More music from The Wild Life! Here’s what we call “Driving Song," a really nice guitar track from the 1984 movie The Wild Life. This has never been heard in full until now. (This track was only played for a few seconds, about 27 minutes into the movie, as Eric Stoltzs' character Bill was driving his truck). This piece, played on a stratocaster, reinforces the true nature … [Read more...]
Exclusive: Eddie Van Halen “Love Song” Instrumental from ‘The Wild Life’ Film Score
More music from The Wild Life! Here’s what we call “Love Song," a pretty little guitar track from the 1984 movie The Wild Life. This has never been heard in full until now. This beautiful little piece, not reliant on gain and effects, could be a cousin of "Women In Love." It's very lovely, with a chime-like quality. This was played on a stratocaster. We wonder if it's the … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen’s “Fashion Dynasty” Instrumental from ‘The Wild Life’ Film Score
More music from The Wild Life! Here’s “Fashion Dynasty"— a keyboard track from the 1984 movie The Wild Life. Eddie wrote the entire musical score for the movie, playing guitar along with his electronic drum machine. The director wanted this background music to be used during the scene at the Fashion Dynasty store in the mall. More exclusive tracks on the way! The Van … [Read more...]
Exclusive: Eddie Van Halen’s “Peeping Tom” Instrumental from ‘The Wild Life’ Film Score
Finally, we are kicking off Round 2 of music from The Wild Life! These are all Van Halen News Desk exclusives. Here’s what we call “Peeping Tom,” written and performed by Eddie Van Halen in 1983. This track is part of the musical score from the movie The Wild Life. Eddie wrote the entire musical score for the movie, playing guitar along with his electronic drum … [Read more...]
Exclusive: David Lee Roth on Van Halen’s “College of Musical Knowledge” (Audio)
David Lee Roth was inspired by our article 40 Years Ago Today – Van Halen Hits the Sunset Strip! so much so that he sent us an exclusive audio describing how important it was for Van Halen to spend years playing Gazzarris in the mid seventies. He calls it their "college of musical knowledge." Listen to Dave's 5-minute recording above. Big thanks to Diamond Dave for sharing … [Read more...]
50 Years Ago: Van Halen Hit the Sunset Strip!
This is the amazing story of how Van Halen broke out of the backyard party scene by playing their first concert on the infamous Sunset Strip! Their gig at Gazzarri's on April 4th, 1974, was their first performance in Hollywood. Landing this gig helped catapult the band out of Pasadena's backyard beer bashes, and thrust them headfirst into Tinseltown! This historic date was a … [Read more...]
Exclusive: Eddie’s “All Fired Up” Instrumental from ‘The Wild Life’
NOTE: Our Facebook link was bad. "Peeping Tom" is HERE. Another Van Halen News Desk exclusive! Here’s what we call “All Fired Up,” written and performed by Eddie Van Halen in 1983. This track is part of the musical score from the movie The Wild Life. Eddie wrote the entire musical score for the movie, playing guitar along with his electronic drum machine. The director … [Read more...]
Exclusive: Eddie’s “(Nearly) Good Enough” Instrumental from ‘The Wild Life’
Another Van Halen News Desk exclusive! Here’s what we call “(Nearly) Good Enough”, written and performed by Eddie Van Halen in 1983. This track is part of the musical score from the movie The Wild Life, released in 1984. Eddie wrote the entire musical score for the movie, playing guitar along with his electronic drum machine. This piece features some of what ultimately … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen’s “Back To School” From ‘The Wild Life’
It's that time of year again.... Whaddaya think the teacher's gonna look like this year? Another Van Halen News Desk exclusive! Here’s what we call “Back To School”, written and performed by Eddie Van Halen in 1983. This track is part of the musical score from the movie The Wild Life, released in 1984. Eddie wrote the entire musical score for the movie, playing guitar along … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen’s “Top Down” From ‘The Wild Life’
Another Van Halen News Desk exclusive! Here's what we call "Top Down", written and performed by Eddie Van Halen in 1983. This track is part of the musical score from the movie The Wild Life, released in 1984. Eddie wrote the entire musical score for the movie, playing guitar along with his electronic drum machine. In the movie, the guys where blasting this song while … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen’s “The Wild Life” Music Score Unearthed!
"Out The Window" is a short (but epic!) piece of music - or rather, guitar squealing - written and performed by Eddie Van Halen. This track is part of the musical score from the movie The Wild Life, released in 1984. Eddie wrote the entire musical score for the movie, playing guitar with an electronic drum machine. We named this piece "Out The Window" because the main character … [Read more...]