Movie crossroads guitar duel

Near the end of the 1986 film crossroads, eugene martone played by ralph macchio has a guitar battle with jack butler played by steve vai. As the film progressed, however, the producers were growing less keen on this idea and wanted someone else for the part, much to the disappointment of cooder. If youd ever listened to the devil went down to georgia, by the charlie daniels band, then you may catch a whiff of deja vu with the movies final fifteen minutes, the electrifying cuttin heads guitar duel between eugene and the devils champion, jack butler steve vai. This movie is the most wonderful tribute to blues ever made. Crossroads soundtrack and movie music the 80s movies rewind. According to roth on his website, the final duel was arranged from parts played by him, steve vai, ry cooder and bill kanengiser, who did the classical playing throughout the film. Guitar tablature pdf transcribed by dave whitehill. Crossroads soundtrack songs and instrumental score music.

Bill kanegiser did the classical playing throughout, and by the ending duel we were all involved in that music. Crossroads is a stirring tribute not only to a popular musical style but to many an american way of life. Aug 26, 2017 macchio didnt play guitar going in and had to be taught by guitarist and the films musical consultant arlen roth. The ry coodersteve vai crossroads guitar duel jims world. Steve vai guitar duel on crossroads watch full movie.

The first track is steve vais part headcuttin duel the second is eugenes trick bag kids part. Guitar duel from movie crossroads steve vai and stevie ray vaughun in the crossroads movie guitar duel by. Crossroads duel song ultimate guitar welcome offer. Right around early 1984, just when we had created the first hot licks videos, by myself and john entwistle, i received a call from hollywood film director, walter hill about a new film he was making starring ralph macchio. Steve vai explains who played what in crossroads guitar duel. However i believe the writers and especially the director were the most responsible for making this such a good movie. Crossroads is one of the best films about music that i have ever seen. Crossroads borrows so freely and is a reminder of so many other movies that its a little startling, at the end, to realize how effective the movie is and how original it manages to feel despite. The young actor was determined to actually play the guitar in the movie. Part of 8 pages of info for the 1986 movie from the award winning 80s movies rewind. Crossroads guitar tab by steve vai with free online tab player.

Macchio,s classical guitar solos were apparently played by classical guitarist arlen roth. Steve vai played both sides of the guitar duel while acting as jack butler, the devils guitarist. The big scene at the end features a guitar duel between eugene and a devilishly good heavy rock guitarist played by steve vai, the prize being willies soul. Steve vai played most of both parts in the climactic head cutting duel except for the blues riffs which were. The slide guitar part ralph machio is played by rye cooder. This is also known among guitarists as a headcutting duel or simply as cutting heads. The story behind crossroads and its unsung guitar hero, arlen roth posted on by forgotten guitar in 1980 89, all videos, featured articles, forgotten guitar, other 7 comments.

The movie s riveting guitar duel succeeds, not just thanks to steves mechanical precision, but also his relentless creativity, deftly weaving classical themes into a crowdpleasing format that would thrill just as mightily at any rock concert, even today. Macchios guitar work was actually done by steve vai and ry cooder. Steve vai looked back on the 1986 movie crossroads, in which he portrayed jack butler in the famous guitarduel scene. Ralph macchio, joe seneca and jami gertz were all very believable in their parts. Most mature guitar players, meaning people older than millenials, will most likely already have seen this scene repeatedly. Starring ralph macchio, joe seneca and jami gertz, the film was written by john fusco and directed by walter hill and features an original score featuring ry cooder and guitar virtuoso steve vai on the soundtracks guitar, and harmonica by sonny terry. Crossroads suite is a song by steve vai from the album crossroads. Jan 10, 2018 whipping out a superstrat and belting out ry cooders and steve vais solos from the famous crossroads guitar duel scene has been a nifty little party trick since the movie came out back in 1986. It was a slide guitar duel between myself and ry cooder made much more sense than this heavy metal nonsense. Duel from crossroads tab by steve vai guitar, bass, and.

Apr 30, 2019 bill kanegiser did the classical playing throughout, and by the ending duel, we were all involved in that music. Steve vai vs eugene nicolo paganini, caprice no 5 crossroads guitar duel by thebachsuite. The climax of the movie is the guitar duel between eugene and jack butler steve vai. Crossroads and its unsung guitar hero, arlen roth guitar world. And it contained a nugget of vais unforgettable guitar movie magic that practically leapt from the screens and demanded our attention. Its the one scene that people will watch repeatedly, although its also the scene, in which crossroads reveals when it has been made. In the 1986 movie crossroads, which starred ralph macchio, his blues guitar solos were played by ry cooder. Steve vai also appears in the film as the devils guitar player in the climactic guitar duel. Crossroads 1986 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Of course, its the famous descending diminished fours lick. Feb 14, 2014 steve vai duel from crossroads guitar pro tab with free online tab player, speed control and loop. He wanted the same kind of scene written into the movie. Dec 19, 2018 perhaps most influential of all was the crossroads tv commercial, which ran with near ubiquity in the spring of 1986.

Ry cooder recorded the slide parts and produced the soundtrack. Thank you walter hill and john fusco for such a delightful film. Blues at its best with music by ry cooder and the brilliant guitar duel featuring steve vai. Whipping out a superstrat and belting out ry cooders and steve vais solos from the famous crossroads guitarduel scene has been a nifty little party trick since the movie came out back in 1986. Steve vai vs ralph macchio epic guitar battle youtube. Fusco was a traveling blues musician prior to attending new york universitys tisch school of the arts, where he wrote crossroads as an assignment in a master class led by the screenwriting giants waldo salt. Crossroads is well worth checking out for all the guitar scenes sprinkled throughout the movie, but this scene alone would have justified the whole movie. The story behind crossroads and its unsung guitar hero. They three together pass through many strange adventures and situations, and the climax is the guitar duel.

Eugenes trick bag crossroads tab by steve vai track 1. Well acted, especially by seneca, ably directed and with a brilliant score by ry cooder this is a top film. The devil informs him that he will, only if martone can defeat his champion in a guitar duel. Eugenes trick bag crossroads guitar tab by steve vai with free online tab player. He asks the legendary blues musician willie brown to help him, but willie demands to free him from the oldpeoples prison first and to really learn the blues on. This movie, from sonny terrys opening harmonica to the guitar duel is a great movie. The ry coodersteve vai crossroads guitar duel jims. Steve vai and stevie ray vaughun in the crossroads movie guitar duel.

Arlen roth was ralph macchios guitar tutor for the film and played many of his pieces. Eugenes trick bag, the updated classical piece at the films climax. Steve vai, voted the 10th greatest guitarist by guitar world magazine, reportedly composed and performed all the guitar bits in their duel except the slide guitar portions which were courtesy of ry cooder. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace. Me, ry, vai and bill, all part of the same guitar solos. Caprice no 5 crossroads guitar duel by thebachsuite. Ive still got the guitar from the film, along with many special other things they did for me, such as a special crossroads strap, etc.

Crossroads is a 1986 american comingofage musical drama film inspired by the legend of blues musician robert johnson. Crossroads and its unsung guitar hero, arlen roth guitar. Duel from crossroads guitar tab by steve vai with free online tab player. Crossroads guitar duel guitar tutorial animated tab duration. Hill envisioned the films climax to be like a boxing match, or a blues version of the karate kid ironically, also starring macchio. The final guitar duel is without a doubt the highlight of this entire film. This is the true crossroads movie not the slapstick nonsense of britney spears who doesnt even come close to joan jett. Apr 27, 20 crossroads is a 1986 musical dramedy film starring ralph macchio, joe seneca and jami gertz, inspired by the legend of blues musician robert johnson.

Steve vai played his parts of course as well as the final classical shred piece that won the duel for the karate kid. Ry cooder played all slide guitar throughout the movie and in the dueling scene. The film was written by john fusco and directed by walter hill and featured an original score featuring ry cooder, arlen roth and steve vai on the soundtracks guitar, and harmonica by sonny terry. Crossroads guitar duel guitar tutorial animated tab. In fact this is ry cooder who plays macchios guitar parts throughout the movie. Together, theyre headed to a place where deals are made. Macchio didnt know how to play guitar prior to taking on the part of a guitarist. Duel from crossroads tab by steve vai vai machio 5th. With ralph macchio, joe seneca, jami gertz, joe morton. Who played the guitar solo on ralph macchio part in the 1986 crossroads movie. The film was written by john fusco and directed by walter hill and featured an original score featuring ry cooder and steve vai on the soundtracks guitar, and harmonica by sonny terry. Crossroads is the soundtrack to the 1986 film starring ralph macchio, joe seneca and jami gertz, inspired by the legend of blues musician robert johnson the film was written by john fusco and directed by walter hill and featured an original score featuring ry cooder, arlen roth and steve vai on the soundtracks guitar, and harmonica by sonny terry. This is crossroads guitar duel by waldodekard on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

The movie s heart is of course the guitar duel at the end, where steve vai makes a prominent appearance. Crossroads is the soundtrack to the 1986 film starring ralph macchio, joe seneca and jami gertz, inspired by the legend of blues musician robert johnson. Vai also appears in the film as the devils guitar player in the climactic guitar duel. Fusco was a traveling blues musician prior to attending new york. Legendary guitar duel from the 1986 crossroads movie. With that in mind, the original guitar duel was recorded.