One of the best soundtracks of the 90's
586958
This, along with "The Crow" soundtrack, is no doubt 1 of the best soundtracks of the 90's.  You can't go wrong with the best bands of the 90's on 1 cd.  Chris Cornell's track is absolutely dreamy, & the  Mother Love Bone track is great too.  I can hardly say 1 bad thing about  this cd except does anyone know where on earth that Lovemongers song  appears?? I've watched that movie tons of times & have never heard it.  I think they could've added the Cult track, although it didn't really fit,  but neither did the Hendrix track.  Either way, this cd rules.
920471
Awe inspiring. That is my basic review for the film, "Dream A Little Dream". Now, here is my review for a soundtrack that is, much like its film counterpart, often over-looked and under-appreciated. The film stars our boys Corey Feldman and Corey Heim, who were, in my opinion, two of the best teen actors of the 1980's. I saw this film about a year after it came out, and the soundtrack is, in part, what attracted me to this film. My favorite song in the movie... Well, I have no real favorite, but a few high ranking pieces would have to be "Rock On", "Dreams Come True", and "Where is She" (a title which, sadly, is not included on the soundtrack, and as far as I know, was never released on CD. The artists behind the song were Blue Future). The "Dream A Little Dream" rock themes were extremely nice to hear, and I love both variations. This film is a true gem, as is the soundtrack. If anyone who loved this film reads this, take my advice and buy this soundtrack. (Hey, this is coming from a guy who listens to the Offspring and the occasional Rob Zombie. Trust me when I say that ANYONE can enjoy the music of "Dream A Little Dream, young and old alike)
405886
I enjoyed this soundtrack, and highly recommend it.  Whether you like the movie or not, I think it would be difficult to say that the music was not effective or that this soundtrack is not a great listen.

The score compliments the movie perfectly.  The feeling that you get listening to this score gives you a good sense of the Miami locations and of the bodybuilder culture that's presented in the film.  At times the music is as cool as director Michael Bay's visual style, and at other times the music is as strange and bizarre as the characters/story itself.

The composer is Steve Jablonsky, who has done some very good work in the last few years (including Michael Bay's "The Island" and the "Transformers" series).  A lot of the music for "Pain and Gain" has an understated quality, which is a switch from Jablonsky's usual style - but it works very well on this album and makes it a more pleasant listen than some of his other scores.

My Favorite Tracks
[1] I'm Big
[2] Sun Gym
[18] I Believe in Fitness
508087
If you haven't played the game, then the music might not be as enjoyable, making a 3.8/5. It all depends, but it's good no matter what.

At the time the game came out, this was Nobuo Uematsu's best work (now it is defeated by multiple other soundtracks of his). However, its impressive quality and sound remain excellent. All the tracks are midi-style (thus reducing their score), but are still very good. One problem with this soundtrack is that only half of the tracks are actually something you would want to actively listen to. The rest are boring or poorly written fillers. The good half, however, range from good to awesome. These are some of the best pieces of the soundtrack:

"One-Winged Angel": AWESOME! This is easily one of the greatest video-game pieces ever written (defeated mainly by its future variations), and one of the greatest pieces in general. Despite being synthesized, the instruments sound almost real, giving this orchestral/choral song much more impact than the others. Speaking of the choir, it sounds awesome and powerful. They proclaim the villain's name between the lines of latin; "Sephiroth!" they proclaim, "Sephiroth!" My heart started pounding and I could feel the power billowing up in me the first few times of hearing it (it was on surround-sound speakers at a pretty decent volume, but still. That's a queue for you to do the same!).

"Cid's Theme": It's the theme of a spitting, hairy, redneck; his good, emotional side, that is! It sounds cool, powerful, and emotional. Sort of orchestral and military-sounding.

"J-E-N-O-V-A": This piece is hard to fit into any category, but it sounds electronic, and sort of dramatic and desparate (sort of). It's just cool, trust me.

"Special Battle/Still More Fighting": Also hard to categorize, this piece has some VERY fast keyboard work, and an interesting upbeat, jazzy (a little) sound. A great, though different, battle piece.

"Credits": This wannabe orchestral piece combines multiple themes from the game to make a very epic and dramatic piece. Very well-written, and an excellent close to the game.

Though midis, this soundtrack is still cool, tearful, and powerful. Nobuo Uematsu proved himself as a professional musician with this work. Definitely worth the buy (though there are better things for less. "FFVII: Advent Children" soundtrack, "FFX Original Soundtrack," to name a couple)
494021
If you enjoyed the movie version of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," you will totally enjoy the soundtrack.

The general feel of the music is rage-infused heavy-metal, however some sweet ballads are mixed in the melange, too.

"The Origin of Love" is definitely a heartbreaking, emotional piece that I think has a real message at its core about love and tolerance.

I have to say that some of my favorite pieces are the ones that you can sing along with - like "Wig in a Box," which makes me want to get up, dance, and sing along (same with "Sugar Daddy"). You can relive great moments in the film through its music, and this soundtrack is definitly exceptional. Despite some of its offbeat, strange lyrics, I have no qualms playing it in my car or around my friends.

I definitely recommend the soundtrack to anyone who has seen the movie and has enjoyed it. If you haven't seen the movie, you may still like the music, but you most likely won't understand it.

Four stars! (And props to John Cameron Mitchell)
1435893
Even if you didn't like the movie (it was ok, not great) the music defiantly worth having. I literally got online everyday and listened to samples of the music until I got the soundtrack, I enjoyed it so much. Every time I play it someone will ask me "what is this?" followed by "I really like it!" While all the music is great(except Dying 2 live), the really out standing pieces of the soundtrack, for me, would be, "Ybara The Strange", "The Surgery" (my favorite) "Good Luck", "X Files", and "Broken". I really thought that "Dying 2 live" was unnecessary and didn't fit the tone of the rest of the album. Overall though, it is really beautifully made. The inside booklet was also nice; it talks about the original theme, and has pictures etc.
1104354
this soundtrack was absolutely brilliant. i loved nearly every song on the cd. i loved "hero" by chad kroeger the first time i saw the previews...wow. that's an excellent song. my other favorites are "learn to crawl" - black lab, "shelter" - greenwheel, "invisible man" - theory of a dead man and "undercover" by pete yorn. the two tracks by danny elfman were excellent although they should've included more of the score in the album...but otherwise, this is all good. if you like the movie, you should definitely get the soundtrack.
2218990
Incredible electronic soundtrack that perfectly fit the look and feel of this Tron sequel, and in many ways a perfect successor to Wendy Carlos' music to the original film. The music for the arena sequences and the alien computer landscape perfectly fit, and how excellent that Daft Punk made cameo's in the film as 'MP3s', spinning the right music for both a party sequence, as well as the party fight (changing the music with a nod of the head.) This score stands out in that its an enjoyable listen isolated from the film as well.
4267210
Now, I normally do not purchase soundtracks, but I thought that the movie had really terrific music that was often approiate for the scene. Whenever I hear "So Alive" I think of the scene between Paul and Sean. "The Gentleman that Fell" paints a picture in my head of the character Lauren. The music brings the movie to life, as you will be able to tell after listening to this soundtrack.

But I must say, there is one song that is an essential that is missing. Can you guess what it is? George Michael's "Faith". The scene in which that song is played just always makes me smile and even laugh, and it's a true shame that that song is not on the soundtrack. That is the simple reason that I can not give this CD a 5 star review. But hey, this CD is definetly worth my time and cold hard cash. Enjoy!
710716
This is by far my favorite movie soundtrack from the 1990s.  The combination of songwriting, production, and performance all comes together to create an amazing album.  Larry Klein truly captured the spirit of the Brill Building and the flavor of the productions of the '60s in a way that few others have been able to do.

Given that, this is a flawed soundtrack.  My reasons for finding it flawed are much the same as the other reviewers here -- there is a lot of material from the movie that is missing from the CD.  Kristen Vigard's version of "God Give Me Strength" is the most notable omission, and even though a recording of it can be found on another CD, it is shameful that the most important song of the movie was left off the CD.  (On the other side of that, I'm thrilled by Elvis Costello's version, and I'm glad it was included.)

It seems that this soundtrack could be made perfect by issuing a new, 2-CD version of the soundtrack, including all the other music from the film -- most importantly BOTH film versions of "God Give Me Strength," the solo version and full orchestral version.

Even with the flaws, this is still a fantastic soundtrack.  The tracks by For Real are especially good, sounding as close to a Motown or Phil Spector production as you could possibly get.
2399729
This is a solid disc for fans of Ridley Scott's tough, violent, and cynical 1989 cop thriller, Black Rain.

The film has a lot of appeal: a major star, great support, lots and lots of style (Scott, of course), an intriguing story, action, etc, etc.  It also has a pretty good Hans Zimmer score, combining some contemplative, Japanese flare with a few pounding, electronic elements, and a very good theme.

This disc mostly features the songs in the film.  If you're a soundtrack addict, and you love tracking down random songs from films you love, this is a great disc.  Shame it's out of print in the US, though it's a fairly priced import (about the same cost of a regular disc at retail in America now).

Greg Allman's song I'll Be Holding On differs here from the version in the opening credits, but it's still a decent tune, especially for the film.  The other songs are pretty fun, and most of them appear in the night club outing scene in the film (before the inevitable karaoke bit).  Iggy Pop contributes a poppy number that sums up his Brick By Brick sound.  The bright UB40 cover of the famous tune The Way You Do the Things You Do is well placed in the film.  The remix of Back to Life is a lot dancier, and better than the original, and it also appears during the nightclub scene in the film.  Ryuichi Sakamoto's track is not entirely typical of his output, but it's very good, and memorable as well (the shot of Michael Douglas glaring at the Yakuza heavies as they pass him in the club).  There's also the Sparks track Singing in the Shower, a loose, giggly dance number, exactly what you might expect from 1989.  Most of the songs bring back images of Scott's Tokyo: lots of neon, rain-slicked streets, sleek nightclubs, grays and blues and blacks, etc.

Unfortunately, we only get one track from the actual score, and that's the Black Rain suite.  Why do they always do this?  We have a very talented composer, and his work for this popular film is reduced to one, long track.  It's still very good, and fun to listen to in the 'suite' form (it's more or less in sequence from the film), though I imagine Zimmer fanatcis will want the whole score, which has never been released.  I don't believe any bootlegs of it are around, though I could be wrong.

Recommended for fans of the film who love all of the associated music, and for those soundtrack fanatics--you know who you are!
1952670
The soundtrack to "Snowpiercer" is great! This is another great soundtrack / score from Marco Beltrami. This is one of the best movie scores / soundtracks of the summer and of the year, so far. All (20) tracks on here are great.

Track Listing:
1. This Is The End (4 out of 4 stars)
2. Stomp (3 out of 4 stars)
3. Preparation (4 out of 4 stars)
4. Requesting An Upgrade (4 out of 4 stars)
5. Take The Engine (4 out of 4 stars)
6. Axe Gang (4 out of 4 stars)
7. Axe Schlomo (3 1/2 out of 4 stars)
8. Blackout Fight (4 out of 4 stars)
9. Water Supply (4 out of 4 stars)
10. Go Ahead (4 out of 4 stars)
11. Sushi (3 out of 4 stars)
12. The Seven (3 out of 4 stars)
13. We Go Forward (4 out of 4 stars)
14. Steam Car (4 out of 4 stars)
15. Seoul Train (4 out of 4 stars)
16. Snow Melt (4 out of 4 stars)
17. Take My Place (4 out of 4 stars)
18. Yona Lights (4 out of 4 stars)
19. This Is The Beginning (4 out of 4 stars)
20. Yona's Theme (4 out of 4 stars)
4004934
Considering most of the crap music that the 90's produced, this was a brilliant masterpiece. Not a bad song among the bunch, I can never get tired of listening to Common People and Something Changed.
3263553
Back when I was a senior in high school I had a deep obsession with this movie and practically wore out my soundtrack. It's been like 15 years since then and it's funny that even after that long, all these songs are just as amazing as they were before. Buying the Amazon album was one of my best mp3 purchases so far.

#1 Crush is probably still one of my favorite Garbage songs. Other great tracks are Local God, Lovefool, To You I Bestow, and You and Me Song. They're all very catchy and great to sing along to. Some of the tracks include actual lines from the movie, which was something that movies back in the 90s used to like doing with their soundtracks and something that I miss.

The only downside to this album is the fact that it's missing one of the best songs from the movie, which is Exit Music (for a film) by Radiohead. You'll have to buy the single track or buy the Radiohead album OK Computer.
4947162
The Robe - even when I was a small child in the 60's - was one of my all time favorite films and the music I believe played a great part in that.

This - I believe - was one of Alfred Newman's BEST movie scores. Sounds just as great today and a treasure in my CD collection (as is the movie itself). Such quality scoring of those old classic movies is indeed from a bygone era and only copied by composers of today. In fact there are very few composers today, using a complete orchestra that could possibly achieve such stature. (Though there are some true great composers today such as John Williams; John Barry to name a few).

This is a classic soundtrack and if you adore these age old soundtracks, then I urge you to get it. Perhaps not as crystal clear and perfect as it might me - one must make allowances for the age of the material in which the soundtrack is sourced. In my opinion - not a bad effort!
694936
The Dust Brothers' have created a wonderful, powerful score for _Fight Club_.  The cutting edge electronica on this CD stands as a significant work even divorced from the emotion of the movie....  It's stuck repeating  in my CD player, almost as addictive as support groups.
This CD shouldn't  be panned because it doesn't contain a song people thought would be  included (try reading the track listings next time).  It should be judged  on the songs that are there, and The Dust Brothers deserve more than the 5  stars I can offer.
4961917
Overall a great soundtrack with a bit of most everything. No need to comment on the "Hendrix" and "Bob Marley" songs, they're both classics. The "Kinks" song is probably recognizable to most, and sounds like early "Who" for those that don't know it. "Whiskey In The Jar" is another great one, and recently covered by "Metallica" for those wondering. And the instumentals are all very nice, and add vibe from the film throughout the cd. But the best things here are the opener and closer. The song "In The Name Of The Father" is a great one from "Bono" and "Gavin Friday", and almost as good as "You Made Me The Thief Of Your Heart", sung beautifully by "Sinead O'Connor". It's a very emotional ending, to a wonderful soundtrack, from a great movie.