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Very apt, and good quality (despite the exclusions).

Anbori the Ambivalent | San Jose, CA USA | 04/10/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This soundtrack fits Blade 2 quite well. Some of these songs are so well integrated into the movie that it's easy to think the song was designed around the scene.I definitely esteem this album as a higher quality and better value than the soundtrack to "Queen of the Damned," "Swordfish," "The One," et al.I was tempted to give this album 3 of 5 stars, for two reasons:
1) I would rather not have "Cowboy" or "Gettin' Aggressive" on the album. I don't feel they contribute toward a better album, but rather work against it.
2) There are two songs that never made it into the soundtrack, songs that I feel were better than the two aforementioned songs. The consensus that these songs were good and should be included combined with the consensus that they are better than a couple of songs that did make their way into the album only goes to show you how much better this album could have been.Songs from Blade 2 that were not in the soundtrack:
"Cold Blood" (Voodoo & Serano meet CJ Stone) -- From the vampire rave / club scene.
"Name of the Game" (The Crystal Method) -- From the Blade vs. prod-wielders scene."

Where is Blood is Pumpin??

Anbori the Ambivalent | 09/02/2002

(2 out of 5 stars)

"The best part of this movie is the dance club shootout, and before the actual shootout they play the song Blood is Pumpin(Cold Blood Remix) which is one of the best techno songs ever, and it's not even on this CD!! Disapointment!"

A nice change from normal hip-hop soundtracks.

Christian Zimmerman | 07/03/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The concept behind the soundtrack to BLADE II is simple: take some high-profile hip-hop artists and some equally high-profile electronica artists, and have them make music. This idea is nothing groundbreaking, since the two genres frequently mixed in their early days (listen to Afrika Bambaataa if you don't believe me). However, if you think about it, the intricacies of their genre mean that electronica artists are probably better viewed as bands than merely producers, which is something most hip-hop artists aren't used to dealing with.I say "most" because that description obviously doesn't apply to the Roots, whose lead rapper Black Thought knows how to divide the listener's attention between his rapping and the music of the rest of his band. It should come as no surprise, then, that his collaboration with BT, "Tao Of The Machine," is far and away the best song on the soundtrack.Similarly, all of the songs that succeed do so because there is a sense that the rappers realize that they are working with fellow artists who have talents that at times deserves the full attention of the listener. Redman does a great job with "Gorillaz On My Mind," which is the best remix of Gorillaz' "19-2000" out there, and Bubba Sparxxx & The Crystal Method's "PHDream" is a pretty interesting take on a track from TCM's 2001 album, TWEEKEND.Unfortunately, the flaws that do exist on this album are rather obvious. None of the tracks are bad, mind you, but some of them sound no different from ordinary hip-hop tracks (most notably "The One"). For someone who expects a departure from standard hip-hop soundtracks, this is a dissappointment.Still it's a reasonably good deal, since only one track is taken directly from an album ("Right Here, Right Now" is available on Oakenfold's BUNKKA), and the good tracks are really, REALLY good."