Surf-rock instrumentals and shadowy score-like textures evoke Christine’s chrome, engine, and old rock-and-roll spirit, while the vocal selections trace Arnie’s rush of newfound confidence into obsession and danger. The mix also nods to the late-1970s setting and the strained triangle between Arnie, Leigh, and the car that seems to love him too fiercely.
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20 songsChristine Attacks
John Carpenter · Christine (Original Motion Picture Score)
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Moochie's Death
John Carpenter · Christine (Original Motion Picture Score)
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Green Onions
Booker T. & the M.G.'s · Green Onions
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Rumble
Link Wray · Six Strings Of Bad Luck
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Sleepwalk
Santo & Johnny · Santo & Johnny
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Raunchy
Bill Justis · Discover 50s One Hit Wonders
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Pipeline
The Chantays · Pipeline
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Rebel Rouser
Duane Eddy · Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel
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Telstar
The Tornados · The EP Collection
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Out of Limits
The Marketts · Out Of Limits!
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Bad To The Bone
George Thorogood & The Destroyers · Bad To The Bone
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Little Red Corvette
Prince · 1999
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I'm In Love With My Car
Queen · A Night At The Opera (Deluxe Edition)
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Cars
Gary Numan · The Pleasure Principle
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Mustang Sally
Wilson Pickett · Wilson Pickett: A Man and a Half
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Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress) - 1999 Remaster
The Hollies · Distant Light (Expanded Edition)
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I Can't Drive 55
Sammy Hagar · Voa
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Hot Rod Lincoln
Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen · Lost In The Ozone
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Dead Man's Curve
Jan & Dean · Dead Man's Curve/New Girl In School
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Same book, another mood