Track Listings (15) - Disc #1| All Artists: John Powell Title: The Italian Job (2003) (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 1 Label: Varese Sarabande Original Release Date: 5/30/2003 Re-Release Date: 6/24/2003 Album Type: Soundtrack Genres: Pop, Soundtracks Style: Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPCs: 030206648225, 4005939648220 |
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Composer John Powell pays homage to this film's Eurocentrism and modern setting with a spare, twitchy main title and other cues that evoke a winning cross-pollinization of the oeuvres of Thomas Newman and David Holmes. Com... more »     |
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Amazon.com Composer John Powell pays homage to this film's Eurocentrism and modern setting with a spare, twitchy main title and other cues that evoke a winning cross-pollinization of the oeuvres of Thomas Newman and David Holmes. Combining organic orchestral elements with electronic flourishes to good effect, that jazz-influenced, post-modernist tack quietly propels the best moments here. The score's main shortcomings are predictable: Thunderous blasts of percussion cadences and thrash guitar that have become expected contemporary action movie cliches. Yet Powell manages to freshen even some of those with intriguing new timbres. Like the suspense caper genre itself, it's a score where the pay-off is not nearly as interesting as the getting there. --Jerry McCulley Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsBrilliant music, however somewhat stingy 07/24/2003 (5 out of 5 stars) "John Powell is brilliant in his orchestration of this album. The first few tracks elquently capture an Italian aura. This is what I though: 1. Opening Titles - Aight, but starts off a little soft 2. The Italian Job - Cool, sounds a bit like James Bond 3. Venice Gold Heist - Nice blend of movie's numerous motifs 4. Boat Chase - Good, however ending differs from movie 5. Mourning John - I personally was a little bored by this 6. Planning The Heist - Nice precussion 7. Pawning The Gold - Never remembered hearing this in movie 8. Cable Chick - Another James Bond kinda song, cool guitar 9. Getting The Axe - Aight I guess, never listen to it much 10. The Devil Inside - Interesting in its own way 11. Bitter Suite - Good song, clever title 12. The New Plan - The BEST song featuring the BEST motif 13. Tunnel Run - Cool song with some heavy metal 14. Chopper Chase/Face-Off - Good, fast pased song 15. Golden - Same motif as 12, but guitar makes it coolerThe only thing that disappoints me is that the unused 35 minutes weren't filled with music from the film. For those who are having trouble identifying the songs on the film, here are most of them:The Wrekoning - Boomkat = when Stella drives MINI back to store California Soul - Marlena Shaw = the "arrival in LA" montage ABC 123 - Jackson 5 = little Charlie stills bully's wallet Go - Andy Hunter = MINI test drive in warehouse w/computer Pedal To The Medal - Kazzer = 3 MINI's test drive in LA canals..." The Complete Italian Job track list, as show in the credits Elizabeth | Boston, MA, USA | 07/23/2004 (3 out of 5 stars) " "Girls and Posse Surf" (from 'Blue Crush') by Paul Haslinger Courtesy of Universal Pictures A Division of Universal City Studios, LLLP "Money" by Roger Waters Performed by Scott Weiland, Slash, Duff McKaga, Matt Sorum and Dave Kushner Produced by Nick Raskulineez "The Wreckoning" by Kellin Manning and Taryn Manning Performed by Boomkat Courtesy of Dreamworks Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises "To Get Down" by Timo Maas, Martin Buttrich, Malte Hagemeister and Phil Barnes Performed by Timo Maas Courtesy of Kinetic Records "Bloody Fingers" by Joel Sanchez, Gabriel Archuletta, Jerome Louis and Ezra Riley Performed by Jet Black Summer Courtesy of Lakeshore Records by arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group "Fire" by Ralph Middlebrooks, James Williams, Marshall Jones, Leroy Bonner, Clarence Satchell, Willie Beck and Marvin Pierce Performed by Ohio Players Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group under license from Universal Music Enterprises "Heartbreaker" by Robert Gill and Stuart Wade Performed by Pat Benatar Courtesy of Chrysalis Records under license from EMI Film & Television Music "ABC" by Alphonso Mizell, Freddie Perren, Dennis Lussier and Berry Gordy, Jr. Performed by Jackson Five Courtesy of Motown Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises "California Soul" by Nicholas Ashford and Valerie Simpson Performed by Marlena Shaw Courtesy MCA Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises "Go (Pete Lorimer Mix)" by Andy Hunter and Ted Tjornborn Performed by Andy Hunter Courtesy of Sparrow Records/Nettwerk Productions "Pedal to the Metal" bu Brian West and Mark Kaspryzyk Performed by Kazzer Courtesy of Epic Records by arrangement with Sony Music Licensing "The Jump Off" by Dante Smith, Mark "Minnesota" Richardson, Doug Wimbish and Gary Miller Performed by Mos Def Courtesy of MCA Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises "Music and Wine" by Jay Denes Performed by Blue Six Courtesy of Naked Music/Astralwerks under license from EMI Film and Television Music "Sunbeams" Written and Performed by UKO Courtesy of Klein Records "Saboteur" Written and Performed by Amon Tobin Courtesy of Ninja Tune Records by arrangement with Media Creature Music "Where's My Truck" by Reinhold Heil and Johnny Klimek with additional music by Photek John Ashton Thomas James McKee Smith TJ Lindgren" A Must for Any Soundtrack Aficionado's Collection E. Banson | San Francisco Bay Area, CA United States | 07/01/2003 (4 out of 5 stars) "John Powell's slick, cosmopolitan score for the "Italian Job" is a great addition to any soundtrack collection. The score itself works great and fits coherently in the film. Yet, in my opinion, a score achieves greater status when it can stand on its own. Early in the score, Powell's work sounds similar to that of David Holmes' work on another film of the same genre, "Ocean's Eleven." Tracks like "The Italian Job," "Pawning the Gold," and "Cable Chick" scream David Holmes with heavy bass lines, twangy ryhthm guitars and off-kiltered rhythm loops. But as the score progresses, Powell's addition of the string and brass orchestra makes this score stand-out from other scores of this genre. These arrangements are placed so well within each track that it just makes for an exciting and fascinating listen. Take for example, "The New Plan," a track that's worth the price of this CD alone. "The New Plan" starts off with a heavy 4/4 hip-hop beat laced with latin percussions. As the track plays, the orchestra hints and hits in syncopated moments within the rhythm. By the end of the song, the music has already played in full swing with strings, orchestra, synth effects, percussions and rhythm loops creating a wonderful fusion proving that synth scores and orchestrated scores can exist in one score if done right. The detraction here is that the score runs a little short, but this should be no surprise from label Varese Sarabande. If you saw the film, you know there's more music than what is offered in the CD. One can only wonder.Nevertheless, Powell's score for "The Italian Job" is a great score not only because it's well written, but it can possibly be the score that bridges the gap between heavy synth scores (Hans Zimmer, Trevor Rabin, Cliff Martinez) and orchestrated scores (John Williams, James Horner, Jerry Goldsmith). A vast improvement on Powell's last work, "The Bourne Identity," Powell proves that he can stand on his own as an up and coming composer.A must for any soundtrack fan."
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