1 |
Dialogue
Clip: People Ask the Question |
2 |
I'm a Man - Black Strobe |
3 |
Have Love Will Travel - The Sonics |
4 |
Dialogue
Clip: No School Like the Old School |
5 |
Bank
Robber - The Clash |
6 |
Trip - Kim Fowley |
| 7 |
"Slap Him! " |
8 |
Ruskies
- Steve Isles |
9 |
Outlaw - War |
10 |
Waiting
for a Train - Flash and the Pan, Flash and the Pan |
11 |
"Junkies" |
12 |
Rock
& Roll Queen - The Subways |
13 |
Gun
- Lou Reed |
14 |
Stomp
- The Hives |
15 |
We
Had Love - Scientists |
16 |
Dialogue
Clip: Sausage & Beans |
17 |
Mirror
in the Bathroom - The English Beat |
18 |
Funnel
of Love - Wanda Jackson |
19 |
Such
a Fool - 22-20s |
20 |
Dopilsya
- Ex Sektor Gaza, |
21 |
Negra
Leono - Miguelito Valdés |
SOUNDTRACK REVIEW:
From the looks of it, this movie is going to be a loud, earsplitting
and deafening affair with lots of gun shootouts and foot chases
marked by stylized violence, courtesy of Guy Ritchie. And
what better way to accompany this viewing experience with
a pulse pounding soundtrack produced by Mr. Madonna himself
and renowned music supervisor Ian Neil. Having worked on Ritchie’s
previous hit films Snatch (2000) and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking
Barrels (1998), you can expect the duo to bring you an equally
smashingly cool soundtrack.
There
are several dialogue clips in this 54 minute album narrated
by cast members Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson and Mark Strong
amongst others. “People Ask the Question” kick
starts the disc by telling you what Rock N Rolla is all about,
and then gets into the shape of things with European electronic
punk band Black Strobe’s single “I’m A Man”.
The head hitting tune is not for the faint hearted, and definitely
not your idea of casual listening on a relaxing weekend. Following
that other electro rock performances like 1960s American garage
rock band The Sonic’s psychedelically throbbing “Have
Love Will Travel”, English indie rock band The Subways’
scream fest “Rock & Roll Queen” and Australian
post punk band The Scientists’ thumping “We Had
Love”.
If
that genre of music is too hard for you to swallow, check
out tunes like American record producer Kim Folwley’s
accessibly rock tune “The Trip”, composer Steve
Isles’ guitar cue “Ruskies” and American
rock musician Lou Reed’s hypnotically enjoyable “The
Gun”. While these cues are easier on the ear, they are
not your usual bubblegum pop music which often will not be
heard in a Ritchie movie anyway. Oh, while we are still at
it, do watch out for the “explicit lyrics” parental
advisory – as if you aren’t expecting this from
a movie given a rating of M18 (Coarse Language and Some Scenes
of Intimacy) already.
ALBUM
RATING:
Recommended Track: (2) I’m A Man - Black Strobe
Review
by John Li
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