• New-York 1997 (1981) Soundtrack OST •

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Escape from New York

In 1997, Manhattan has been transformed into the New York Maximum Security Penitentiary, where criminals are sent to serve life sentences.

When the Air Force One crashes in Manhattan with the president of the USA on board, who is traveling to a summit with other leaders, the prison dean Hauk proposes a deal to the convicted one-eyed bank robber Snake Plissken.

If he rescues the president and his tape in less than 23 hours, he would be granted a pardon.

In order to guarantee full commitment from Snake Plissken, Hauk lures him and injects a lethal capsule in his blood that will dissolve in the scheduled time.

Snake Plissken uses a small plane to land on the roof of the World Trade Center. Soon he finds that the tracking device was removed from the president.

When he meets the taxi driver Cabbie, he learns that the warlord The Duke has captured the president.

Now Snake Plissken has to team up with his former partner Brain, who has double-crossed him in the past, and his squeeze Maggie to rescue the president and save his own life.

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Play	Title	Artist
	New-York 1997
	Bandstand Boogie	Charles Albertine: Performer
	Escape from New York Theme - Main Title	John Carpenter: Performer John Carpenter: Writer John Carpenter: Composer
	Halloween	John Carpenter: Performer
	Escape from New York	John Carpenter: Performer
	A SIDE: Main Title	John Carpenter: Performer
	The Bank Robbery	John Carpenter: Performer
	Prison Introduction (Dialogue)	John Carpenter: Performer
	Over The Wall / Airforce One	John Carpenter: Performer
	He's Still Alive / Romero	John Carpenter: Performer
	Snake Plissken (Dialogue)	John Carpenter: Performer
	B SIDE: On	John Carpenter: Performer
	Tell Him (Dialogue)	John Carpenter: Performer
	Engulfed Cathedral (Debussy)	John Carpenter: Performer
	Across The Roof	John Carpenter: Performer
	Descent Into New York	John Carpenter: Performer
	Back To The Pod - Version #1	John Carpenter: Performer
	Everyone's Coming To New York	John Carpenter: Performer
	C SIDE: Don't Go Down There (Dialogue)	John Carpenter: Performer
	Back To The Pod - Version #2 / The Crazies Come Out	John Carpenter: Performer
	I Heard You Were Dead (Dialogue)	John Carpenter: Performer
	Arrival At The Library	John Carpenter: Performer
	You Are The Duke Of New York (Dialogue)	John Carpenter: Performer
	The Duke Arrives / Barricade	John Carpenter: Performer
	President At The Train	John Carpenter: Performer
	Who Are You? (Dialogue)	John Carpenter: Performer
	Police Action	John Carpenter: Performer
	Romero And The President	John Carpenter: Performer
	D SIDE: The President Is Gone	John Carpenter: Performer
	69th Street Bridge	John Carpenter: Performer
	Over The Wall	John Carpenter: Performer
	The Name Is Plissken (Dialogue)	John Carpenter: Performer
	Snake Shake	John Carpenter: Performer
	Main Title	John Carpenter: Performer
	"Prison Introduction"	John Carpenter: Performer
	"Snake Plissken"	John Carpenter: Performer
	Orientation	John Carpenter: Performer
	"Tell Him"	John Carpenter: Performer
	"Don't Go Down There!"	John Carpenter: Performer
	"I Heard You Were Dead!"	John Carpenter: Performer
	"You Are The Duke Of New York"	John Carpenter: Performer
	"Who Are You?"	John Carpenter: Performer
	The President Is Gone	John Carpenter: Performer
	"The Name Is Plissken"	John Carpenter: Performer
	Snake Shake - End Credits	John Carpenter: Performer
	Big Trouble In Little China	John Carpenter: Performer
	Pork Chop Express	John Carpenter: Performer
	The Alley	John Carpenter: Performer
	Here Come The Storms	John Carpenter: Performer
	Lo Pan's Domain	John Carpenter: Performer
	Escape From Wing Kong	John Carpenter: Performer
	Into The Spirit Path	John Carpenter: Performer
	The Great Arcade / Final Escape Pt. 1	John Carpenter: Performer
	The Final Escape Pt. 2	John Carpenter: Performer
	Big Trouble In Little China - Reprise	John Carpenter: Performer
	Opening	John Carpenter: Performer
	Alexandra	John Carpenter: Performer
	Blue Planet Interlude / Final Stab	John Carpenter: Performer
	Atlanta Bank Robbery	John Carpenter: Performer
	Up The Wall Airforce #1	John Carpenter: Performer
	Orientation #2	John Carpenter: Performer
	Back To The Pod / The Crazies Come Out	John Carpenter: Performer
	The Duke Arrives / The Barricades	John Carpenter: Performer
	Police State / Romero And The President	John Carpenter: Performer
	The President At The Train	John Carpenter: Performer
	Chase Across The 69th Street Bridge	John Carpenter: Performer
	Chariots of Pumpkins (Halloween III)	John Carpenter: Performer
	69th St. Bridge (Escape From New York)	John Carpenter: Performer
	The Alley (War) (Big Trouble in Little China)	John Carpenter: Performer
	Wake Up (They Live)	John Carpenter: Performer
	Julie's Dead (Assault on Precinct 13)	John Carpenter: Performer
	The Shape Enters Laurie's Room (Halloween II)	John Carpenter: Performer
	Season of the Witch (Halloween III)	John Carpenter: Performer
	Love at a Distance (Prince of Darkness)	John Carpenter: Performer
	The Shape Stalks Again (Halloween II)	John Carpenter: Performer
	Burn It (The Thing)	John Carpenter: Performer
	Fuchs (The Thing)	John Carpenter: Performer
	To Macs Shack (The Thing)	John Carpenter: Performer
	Walk to the Lighthouse (The Fog)	John Carpenter: Performer
	Laurie's Theme (Halloween)	John Carpenter: Performer
	TV Message/Main Title (They Live/Halloween III)	Alan Howarth: Performer
	Main Title (Escape From New York)	Alan Howarth: Performer
	Christine Attacks/Main Title (Christine/Halloween II)	Alan Howarth: Performer
	Haddonfield Streets (Halloween II)	Alan Howarth: Performer
	Airport Abduction (Big Trouble In Little China)	Alan Howarth: Performer
	Wing Kong White Tiger (Big Trouble In Little China)	Alan Howarth: Performer
	Team Assembly (Prince of Darkness)	Alan Howarth: Performer
	Coming To L.A. (They Live)	Alan Howarth: Performer
	The Thing (The Thing)	Alan Howarth: Performer
	The Return (Halloween 4)	Alan Howarth: Performer
	Halloween Suite	Alan Howarth: Performer
	The Lost Empire (The Lost Empire)	Alan Howarth: Performer
	Assault on Precinct 13 (Assault on Precinct 13)	Alan Howarth: Performer
	Retribution (Retribution)	Alan Howarth: Performer
	Bank Robbery (Escape From New York)	Alan Howarth: Performer
	In the Mouth of Madness	John Carpenter: Performer
	Assault on Precinct 13	John Carpenter: Performer
	The Fog	John Carpenter: Performer
	Prince of Darkness	John Carpenter: Performer
	Santiago (Vampires)	John Carpenter: Performer
	Porkchop Express (Big Trouble in Little China)	John Carpenter: Performer
	They Live	John Carpenter: Performer
	The Thing	John Carpenter: Performer
	Starman	John Carpenter: Performer
	Dark Star	John Carpenter: Performer
	Christine	John Carpenter: Performer
	Halloween 1963 - Halloween	John Carpenter: Performer
	The Lift - The Lifty	John Carpenter: Performer
	Escape From New York - Escape from New York	John Carpenter: Performer
	For The Last Time We'll Pay - Carrie	John Carpenter: Performer
	The Dead Zone - The Dead Zone	John Carpenter: Performer
	Claustrophoby - Body Double	John Carpenter: Performer
	Sleepwalkers - Sleepwalkers	John Carpenter: Performer
	Altered Ego - Scream	John Carpenter: Performer
	Escape From LA - Esacpe From LA	John Carpenter: Performer
	Urban Legend - Urban Legend	John Carpenter: Performer
	Crash - Crash	John Carpenter: Performer
	Slayers - Vampires	John Carpenter: Performer
	Halloween Theme - Halloween	John Carpenter: Performer
	Suite (From "Psycho") (Bernard Herrmann)	Marco Beltrami: Performer
	For the Last Time We'll Pay (From "Carrie") (Pino Donaggio)	Marco Beltrami: Performer
	Rally - Meet Your Local Candidate (From "The Dead Zone") (Michael Kamen)	Marco Beltrami: Performer
	Theme (From Wes Craven's "New Nightmare") (J. Peter Robinson)	Marco Beltrami: Performer
	Main Title (From "Escape from New York") (John Carpenter and Alan Howarth)	Marco Beltrami: Performer
	Drill of Death (From "Body Double") (Pino Donaggio)	Marco Beltrami: Performer
	Mirror Image (From "Crash") (Howard Shore)	Marco Beltrami: Performer
	New Mexico (From John Carpenter's "Vampires") (John Carpenter)	Marco Beltrami: Performer
	Altered Ego (From "Scream") (Marco Beltrami)	Marco Beltrami: Performer
	Main Title (From "Halloween") (John Carpenter)	Marco Beltrami: Performer
	The X-Files - T.V. Version	Edwin Astley: Performer
	The Avengers - Pre-Credits & Theme	Edwin Astley: Performer
	The Saint - Opening & Closing Theme	Edwin Astley: Performer
	The Prisoner - Main Titles	Edwin Astley: Performer
	Doctor Who - Theme	Edwin Astley: Performer
	Blake's Seven - Theme	Edwin Astley: Performer
	Red Dwarf - Interlude / Main Theme	Edwin Astley: Performer
	Hawaii 5-0 - Theme	Edwin Astley: Performer
	Perry Mason - "Park Avenue Beat"	Edwin Astley: Performer
	A Man Called Ironside - Theme	Edwin Astley: Performer
	Mission: Impossible - The Plot / Main Theme	Edwin Astley: Performer
	The Incredible Hulk - Theme	Edwin Astley: Performer
	Knight Rider - Theme	Edwin Astley: Performer
	Airwolf - Theme	Edwin Astley: Performer
	Star Trek - Theme	Edwin Astley: Performer
	Babylon 5 - Theme	Edwin Astley: Performer
	Twin Peaks - Theme	Edwin Astley: Performer
	V - The Series - Theme	Edwin Astley: Performer
	Seaquest DSV - Theme (Concert Version)	Edwin Astley: Performer
	Disc Time:	Edwin Astley: Performer
	2001: A Space Odyssey - Inroduction from "Also Sprach Zarathustra"	Edwin Astley: Performer
	Excalibur - O Fortuna from "Carmina Burana"	Edwin Astley: Performer
	Alien - End Title	Edwin Astley: Performer
	Escape From New York - End Titles	Edwin Astley: Performer
	Blade Runner - End Title	Edwin Astley: Performer
	Halloween - Main Title	Edwin Astley: Performer
	The Omen - Ave Satani	Edwin Astley: Performer
	Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome - Thunderdome Fanfare / "I Ain't Captain Walker"	Edwin Astley: Performer
	Superman - Love Theme	Edwin Astley: Performer
	Batman - Theme	Edwin Astley: Performer
	Body Heat	Edwin Astley: Performer
	Somewhere In Time	Edwin Astley: Performer
	Taxi Driver - Night Piece	Edwin Astley: Performer
	The Blues Brothers - Peter Gunn Theme	Edwin Astley: Performer
	He's Still Alive / Romero	John Carpenter: Performer
	Everyone's Coming To New York	John Carpenter: Performer
	C SIDE: Don't Go Down There (Dialogue)	John Carpenter: Performer
	Lo Pan's Domain	John Carpenter: Performer
	Julie's Dead (Assault on Precinct 13)	John Carpenter: Performer
	The Shape Enters Laurie's Room (Halloween II)	John Carpenter: Performer
	Laurie's Theme (Halloween)	John Carpenter: Performer
	For The Last Time We'll Pay - Carrie	John Carpenter: Performer
	For the Last Time We'll Pay (From "Carrie") (Pino Donaggio)	Marco Beltrami: Performer
	Theme (From Wes Craven's "New Nightmare") (J. Peter Robinson)	Marco Beltrami: Performer
	New Mexico (From John Carpenter's "Vampires") (John Carpenter)	Marco Beltrami: Performer
	Blake's Seven - Theme	Edwin Astley: Performer
	Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome - Thunderdome Fanfare / "I Ain't Captain Walker"	Edwin Astley: Performer

User reviews

Lisa Taylor

3/10

The musical choices in the film seemed outdated and uninspired, lacking the innovative and edgy sound that would have complemented the gritty setting of a maximum security prison in Manhattan.

Robert Gonzalez

3/10

The score did little to enhance the overall atmosphere of the movie, missing the opportunity to create a sense of urgency and tension that would have elevated the viewing experience.

Joshua Nelson

9/10

The soundtrack of New York 1997 perfectly captures the gritty and intense atmosphere of the movie. The synthesizer-driven music adds a futuristic and dystopian feel that enhances the overall viewing experience.

Deborah Wright

5/10

The soundtrack features iconic tracks like Main Title and The Bank Robbery, which have become synonymous with the film's gritty aesthetic. The music complements the visuals perfectly, immersing the audience in the world of New York 1997 and enhancing the overall viewing experience.

Ashley Hall

5/10

The soundtrack of Escape from New York is gritty and atmospheric, perfectly capturing the dystopian setting of the film. The dark synth-heavy score sets the tone for the tense and dangerous atmosphere of Manhattan turned prison.

Amanda Mitchell

2/10

The soundtrack of New York 1997 failed to capture the intensity and suspense of the movie's plot, leaving me feeling disconnected from the action on screen.

Karen Brown

10/10

The memorable main theme of New York 1997 is haunting and iconic, staying with you long after the movie ends. It sets the tone for the entire film and adds a layer of depth to the character of Snake Plissken. Overall, the soundtrack elevates the movie to another level and enhances its impact on the audience.

Patricia Smith

2/10

Overall, the soundtrack of New York 1997 fell short of expectations, failing to deliver a memorable and impactful musical accompaniment to the thrilling storyline.

Betty Green

9/10

The use of electronic beats and pulsating rhythms in the soundtrack creates a sense of urgency and tension, perfectly mirroring Snake Plissken's race against time to rescue the president. The music keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout the entire movie.

Nancy Clark

6/10

John Carpenter's music for the film is minimalist yet effective, creating a sense of urgency and suspense throughout the movie. The pulsating electronic beats enhance the action sequences and add to the overall sense of impending danger.

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