Put together the grandiose vision of director Oliver Stone (JFK, Natural Born Killers), the larger-than-life world of professional football, and the over-the-top theatrics of Al Pacino (the Godfather, Dog Day Afternoon), a... more »nd what do you expect? A quiet little soundtrack of introspective folk songs? No, this is a Wagnerian production in which the pace never lets up. Whether it's the protometal of Godsmack, the petulant whine of Courtney Love fronting the always grungy Hole, or the expletive-laden Kid Rock, the frontal attack is always overkill. Sunday star Jamie Foxx performs the title track, which, while subdued, still moves forth on an ominous note. Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott's track "Who You Gonna Call" has a sly sense of humor. L.L. Cool J (who also appears in the film) performs "Shut 'Em Down," sounding like a speed freak spilling the company secrets. Now, if only we could convince Pacino to rap. --Rob O'Connor« less
Put together the grandiose vision of director Oliver Stone (JFK, Natural Born Killers), the larger-than-life world of professional football, and the over-the-top theatrics of Al Pacino (the Godfather, Dog Day Afternoon), and what do you expect? A quiet little soundtrack of introspective folk songs? No, this is a Wagnerian production in which the pace never lets up. Whether it's the protometal of Godsmack, the petulant whine of Courtney Love fronting the always grungy Hole, or the expletive-laden Kid Rock, the frontal attack is always overkill. Sunday star Jamie Foxx performs the title track, which, while subdued, still moves forth on an ominous note. Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott's track "Who You Gonna Call" has a sly sense of humor. L.L. Cool J (who also appears in the film) performs "Shut 'Em Down," sounding like a speed freak spilling the company secrets. Now, if only we could convince Pacino to rap. --Rob O'Connor
"After seeing the movie, I was eager to get ahold of the soundtrack. Boy was I wrong. This soundtrack captures only a few of the songs that were actually used in the movie. I was extremely upset at what was a clear attempt to "market" this soundtrack as a rap/hard rock album than what it should have been, a soundtrack that stays true to the movie. What a commercial sellout by whoever put the soundtrack album together. I heard several songs by Moby and other dance/techno artists throughout the film, but none of their songs were included on the CD. If you are a fan of rap, which I'm not, then I'd recommend the album. If you saw the movie and liked the music from the movie, don't buy the soundtrack."
Great movie, mediocre soundtrack
Mike Ryan | Nfld, Canada | 01/18/2000
(3 out of 5 stars)
"After seeing perhaps the best film of the year,I immediately went out and bought the soundtrack and I have to admit, I was a little dissapointed. The cuts by hole, kid rock, jamie foxx, and dmx are decent, however the soundtrack would've been so much better if it had included the adrenaline pumping sports anthems ACTUALLY included in the movie such as Kid Rock's "Bawitdaba" and black Sabbath's "Paranoid". Another low point is that when I looked in the credits of the cd and saw that additional diolague was included, I thought Pacino's gut wrenching, inspiring pre-game talks would be sandwiched between tracks along with the memorable "Willie Beaman" jingle. Instead, I found some meaningless quotes sampled over looped drum beats. Overall, a poor showing for a great movie."
Bless Me, Father
P. Burton | Cincinnati, OH USA | 02/09/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"That song you guys are referring to is an extremely rare, unreleased song by P.O.D. entitled "Bless Me, Father". Unfortunately, it's only appearance is in the movie. They also recorded a cover of the Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby", however it too remains unreleased..."
Disappointing Soundtrack
trickyp | Austin, TX USA | 10/24/2001
(2 out of 5 stars)
"I keep running into this movie on HBO and I am always captivated by the incredible mix of sports action shots and fantastic music. I have been disappointed by movie soundtracks before, but I really wanted to hear the full songs behind the electrifying music cuts. I was disappointed again.Apart from the stellar Missy Elliot and the always amazing LL Cool J, I found this to be yet another featureless pile of bland gangsta rap with a few pieces of random heavy metal shrapnel tossed in. Those of you who are into this style of rap will probably say that the music choices are fabulous. For me, none of the wonderful musical texture in the movie is reflected here.I specifically remember watching a slow motion shot of a long pass spiraling in toward the camera and in the background I heard "Do you wanna revolution? - whoop whoop whoop - Do you wanna revolution? - whoop whoop whoop." It was a great cut. Is it on the album? No. Where are all the great cuts that really helped to plug this movie into the wall socket? Give up, They're not on this album.Bottom Line: If you're into this style of rap, why are you reading this review anyway? You know what you like and you'll probably like this. On the other hand, if you are like me and you find this kind of rap textureless and dry, don't expect to find any of the musical excitement of the movie on this CD."
OK movie, Brilliant soundtrack!
Dark Mechanicus JSG | Fortified Bunker, USSA | 10/13/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is the ultimate trading soundtrack; the first CD is worth the price admission for Missy Elliot's "Who You Gonna Call" alone---a rap song sampling Mozart's Requiem (which lent gravitas to the opening sequences of the movie). Actually, it seems that Ollie Stone is discovering his true talent as a music video montage editor; much of the power of the film (which is fun, but not nearly so fun as his first venture into jump cut-MTV era film-making chaos, Natural Born Killers) came from the steroid-pumped soundtrack. Without a doubt one of the best movie soundtracks ever put together; almost as good as raw adrenaline."