watched these movies.

[@originalseed6744]

Coming soon. Don't forget

[@arsouilleur5779]

@@originalseed6744 Yup, didn't forget, can't wait for next week

[@jimegan6848]

Love this. The EFNY theme on roids. The theme to Alice in Borderland is very similar. Makes me look forward to the Netflix show's second season even more.

[@rexrex118]

THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS SOUNDTRACK, I LOVE IT AND BEEN LOOKING FR THIS A LONG TIME, THANKS :)

[@goldensolder44]

Did you know the film 'Lockout' with Guy Peirce was meant to be a sequel to Escape from LA & it was supposed to be called 'Escape From Space'. That would have been an awsome sequel.

[@Free-hr2ln]

im so glad they kept the orginal theme

[@dorettabutler105]

Great entertainment and wow fabulous kurt Russell

[@g90klpr]

Love this music

[@SharksRule86]

My Escape From LA VHS tape is all worn out because I would keep rewinding it to watch the opening over and over again. Thank goodness for DVDs. HAHA!

[@XKEYBLADEGODX]

i was going back through the comments looking for someone who quoted that line, YOU SIR ARE AWESOME!

[@cmcapps1963]

How this film predicted the future. Every other person here in Atlanta is escaping the People's Republic of LA now in 2022.

[@TopTrendingHungary]

Snake always make me laughing when I see his face... That pirate stuff on his eye is so awesome.
HE IS DA BEST!

[@XKEYBLADEGODX]

Well played Sir.....well played

[@Deader87]

I personally prefer this movie and it's theme-song over that of Escape from New-York, just wilder, warmer and more colorful plus I just tend to like the look and feel of the 90s more too.

[@stevenaisbitt9520]

Here in 2023 and I wish Kurt would get together with John Carpenter and do one last Snake Plissken story. From the blackout of 2013 - at the end of Escape from LA. I’m sure there’s a story there…

[@demonofelru3214]

Escape from the retirement home?

[@BlueCollar850]

Seen it in theaters in 96. I was 11. I remember the movie theater had a promotional maze you could run through to “escape” in 30 seconds.

[@Taudro]

The perfect mix of epic and badass.

[@SpikeRose]

You know a theme is memorable when someone in another room who's never seen the sequel starts subconsciously humming it when the movie starts.
Yes, that someone was me.

[@uleskywalker6691]

We now need Carpenter and Russell back with Escape From Planet Earth. If that happens, I don't care if the world ends right after.

[@fergaoneill5323]

Classic film

[@gorilla12d3]

I like how there's a Duke Nukem Forever vid next to this theme vid. The Duke is back baby!

[@craigmcallister9385]

We NEED a part 3, old snake the most wanted man on the planet

[@JPFAN5]

Great movie. My personal favorite. :) Love the theme.

[@maxrockatansky3017]

Absolute Masterpiece! :)

[@Gekko1970]

Great movie..

[@XKEYBLADEGODX]

no, this film just embodies the word

[@CartoonsKick]

Got to have an Escape From Earth. Plisken's not dead, or taller. He's just back. To save Humanity. Even though he doesn't want to.
Money in my hand waiting for this to show at the local cinema. As it has been since the end of Escape from LA. What a beautiful dark sci fi story it would make. Hell, I'll even write it!

[@thecountofmovies6775]

1982: Escape From New York (quite literally in 2020)
1996: Escape From L.A
2000: Escape From Earth
2005: Escape From Mars
2010: Escape From Ur Anus
2017: Escape From Neptune
2020: Escape From The Milky Way Galaxy
2030: Escape From Andromeda Galaxy
2080: Escape From The Universe
3000: Escape From The Multiverse
5999: Escape From The Universe Shells
198273738292084476448101018755655191940497648291019383746379392019373764664688920101938373829019282737272818293004847474838001912873783828738291029737383929283737373738299101028273738476473829910192837737383463737838: Escape From Nothing
9999999999999999999999999999999990099999999999999999999999999999999999999999999989999999999999999999999999999999999999999999: Escape From Existance

[@omiorahman6283]

Escape from anime shippers.
Escape from new world order.
Escape from old world order
Escape from telemarketers
Escape from granny's terrible pancakes
Escape from alimony and child support
Escape from math class
Escape from escape

[@sunny-sv2mn]

I seen this in Eastbourne cinema on holiday wow memories even caught the new York in 2018 remastered

[@Shalanaya]

Carpenter's greatest film by far.

[@f.herumusu8341]

Great drum programming

[@divitafilms4253]

EL VENGADOOOOOR INFAAANTIIIIIIIILLLLLL

[@AlejandroDeLuca]

Entré sólo para poner este comentario y me alegré mucho al ver que alguien más ya lo había hecho.

[@lonophonic117]

I do love this soundtrack

[@edwardhardy]

Such a good film haha the surfing part kills me !

[@CesMan83]

What I'd like to see for the next Snake Plissken adventure would be a video game for the Xbox360 or PS3...if a movie sequel can't be done, why not a game for the newest consoles, right? I could envision this as something in the vein of "Dead Rising" or even GTA where Snake could go run around and blow people away...and of course, Kurt Russell HAS to do the voice of Snake, hands down!

[@Completionism]

No one tell him about Metal Gear

[@amberbante8605]

Does anyone else notice that Din Djarin in The Mandalorian has a Snake Plissken vibe about him, or it just me? Especially he has that gravelly , sexy, deep Dirty Harry-like voice like Snake does.

[@kennethbradley1925]

funny most people do not know ghost of mars was originally going to be a snake plisken movie,

[@SAM-yv9ne]

kenneth bradley true

[@CartoonsKick]

Sweet :)
So good, I paid hard earned for the soundtrack on CD.

[@beefsteakozzy9117]

People who say this movie has bad CGI and cheesy plot just don't realize that that's how it's meant to be. It's a parody of old cheesy action movies.

[@babalarassrah]

fuck bad cgi, snake plissken is badass, he dont give a fuck about anyone

[@chrisgill261]

If you haven't seen "Doomsday" It's definitely a "spiritual successor" to the Escape films, with references all over the place. One-eyed protagonist, "post apocalypse", general escaping from things...

[@ronpatton9424]

This should be the Theme song of everyone now living in that living S***hole of a city, LA.

[@DamirBabic-xc5po]

Please John carpenter make the third escape movie with kurt russell 🥺😢

[@demonofelru3214]

Escape from the retirement home?

[@hewhohadoncebeenyou.6220]

This....is pretty good.

[@Gabriel-zj6uj]

Honestly aside of the bad CGI the movie in it self its pretty good

[@-The-Darkside]

I can't listen to the original theme anymore, this is far superior.

[@charliedontsurf70]

they metalized it.

[@EmuNerd]

@mfranko989 The Escape from New York theme was much quieter and gave a much stealthier feel to the movie. This movie, Escape from L.A, was a generally louder film, with less stealthy quiet scenes. The movie was a bit more All Guns Blazing than the first, so it makes sense that the theme song thrashes more ass than the first one =)

[@stuartwebster4955]

Let's bring snake back for one last outing

[@BelatedGamer]

Not the best Escape From movie -- but certainly the best theme.

[@1971mav]

+BelatedGamer Wrong.

[@BelatedGamer]

Bret .Maverick Your argument was so touching, I've seen the error of my ways.

[@deadtruc4815]

+BelatedGamer Escape from L.A is an improve version of Escape from New York in every point for me too

[@-The-Darkside]

- 1

[@packie992]

Personally I liked the second movie more, but I respect your opinion sir.

[@ganglabesh]

Fun Fact: GHOSTS OF MARS was intended to be another Snake movie (they changed the character to Desolation played by Ice Cube) it was only because escape from LA bombed that this was changed.

[@danitabori]

So i did finally watch the movie.i actually liked it.to me it didnt feel like a parody,i didnt know what was gonna happen,so it had some surprises and twists (to me) and i think it captured the spirit of escape from ny.i was happy,that they referenced that movie and that they were a bit similar (kinda like silence of the lambs and red dragon).i also really liked the action and i didnt have any problems with the acting or the other characters.

[@gary4934]

escape from Vegas ? Escape from Miami ? Escape from Washington ? Escape from USA ?
They made the unexpexted Fury Road and it was awesome. Do the same !

[@Nomore-fr2xj]

Escape from Ohio

[@denisbesic5423]

Halloween, the Fog , Escape from New york ...
They are all great soundtracks. To me the best theme is Assault on precinct 13👍

[@DragonHeart613]

Escape from LA may not be as great & iconic as Escape from New York but the LA version of the classic Escape theme song is way way better, more bada!@ & epic than the original NY version bar none :)
Even though it doesn't hold a candle to the original masterpiece that is NY, LA is still a pretty good & fun flick nonetheless :)

[@RIPPaul-xy9yn]

You're absolutely right, I'm glad you mentioned that. I for one always found Escape From LA's theme a lot better, it's just too bad John Carpenter couldn't keep his own balance when in Hollywood. There was going to be a third Escape From movie, called Escape From Earth, but it was ultimately cancelled due to Escape From LA's box office failure, and then John Carpenter was going to start the works on an Escape From tv show adaption that was supposed to be scheduled between 1998 to 2000 for development time until it could be released onto every tv screen through the United States, but because of the stupid asshole Hollywood people and the companies affiliated with the escape From movie series thought it would be too dark to show on television, so they cancelled it, which resulted in a huge argument between Joh Carpenter and Hollywood until he recited from Hollywood completely somewhere in 2002, and he never made any movie, nor anything to do with the Escape From franchise ever again, which is really a shame, because if you look at it this way, back in the late 90s to the early 2000s, there really wasn't anything good as far as sci fi and action movies and tv shows go. And truly, Snake Plissken is truly one of the greatest and most badass movie characters ever created, and during the late 90s to early 2000s, the movies and tv shows were already going through a crisis anyways, and an Escape From tv series would have cured that, and would have became one of the greatest tv shows to ever hit the tv screen, if Hollywood was actually smart by allowing an Escape From tv series adaption to happen, but instead they disagreed with it completely because of their thoughts of it being too dark, which was really stupid thing to do, because not only does John Carpenter loose the huge chance of making huge money, but also Hollywood looses the chance of making huge money as well.

[@DragonHeart613]

Blizzard1942 I completely agree, proof positive that you can take something that's already great & still make it even more better & more amazing than it already was :)

[@DragonHeart613]

Paul Walker I would love to see a Snake Plissken-inspired TV show. If they can bring back Evil Dead & turn it into a cool successful TV series than they can do the same with Escape!!! Just as long as it's either HBO, Starz, Netflix or AMC that makes it ;)

[@dirtyhenry917]

2023!?

[@whiskeyify]

Kurt Russell is a tough guy...if you haven't seen his movie Soldier check it out. He does some awesome fight scenes.

[@Shinobitron]

Rewatched both NY and LA recently and forgot how completely badass those movies are. Kurt Russel is the shit nuff' said!

[@vitalVeee]

such an epic theme

[@maurodivita16]

EL VEEENGAADOOOOR INFAAAANTIIIIL!!!

[@megaben99]

@HOLOKRON there was supposed to be a third and final escape movie, it was called Escape from Earth. sadly, it is stuck in what the movie business calls "Production Hell"

[@kailee87]

the ending is one of the best ever
but the movie itself has alot of flaws and bad cgi :(

[@TheAndreBrg]

Don't forget that this was 1997 and CGI was just in pre-school...

[@Judgeholden95]

Yeah that underwater scene in the beginning looked like a ps1 game

[@kailee87]

Caleb Banks exactly..i really like the apocalypse in this great film..but cgi and surfing scene ruined it

[@StinkManX]

kai lee those are my favorite scenes

[@babalarassrah]

Kurt Russel wrote himself the second part of the movie

[@atomiczombie101]

Closest thing to a Fallout movie.

[@howcin]

"Resistance to tyranny is obedience to God, it's Alex Jones"

[@AquilaGuard]

I actually think Escape from LA is better than escape from New York. I love the ending. "Welcome to the human race."

[@trashpicker1970]

i just saw escape from new york... LOVED IT!!!! now i'm hunting for this one......

[@tmayberry7559]

You can escape from Cleveland. You can escape from New York but this is LA vatoe and this city can kill anybody

[@rockys201]

I agree sir!

[@letribundelaplebe754]

Film, réalisateur et acteur culte.

[@patriotide8750]

Dont know why everyone hated this movie, it was amazing

[@BleachUndertakerfan]

I've tried to base one of my Fallout: New Vegas characters after this guy. Still tryin' too. Wonder what Snake Plissken would do if most of the U.S. were obliterated by nuclear warfare?

[@jonathandewitt6522]

that movie kicks ass!!!!

[@cbrtMetallicA420]

This movie is a guilty pleasure. Fuckin love this opening theme.