Search - Various :: Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001 Film)

Average

06/30/2001

(2 out of 5 stars)

"A bit more than salt and pepper is needed to spice up this soundtrack. Just like the film - a flop!"

"outback hero comes to America...Basil Poledouris score"

J. Lovins | Missouri-USA | 07/10/2001

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Leave it to director Simon Wincer and our hero, actor Paul Hogan to come up with another "Crocodile Dundee"...this time in Los Angeles...the only good thing about this luke-warm-film is the score...the nod was given to Basil Poledouris...gave us ~ "Conan The Barbarian"(1982)..."Quigley Down Under"(1999)..."Hunt For Red October"(1999)..."Starship Troopers"(1997) and "For The Love Of The Game"(1999).Poledouris does a bang-up-job with the material he has to work with...the stand outs ~ "CROCODILE DUNDEE IN LOS ANGELES-MAIN TITLE" and "MOTOTOV COCKTAIL/LIONS", shades of Henry Mancini's "Hatari" score comes to mind...counterpoints, measures and orchestration is typical Mancini...not bad company to be in.The last four tracks entitled "The Songs"...is a waste...feel it degrades the entire CD...pity, our esteem composer is on a higher plain...for what it's worth...Poledouris is one of the upcoming composers to fill the void...looking forward to his next project!Total Time: 45:07 on 16 Tracks ~ Silva America SSD-1130 ~ (2001)"

Incredibly weak

Inspector Gadget | On the trail of Doctor Claw | 12/19/2002

(2 out of 5 stars)

"Why on earth did Basil Poledouris do the score to Crocodile Dundee III? I'm not ashamed to admit that I liked the movie, it was cool for some light and distracting entertainment but the score never needed to be a strong point. So why bring in a composer with such clout like Poledouris? It's like getting Marilyn Manson to score Stuart Little 3. Basil Poledouris creates awesome, huge, thunderous scores for movies like Robocop, Conan, Under Siege 2 and Starship Troopers.The score itself is actually very slight, clocking in at about half an hour. There are some okay tracks in there though; the acoustic guitar strummings are especially easy-going. But the rest is unthematic and uninteresting. Oh, and the songs tacked onto the end are awful and only there to market the CD to a possible wider audience. They really ruin the CD and serve only to beef up the running time. Who cares when any serious score collector wouldn't even consider them? If you're a Poledouris completist then it's worth picking this up cheap. If not, leave it alone."