The movie still haunts me every now and than, specially listening to mr. Cooder. He creates an atmosphere and there is nothing els you can do than just let it consume you.... The man is brilliant....
It's congeniality! The story, the camera, the location, the spirit, the director with his one and only masterpiece, the actors, the dialogues, the cultural background, the suspense, the fight for survival, the threat, a few careless mistakes with no bad intentions yet punished without no human remorse. The scene when Simms is facing the gun barrels and says "Why are you doing this. We haven't done anything" and then being executed is incredibly touching. What a film that is!
The best soundtrack to any film ever. Ry cooder slide guitar made to make you weep. And to be fair the film does. The Cajun beats are fucking great too. What a film, and even better soundtrack.
Winter 1981, we had a free month subscription to HBO. Southern Comfort was running every few hours & I watched it as frequently as my mom let me. Excellent film and soundtrack!
Saw this movie at 9 or10 the same way That Illusive Balfa Brothers masterpiece "Parlez nous a boire" sedated my brain with that cryptic, hypnotic drone and has acted as a lifelong stimuli and touchstone ever since. And Ry Cooders intro was the gateway drug that got the hook in me thou.
Heck yeah, this song puts you right down in that swamp with the rest of them. Armed only with blanks save for one box of real bullets to split between 7 national guardsmen. A one-armed cajun terrorizing you for stealing his piro.
The first time I heard of, and got introduced to the incredibly talented Ry Cooder was in the Move “Southern Comfort” I was inspiring to learn how to play the guitar - I was captivated by his style of guitar playing. Pure, simple and yet emotionally-driven. Still listen to Ry’s music.
I remember watching this film when it first came out. I was very young and would have been listening to mostly top 10 pop music. I knew very little about other types of music or Americana music. I remember that the music in this film totally blew me away and this was my first exposure to Americana music. The music was recorded and played by Ry Cooder who was Walter Hill's main soundtrack collaborator throughout most of the 80s.
Excellent Cooder! it sure takes me back, & has been a major influence with my playing & so many more guitarists around the world!!!! Love it! God bless one & all, Brian guitarist with the Haley sisters.
One of the few movies that sucked me into it , made me feel like I was there . The setting and atmosphere was perfect not to mention the soundtrack . I dont think anyone could have captured the feel the way Ry did hes a master and doesn't get the exposer he deserves .
F-me! I just melted on the first chord! See this movie if you can! Good story, incredible music! Would love to hear Ry and Sonny Landreth do an album together.
I can remember watching this with my dad when I was like 9 years old when it first came out. Living down in Los Angeles at the time. Everything was absolutely care free back then.
I know what you're saying, longing to recapture the road back to that promised land of yester year and to live it again in the present. It seems to be the hardest thing to find, and music like this makes the soul search harder
To this day, only John Carpenter has delivered scores that send chills down your back like Ry Cooder. Both of these guys are musical geniuses in doing original scores for feature films. Simply amazing.
Both commie finger puppets , put forth as composers . . have you learnt nothing about HoodWood & the collective commie all throwing in to make pie sinister current
I watched this movie when it first came out!!! Didn't remember the movie much. All i rememmber was going through the credits to see were the music was from!!!! Ry Cooder. Say no more!!! Perfect sond trak!!!
Hahaha. Exactly. I'm from podunkville, too. There's a LOT of that mentality around here. Like the bartender from Southpark says, " We dont take kindly to your types around here".
Jeebus, man. I dont want to spread hostility, but man. Nobody seems hospital theses days. My grandma would take in anyone that needed fead or down in their luck. That used to be America. Forget that now. Lock your doors.
I remember this film from when i was young, loved it then and still love watching the DVD,,, truly awesome film, great music . reminds me of happy times
I cant believe the comments from one comment on this film. Love it! You love it as much as I do. Fantastic! I dont know the name of "Bigboy" but he was a Southern guy guy that played mourhharp in front of a general store down south. For some reason they took it off TH-cam. That fat man made me smile. Please share it if you have it.
My Grand Father, Jules Remel was born (1890) and raised in Echo, La. Was stationed at England AFB, La 1973-1977. Visited the family burial site next to a Catholic Church. CMSgt Bob Remel. 3 tours Vietnam and 3 tours Korea. 100% Combat Disabled Vietnam Veteran .
That's Milt Holland (our late father) on Tablas and percussion, probably some drumset, he and Jim Keltner used to do some dual-drumset recording for Ry. . He played with/for Ry a good deal, Milt was also part of the "wrecking crew". (The Tabla sounds here are sometimes mixed with bangs on the hull of the boat from the Foley or production sound)
My dad was in Vietnam. In the Fire Dept his whole career...military and civil svc. At Bien Hoa 64 to 65. And early in his career...late 1940s was at Barksdale AFB. Later in civil svc career was in Loring in ME and Lowry in CO. Thanks for serving.
Nobody could compare to Ry Cooder, when it comes to use the bottleneck and the tremolo, his sound is unique. Although it's unique, however, the sound and the mood of this song reminds me of another one, by another great artist: the soundtrack of Dead Man by Neil Young
THIS is the type of music 🎵🎶🎵 you know came from the swamps and woods 🪵 from yesteryear it's in every note 🎵🎶 picked up from the Banjo 🪕🪕🪕 and triangle backwoods music 🎵🎶🎵 from a forgotten era haunting and errie but captivating 😳 primitive primal
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brilliant film and fantastic sound track. never forget it.
Walter Hill, director. Powers Boothe, actor. Ry Cooder, music. What more could anybody need or want?
Deep down, every man has wanted to be in this situation, just as long as we have this music to go along with it.
And a fistful of shells.
@@bold810lol, yes indeed!!
And stay with the woman you love and your child instead of hurting them....
❤😂, but I want real ammunition.
I've never wanted to be hunted by Cajuns with blanks as my protection.
Loved this movie (and the actors in it). Ry Cooder elevated it to unforgettable. I've liked a lot of movies and forgotten them. Never this one.
Me too! It's a masterpiece!😊
Southern Comfort is such a haunting piece and a perfect match for the movie. Both are great. Love it.
@@danielduran7829
The music ? Or the drink ?
@@AndriyValdensius-wi8gw YUP
The Cajun band at the end were awesome as well.
I also love it... The Balfa Brothers - Parlez Nous A Boire is the name for you mate :-D
@@tagg976 Awesome 👌 - That whole scene is on YT. Thanks 👍
@@tagg976 cheers I've just found them on Spotify. That's a great track
@@tagg976 Cajun music rocks.
French hillbillies.
I love listening to this as I have a shot of whiskey and a nice fat blunt. Thank you for this beautiful masterpiece Mr.Cooder. R.I.P. Fred Ward.
I was 18 when I saw this movie. And as much as I enjoyed the film, this theme music has never left my memory. Otherworldly.
The movie still haunts me every now and than, specially listening to mr. Cooder. He creates an atmosphere and there is nothing els you can do than just let it consume you.... The man is brilliant....
Mercy Mr.Cooder
The movie is something like Warriors, 9 guys, no weapons...
If you want the best slide guitar player, Ry Cooder is the one you want!
It's congeniality! The story, the camera, the location, the spirit, the director with his one and only masterpiece, the actors, the dialogues, the cultural background, the suspense, the fight for survival, the threat, a few careless mistakes with no bad intentions yet punished without no human remorse. The scene when Simms is facing the gun barrels and says "Why are you doing this. We haven't done anything" and then being executed is incredibly touching. What a film that is!
Nice comment. If youve ever watched the movis it was a powerful. His soundtract is epic
Cinematography in this film was absolutely incredible.
The great Andrew Laszlo
Such a shame the only versions I've seen are VHS quality
@@kellymarcott5632 I wonder why Hill didn't have Ric Waite do this?
Ry Cooder's soundtrack on this and another Walter Hill film The Long Riders is haunting and beautiful.
Absolutely Magnificent !!!!! Those Haunting cords at the start have been in my brain the moment I saw this movie 😮😮😁👍👌👌🎸
The best soundtrack to any film ever. Ry cooder slide guitar made to make you weep. And to be fair the film does. The Cajun beats are fucking great too. What a film, and even better soundtrack.
Your right. This song can make a man weep
Ry Cooder is a tremendous musician. I highly recommend this soundtrack & film.👍✌
Winter 1981, we had a free month subscription to HBO. Southern Comfort was running every few hours & I watched it as frequently as my mom let me. Excellent film and soundtrack!
Saw this movie at 9 or10 the same way
That Illusive Balfa Brothers masterpiece "Parlez nous a boire"
sedated my brain with that cryptic, hypnotic drone and has acted as a lifelong stimuli and touchstone ever since. And Ry Cooders intro was the gateway drug that got the hook in me thou.
Some of the most soulful, beautiful music I've ever heard
Agreed
Amen . I don't know Ry Cooder's inspiration but it's never been repeated. Neil Young was the first.
Underrated film, and a perfect soundtrack for it. Fans should also check out Ry's music for Paris, TX. Another brilliant soundtrack.
The most atmospheric soundtrack to any film ever made. Film's good too!
David Dry; even better then this is Ry Cooders sountrack to 1984 movie, Paris Texas by sam shepphard. U want to talk atmospheric
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Got to watch it here on YT . . I think for individual accounts you can watch a lot of cool movies . . but only once
Definitely of the 20th century. Check out the Lost Bayou Ramblers work in Beasts of the Southern Wild.
Heck yeah, this song puts you right down in that swamp with the rest of them. Armed only with blanks save for one box of real bullets to split between 7 national guardsmen. A one-armed cajun terrorizing you for stealing his piro.
@@kimvanderlinden-puma9795 theme from alamo bay is ace, not so sure about the movie
This track sends goosebumps all over me,...every time.
And mw❤
First time hearing this tune, and 30 seconds in I knew this was a life changer.
Top 2 guitarists of all time Stevie Ray Vaughan and Ry Cooder.
MAKES ME WANNA VISIT LOUISIANA ONE FINE DAY, THAT AND THE CUTE GIRL KAITLAN SUNSHINE!!!
You think you want to go there until you been there . It never stops in your head.
I drink southern comfort while I listen to this.
perfect sound for the film ... Ry Cooder is a genius.
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This movie should have won many awards and the opening music is off the charts
What can I say Ry Cooder PLz come back love you chap / Gerry from Birmingham England
Still get goose bumps down my spine hearing this tune.
Hats off for great musisian RY COODER
Simply outstanding piece of music - totally captures the films theme
plus the irony in the title...lol, or maybe not
Awesome movie
....never get tired of seeing it.
yeah shows you what young jerks do when out of sight of proper authority
Terrific film along with a great soundtrack. Ry is a true legend.
memorable film And the soundtrack by Ry Cooder 🙂
The elder statesman of movie soundtracks, haven't heard any of his albums or singles until now 😊
What a great movie and a theme song that's perfect.
Yes , perfect indeed
Ry's best work, listen to it all day and need to have more.
play this at my funeral...and a ton of rolling stones
+dave lastman Damn, you beat me to it - hope you don't mind me copying you, but not for a while anyway.
+dave lastman Onya Mate we'll keep the gators off your rotting flesh , Look out Mamma there's a white boat coming up the river
+Jim Macintosh With a big red beacon and a flag and a man on the rail.
Amen my brutha! Love me some zydeco and all the blues-2 sisters from2 different generations.
This song and movie is awesome. Soooooo under rated. Beautiful
The first time I heard of, and got introduced to the incredibly talented Ry Cooder was in the Move “Southern Comfort” I was inspiring to learn how to play the guitar - I was captivated by his style of guitar playing. Pure, simple and yet emotionally-driven. Still listen to Ry’s music.
THE Most beautiful piece... Thank you Ry. This version is longer than the one on the official soundtrack.. thanks for the edit/upload.. so good! XX
Sounds totally brilliant..I can remember it like yesterday 😊
One of the best movies ever👍🙌
I remember watching this film when it first came out. I was very young and would have been listening to mostly top 10 pop music. I knew very little about other types of music or Americana music. I remember that the music in this film totally blew me away and this was my first exposure to Americana music. The music was recorded and played by Ry Cooder who was Walter Hill's main soundtrack collaborator throughout most of the 80s.
A haunting melody and amazing aura in listning. Thank you!
His soundtrack to the film Paris. Texas is hauntingly beautiful. You can hear the long stretches of lonely roads and big open skies in it.
Excellent Cooder! it sure takes me back, & has been a major influence with my playing & so many more guitarists around the world!!!!
Love it!
God bless one & all,
Brian guitarist with the Haley sisters.
I just love this sublime track by Ry Cooder. Thankyou.
This is the music I have decreed I want as they carry my coffin into the service x
THIS IS A TRUE REAL CULT MOVIE ❤AMAZING❤️
Great film along with a fantastic soundtrack. Ry Cooder and those Cajun musicians, what more could you want?
The most rare movie of WALTER HILL, Master Piece , cult movie , leyend ❤️
at 10 yrs old the haunting score stayed with me til this day
for sure Ry Cooder is far the most famous "story teller" (narrative) on his guitar... thanks for sharing this beautiful track !
This is one of the best musical talents of my time here on earth.
Ry Codder's music is epic beyond words
One bad ass old school movie, and one bad ass swamp music score, courtesy of Mr. Cooder! Thanks for the post!
One of the few movies that sucked me into it , made me feel like I was there . The setting and atmosphere was perfect not to mention the soundtrack . I dont think anyone could have captured the feel the way Ry did hes a master and doesn't get the exposer he deserves .
The fear of the soldier,s,..the haunting ambience of Ry ,s music,...and the setting,....so fearful
one of my favorite flicks, great sound track...I was a Medic in Vietnam...very relaxing.
F-me! I just melted on the first chord! See this movie if you can! Good story, incredible music! Would love to hear Ry and Sonny Landreth do an album together.
This music is so relaxing and it quite fits to the atmosphere of southern wetlands. The film is also great. The one of my favorite.
Director Walter Hill's best movie.
Ry Cooder Masterpiece!!!!
I’m 71years old but still love the sounds uk
I can remember watching this with my dad when I was like 9 years old when it first came out. Living down in Los Angeles at the time. Everything was absolutely care free back then.
I know what you're saying, longing to recapture the road back to that promised land of yester year and to live it again in the present. It seems to be the hardest thing to find, and music like this makes the soul search harder
Been searching for this for 9 long years! And finally, here it is. Thanks to the uploader. You're a legend!
I used to watch this and hunters blood alot as a kid in the 80s
I love this guy. This is incredible, thankyou to the person who posted it. This will be on replay.
Still listening and watching this in 2020? 👌
2024.
To this day, only John Carpenter has delivered scores that send chills down your back like Ry Cooder. Both of these guys are musical geniuses in doing original scores for feature films. Simply amazing.
What? Lol. LOL.
Both commie finger puppets , put forth as composers . . have you learnt nothing about HoodWood & the collective commie all throwing in to make pie sinister current
Ry Cooder....the true master !..🎸....
Doesn’t get any better, music or the movie. Respect.
I watched this movie when it first came out!!! Didn't remember the movie much. All i rememmber was going through the credits to see were the music was from!!!! Ry Cooder. Say no more!!!
Perfect sond trak!!!
Love this music love the film as well southern comfort great
Beautiful music, and what a excellent film
RIP POWERS BOOTH GREAT ACTOR,
Roger That, Jason! A great Texan!
jason ireland “I said she has a good sense of humor; I don’t.”
Zero fucks given
Rim Shot he was selling bandannas 😂awesome scene.
He was also good in the tv series "Dead Wood".Great performance.
Yes mate powers booth was a great actor...very under rated but one of the best...
This is awesome. Keep listening it for decades,.
The cast, the atmosphere, the .... everything... apocalypse now.. or even better..
This music is the blessing within music itself ..total bliss within the RY COODER sounds waves ...11 out of 10 vibrations excellence
Yes haunting, I get the chills listening to the Soundtrack to the film
Eerie, crunchy, and terribly beautiful.
This is the track that got my attention to some real good BLUES Music ........
great movie! Saw it when it first opened at theaters. I could watch it once a week every week for the rest of my life!
"It's the land of hospitality...unless you don't belong there."
@Kev Dale Ry Cooder is an incredible musician.
Hahaha. Exactly. I'm from podunkville, too. There's a LOT of that mentality around here. Like the bartender from Southpark says, " We dont take kindly to your types around here".
@@joshuadowling8778 Red Green would say: "You're very not from around here aren't ya?"
Jeebus, man. I dont want to spread hostility, but man. Nobody seems hospital theses days. My grandma would take in anyone that needed fead or down in their luck. That used to be America. Forget that now. Lock your doors.
This Film belongs to my most precious experiences. There are Films that are at the peak in my world. This is one of them.
beautiful ,powerful music.Mr.Cooder is an original!
I remember this film from when i was young, loved it then and still love watching the DVD,,, truly awesome film, great music . reminds me of happy times
I cant believe the comments from one comment on this film. Love it! You love it as much as I do. Fantastic! I dont know the name of "Bigboy" but he was a Southern guy guy that played mourhharp in front of a general store down south. For some reason they took it off TH-cam. That fat man made me smile. Please share it if you have it.
An ethereal soundtrack to what ought be a classic film, thank you to those concerned.
Love this. The tremolo makes my head wobble.
Good movie, superb Cooder track
My Grand Father, Jules Remel was born (1890) and raised in Echo, La. Was stationed at England AFB, La 1973-1977. Visited the family burial site next to a Catholic Church. CMSgt Bob Remel. 3 tours Vietnam and 3 tours Korea. 100% Combat Disabled Vietnam Veteran .
total admiration to your gentleman grandfather jules Remel
Truly Southern Comfort from a Texan who grew up in marshy East Texas@@@@
Desolate Montana highway and this song on a rainy day.
Freedom!
Damn! I've been a Ry Cooder fan for some time nowr. I remember seeing this movie when I was about 15 (25 years ago!), never knew Ry did this! Awesome!
That's Milt Holland (our late father) on Tablas and percussion, probably some drumset, he and Jim Keltner used to do some dual-drumset recording for Ry. . He played with/for Ry a good deal, Milt was also part of the "wrecking crew". (The Tabla sounds here are sometimes mixed with bangs on the hull of the boat from the Foley or production sound)
This sound in the radio, me sitting in front of my logge, drinking beer and my dogs seeping very well by my feeds. Thats good live...
The movie was good TOO, The music was GREAT, Thanks.
Spent many a night fishing on the Bayou after my 3rd tour in Vietnam. Deputy Fire Chief...England AFB, La.
welcome home sir. and thank you
yes thank for your service and God bless you.
My dad was in Vietnam. In the Fire Dept his whole career...military and civil svc. At Bien Hoa 64 to 65. And early in his career...late 1940s was at Barksdale AFB. Later in civil svc career was in Loring in ME and Lowry in CO. Thanks for serving.
Great music, great movie. And Thank you all for your service.
Thank you for your service. Hope you are at peace. Fishin's good therapy. Your not forgotten.
Respect.
remember the first time i watched this film back in the early 80s the music sent shivers down my spine real swampy music fantastic
Nobody could compare to Ry Cooder, when it comes to use the bottleneck and the tremolo, his sound is unique.
Although it's unique, however, the sound and the mood of this song reminds me of another one, by another great artist: the soundtrack of Dead Man by Neil Young
Neil's Dead Man piece is one of my all-time favorites. Ry Cooder plays every bit as hauntingly well.
I agree
Do you know any good artists slide guitar moonshine swamp style
You need to check out Justin Johnson. He's here on YT. Dude was born to play slide
@@Trpmanne Justin Johnson
THIS is the type of music 🎵🎶🎵 you know came from the swamps and woods 🪵 from yesteryear it's in every note 🎵🎶 picked up from the Banjo 🪕🪕🪕 and triangle backwoods music 🎵🎶🎵 from a forgotten era haunting and errie but captivating 😳 primitive primal