Patrick Leonard - Live to Tell

At Close Range (1986)

[@warchild2569]

Just reminds me of the 80s. Real movies real music no special effects…a time that once was and never will come back

[@theeappl2mypie]

???

[@lorenmorgan1931]

I dunno, looks like Beetlejuice 2 is going to prove this wrong. I hope it starts a whole new trend of movies. Stranger things btw, yeah it had more CGI than I would like but that soundtrack was pure analog bliss!

[@kellysmith4625]

I understand what you're saying and totally agree. It was the most special of times, and they won't be back unfortunately

[@kellysmith4625]

​@lorenmorgan1931 you're missing the point of it being the 80s again and how different it was for us then.

[@guivocal]

i miss so much Patrick and Madonna working togheter ! I love both !

[@leepadua8987]

I agree. I am a fan of Madonna working with Patrick and Steve Bray who gave us that gem of an album "True Blue" I wish they would all get back together again for an album.

[@merseybeat1963]

It can never be the same..that was something special created at the right time of they're lives.

[@jeffeastwood15]

They also gave us the brilliant Like a Prayer album =^)

[@cubdukat]

@@jeffeastwood15 And most of "I'm Breathless." That was definitely one of my favorites.

[@cubdukat]

@@leepadua8987 Sadly, I think that will probably never happen. Leonard's said that he will probably never work with her again. One of his biggest beefs was her going to Shep Pettibone for remixing his songs. And it's a real shame; her best work was with him. I think I tuned out on Madonna after "I'm Breathless" and "Vogue." Almost every song on "Erotica" had the same "Vogue" beat that had been recycled for the "Like a Prayer" and "Express Yourself" remixes. And I haven't been impressed by much since, especially not her new stuff.

[@MrOccyc]

Straight up, this is one of the rare compositions that really sets the mood for the entire picture.

[@tonysproule3408]

Absolute better this is, took me years to find this instrumental long before youtube online, when I finally landed it I cried like a baby I was so happy!

[@ronforeman2556]

@@tonysproule3408 OK. Having listened to this, I won't be able to sleep tonight, either. You might want to check out this extended mix put together by Brazilian DJ Alex Vargas kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIKYZouEitdpibM

[@1001SHAD]

I can’t really think of another song that so successfully dominates an entire movie throughout. They’re almost one and the same.

[@user-tz1pk7nn9p]

@@1001SHADone and the same regarding what?

[@1001SHAD]

Just the whole vibe between the two. If I hear the song, I think about the movie. If I watch the movie, the song is completely interwoven throughout, maybe only one or two other songs in the movie are both part of a scene, like heard from a radio. I grew up about an hour from where the true story happened. I think it was filmed in Kentucky but the rural aspect was spot on. Both the song and the movie are nostalgic. I remember the whole prison escape thing back in the 2000s.

[@adamlavine1823]

You can see sean driving around the town center in his yellow truck just listening to this...

[@MrJerryStevenson]

I believe this was voted best song of the 80's by Billboard magazine.

[@joeyconvery2055]

MrJerryStevenson 👍

[@88_TROUBLE_88]

Srsly? Wtf

[@anthonyvaldner8638]

@@joeyconvery2055 0

[@joeyconvery2055]

@@88_TROUBLE_88 "Live To Tell" was the first single from Madonna's "True Blue" album. It reached number 1 in 28 countries and the album became the best selling album of the 80's by a woman. The album was also the best selling album of 1986 and one of the best selling albums of all time. Madonna is the best selling female artist of all time.

[@joeyconvery2055]

@@anthonyvaldner8638 What does 0 mean?

[@mikependergast3615]

Best song in my opinion that Madonna ever did

[@BelgianDude]

This makes me wanna cry. The music/melody is so haunting!

[@pablotibaldo9831]

i wish i had been in LA when this music played

[@bluejeans1773]

❤❤❤

[@calebwigglesworth2740]

@the prophet i agree no need for it is there, hes probably a teen or young Twenty something who knows nothing about real music and wants to be all cynical and negative, its got soul and depth and warmth and a beauty and power sadly lacking in today's modern music, maybe that person is into all this Gangster rap garbage and cant hack real music from the heart who knows?, an inappropriate Comment for sure. 🙂

[@BG-mj1wp]

Then you're someone I would love to know. Deep.

[@alexisbeier5642]

@@calebwigglesworth2740 agree I can connect with this song. Every song has a meaning 2 it and it hits different if u kno what they r Singing bout and connect with it

[@bradpanter6559]

Still listening in ‘24. This is one of my favorite movies ever.

[@s.s.2079]

one of the best 80's movies ever. this music takes me right back

[@pedrodesousabona4221]

One of the actresses worked on the film " Fried Green Tomatoes ", some about later .

[@SoberIrishman]

This really does embody the 80s....beautiful!

[@tracyknoss8311]

Some of the best music ever produced was in the 80s. They don't make 'em like they used to.

[@tabathagreen794]

They sure don't,those were the good old days,I grew up in the 80's

[@BelgianDude]

This gives me goosebumps all over my body

[@shychameleon]

Me too, especially when Madonna sings, “Live to Tell”. Fantastic.

[@bunnygarden215]

Me too after watching the film so many times over the years ❤

[@AlexanderRogers-zf4wd]

The 80 come alive. My time . What a great place to be in. F... 2024.

[@TheCbone1979]

Dystopian time we live in, it truly sucks.

[@anthonyzarzicki7092]

Patrick Leonard at his best. This should have been released commercially. The film that this comes from is very disturbing and not for the faint of heart . Live to Tell is my favorite song by Madonna Ciccone.

[@lynnepaulocsak122]

This is probably one of my very favorite movies of all time. Based off a true story. Sean Penn and Christopher Walken together is pure cinematic genius. I love the score.

[@davidedelman4536]

Long live the 80’s!!!!!

[@AlexanderRogers-zf4wd]

i am with you

[@jacpoe77]

In the 90s, I saw this movie when I was 19 years old. His music pierced my spirit, reached my heart. A part of me felt the nostalgia for the good times that listening to this soundtrack inspires. Living good moments, I heard a voice that told me "Everything happens", and knowing that youth would pass, I thanked God for each day. Today I am not young anymore and this song takes me back to the moments when everything seemed to make sense.

[@kadeshow]

Stunning. And it’s what inspired Madonna’s hit “Live to Tell”.

[@dusterbuster]

summer 86. so much going on back then. the radio version always makes me stop in my tracks- no matter what i'm doing. george michael said it best in waiting for that day "but something that i just can't explain, something in me needs this pain..... (later) say goodbye to the stupid mistakes you made. with 7 minutes one can go real deep

[@marshrabbit7565]

So evocative.

[@lydiarobertson8063]

This is one of the saddest true crime stories in America... ~♡PEACE♡~

[@TheDouglasPAllen]

I keep coming back to the music and the movie....

[@tonysproule3408]

James Foley's masterpiece, Walken & Penn at their best, One of the best movies ever made!

[@TheGazelle3737]

Every Cast is great only Milly Perkins Role is a Little Bit Short. But Candy Clark is so luscious Here

[@tonysproule3408]

@@TheGazelle3737 she played the part to perfection though, plausible deniability towards Walken's motive and agenda, I have watched this movie a thousand times never get sick of it! The intro with Penn and Patrick Leonard still haunts me.

[@vladtheimpaler7869]

Yeah it’s a perfect film. I always group this and River’s Edge together for some reason.

[@stevenmoore4612]

3:41 the best part! Sounds amazing!

[@Gzimkodra]

This movie was phenomenal bro. Love it always.

[@anthonymontana6307]

Masterpiece 👌

[@jerry3167]

One of the most incredible Musical scores ever written, hauntingly beautiful, Searingly poignant..Sean penn's Finest...

[@bobsarfatty4673]

For sure

[@georgegeorgiev3946]

What does Penn have to do with the musical score?

[@johnslye5381]

Clint Eastwoods musical but I agree ❤️❤️

[@karlwoods8994]

Watched this film for the first time last night. You just know how good a film will be when the music sets the tone like this amazing piece by Patrick Leonard, absolutely covers all of the emotional spectrum from start to finish. I suppose Madonna's Live to Tell reminds me of my 80's growing up and when I got my first car, it was a great tune to listen to whilst driving at night with clear sky and bright stars. I just can't believe how long it has taken me to come across this film despite me being a self described 'film buff'! It was worth the wait though.

[@micha4431]

Love that comment!

[@larrybaker9924]

Karl Woods Madonna should have played the female lead in the movie.

[@imalrockme]

@@larrybaker9924 Oh no no no no no... I love Madonna, love the album True Blue and Patrick Leonard´s work, I worship the film At Close Rage, I love that she and Sean Penn were actually married in truly 80's style, BUT she wouldn't have been great in the movie, like MSM was.

[@fastingislife3766]

🔥🔥🔥💪🏾💪🏾

[@ppiorkowski1502]

@@imalrockme plus Mary Stuart Masterson looked a lot like the girl she was portraying Robin Miller.

[@Gzimkodra]

This is a classic movie i love the 80s

[@robdee3550]

man Christopher Walkens character was sooo DARK in this movie!

[@tabathagreen794]

His character in this movie was plain evil to kill your own son,I mean how could you do this to your own blood

[@jimmartin7881]

The character was nothing like Bruce was in reality, Bruce was 10x worse. The whole family was murderers with no consciences.

[@gregoryt.coffee7862]

@@jimmartin7881 they really were.The book about the real gang..."Jailing the Johnston Gang" is a good read and really reveals how evil they really were.Unfortunately the real life Bruce Johnston,Jr.didn't learn from his past and in the recent few years was convicted and imprisoned for Meth.

[@jimmartin7881]

@@gregoryt.coffee7862 Senior rented a storage building from my granddad, I was only a kid but I heard stories later on. Bruce buried bodies like it was his job from what I was told. Definitely a good book too, very accurate description of him.

[@anthonymontana6307]

The man he portrayed was a bad man

[@edgardandrade5514]

Essa música me faz voltar ao passado onde vivi momentos muitos felizes, onde estava com pessoas que nunca mais verei. Linda está música em instrumental, mexeu em meus sentimentos adormecidos a anos.

É disso cara, exatamente isso que estou sentindo

[@socram1395]

Escuto ela sempre aos domingos pela manhã. Mas, hoje sexta deu vontade de ouvi-la.

[@DetroitAnalog]

One of the most hypnotic, best adapted score for a film, ever. Also the lighting in this film was extraordinary... it played as important a role as the main characters. Phenominal! ☆☆☆☆☆

[@tjp2109]

I'm glad that someone else thinks like I do. The lighting and cinematography are overlooked. I think it should have won best cinematography.

[@Gzimkodra]

This song instrumental is the best. I can listen to this ll day 1986 all over again. The movie brings me memories w walken and penn

[@quentincollins1825]

And memories of a 14 year old me disrupting my sister's wedding with a barrage of dirty jokes. 😁

[@mardoggyo6712]

Perfect composition

[@erpy83]

Great soundtrack, it's really haunting, you can feel the tension and the sadness. It truly reflects the mood of this dark movie. I do hope that Patrick and Madonna get together again to work on new music because they did magic in the 80's 😍

[@Blahbevava]

This music really fit something about the time period it came out in so well. Or perhaps it's simply part of what defined the time period. Either way Beautiful stuff!

[@Gzimkodra]

Yes best song in 1986

[@BG-mj1wp]

My personal musical theme while reading Stephen King, particularly Pet Sematary. It captures the melancholy, grief, sadness, loss, but also yearning in King's work.

[@boreid3432]

the 80s say more

[@osmarzambrin5207]

Filme impactante, com esse fabuloso instrumental de Madonna "Live to Tell". From Brazil

[@jclark21218]

I wish this was on streaming. It's even more haunting and I STAN live to tell!!!

[@p123a6]

Such a hauntingly beautiful masterpiece.

[@isabellereissert4492]

sean penn was so beautiful in this movie

[@herbpetrillo163]

Isabelle REISSERT he is a total douchebag. great song by madanna...mad anna...but that guy be a jerk

[@AlexeBriand2002]

herb petrillo Madonna not Madanna

[@EightiesAngie]

definitely was. Hasn´t aged well though, I´m sorry to say. Still like his smile.

[@dawntaylor4210]

I agree ,he was gorgeous ,still is in a really rugged way !!he just had that real bad boy look ,that if he was not a actor ,you could imagine him ,being a real gang member ,it's probably further from truth than you can get lol

[@birdsong420]

This is absolutely beautiful! Brilliant composition.

[@themadlad8540]

Robert deniro turned down the walken role because he said it was to dark . He was right there was no soul in that character and you had no sympathy for him .This was an awesome movie and beutiful and haunting love it!

[@ThatDoesntWorkForMeBrother]

+Scott Leoski The character Robert played in Taxi Driver had redeeming qualities even though he had issues, he just wanted to be productive and find his place in the world who drifted into madness as opposed to this guy who was a con man, thief, and murderer. He was just bad to the bone.

[@shihanUKS]

Yea, but you saw his descent into it. Deniro as an actor wanted to bear witness to that without judging Bickle or his outcome so he could play it as if unexpected. DeNiro never tries to be smarter than his characters. He could have played the dad. It was the money and script revisions that was it.

[@shihanUKS]

Good point. Marty Scorsese always said that about Deniro--he looks for redemption in what others deem the worst people--those who fail to create natural relationships with their fellow man and are thereby dismissed.

[@jkotynek]

Interesting, I could see Al Pacino, or even James Caan play the father.

[@dawntaylor4210]

@Cosmic Creepers I wholeheartedly agree ,walken was amazing !!!!

[@leedummett4412]

masterpiece.

[@drewwright6888]

damm that movie kicked ass music fits movie perfectly

[@larosadeguadalupe2998]

No me canso de escucharla

[@edgardandrade5514]

Eu tbm. Não canso de ouvir. Salvei na minha playlist

[@Charliebangel]

Haunting movie and soundtrack: beautiful

[@terribey3189]

It's been so long since I've heard this that I'd forgotten how beautiful it is ❤️🙏

[@tamifonville1239]

I like this virsion of this song

[@mr.blackwell5423]

5:57 - 7:29 is my absolute favorite scene in this amazing movie. With the helicopter landing outside the courthouse, all the armed guards/police officers on the roofs surrounding it & Chris Walken/Sean Penn being led inside the courthouse. The sad, dark, mysterious music, empty stares & cool winds of the fall. What A MISERY! What A GEM! THE BEST 1980's movie I have ever seen! Along with "First Blood" (1982).

[@troylcx]

Mr. Blackwell , and the way the mom, grandmother, and kiefer Sutherland all stare at him with that look of anger and defeat matches the score so perfectly.

[@robdee3550]

Mr. Blackwell yeah walkens character was so dark in this!

[@terryc.3390]

Not to mention, Sean Penn's final line in the movie, in the courtroom, on the stand..."He's my father". Then this song kicks in with the closing credits. Powerful scene.

[@michaelvanderkley1]

I agree! My favorite movie of all time!

[@tonysproule3408]

Still haunts me this instrumental, I find myself coming back and chasing these memories..

[@cubdukat]

Pat Leonard should seriously considering releasing his score for this and "With Honors."

[@raymondbill6953]

Watched this film for first time, powerful 😉👍❤

[@tonysymons9065]

beautiful.... love this song. One of Madonnas best

[@alexisnicovenko7348]

Hermosa canción...transmite tanto!

[@Gzimkodra]

Love this song beat from this great movie

[@catherinenielsen9589]

First love captured on film.....

[@gregoryt.coffee7862]

This movie is a CLASSIC. It has SO MANY stars at the birth/beginning of their careers! I feel especially close to it because I live approx.20 miles from where it was filmed( most of it anyways) in Franklin,TN.I have heard so many people bash this movie...but they only view it as another late night rerun.They don't even try to interpret it,understand it or get the meaning! I have been lucky enough to actually meet Crispin Glover (Lucas) on TWO occasions! That was a real treat! I actually mentioned "At Close Range" to him and he studied for a moment,as if searching his memory,and looked up and smiled and replied "Yeah,we filmed that near here".A treasure...And this song? PERFECT....for this movie.As the lyrics imply it "Tells The Tale"......

[@michellewalden7205]

Amazing music

[@juanaguirre5017]

thanks topher , beautiful and kind of sad music...I cried the first time that I heard this over looking the horizon while the sun was going down on a Friday afternoon in Miami on top of a building...feeling awful sad about a break up with my last girlfriend...and I was working at that time too...very emotional moment for me....thank you man...

[@Magicdice1]

I watched that movie for the 1st time. Really good. I think 80's & 90's movies are far better than today's. More work & thought ,better music in em back then. Sean Penn is the coolest I think.

[@michaelbullington7752]

One of my fav movies, casts, and soundtracks of all time! I grew up watching movies with this gritty representation of human consciousness. Love this movie!!! And everything Mid-west about it.

[@johnathanritch281]

Except it all took place in small town in rural Pennsylvania,

[@stevenmoore4612]

Great movie and beautiful soundtrack! 3:41 is the best part!

[@q-storm767]

Every time I hear this beautiful music score from the film, I think of the most recent tragedies to befall on the United States...like the school shootings in Colombine and Sandy Springs. Very Emotional :'(

[@Snipes-76]

Always loved the laugh Penn does after he kisses the girl for the first time...... HAAAAH!!!

[@bobsarfatty4673]

yea he is one of the all time great actors

[@rmeastjr]

I'm going with ethereal and haunting on this one and I'm not even a Madonna fan. Thanks for sharing!

[@freddybeer]

She didn't write it, if that makes you feel better. Patrick Leonard wrote it.

[@toothpasteboy1763]

freddybeer Didn't she write it too?

[@erregi4946]

@@toothpasteboy1763 Madonna did the lyrics

[@sebastianocostantino1]

@@freddybeer Madonna co-wrote, co-arranged, and co-produced this masterpiece. Just listen to this version and the final one, which is one of the greatest songs of all times, thanks to the work they did together.

[@heathercrowley204]

I remember it like yesterday

[@thedrivechannel83]

80s soundtracks were excellent..

[@user-zz7si3ku5q]

Do you know any as good, as this one?

[@missmartine7139]

Absolutely beautiful music

[@herbolariolaalacena1046]

Patrick Leonard: the genious that joined forcs with another immense genious Kevin GIlbert in Toy Matinee.

[@Mcais2Fresh]

They just don't make movies like this anymore.

[@marcnijenhuis9209]

So beautiful... I can’t stop listening. Thank you for sharing this.

[@mrsjacksonUSMCWife]

One of Patrick Ls best! Madonnas vocals so powerful. This score is so serene yet sad. The movie, which is based on a true story, tells the sad tale of a sociopathic father and a lost son yearning for the love & acceptance of an absent, indifferent father. Sean Penn's portrayal was excellent. Thank you for uploading this. Sound quality is perfect 👌

[@AneessaMusic]

One of my favorite song!

[@q-storm767]

In memory of the lives lost in the recent mass shootings in this nation. 💔😢😔 This a instrumental piece of sorrow, remembrance, and picking up the pieces.🙏🏼🙏🏽💐🕊️🕊️✝️🇺🇸

[@jackyblue6727]

This music heals.

[@vincentgabry6666]

from At close range good movie !!!

[@lisaavona1744]

I love this sound track

[@Vampirith]

Loved this !movie, loved Sean and madonna, adore this song!

[@justinfelton2749]

I love this song. This theme is for you,nina and randa.So,enjoy it. And the movie is At Close Range.☺☺☺☺☺💖💖💖💖💖👍

[@wubangaz36murphy6]

Ooomg this is sooo very BEAUTIFUL!!! one of my ALL-time favorite's!!!

[@wrxhex]

Saw this movie when I was a kid in early 90s cause my dad would let me watch almost anything but been lookin for the song that starts at 3:45 when he runs away with her in the movie, so thank you. Incredible movie and soundtrack.

[@pauljohnston8535]

Reminds me of my childhood. Great memories

[@franciscoferreira-uv1vk]

Love the movie still have it on DVD!!!Great melody...

[@MusicJayPe]

I wasn't aware, that this song has so amazing instrumental version.

[@tasamaantallaaja]

I love this part 3:40 - 5:55 ✔.

[@MarkSion101]

Awesome! Thank you for the upload! Wish this soundtrack would be released!

[@muharemihsan3826]

great movie, great performance by Sean and amazin Christopher ※※※※

[@thomasjester2213]

great movie

[@vladtheimpaler7869]

“What are you gonna do when you get where you go? Apartment! Food!Clothes! How you gonna pay?”

[@orion7412]

Sad movie 😢

[@jamesparrilli2193]

When I was in high school, I thought (as many have) I was hot because I had the hot HS band. I worked after school in a clothing store, and one day this "young kid" came in, introduced himself as Pat Leonard and wanted to know if he could try out for the band. Being the magnanimous person I was, I told the "kid" that he could and I agreed to go to his house to hear him play. When I arrived, he asked me what I wanted him to do. Just "Do your thing" (how hip was THAT? Well, Pat began with some Mozart, went right into boogie woogie followed up by every genre of music one could imagine. I realized that he was WAY, WAY above my pay scale. I walked away saying to myself... This "kid" is a wizard. He was a wizard then at all of MAYBE fifteen.

[@TheWheels777]

Oh man, so good.

[@brianahawkins5244]

this song bring in haunting thats inside your soul

[@bobsarfatty4673]

Love this theme music. Really caught the emotion of the movie. I also thought "Live to tell "was Madonna's best song.

[@georghagglund9338]

Like At Close Range. Like Music. Like Hauntingly Beautiful.

[@senecanative4730]

❤💯❤

[@bluejeans1773]

This is Awesome and the first part of movie were there in town and shawn rides on the hood of car.. So many memories. .. 💕💕

[@socratecmethod6679]

"I'm the Devi in blue suede shoes. "

[@RDC_Autosports]

5:56 love that piano