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from: Lightyear
Price: $19.99 as of 03/20/2010 02:02 EDT
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0085365435223
Format: Soundtrack
Label: Lightyear
Manufacturer: Lightyear
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Lightyear
Release Date: October 19, 1999
Studio: Lightyear
Disc 1:- Seeker - The Who
- King Midas in Reverse - The Hollies
- It Happens Each Day - The Byrds
- Smokin' - Boston
- Moog Symphony - Danny Saber
- Limey Shuffle - Danny Saber
- Sitar Bathroom - Danny Saber
- Limey Vibes - Danny Saber
- Sitar Song - Danny Saber
- Colours - Terence Stamp, Terry Stamp
- What He Gonna Say? - Cliff Martinez
- Ambush/Come With Us - Cliff Martinez
- After the Hammock - Cliff Martinez
- Stay There - Cliff Martinez
- Tell Me About Jenny - Cliff Martinez
- Wanna Take Me Out? - Michael Williams
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Modern film scores have increasingly drawn music from more than a single source or composer. But it's the rare soundtrack collection that manages to balance those elements with any credibility. In that regard, director Steven Soderbergh's The Limey may set a new standard. Countering a brief slate of '60s and '70s rock chestnuts (like the Who's "The Seeker," the Hollies' "King Midas in Reverse," the Byrds' "It Happens Each Day," and Boston's "Smokin'") are the score's real gems, from Black Grape founder Danny Saber and longtime Soderbergh collaborator Cliff Martinez. Saber's hip, club friendly "Party Sequence" tracks are modern mix heavy, if not overwrought, employing a smart brew of sampled beats, sinewy synth, nicked riffs, and jazzy bass and keys that simultaneously evoke any number of hipster eras. Providing the film's true musical personality is Martinez's orchestral work, as moody and minimalist as it is inventive, with brooding strings set against spare piano and unusual percussive effects. Like his contemporary Thomas Newman, Martinez has gradually reshaped the art of orchestral film scoring, suffusing its hoary traditions with fresh, tasteful studio technique and restless, determined sonic exploration. --Jerry McCulley
Average Rating: 
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Cliff Martinez made excellent use of the piano, invoking detective jazz stabs and Satie melancholy. Pianist Michael Williams (from the group 1 40 4 20, jazz albums "Wet" and "Jazz Trespassers") plays most expressively. The two have worked together before on "King of the Hill" with great success. Cliff's unexpected harmonies defy traditional voice leading to give a more ambivalent emotional tone for the director's handiwork. Martinez seems to understand music is abstract, while film rarely is.
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Most of the time, when I watch a movie, the soundtrack or score is done well enough that it blends into the movie, doing its job, padding certain scenes and adding drama or humor or whatever the intention is. But, sometimes, a soundtrack goes well beyond just being a "part" of a movie. The soundtrack and the score to the Limey succeeds in doing just that. If ever a musician, such as Cliff Martinez, in this case, has better captured a character's emotion and translated directly into music as beautifully ... Read More
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I am, concededly, neither a musician nor any sort of expert in the field. I do fancy myself to have an appreciation of soundtracks. As is common with many films, this CD combines rock music with music composed specifically for the movie. It works. Indeed, the choice of, "The Seeker," as the title track for both the film and soundtrack is inspired, Terence Stamp's links with The Who notwithstanding.
I do wish that the full track-- or at least a clearer track-- of Terence Stamp's, "Colours," ... Read More
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Reflects the strengths of the film -- experimental, yet grounded in traditional styles. The Cliff Martinez tracks are among his best work. Ranks among the best of '99 alongside Angela's Ashes (Williams), House on Haunted Hill (Davis) and The Mummy (Goldsmith).
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EAN: 0085365435223
Format: Soundtrack
Label: Lightyear
Manufacturer: Lightyear
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Lightyear
Release Date: October 19, 1999
Studio: Lightyear