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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 5099749740327 Format: Soundtrack Label: Play-Tone/Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax Manufacturer: Play-Tone/Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Play-Tone/Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax Release Date: February 04, 2002 Studio: Play-Tone/Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax Sales Rank: 2386
Amazon.co.uk Review: HBO's Mafia masterpiece The Sopranos is a remarkable television series--it's witty, creative, and truly unique. The same praises could be sung for a show's soundtrack, an odd but fun mix of beats, classic rock, and--what else?--Mafia-staple Sinatra. Alabama 3's theme "Woke Up This Morning (Chosen One Mix)" gets things off to a lively start, as does bluesman R.L. Burnside's "It's Bad You Know" (from his Come On In remix album). Bob Dylan's "Gotta Serve Somebody" (from his Slow Train Coming album), Bruce Springsteen's "State Trooper", and Elvis Costello's "Complicated Shadows" aren't tracks you'll hear on the local classic rock station, but they work perfectly here. And when was the last time you heard both Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul and Nick Lowe on TV? In short, a great, eclectic collection. --Jason Verlinde
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - An odd eclectic mix of old and new
Ah yes the great opening sequence on the Sopranos is the business (the New Jersey Turnpike) with A3's 'Woke up this Morning' and Tony with a fat cigar in his hand. In my opinion this is a great theme song for this brilliant HBO series. You can't always judge a series by it's theme but the opening film edits to A3 are great with visuals of the Manhattan skyline and Carterets "Drive Safely" powerplant along the New Jersey Turnpike.
Not all of the great music used in it's first season ... Read More
Rating: - not what I was expecting
not sopranos at all - in fact theres no opera at all on this record
Rating: - Nice mix
A pretty cool compilation, some great lesser known tracks from well known artists. I especially like the mo-town sounding little richard track and th sinatra track 'When I was 17'. A great CD to put on as back ground music when doing your household chores!
Rating: - A dish best served cold
OK corny title but what do you expect from a soundtrack inspired by one of the hippest and meanest programmes ever to have emerged from the stables of HBO (Barring OZ) The Sopranos has some of the coolest tunes on one CD. As well as getting the theme tune by Scottish band A3 other tunes of distinction include the classic Frank Sinatra track It Was A Very Good Year (brings a lump to my throat and tears to my eyes, Nick Lowe's The Beast In Me and the Eurythmic's I've Tried Everything.
Rating: - The perfect accompaniement to New Jersey Mafia life
What the producers would have found most difficult when compiling this soundtrack must have not been the original choice of incidental music but the paring down of the wealth of material used on the TV show to a 55-minute CD.
What we have as the result of their work is a rag-tag band of different styles of music which segue into each other with no warning. Although the soundtrack keeps coming apart at the seams in terms of playing order, it is impossible not to sit back and ignore ... Read More
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