Mexican Music From The Motion [Soundtrack]

1. Main Title

2. Blame Shifting

3. Oye

4. These Boots are Made for Walkin' - Nancy Sinatra

5. 10% Clint

6. Leroy's Morning

7. Why Can't We Be Friends

8. Want Our Life Back

9. Frank's Dead

10. You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You - Dean Martin

11. Jerry & Ted To Pawn

12. The Mexican

13. Airport

14. The Safety Dance - Men Without Hats

15. El Cable

16. Margolese Compound

17. Where's My Stuff

18. Thieves

19. A Good F'ing Reason

20. It's Cursed, that Gun

See all 23 tracks on this disc

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Having pulled often-stellar duty in both genres for many a year, film-scoring vet Alan Silvestri should know if the show-biz adage that drama is easy, it's comedy that's hard is true. For the Brad Pitt/Julia Roberts comic-romantic adventure The Mexican (the title refers to an antique pistol that must be smuggled back across the border), Silvestri taps a little of his recent history--and some sage genre insight--to conjure up a breezy, playful score that evokes everything from Leone's Dollars trilogy and traditional Mexican folk music to pastoral jazz flourishes and club kitsch. But a decidedly Morricone-meets-Bacharach sensibility prevails throughout, with the composer often lovingly tweaking the familiar banjo, harmonica, and choral clichés of the spaghetti Western into music that is refreshing even as it is strangely familiar. A handful of pop songs adds another layer of loopiness to the proceedings--especially the remix of Men Without Hats' chestnut from the early 1980s, "The Safety Dance," and the sprightly "El Cable" by Mexican exotica master Esquivel. --Jerry McCulley

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Avec à l'affiche des stars comme Julia Roberts et Brad Pitt, la bande originale de Le Mexicain se devait d'être à la hauteur de ses interprètes. Les moyens furent donc donnés au compositeur, Alan Silvestri (Forrest Gump, Qui veut la peau de Roger Rabbit), pour réussir son pari audacieux de lier la musique dite de comédie avec le sérieux et la vivacité dignes d'Ennio Morricone. Pari tenté, pari réussi. Dès le "Main Title", sifflements, orchestrations latines, solo de trompette nous dépaysent en même temps qu'ils nous rappellent de grandes heures sonores. Basée sur l'humour – "10 % Clint" – voire la dérision – "The Mexican" –, la musique d'Alan Silvestri alimente de fantaisie le film de Gore Verbinski. Drôle et burlesque, la bande originale est complétée par plusieurs chansons – Dean Martin, War, Esquivel – dont le classique "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" de Nancy Sinatra. --Didier Leprêtre

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Most helpful customer reviews   Ennio Morricone or Alain Silvestri, Jun 11 2004 By  "kain_jericho" (Turkey, Istanbul) - See all my reviews Alain Silvestri did a great job. He choose the songs' melodies sounds like the Spagetti Western Movies' great composer Ennio Morricone's unforgettable Spagetti Western movie themes. The Main Title and The Mexican songs are the great example ones. Also "Where is my staff" too. "Thieves" is another one of the greatest. And list goes on.. I love Ennio's songs that's why i love this soundtrack. If you love Ennio's stuffs too this soundtrack give you all you need. Many of the soundtracks don't have every songs. So you have to find the other songs anywhere. For God's shake The Mexican is not an example oof this. This is not just a Soundtrack. IT'S a SCORE and a SOUNDTRACK. You can find the MOVIE SONGS and THE OTHER lyrical songs in this soundtrack. This is it's other plus too. Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   A complement to the movie which does not stand alone so well, May 27 2002 By  earle richmond (Irvine, CA USA) - See all my reviews I thought the sound track to the movie was a great complement to it but after I bought it I felt that it did not stand up by itself very well. Its themes seemed too short and disjointed. But, I plan to play it on my CD player in random mode along with other CD's. Then I think it can complement the music it is interspersed with - depending on the music. Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   soundtrack , the mexcian, April 22 2001 By  MING (singapore, singapore Singapore) - See all my reviews the starting theme song, is the my all time favourite, watch the movie, and u'll know y. Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers:  › See all 7 customer reviews...		Most recent customer reviews Great Soundtrack for a good movie The Soundtrack for "The Mexican" is not necessarily one of the greatest soundtracks ever made, but it does capture the essence of the movie. Read more Published on Mar 6 2001 by J.R. Hot Fun Hot Fun is the best way to describe the soundtrack to The Mexican. It's fast paced, boisterous, and makes for great listening on any type of trip. Read more Published on Mar 5 2001 A great soundtrack to a great movie. The soundtrack to this movie is astounding. If you saw the movie, you'll definitly love the soundtrack. It makes you reminisce on the movie. Read more Published on Mar 4 2001 by Johnathon T. Geri Halliwell These Boots Are Made For Walking is by Geri Halliwell (cover) not Nacy. At least it is in the commercials. Published on Mar 2 2001 by myweezer Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See all 7 customer reviews...