1 |
A
Dream - Common |
2 |
Listen
!!! - Talib Kweli |
3 |
It's
R Time - Jeannie Ortega |
4 |
When
The Ship Goes Down - Cypress Hill |
5 |
Hip
Hop Hooray - Naughty By Nature |
6 |
Keep Ya Head Up - 2Pac |
| 7 |
Code
Of The Streets - Gang Starr |
8 |
Rebirth
Of Slick (Cool Like Dat) - Digable Planets |
9 |
Officer
- The Pharcyde |
10 |
This
Is How We Do It - Montell Jordan |
11 |
Colors
- Will.I.Am |
12 |
Bus
Ride - Will.I.Am |
13 |
Riots - Mark Isham |
14 |
Eva's
Theme - Mark Isham |
15 |
Anne
Frank - Mark Isham |
ALBUM REVIEW:
If
this reviewer already has problems understanding what Taiwanese
artiste Jay Chou is rapping in his repetitive songs, then
he would have a more serious task trying to decipher the songs
in this rap-oriented album.
What
incapability, we hear you saying.
The
soundtrack to the inspirational movie starring Oscar winner
Hilary Swank and a group of problematic teenagers greatly
reflects the atmospheres and settings depicted in the film.
The Latino and Black influences can be felt strongly in the
12 song tracks in this 48-minute soundtrack.
Maybe
it’s a case of having too much of something similar,
the tunes begin sounding similar after a while. Maybe it’s
a case of this reviewer not having caught the movie to appreciate
the songs presented on this disc, the tunes begin sounding
alike after a while.
What
incapability, we hear you saying again.
Jeannie
Ortega’s “It's R Time” gives a perfect excuse
for you to boogie your hips during those dance parties, while
Naughty By Nature’s “Hip Hop Hooray” makes
you want to wave your hands in the air with its steady rhythms.
Elsewhere, Digable Planets’ “Rebirth Of Slick
(Cool Like Dat)” and The Pharcyde’s “Officer”
will have you going wild with its pounding sounds.
The
soundtrack concludes with three of Mark Isham’s (The
Black Dahlia, Bobby) score compositions. The Oscar-nominated
composer ditches the classical approach of orchestrations
to adopt a street-styled electronica-based score.
Occasional
strings compliment “Riots” with poetic moments
while the strumming of guitars in “Eva’s Theme”
adds a nice touch of edginess. Finally, the quiet piano brings
the brisk soundtrack to a calming end. And that’s just
this nervous reviewer needs too.
ALBUM RATING:
Review
by John Li
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