Friday, May 23, 2014

From Dusk Till Dawn...music from the motion picture...various artists



From the rough songs of ZZ Top to the sexy sounds of Tito And Tarantula's "After Dark", this soundtrack has the same spirit as the film. "Dark Night" by The Blasters is a great opening for the film and the soundtrack. "Mexican Blackbird" by ZZ Top follows. Along with some blues tunes and an unexpected dialouge from Cheech Marin. The two score pieces fill the rest of the space. Great soundtrack for a night in an "off the wall cantina, man".

1. EVERYBODY BE COOL (DIALOGUE) 
2. BLASTERS, THE – DARK NIGHT
3. ZZ TOP – MEXICAN BLACKBIRD 
4. JON WAYNE – TEXAS FUNERAL 
5. MAVERICKS, THE – FOOLISH HEART 
6. JULIETTE LEWIS & QUENTIN TARANTINO – WOULD YOU DO ME A FAVOR? (DIALOGUE) 
7. JIMMIE VAUGHAN – DENGUE WOMAN BLUES 
8. LEFTOVERS, THE – TORQUAY 
9. ZZ TOP – SHE'S JUST KILLING ME
10. CHET'S SPEECH (DIALOGUE) 
11. TITO & TARANTULA – ANGRY COCKROACHES (CUCARACHAS ENOJADAS)
12. STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN & DOUBLE TROUBLE – MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB 
13. TITO & TARANTULA – AFTER DARK 
14. STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN & DOUBLE TROUBLE – WILLIE THE WIMP (AND HIS CADILLAC COFFIN) 
15. KILL THE BAND (DIALOGUE) 
16. GRAEME REVELL – MEXICAN STANDOFF 
17. GRAEME REVELL – SEX MACHINE ATTACKS




Tuesday, May 20, 2014

In Bruges..original motion picture soundtrack..music by Carter Burwell


Carter Burwell is at the top of his game with this score. In Bruges is a great film to begin with, and the score only adds to this. In perhaps his best work since Fargo, Burwell creates several beautiful themes with a limited range of instruments, and provides an interesting texture to a movie full of interesting textures. Highlights include "Shootout, Pt. 2," which is possibly the best theme on the disc, and "Prologue," which is a wonderfully contemplative piano piece that lets Burwell's wonderfully understated composition shine.

Highly recommended, as the score manages to be an interesting standalone listen, as well as a perfect companion to the film. There are movies where the soundtrack plays on, and it adds to the theme of the movie. Then there are movies, where the soundtrack adds nothing. And then, there are movies where the soundtrack more than adds to the movie. The soundtrack of "In Bruges" must fall in the third category.