Spoken performance

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(updated 5/13/12)


1993    Arizona Dream Soundtrack:  American Dreamers - Old Home Movie
1996    Dead Man Soundtrack
1997    Kerouac:  Madroad Driving (from Visions of Cody)
1998    Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas - Music From The Motion Picture
2002    The Boogie Pimps:  Salt Shaker 
2008    Gonzo:
The Life And Work Of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson - Music From The Film
2009    Glenn Tilbrook & The Fluffers:  Too Close To The Sun
2010    When You're Strange: Songs From The Motion Picture
2010    Life - Audiobook autobiography of Keith Richards
2011    Rango - Music From The Motion Picture
2011
   Lulu Gainsbourg:  Ballade de Melody Nelson
2012    
Dark Shadows Original Motion Picture Soundtrack:  The Joker

1) Arizona Dream Soundtrack:  American Dreamers - Old Home Movie

Originally released 1993.
"Performed by Johnny Depp."  Scan is of the Argentine release.

AZ dream   Arizona Dream liner notes   az dream back

American Dreamers is also released on Ederlezi, by Goran Bregovic (1998) and Songbook, by Goran Bregovic (2000).

ederlezi   songbook



2) Dead Man Soundtrack, Neil Young

Released February 27, 1996 
"Poetry Reading by Johnny Depp."


Dead Man liner notes

Also released as a CD single.

deadman CD



3) Kerouac: Madroad Driving (from Visions of Cody)

Johnny Depp & Come.  From the CD, Kerouac - Kicks Joy Darkness, released April 8, 1997. 
"Voice: Johnny Depp."


kicksjoy   Kicks Joy liner notes

May 29, 1997 Rolling Stone mention
viper room kerouac



4) Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas - Music From The Motion Picture

Released May 19, 1998.  
"Dialogue" (uncredited)

The soundtrack features dialogue from the film, though Johnny and Benicio Del Toro are not credited in the liner notes.

fandlfront   fandlback   fandl liner1   fandl liner2



5) The Boogie Pimps:  Salt Shaker

2002.  A 12" vinyl promo record by this German band was released to promote their first CD.  The promo record featured Johnny on spoken excerpts from the film, Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas.  For legal reasons, the record was withdrawn and was never officially released in this form.  The CD version removes Johnny's spoken voice.  Images of the 12" vinyl version with many thanks to Claudia!

boogie pimps 1  boogie pimps 2  boogie pimps 3



6) Gonzo: The Life And Work Of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson - Music From The Film

Released November 18, 2008.  
"Narration from the film by Johnny Depp."


gonzo cover 1   gonzo back   gonzo cover 2   gonzo cover liner a

gonzo narration crop

gonzo notes 1   gonzo notes 2




7) Glenn Tilbrook & The Fluffers:  Too Close To The Sun

From the CD, Pandemonium Ensues.  Released March 2, 2009 in the UK; April 7, 2009 in the US.  
"Narrator: Johnny Depp"


UK release (Quixotic Records)
pandemonium1 UK   too close to the sun   pandemonium2 UK    pandemonium3 uk

US release (E1 Music/Quixotic Records)
pandemonium1-US   pandemonium2-US   pandemonium2-US2   pandemonium3-US




8) When You're Strange - Songs From The Motion Picture

Released April 6, 2010.  
"All poems read by Johnny Depp"

wys front   wys back   wys disc   wys 1   wys crop

wys 2   credit   wys 3   CDadvert in DVD

See also the JD Rocks! Documentaries page



9) Life - Keith Richards Autobiography (audiobook version)

Released November 16, 2010.  
"Read by Johnny Depp" ("and Joe Hurley; Featuring Keith Richards")
On May 24, 2011, this audiobook won the top Audie Award for Audio Book of the Year.  It also won the award for Biography/Memoir.  The Audies are the only US award program devoted solely to spoken word entertainment.  On September 6, 2011, Johnny presented Keith with the GQ Writer Of The Year award.

life cover   life back
 
November 12, 2010 Entertainment Weekly article
May 24, 2011 TalkBooksWorld.com article about the Audies
May 25, 2011 LA Times article about the Audies
September 7, 2011 Express And Star article about the GQ Writer Of The Year award



10) Rango - Music From The Motion Picture

Released digitally on February 25, 2011 and on CD March 15, 2011.  The soundtrack earned Hans Zimmer a nomination from the International Film Music Critics Association for Best Original Score for an Animated Film.  
"Dialogue snippets performed by Johnny Depp" (and others)

rango front   rango back   rango liner 1   rango CD2   rango liner 3

IFMCA 2011 Nominations



11)  Lulu Gainsbourg: Ballade de Melody Nelson

Released on the album From Gainsbourg To Lulu on November 14, 2011.
"Vocals by (Vanessa Paradis and) Johnny Depp" Johnny's vocals are spoken.
(Johnny Depp also credited with "Bass, Drums and Percussions, Guitars")

lulu cover 1   lulu cover 2   lulu back   lulu liner 1

lulu ballad   lulu thanks

July 1, 2011 PurePeople article (English translation)
August 2, 2011 Lesinrocks article (English translation)
December 2011 Phosphore article and English translation



12)  Dark Shadows Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: The Joker

Released in mp3 format on May 8, 2012.  Johnny's track is only 17 seconds long and consists of a recitation of part of the refrain of the Steve Miller hit.
"The Joker - Johnny Depp"

DS soundtrack   DS soundtrack tracks   DS st back

Film Music Reporter article




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