Full Frequency: Bang on V.2 [Import]

Full Frequency: Bang on V.2 [Import]

Track Listings

1. Hale Bopp (Nick Warren &

2. Seven Steps (Hardfloor Re

3. New Forest (Remix)

4. Push That Thing (Original

5. Body Punch Funk (Original

6. Spiritualised (Original)

7. Club Confidential (Origin

8. Destination Sunshine (Ori

9. Pure (Original)

10. Synaesthesia (En Motion M

11. New Sensorium (Hh's Dub M

12. Neuro 99 (X-Cabs 99 Remix

13. Communication (Original)

14. Twixt (Original)

15. Barndance (Original)

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Trance/dance. Mixed by Mark Dynamix.

Tracks:

Welcome To The Suck
Raining Oil
Battery Run
Mirage Bedouin
Don't Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
No Standard Solution
8 Men 5 Camels
Full Chemical Gear
Unsick Most Ricky-Tick
Morning Glory
Bang A Gong (Get It On) - T-Rex
Desert Storm
Desert Sunrise
Zoomies
Horse
Pink Mist
Jarhead For Life - Naughty By Nature
O.P.P. - Naughty By Nature
Dickskinner
Permission To Fire
Dead Anyway
Scuds
Listen Up - Public Enemy
Fight The Power - Public Enemy
Soldier's Things - Tom Waits

Amazon.com

For his third collaboration with director Sam Mendes (after American Beauty and The Shawshank Redemption), composer Thomas Newman has come up with one of his finest scores. The music mixes modern atmospheric quasi-rock touches with Middle Eastern influences (with particularly great success on the tracks "Welcome to the Suck" and "Zoomies."). The latter manifest themselves in both the beats and the instrumentation--the credits include soloists on exotic instruments such as the bowed cumbus (a type of banjo-like lute) and the processed xaphoons (a sax made of bamboo). All the more jarring, then, when the CD's handful of songs pop up. (It's quite a jolt to hear Bobby McFerrin's "Don't Worry Be Happy" after four eerie instrumental tracks.) The other song picks are obvious but well chosen: T-Rex's "Bang a Gong (Get It On)," "Naughty by Nature's "O.P.P.," Public Enemy's "Fight the Power," and Tom Waits's "Soldier's Things." Still, it's Newman's work that propels this CD, not the pick-up songs. Surprisingly, Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries," which figures in one of the movie's most memorable scenes (when soldiers watch Apocalypse Now), isn't included here. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

You fools!.......2006-10-27

I am reading all the negative reviews of this soundtrack, and most of them mention the absence of Kanye West's "Jesus Walks." One reviewer gives the album one star because he was "misled" into buying the album.

Um, hello? This is an instrumental score for the film! NOT a Various Artists soundtrack! This is, you may have noticed, an album that falls under the name of Thomas Newman! If anyone bought this expecting other music, then it's entirely their own fault. It even says on the front: "MUSIC BY THOMAS NEWMAN."

That said, I'd also like to correct Amazon on something - they said this is Newman's third outing with Mendes, the other two being "Shawshank Redemption" and "American Beauty."

Shawshank was directed by Frank Darabont, NOT Sam Mendes.

Mendes' other pairing with Newman was actually on 2002's "Road to Perdition," which is another great soundtrack I'd heartily recommend purchasing.

Missing Theme Song - but otherwise not bad.......2006-03-01

If you've watched the previews for this film, you're likely expecting a song called Jesus Walks by Kanye West to be on the soundtrack but it's not there - very annoying. But otherwise it's a pretty good CD of music to listen to while you work out or drive fast.

Fine score, but a consumer warning for the CD.......2006-01-20

Thomas Newman's original music for JARHEAD is not only typically daring with many unconventional sounds (utilizing samples, electronic treatments and exotic percussion), but one of his most stirring, rock-influenced efforts as well (as with the opening track, "Welcome to the Suck"). At first I thought there were no melodies as memorable as "Dead Already" from AMERICAN BEAUTY or "Road to Chicago" from ROAD TO PERDITION, but the 3/4-time march used in both "Raining Oil" and "Desert Storm" has grown on me. Of course the CD is recommendable for Newman's score alone. But...

...while one doesn't buy a CD of this nature primarily for the extra songs, one does expect the extras to be competently presented when they appear. So I was taken aback to hear Public Enemy's "Fight the Power" at a faster tempo and higher pitch than usual, as though mastered from a sped-up tape. I can't think of any intentional reason for this, so I'm assuming it was a mistake, but either way I found it not only annoying in itself but because of "Fight the Power"'s thematic significance, with its reference to the Bobby McFerrin tune heard earlier in the movie. ("'Don't Worry Be Happy' was a number one jam/Damn if I say it you can slap me right here".)

So then, while I like the Thomas Newman score a lot, I'm docking the CD a star for the sped-up "Fight the Power". Caveat emptor.

Thomas Newman is a Genius!.......2006-01-07

Thomas Newman is brilliant as always and delivers beautifully. Having read the book prior to the motion picture, Thomas Newman truly brings Swofford's tale to life. If you enjoyed The Horse Whisperer or the Shawshank Redemption score, then you'll thoroughly enjoy Jarhead.

Almost perfect for the film, loses points as a cd.......2005-12-23

Make no mistake - Jarhead proves Thomas Newman's abillity to write music for film. He is not making the music in order to show off his amazing talents, he is making the music so it is perfect for the film. Whereas some composers might score depressing scenes with grand sweeping movements trying to make themselves look like complex composers, Newman knows what will enhance the scene and what won't, and what can convey the message required.

Ultimately, this describes Jarhead perfectly. I have seen the movie and music is seamless and perfect for it. For the most part, there is a sonic texture created, with guitars and drums to represent the bravado of the characters. If you are a fan of Newman's stirring orchestral works this is definitely not something you would like. Newer fans of "American Beauty" and the like will find things to enjoy here, but not in as vibrant or pleasing a way as in that album. The score on it's own is just not as exciting or involving as it could be. It is interesting in it's own right, but not very pleasing to hear. However, there are many good tracks interspersed throughout the score to take you to the good spot.

Overall, Jarhead warrants a 4.5/5 for the film, but on a cd, it's score drops to 3/5. It is pleasant at times, and mostly an interesting CD, but there are too many Newman masterpieces to consider this one high on your buying list. Then agan, if you are a Newman fan, this CD should satisfy you're urge to see what the guy is up to. Final score? Three out of five.

Bang on a Can - Cheating, Lying, Stealing

Average customer rating:

Strong!
Interesting sampler
The best CD

Bang on a Can - Cheating, Lying, Stealing

Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music

Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music
ASIN: B0000029OH
Release Date: 1996-04-02

Tracks:

Cheating, Lying, Stealing
The Manufacture Of Tangled Ivory: Part 1
Part 2
The Manufacture Of Tangled Ivory: Tsmindao Ghmerto
Red Shift
Amalia's Secret: An Especially Fine Dress Rag
Amalia's Secret: Amalia, Hanging In A Painting
Amalia's Secret: Two Heads Sitting Together, Snapping The Dreams Of Your Sap
Amalia's Secret: Swallow The Neck Of The Guest Who Hisses When You Pass
Amalia's Secret: Amailia's Secret
Amalia's Secret: The Smallest Glimmer Disturbs Them
Amalia's Secret: A Weak Little Gentelmen, gazing, Too Dumb to Wonder
Amalia's Secret: The Letter Opened, The Bottle Broken
Amalia's Secret: Shamefaced Smiles And The Back Of Frailty
Amalia's Secret: All The Debts She OwedPaid, She'd Survive This Too
Piano Piece No. IV
Arapua

Customer Reviews:

Strong!.......2006-07-27

Seems a lot of folks find Golijov shallow and it's easy to qualify. One example: he goes to that ululated falling second degree business so often when he wants pathos that it becomes a cliche. That's calculation.
On the other hand, accusations of phoniness and pretension can hardly be qualified. It's just name-calling, like right-wing talk radio.

Interesting sampler.......2006-06-13

This cd offers a snapshot of the downtown New York classical scene of the early 90s, played by one of the great new music chamber groups, the Bang on a Can All-Stars.
I find the preceding comment about "phoniness" suspect in that such accusations have little to do with the music at hand, but rather are borne of some personal resentment. It says nothing. What exactly is it that you find phony? What do you think genuine is?

The best CD.......2001-12-14

thsi Cd is great to listen to, and is one of my fav's