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LABEL Island Records
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The 1995 film The Basketball Diaries starred Leonardo DiCaprio,
and had a plot that goes something like this (according to the
Internet Movie Database): Film adaptation of street tough Jim
Carroll's epistle about his kaleidoscopic free fall into the harrowing
world of drug addiction. As a member of a seemingly unbeatable high
school basketball squad, Jim's life centers around the basketball
court and the court becomes a metaphor for the world in his mind. A
best friend who is dying of leukemia, a coach ("Swifty") who takes
unacceptable liberties with the boys on his team, teenage sexual
angst, and an unhealthy appetite for heroin -- all of these begin to
encroach on young Jim's dream of becoming a basketball star. Soon, the
dark streets of New York become a refuge from his mother's mounting
concern for her son. He can't go home and his only escape from the
reality of the streets is heroin for which he steals, robs and
prostitutes himself. Only with the help of Reggie, an older
neighborhood friend with whom Jim "picked up a game" now and then, is
he able to begin the long journey back to sanity.
The track list for the soundtrack is as follows:
Clocking in at 4:40, Soundgarden's "Blind Dogs" is only heard in the movie during the closing credit sequence. The Basketball Diaries soundtrack is the only recording that contains this song, which includes music by Kim Thayil and lyrics by Chris Cornell. There is a sound clip [AU: 394,535] available. |
