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Listen to the City
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Wikipedia article
'Listen to the City' is a 1984 Canadian drama film directed by Ron Mann. Normally a documentary filmmaker, this is Mann's only fictional feature. The film stars P.J. Soles, Jim Carroll, Sandy Horne, and Michael Glassbourg. Featured in small or cameo roles are such notable Canadian counter-culture figures as poets Barrie Phillip Nichol and Barry Callaghan, politician Jack Layton, playwright Sky Gilbert, and radio broadcasters Pete Griffin and Geets Romo.
Plot
Hupar (Jim Carroll) wakes up from a 20-year coma. Disoriented, he soon meets Arete (Sandy Horne), a young poet, and Sophia (P.J. Soles), a TV newswoman. Together, the three team up to expose corporate crime in a crumbling cityscape of the very near future.
Cast
* P. J. Soles as Sophia
* Michael Glassbourg as Goodman
* Sandy Horne as Arete
* Jim Carroll as Hupar
* Barry Callaghan as Father
* Sky Gilbert as Shadow
* Pete Griffen as Mayor
* Geets Romo as Mayors assistant
* Peter Wintonick as Peter
* Bill Lord as Preston Sturrock
* Gigi Guthrie as Christie Hines
* Mary Hawkins as White
* Ral Andrews as Green
* Gary Augustynek as Black
* Jack Layton as patient
* Barrie Phillip Nichol as labour department head
Soundtrack
The 'Listen to the City' soundtrack album consists of the primarily instrumental score for the film, and was written, produced and performed by Gordon Deppe of the band Spoons. On two tracks, Deppe is joined by Sandy Horne as co-performer and co-composer; Horne co-starred in the film and was also a member of Spoons. Rob Preuss, also of Spoons, assists on these two tracks.
The album's final two tracks are actually performed by (and credited to) the Spoons as a whole. These songs, "Tell No Lies" and "Romantic Traffic", were both issued as singles in Canada; both charted and are among the band's most well-known hits in that country.
Track listing
Personnel
Tracks 1-8
* Gordon Deppe all instruments, except
* Sandy Horne vocals, bass guitar on 3 and 6
* Rob Preuss keyboards and rhythm machine on 3 and 6
=Production personnel, tracks 1-8=
*Produced by Gordon Deppe
*Engineered by Rick Lightheart and Brian Hewson
*Recorded and mixed at Sound Path Studios, Oakville, Ontario
Tracks 9-10
* Gordon Deppe vocals, guitar
* Sandy Horne bass, vocals
* Rob Preuss electronic keyboards and piano
* Derrick Ross drums
=Production personnel, tracks 9-10=
* Nile Rodgers producer
* Jason Corsaro engineer
* Recorded at the Power Station, New York City
References
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