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567:. The soundtrack also includes several songs. Among them are "Dying of Love" and "20th Century New Salvation", two songs by Hunter/Greer, the composer's then current project with former Refugee vocalist Myles Hunter. Another song, "No More Cruel World", is performed by Naro, the solo project of
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deemed it "violent but unerringly predictable", adding that "scripting lazy" and finding
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247:, starring
199: (U.S.)
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1058:0563487542
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699:0933997000
636:22 January
631:hdsound.fr
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563:guitarist
551:Soundtrack
476:Television
441:Home media
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195:1998-03-17
184:1996-04-09
141:Production
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565:Ken Greer
561:Red Rider
495:Reception
466:see below
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