1 |
Do
You Feel Me - Anthony Hamilton |
2 |
Why
Don't We Do It In The Road? - Lowell Fulson |
3 |
No
Shoes - John Lee Hooker |
4 |
Across
110th Street - Bobby Womack |
5 |
Stone
Cold - Anthony Hamilton |
6 |
Hold On I'm Comin' - Sam & Dave |
| 7 |
I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers |
8 |
Can't
Truss It - Public Enemy |
9 |
Checkin' Up On My Baby - Hank Shocklee |
10 |
Club
Jam - Hank Shocklee |
11 |
Railroad
- Hank Shocklee |
12 |
Nicky
Barnes - Hank Shocklee |
13 |
Hundred
Percent Pure - Marc Streitenfeld |
14 |
Frank
Lucas - Marc Streitenfeld |
SOUNDTRACK REVIEW:
When we first heard that Oscar-nominated director Ridley Scott
was going to make this movie, we were looking forward to be
blown away by the movie soundtrack. After all, he has had
talented composers like Hans Zimmer (Gladiator, Black Hawk
Down) and Harry Gregson-Williams (Kingdom of Heaven) to score
some very memorable music for his blockbusters, and some of
these cues are signature music that will be remembered years
down the road. But upon finding out that the soundtrack album
of Scott’s latest work was not going to contain wholly
original score, but music that marked the 1970s, we were a
little disappointed. There’d only be two brief score
tracks by composer Marc Streitenfeld. “Hundred Percent
Pure” and “Frank Lucas” utilize synthesizer
electronica to great effect, and are aptly dark and somber
compositions.
That
is not to say that the selection of music on this 45-minute
album isn’t good, because the other 12 tracks performed
by various artistes are suitably chosen to paint a nice picture
of 1970s America.
Headlining
the soundtrack is American R & B singer Anthony Hamilton’s
new song “Do You Feel Me”. The track has already
been nominated in the “Best Song” category at
the Critics Choice Awards 2008, and the Black entertainment
Television (BET) Awards winner’s soulful voice will
soothe your senses.
Elsewhere,
there is the catchy single “I’ll Take You There”
(a top of the charts song back in 1972) by American gospel
group The Staple Singers, the rather contemporary “Can't
Truss It” performed by hip-hop group Public Enemy and
the three very retro old school cues by Hank Shocklee, member
of a very influential hip-hop production team known as The
Bomb Squad.
If
you are a fan of this genre of music, then this album is a
must-own. If not, you may consider watching the movie before
deciding whether to get this album or not.
ALBUM
RATING:
Recommended Track: (1) Do You Feel Me - Anthony Hamilton
Review
by John Li
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